Columbus OH

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ohio — The National Park Service has added five new sites in southern Ohio and northeastern Kentucky to its National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, recognizing the role Appalachian communities played in helping enslaved people escape to freedom before the Civil War. The newly designated...

OHIO — Greater Cincinnati Crime Stoppers and the Green Township Police Department are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman wanted on a felony theft charge. According to information released by Greater Cincinnati Crime Stoppers, Kara Galarde is wanted in connection with a theft that allegedly occurred on...

CINCINNATI, (WXIX) - Ohio health officials announced the state’s first measles cases Thursday, calling it an “outbreak.”. Three children in one household in Cuyahoga County are infected, according to Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff. One of the three cases that is part of this...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — After a tumultuous year, the Columbus City Schools Board of Education criticized Superintendent Angela Chapman in her annual review. The board had its first meeting of 2026 on Tuesday night, and the first since issuing Chapman’s annual review on Dec. 19. In her review, board members said...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A month after 11-year-old Amya Frazier died in what police called a “non-intentional shooting between family members,” her family is trying to turn their tragedy into change. Frazier was shot Dec. 5 and later died at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, according to officials. Her 14-year-old...

A Franklinton development is moving forward several years after it was first proposed, with significant changes to the building’s layout, programming, and to the population it is designed to serve. The 103-unit, five-story apartment building at 640 W. Town St. will house formerly unsheltered individuals. The...

A motorcyclist is dead after a crash involving a city bus on Monday afternoon.

The new year means new laws taking effect and that includes a hike in minimum wage for several states, but not Pennsylvania. New York's minimum wage rose between $16.00 and $17.00 an hour and Ohio's was raised to $11.00 an hour. Businesses are paying far more than the current minimum...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new section on the Ohio auditor’s website is dedicated to gathering tips about potential fraud involving public benefits programs. Ohio benefit and public assistance programs are administered and enforced by state and county agencies. Because the Ohio auditor of state is responsible for auditing...