Cheap apartments are getting harder to find in Ohio
It's getting harder to find an apartment priced under $1,000 a month in Ohio. By the numbers: Over the past decade, units renting for under $1,000 a month (adjusted for inflation) fell by around 30% across the country, per a report by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies. Meanwhile, a...
Ohio ER docs warn of more ‘patient boarding.’ It’s already getting worse, study says
As they try to anticipate the loss of billions to the Ohio health care system, emergency doctors warned last month that it would make patient boarding a lot worse. That’s when people have to lie for hours in the emergency department, waiting for a bed to open up in the appropriate department of the hospital. […]
One person arrested following drug bust in Ohio
OHIO — A major drug bust in Stark County has led to the arrest of a Canton man and the seizure of significant quantities of illegal drugs, cash, and vehicles. According to the Stark County Sheriff’s Office, deputies executed a search warrant Thursday at a residence in the 2800 block of Dorothy Avenue NE, where […] ...
South Columbus ‘drug house’ shut down
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Prosecutors shut down a drug house on the south side of Columbus that's near a high school. A drug house located in the 600 block of East Mithoff Street has been boarded up, according to the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office. Authorities said that police have responded to the residence 29...
DELAWARE WOMAN SENTENCED TO 20-25.5 YEARS IN PRISON
On July 28, 2025, Delaware County Common Pleas Court Judge Marianne T. Hemmeter sentenced Karin Humphrey, a 54-year-old Delaware woman, to 20-25.5 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to 2 counts of possession of cocaine, both felonies of the first degree with 1 count carrying a major drug offender specification,...
Will National SNAP Changes Impact Ohio’s Hungry?
Shifting National SNAP Policies The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is facing a national overhaul, raising concerns about its future. Specifically, new federal policies, like the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” impose stricter work requirements. Additionally, by 2028, states are required to cover 10% of...
Judge sentences murder accomplice to 22 years for role as driver
A Columbus man was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison term for his role in a shooting last year that killed a North Toledo man and wounded one of his children. Marquis Brent, 28, didn’t fire any shots himself, but he drove Ontrionis Armour, 24, during the wee hours of June 13, 2024, to the 300 block of East...
Woman, 55, has first home thanks to affordable housing project
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A central Ohio non-profit announced the opening of an affordable housing project aimed at helping some of the community’s most vulnerable residents. Community Housing Network held the grand opening of Poplar Fen, affordable housing for seniors experiencing homelessness or mental health...
Ohio Rent Increase Laws 2025: What Tenants Should Know
As 2025 unfolds, tenants and landlords throughout Ohio—whether in bustling cities like Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, or Toledo—face a rental landscape without statewide rent control laws. This unique environment grants landlords broad discretion in setting and raising rent but equally places the onus on tenants to...
Columbus man arrested, accused of raping child under 13
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A man was arrested Thursday on charges of raping a child under age 13. Grandview Heights police arrested Alan D. Lichti, of Columbus at his home early Thursday morning. The arrest followed an investigation initiated last month into an alleged sexual assault against a juvenile.
