Columbus OH

Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber, alongside Delaware County Prosecutor Melissa A. Schiffel and other officials, disclosed findings from a thorough investigation into a significant embezzlement scheme at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. In a press conference earlier, it was revealed that five former employees...

Before it faded from memory, Columbus City Center was hard to ignore. Its sheer size was part of the draw: three stories, more than a million square feet, and a view of the Ohio Statehouse from the atrium escalators. From its opening day in August 1989, the place carried a...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Northwest Ohio is filled with more than just birds this week. Thousands of humans eager to watch them have flocked to the region, too. The annual “Biggest Week in American Birding” has returned to northwest Ohio, drawing birdwatchers, nature lovers and wildlife vendors from across the country and...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — In Franklinton, the Sanctuary Night building was meant to serve those in need. Neighbors and community advocate Carla Carr say it has been a hot spot for crime. “It’s made people uncomfortable. There’s theft, there’s property damage. We find people pass out in our yards,”...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person is dead after they were struck by a vehicle on the city's west side on Thursday, according to the Columbus Division of Police. Police say an adult was crossing the road at the Interstate 670 exit ramp to Dublin Road around 9:50 a.m. when an SUV hit them.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Central Ohio man has been charged with multiple federal crimes for sending threatening letters that contained white powder to Ohio politicians. Ronald Lidderdale, 39, appeared in federal court Wednesday on charges including making interstate threats, mailing threatening communications, conveying...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The family of 6-year-old Eva Bretz is grieving her tragic death as her mother faces a murder charge and her grandmother is left clinging to memories and unanswered questions. Eva’s grandmother, Darcy Bretz, says now all she has left of Eva are pictures she drew and...

Columbus, Ohio (WSYX) — A fatal shooting in East Columbus claimed the life of an 18-year-old on Thursday evening. According to police, officers responded to a shooting on the 4000 block of Carlton Avenue on Thursday night, where they found 18-year-old Terrance Spellman suffering from a gunshot wound. Spellman...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — ABC 6/FOX 28 is proud to announce veteran journalist and seven-time Emmy Award winner Jessica Ralston has been named full-time evening anchor for ABC 6 News at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m., as well as FOX 28 News at 10:00 p.m. Ralston joins coanchors Mike...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A constitutional amendment to ban property taxes in Ohio just took another step forward. Attorney General Dave Yost on Friday approved summary petition language for the amendment and sent it onto the Ohio Ballot Board. If the board decides it’s a single issue, Citizens for Property Tax...