Columbus OH

The days are heating up, the sun is out longer and the smells of spring are in the air. Or is that just the smell of a Bradford pear tree?. Why it matters: The tree is a troublesome invasive species, but it's also one of the most noticeable plants in Central Ohio — among the first trees to bloom each spring and...

An Ohio appeals court has thrown out a man's aggravated murder conviction , saying a Franklin County judge's decision to have the man walk in front of the jury wearing leg shackles – and drawing attention to it – unfairly influenced the trial's outcome. In a decision by a three-judge panel on March 31, Judge Carly...

OHIO — A Batavia woman has died following a motorcycle crash late Thursday night in Clermont County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred just after 10 p.m. on U.S. Route 50 near milepost 8 in Stonelick Township. Troopers said 38-year-old Emily Koeppe was traveling southeast on a 2013...

(WJW) — The Ohio Lottery has revealed where a Powerball ticket worth $150,000 was recently sold in Ohio. According to lottery documents, the winning ticket matched four out of five numbers correctly, plus the Powerball to win $50,000 — but the ticket also matched the game’s Powerplay to triple the winnings to $150,000!

Daren Griffin has barely settled into his new role at the Columbus Regional Airport Authority and he is already steering one of Central Ohio's biggest transportation projects: CMH Next, a $2 billion rebuild of John Glenn Columbus International Airport. His immediate checklist is short but anything but simple: keep...

A man is facing charges in connection with a deadly I-75 crash.

Columbus is quietly turning into a go-to landing spot for Generation X homebuyers, the 1965 to 1980 crowd that has little interest in chasing the latest hot market. Instead, these midlife buyers are hunting for stability, value and a place they can reasonably expect to stay put. Columbus, with its mix of steady jobs,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Newly unsealed court records are shedding light on the investigation into the killings of Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique Tepe, three months after the couple was found shot to death inside their Weinland Park home. The couple’s two young children were inside the home...

Luckily, nobody was walking into a West Columbus bank when a driver hit the building feet from its doors. A Columbus Division of Police non-emergency line dispatcher told 614NOW there were no injuries when the car hit the Chase Bank at 1600 Hilliard Rome Rd. (near the intersection of Hilliard Rome Road and Renner...

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WSYX) — Westerville’s fire chief is retiring after Thursday, ending a 27-year career serving the community. Chief Brian Miller first joined the Westerville Fire Department as a part-time firefighter in 1999. He became a full-time firefighter and paramedic in 2000. Miller was promoted to chief fire...