Customers react to new AEP rate hike
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — AEP Ohio customers are reacting as another price increase is on the way. Starting in April, customers using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month can expect an average monthly increase of about $7.90; individual increases will depend on the user’s electricity consumption. The rate hike was...
No Kings Protest Wave To Flood Ohio Streets With Nearly 100 Rallies
Nearly 100 No Kings demonstrations are on the books across Ohio for Saturday, March 28, as the movement gears up for its third nationwide day of action. Local organizers have circled cities like Cleveland, Canton, Columbus and Toledo, with dozens more meetups planned in smaller towns and on college campuses around...
Ohio firm must pay $22.5 million to mom whose baby died after she was...
An Ohio-based company that initially balked at granting a mom's request to work from home during a high-risk pregnancy has been found liable for the newborn's death and ordered on Wednesday to pay $22.5 million in damages. Chelsea Walsh, according to her lawsuit, made the work-from-home request with Total Quality...
Schools in Ohio could close Friday
OHIO — A developing threat of strong to severe thunderstorms on Friday could lead to school delays or closures in parts of Ohio. According to the National Weather Service, forecasters have placed much of Ohio within a “marginal risk” area for severe weather, with the greatest potential expected late Friday afternoon...
Investigation into suspected drug trafficker results in large marijuana bust in Ohio
OHIO — Detectives in Miami Township seized more than 200 pounds of marijuana during an investigation into a suspected drug trafficker, authorities said. The discovery was made as part of an ongoing investigation, according to police. In addition to the large quantity of marijuana, detectives also found a firearm and...
MCL Restaurants & Bakery closing several locations
MCL Restaurants and Bakery, a 76-year-old, Indianapolis-based cafeteria-style buffet chain, is closing several locations this month, according to various local reports and social media posts. The closures will impact locations in Terre Haute, Muncie, and Indianapolis, Ind., as well as Whitehall, Ohio, which is just...
Missing Columbus Teen Tracked To Florida Motel After FBI Cross-State Hunt
A 16-year-old girl reported missing from Columbus, Ohio, has been found safe in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after a multi-state search led by the FBI ended at a South Florida motel on Wednesday. A 32-year-old man was taken into custody at the scene without incident, and the teen has since been reunited with her family,...
Ohio House passes bill to update property tax lien process
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — State Representatives Mark Johnson (R-Chillicothe) and Riordan McClain (R-Upper Sandusky) announced that the Ohio House of Representatives yesterday passed House Bill 92, legislation to restore fairness and accountability for unpaid water and sewer bills owed to a municipal utility. Current...
One person arrested after intentionally causing vehicle crash in Ohio
OHIO — A man is facing multiple charges after police say he intentionally caused a crash during a domestic dispute Wednesday evening. Officers were dispatched just before 5 p.m. to the area of South Avenue near Simon Road for reports of a crash. According to an incident report, witnesses told police that a man, later...
Suspect photo released following armed robbery in southwest Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus police have released a photo of a suspect accused in an armed robbery. Few details were immediately available, but a CPD statement indicated that the person in the photo above approached an 18-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman, "brandished a firearm, and demanded their property."

















