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After working at the same newspaper for 25 years, the author will leave the organization at the end of 2025. During their career, they reported on topics such as local government budgets, elections, and moderated televised debates, including the 2018 Ohio gubernatorial primaries. In 2015, the author traveled to...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police, city and community leaders are emphasizing the importance of locking up guns to keep them away from children. The call comes after a 9-year-old boy was injured Wednesday in an accidental shooting; a 27-year-old man is now facing charges in connection with the incident....

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Local leaders gathered at the Linden Community Center today to have a conversation about what’s next for the city of Columbus as the area continues to grow. At the center of the Linden Leadership Forum was Mayor Andrew Ginther. He talked about how city leaders are working to move Linden — […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Leaders of the only domestic violence shelter in Franklin County said they are at risk of having to cut more than half of their shelter beds due to federal cuts. Lutheran Social Services CHOICES said it will lose a significant amount of federal funding by next summer. With the high demand […]

There’s a moment when you bite into the perfect biscuit – that magical second when the buttery, flaky exterior gives way to a cloud-like interior – that makes time stand still. At Fitzy’s Old Fashioned Diner in Columbus, Ohio, they’ve mastered this moment, creating breakfast magic that...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An alternative to assisted living has been expanding all over the country and now Ohioans have the option too. The Ohio Department of Aging has been working to expand the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, also known as PACE. On Wednesday morning, BoldAge PACE opened its doors to...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein announced on Thursday that a house on the city’s southwest side was boarded up after multiple reports of criminal activity and drug trafficking over two years. The property, located at 1504 Red Leaf Lane, was shut down after Klein’s office...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Columbus man accused of raping three women is back in jail without bond after court records show he received a lower bond than what prosecutors had requested during his previous arrest. Philip Daniels, 35, was arrested Oct. 9 on charges of rape, kidnapping and aggravated burglary...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is dead after a collision on Stelzer Road just south of Montcair Drive Wednesday afternoon. The victim was involved in a collision that occurred only minutes earlier. According to Columbus police, the victim was “standing between two vehicles, when the third vehicle struck the rear...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man was charged after a child was injured in an accidental shooting on Wednesday in east Columbus. A 27-year-old man faces a charge of negligent assault, a third-degree misdemeanor, after police were called to a reported shooting in the 1700 block of Lonsdale Road, near East Livingston...