Columbus OH

It’s a hard time to be a prospective homebuyer in Ohio and across the country. Home prices have barely declined in the last year, as interest rates have stayed steady. On top of that, a recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland shows that buyers are increasingly competing to buy single family homes...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Kroger is asking customers to pay exact change when using cash due to the U.S. Treasury ending production on pennies. Notices have been posted at Kroger locations stating the supply of pennies is being impacted due to the stop in production, and said, "If using cash for payment, please...

OHIO — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating 17-year-old Isaiah Jayson Werts-Ybarra, who has been reported missing from Toledo. Werts-Ybarra was last seen on October 17, 2025. He is described as a white male, 5-foot-8 tall, weighing 156 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. Officers noted that he...

Big Lots is closing out October with storewide savings and a grand reopening celebration at dozens of locations across Ohio.

He was a 13-year-old cut-up in a middle school class I once taught who couldn’t wait for the standardized test day administrators in his high poverty district dreaded.  It wasn’t the exam slog that made him euphoric, it was the snacks given out before the tests began. Like so many of his impoverished peers, he […]

Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. When cleveland.com Editor Chris Quinn asked readers about their summer electric bills, more than 400 people responded — most of them frustrated and angry that their power costs soared, even when they cut...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person was rescued from a northeast Columbus fire that destroyed a home early Monday morning. According to the Columbus Division of Fire, a single-family home caught fire at around 1 a.m. Monday in the 4200 block of Grayfriars Lane in the Hyde Park neighborhood. One person was rescued from...

The department has ushered in a new era of leadership with a recent announcement of promotions within its ranks. According to a post on the Columbus Division of Police's official Facebook page, on October 18th, the department celebrated the ascension of 13 new Sergeants, 2 new Lieutenants, and a new Commander. These...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman said she spent 12 hours in jail and was wrongfully charged for a crime she didn’t commit. Turns out, Reynoldsburg Police filed charges against the wrong Danielle Taylor. The case is now dismissed, and the right person has been charged. “They just had it all wrong from the very […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — One person was injured early Sunday morning in a shooting Sunday morning in the 2100 block of Morse Road. The incident was reported just before 1:10 a.m. Police said they found a victim suffering multiple gunshots to the legs,. The victim was taken to a...