Help Wanted Hell: Ohio’s Small Businesses Hit By Worker Shortage
Across Ohio, small-business owners are hanging out "Help Wanted" signs and getting crickets in return. A new report from the National Federation of Independent Business says labor quality has now climbed to the top of owners' worry lists. With small firms making up nearly every company in Ohio and providing roughly two
Ohio Chronic Wasting Disease Laws Every Hunter Must Follow
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Chronic Wasting Disease is quietly reshaping how deer hunting works in Ohio — and ignoring the rules tied to it can cost you your hunting privileges, your harvest, or both. CWD is a fatal neurological disease affecting members of the deer fami
Person found dead in east Columbus retention pond
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A person was found dead in a retention pond in east Columbus on Saturday. Crews with the Columbus Division of Fire were dispatched to the 300 block of Lake Crossing Avenue at about 11:50 a.m., after a passerby reported seeing a body in a retention pond, according to Battalion Chief Brian […]
Tepe murders: New clues on how suspect got into Ohio home
Michael McKee, 39, is charged with killing Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer in their home on Dec. 30, 2025.
Opinion: The data to find Medicaid fraud already exists, but no one is using...
The operational reality of a functioning agency is harder to fake than the documents that describe it, but only if someone is actually looking.
WATCH: Tracking Saturday afternoon thunderstorms
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A severe thunderstorm watch is in place for all of Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio until 8pm Saturday evening. First Alert Meteorologist Caleb Saylor is tracking the storms as they develop and has an update.
Northeast Ohio storms cause widespread outages, road closures
NORTHEAST OHIO (WOIO) - Thousands of people in Northeast Ohio are without power as severe thunderstorms sweep across the area Saturday. FirstEnergy reports 7,506 customers in Northeast Ohio are without power. As of 11:08 p.m. Saturday, FirstEnergy reported the following counties with the largest number of outages:. Cuy
Weather Alert Day: Strong storms likely this evening
The weekend kicks off with much cleaner air quality over central Ohio. Columbus’ weather will see a threat for severe weather late this afternoon through the evening.
Updated concept plan submitted for Dublin senior living complex
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — A developer has submitted an updated concept plan to the city of Dublin for a senior living complex on Bright Road, though the project remains in the earliest stage of the development review process. Submitted June 30 by Jordan Dorsey, founder of Sentry Land Company, it is the latest version of [
Dirt bike rider critically hurt in east side hit-and-run crash
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A dirt bike rider was seriously injured late Thursday night after a crash on Columbus’ East Side. Investigators are now looking for the driver of a car that left the scene. At approximately 11:45 p.m., an adult was riding a red GasGas dirt bike...

















