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Nearly half of Ohio’s roughly 1.58 million renters are spending more than they can reasonably cover on housing, according to new data, and the crunch is not letting up. The state is short about 266,000 rental homes that are both affordable and available to its lowest-income households, a gap that has pushed tens of...

From the total disappearance of a Columbus-grown discount giant to the "pruning" of iconic department stores, here are the 5 major retail chains closing doors in Ohio this March. 1. Big Lots (Liquidation Finale) In the most significant blow to Ohio’s retail history this year, the Columbus-based Big Lots is...

Little fluttering, fast-flying creatures are coming back to Ohio soon. Hummingbirds can travel more than 3,000 miles during migration and in March, folks in Ohio get to see their tiny wings fly around once more. But when should you put our feeders? And how else can you attract hummingbirds? Here’s...

Before 2022, on any given weekend night, there was a wait to get into the clandestine bar underneath Natalie’s in Worthington, with patrons from all over town waiting for their chance to be immersed in the chic world of craft cocktails at Light of the Seven Matchsticks. And now,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Every offseason, the same question resurfaces: Is this the year Larry Johnson finally walks away?. On the latest episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik, and Andrew Gillis made the case that Johnson didn’t just answer the retirement questions — he may have put together one of the...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Last September, Bernie Jackson woke up in the middle of the night to his Justin Road home filled with smoke. His roommate had accidentally started a fire with a cigarette, forcing Jackson to act quickly. “I picked him up, got him out and closed the...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man has been charged in connection with his wife’s death after police were called to a home in southwest Columbus late last month. Porfirio Sanchez-Eufracio was arrested Wednesday on a charge of murder. He appeared in court Thursday morning and had his arraignment continued to Friday...

OHIO — Although March marks the beginning of meteorological spring, historical weather data shows that measurable snowfall is still possible across Ohio during the month. Ohio’s climate places it in a transitional region between colder northern air masses and warmer air moving north from the Gulf of Mexico, according...

GXO Logistics is shutting down its West Jefferson warehouse and will lay off more than 100 employees, a major blow to the town's logistics workforce. The shutdown, reported March 5, wipes out a steady source of warehouse jobs west of Columbus. As reported by Columbus Business First, GXO confirmed the...

A South Side rail operator near Rickenbacker International Airport is closing, eliminating more than 100 jobs in central Ohio. Cincinnati-based Parsec, an intermodal railroad transportation contractor, filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice with Ohio Department of Job and Family Services...