Columbus OH

If you’ve ever wondered whether you make “too much” to qualify for food assistance in Ohio, you’re not alone. Many families assume they’re over the...

CINCINNATI, Oh. (WZTV) — A Tennessee man who was found in Florida with missing Ohio teen has been charged with transporting a minor to engage in sexual activity. Charges were filed in the Southern District of Ohio against Stephen L. Negron, 42, of Rogersville, Tennessee, after the teenager, 18, was found with him in Florida on March 13. Negron is charged with transportation of a...

Columbus is a Big Ten city that grew up fast — Short North galleries and German Village brick streets now share zip codes with booming suburbs and a tech-and-finance economy

You know that feeling when you walk into a place and immediately think, “Yep, this is exactly where I need to be right now”?. That’s Byrne’s Pub in Columbus, Ohio, and it’s about to become your new favorite spot for everything Irish without the transatlantic flight.

A long-anticipated overhaul of one of Central Ohio’s busiest highway junctions is moving into its most visible phase. The Ohio Department of Transportation has begun work on a $36 million upgrade of the I-270/I-71 North Side interchange near Polaris Fashion Place, with construction running through summer 2027. For drivers, the real impact begins this summer, when lane changes, closures, and...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person was stabbed Friday night on Ohio State University’s Lincoln Tower turf fields, according to the OSU police. Police say that there was “an altercation between two groups” at the fields on Cannon Drive, where one person was stabbed at 7:45 p.m. Police detained the suspect and the victim was […]

An 18-year-old Columbus man is set to face a judge Friday morning, two weeks after a shooting at a southeast side apartment complex left two teenagers wounded. Court records show Jeremiah Washington is scheduled for arraignment at 9 a.m. Both teens survived and later told police Washington was the one who opened fire.

A 30-year-old Ohio man who called police to say he was responsible for his girlfriend's death will spend less than five years in prison after fatally shooting the 32-year-old woman in the head inside their apartment, authorities said. A Franklin County judge this week ordered Gage Smith to serve six...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A deadly shooting happened after a fight over tobacco, court documents allege. Ladarius Alexander, 35, was charged with murder Friday in the death of 36-year-old De’Kevin Louis. On March 25, Louis's body was found at a now-shuttered after-hours club along Lockbourne Road. Alexander was...

The State of Ohio has taken a big stride in road safety by introducing the first Smart Highway Pilot Program, an innovative initiative that will reduce road deaths by half through advanced technology and real-time traffic control. The leaders of transportation in the state quietly threw the switch this week...