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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Body camera footage is released of a fight that happened during a Ramadan Suhoor festival on March 1 at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing. The body camera footage shows a suspect in the fight being taken to the ground, his hands placed behind his back, then handcuffed, after police walk through a...

Whitehall officials are moving to tighten control over who can build detention facilities inside city limits, floating a new rule that would make would-be jail developers clear a much higher bar at City Hall. The proposal would require a special-use permit before any new detention-style facility could open, which...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Columbus police officer accused of choking his live-in girlfriend appeared in court Tuesday morning. Jacob Smith is charged with strangulation and illegal possession of a firearm in a liquor-permit premises. His bond remains set at $225,000, and his trial was set for May 14.

AKRON, Ohio -- A quarter million dollars on home renovations, a half-million to his daughter’s now-defunct restaurant, $71,500 on auto detailing and more than $450,000 in credit card bills are among the sums a late, disgraced former Ohio utilities regulator is accused of dropping on a life of luxury.

An eatery that opened its doors in 1988 is set to close them for good. According to a lengthy statement posted on Monday by owner Cathy Shyu, the restaurant will close for good after service on March 31. Cathy Shyu— the widow of Gary Shyu, who opened the eatery in...

OHIO — The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported dozens of drug and weapons-related violations during a recent multi-state law enforcement initiative aimed at reducing illegal activity on highways. Troopers in Ohio made 46 drug-related arrests and recorded 17 illegal weapons violations as part of the coordinated effort,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKRC) - A Ohio treasure hunter who was sent to prison for refusing to tell authorities and investors where he stashed $50 million worth of gold discovered in an 1857 shipwreck has been released from jail. Thomas Thompson, now 73, was sent to prison in 2015 after he...

Tracy A. James pleaded guilty to one count of telecommunications fraud

MOUNT VERNON — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will stock rainbow trout in four north central Ohio lakes starting March 13. According to the ODNR, the schedule of locations and directions include:. March 13 at Foundation Park in Knox County. In Mount Vernon. From State Route 229 and...