Ohio Man Strikes It Big With Holiday Lottery Scratch-Off Tradition
A Columbus man received an unexpected holiday surprise when his family’s tradition of exchanging lottery scratch-off tickets resulted in a $100,000 prize. The man stated that his father provides Ohio Lottery scratch-off tickets to family members each year. This time, the Holiday Lucky Times 10 ticket yielded several...
Central Ohio schools say if you want kids back to class, shovel your sidewalks
Central Ohio schools say that if you want your kids back in school Monday, you need to shovel your sidewalks. Following Winter Storm Fern, which dropped as much as a foot of snow across large parts of central Ohio on Jan. 25, many local districts and schools have been out of class for the entire week , including the...
Mrs. Wheeler hasn’t picked up her newspaper in four days. Her car is still...
I walk past Dorothy Wheeler's house every morning on my way to get coffee. She's 82, lives alone since her husband passed, and has been getting the paper delivered for as long as I can remember. Four days ago I noticed her newspaper sitting in the driveway. Then another. And another. Her car hasn't moved, the porch...
Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana rank low for raising families
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Ohio ranked outside the top 20, while Kentucky and Indiana were outside the top half of states in WalletHub’s annual list of the best places to raise a family. Ohio was No. 21, followed by Indiana at No. 31 and Kentucky at No. 38. The rankings...
ODOT weighs major US Route 62 upgrades as Intel-driven growth strains local roads
JOHNSTOWN, Ohio — As Intel’s massive semiconductor project reshapes central Ohio, state transportation leaders are studying major changes to U.S. Route 62 — and residents who drive the corridor daily say the impacts are already being felt. “The traffic in our area has just gotten awful,” say...
Ohio State predicted to land under-the-radar OT right from Ryan Day’s backyard
Will Ohio State be able to keep a Columbus tackle home where he belongs? Things appear to be moving in that direction.
‘Luxury’ pet hotel chain opens first Central Ohio location
A “luxury” pet hotel has come to the Columbus area. According to a social media post from the Hilliard Chamber of Commerce, K9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel opened its doors on Jan. 16, despite freezing temperatures. The new pet hotel is located at 3799 Park Mill Run Dr. in Hilliard.
Invasive pest detected in Ohio; Quarantine expands to include more counties
Several Miami Valley counties are under a quarantine to prevent the spread of an invasive insect.
Columbus settles $30,000 suit after agency finds ‘biased-based’ policing in traffic stop
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus has agreed to pay a Black motorist $30,000 after a civilian review board determined bias was present in a traffic stop by city officers. On Monday, Columbus City Council unanimously approved a settlement in a federal lawsuit brought by Ryan Pitts against three Columbus police officers...
Run With the Buffalo: The Craziest Metro Park in the United States Is in...
When people think of Metro Parks, they usually picture wooded trails, bike paths, maybe a suspiciously aggressive goose. Fair. What they do not picture is standing on a trail in Central Ohio while a massive herd of actual bison grazes in the distance like you accidentally wandered onto a wildlife safari.
