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SAINT MARYS, Ohio (WLIO) - A Columbus teen pleads guilty to a shooting at a St. Marys gas station last year. 18-year-old Franklin Uceda-Mercado pleaded guilty to felonious assault and an amended charge of attempted carrying a concealed weapon. An Auglaize County grand jury also charged him with theft and tampering...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A wrong-way driver in a deadly crash Friday morning on Interstate 71 in downtown Columbus was located six hours after the crash, according to a crash report from the Ohio Department of Public Safety. The crash happened at about 2 a.m. near East Broad Street when a driver in a Chrysler […]

OHIO — A Martins Ferry home was raided Sunday morning after multiple citizen complaints about suspected drug activity. According to Martins Ferry Police Chief Vince West, officers executed the raid at a residence on 512 Clinton Street following numerous tips from neighbors and community members. Inside the home,...

Luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue will permanently close its store at Polaris Fashion Place this spring, according to a WARN notice filed Monday with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The closure affects 41 employees at the 1500 Polaris Parkway location in Columbus. Layoffs are scheduled to take...

DETROIT, MICHIGAN — A new 7-day ensemble snowfall outlook is raising attention across the Midwest and Northeast, signaling the potential for multiple winter systems from next Wednesday through the following Wednesday. The latest AIFS ensemble mean guidance suggests a corridor of accumulating snow stretching from...

A lauded restaurant known for “farm-to-table” comfort classics announced their sudden closure over the weekend. Skillet, located at 410 E. Whittier St., posted a sign on their door that reads, “After 17 wonderful years serving the Columbus community, we are writing to share the bittersweet news that Skillet will be...

A Columbus woman will spend at least 15 years in prison after a Franklin County judge sentenced her on Saturday in the fatal shooting of a northeast Columbus man last summer. The case traces back to an Aug. 3, 2024, incident on the 800 block of Murray Avenue that left 36-year-old Dajuan Rios mortally wounded. He was...

You step into a story that unsettles trust in places built for healing. Staff at Nationwide Children's Hospital alerted police after video and staff observations led to allegations that a mother injected a foreign substance into her child's IV line, sparking immediate safety protocols and an arrest. The central...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Nearly 10 years after a fatal shooting at an east Columbus Waffle House, police are still looking for leads in the case. According to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, a man was killed in the parking lot of the Columbus diner located on North Cassady Avenue, just west of John Glenn International […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — If you’ve ever tried to snag a last-minute table in Columbus and come up empty, OpenTable’s latest roundup shows exactly where diners are booking — and booking again. The “Diners’ Choice: Most Booked restaurants in Columbus” list is based on OpenTable’s monthly...