This Ohio Train Ride Comes With River Views, Old-School Charm, And Serious Calm
Some days call for a trip where nobody has to merge, check traffic, or argue with a GPS that suddenly thinks a gravel road is a personality test. A vintage train through the Cuyahoga Valley offers a calmer idea: settle into the seat, watch the river keep pace, and let the scenery do the heavy lifting.
Motorcyclist dead following hit-and-run incident in Ohio
OHIO — Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist early Sunday morning on Interstate 670 in Columbus. According to authorities, the crash occurred just after 2:30 a.m. on westbound I-670 near the Neil Avenue exit. Investigators said a white sedan was traveling westbound when it c
This Charming Columbus Italian Restaurant Feels Like a Secret You’re Lucky to Find
Walking down a quiet street in Columbus’s Victorian Village, you might pass right by a small restaurant without even noticing it. Basi Italia doesn’t shout for attention with big signs or flashy windows—it whispers instead, like a friend sharing a delicious secret. This intimate Italian restaurant has...
22,000 Ohio students are being told they’re too impractical to bus to school as...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A state workgroup is recommending Ohio move away from school district-run student busing toward regional transportation networks that would serve students across multiple districts, and charter and private schools. This proposal is part of a May 8, 2026, draft report by the Ohio Pupil Transportation W
West Jefferson, Columbus police locate suspected vehicle in reported kidnapping
COLUMBUS, Ohio — West Jefferson officers assisted Columbus police early Saturday morning in locating a vehicle believed to be involved in a reported kidnapping incident, according to the police chief. Chief of Police Brandon Smith of West Jefferson said officers were called around midnight to help find the vehicle,...
12 Ohio Trails That Turn Into Hidden Jungle Vibes In June
Once June arrives in Ohio, certain trails stop acting like polite Midwestern footpaths and turn into rainforest movie sets, complete with dripping greenery, mossy rock walls, and enough shade to make noon feel mysterious. This is the right time to finally take that hike that feels less like a stroll...
Prisoner ordered Columbus man to traffic fentanyl into Muskingum County
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus man could spend the next two decades in prison after trafficking drugs into Muskingum County at the direction of an imprisoned human trafficker. According to the Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office, Judge Kelly Cottrill sentenced 51-year-old Mark Baylor to 16 years in prison after
Big Boy steam locomotive expected to bring thousands to northwest Ohio
FOSTORIA — When the Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive leaves Fort Wayne, Ind., on Saturday morning, throngs of spectators already will have begun gathering along the steel ribbon its train will follow across northwest Ohio to Bellevue. In places like Payne and Latty and Oakwood; in Miller City, Leipsic, and Green
Most of Ohio’s high volume dog breeders are clustered in a handful of counties
Over half of Ohio's high volume dog breeders are currently licensed in just one county, according to Ohio Department of Agriculture data. Holmes County in northwest Ohio has 224 of the state's 432 breeders currently licensed. Nearby Coshocton County has 56 breeders, Tuscarawas County has 42 breeders and Wayne County ha
Body found in west Columbus was in ‘an advanced state of decomposition’
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) —Police continue to investigate what is believed to be a homicide that occurred nearly six years ago in west Columbus. According to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, Columbus police officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Eureka Avenue in the Hilltop neighborhood after receiving reports of a body
