Sprouts Moves Into Grandview Heights Big Lots, Shakes Up West Fifth Strip
Sprouts Farmers Market is zeroing in on the former Big Lots building near Grandview Heights, a move that would drop a produce-heavy specialty grocer right onto the already busy West Fifth Avenue retail strip and replace a big-box vacancy with bins of fruits and veggies. According to Columbus Business First,...
Westerville man sentenced to at least 25 years for killing man in a Gahanna...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Westerville man was sentenced to at least 25 years in prison Thursday for a 2024 shooting that killed another man who was waiting in line at a Gahanna Subway restaurant. On Dec. 20, 2024, officers responded to the report of a shooting inside the Subway...
New restaurant replaces longtime Clintonville BBQ spot
A new concept appears to have taken up residence in the former Iron Grill BBQ & Diner located at 5295 N. High St. According to Google, TK’s Hangout is now listed as open at that location. The restaurant does not appear to have a social media presence or website that is active, but reports on Facebook from neighborhood restaurant goers confirm a soft opening for...
Dublin Cracks Down On Late-Night Rumbles And Wild E-Bike Rides
Late-night engine revving and fast-moving scooters are getting fresh scrutiny in Dublin, where city officials today, rolled out a package of noise and micromobility rules aimed at cutting exhaust noise after dark and spelling out where e-bikes and scooters belong. The update sets speed-based decibel thresholds, caps amplified stereo systems...
Former Franklin Co. Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Meade found guilty of reckless homicide
Former Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Meade was found guilty of reckless homicide by a jury on Thursday. The judge declared a mistrial on a murder charge. Meade was accused of killing 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. in 2020. This was the second trial for Meade after the first, two years ago, ended in a mistrial when the jury couldn’t agree on a...
25-year-old man who posed as Ohio high school student learns punishment
The Venezuelan man who posed as an Ohio high school student has learned his punishment.
Householder deserved his 20-year prison sentence – for far more than ‘nonviolent flim-flam’
I disagree with Thomas Suddes’ May 3 column about Larry Householder’s prison sentence (“Court’s refusal to review conviction doesn’t mean the sentence was fair”): Householder’s 20-year sentence is fair, even lenient. The comparison made in the column was between this sentence of 20...
Multiple schools in Ohio placed on lockdown following bomb threat
OHIO — Amherst Exempted Village Schools placed all district facilities on a “level 1” lockdown Thursday after Marion L. Steele High School and Nord Middle School received a bomb threat, according to school officials. District officials said the Amherst Police Department and Amherst Fire Department responded to the schools and were managing the situation. School […] The post Multiple schools in Ohio placed on lockdown following...
Traffic Advisory issued for bridge connecting Kentucky and Ohio
MAYSVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has issued a traffic advisory for a bridge in Maysville. Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge on US 62 will be closed starting May 18 through the summer of 2027. The closure will be constant, with no thru traffic allowed. The KYTC advises motorists...
Residents displaced by Dublin apartment fire cannot retrieve important documents, items
DUBLIN, Ohio (WSYX) — More than a dozen families do not have a home tonight, after a fire broke out at their apartment complex Sunday. Investigators determined the fire at Asherton of Dublin was accidental. No one was injured. "It was very devastating," said Pallav Sharma, who lived at...
