Columbus OH

A locally-based burger giant has said goodbye to one of its eateries. Earlier this month, the Dublin-based burger giant Wendy’s permanently closed the doors of the restaurant located at 2626 Bethel Road. The location was shared with a Tim Horton’s. Wendy’s did not respond to a request for...

OHIO — Multiple people were detained and a variety of suspected drugs were seized following the execution of a search warrant at a New Castle home on Thursday, according to authorities. Members of the Lawrence County District Attorney’s Office HIDTA Drug Task Force, along with the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General and the Drug […] The post One person arrested following drug bust in Ohio...

OHIO — A Norwalk man is celebrating a life-changing lottery win after claiming a $3 million jackpot prize from an Ohio Lottery scratch-off ticket. According to the Ohio Lottery, the man purchased the winning ticket at Millers Market on Whittlesey Avenue while making a trip to pick up groceries. Officials said he decided to buy […] The post $3 million lottery ticket winner sold...

OHIO — A man is facing charges after police say he was found hiding in the rafters of a North Side business early Friday morning. According to a police report, officers were called around 12:10 a.m. to a business along Belmont Avenue for a report of a possible break-in. When officers arrived, they could hear […] The post One person arrested after hiding in...

FOX 2 - Eleven hunters were charged and sentenced in an Ohio deer poaching case that started in 2023, including five from Michigan. The case was centered around a group of Michigan hunters who harvested multiple bucks, illegally spotlighting and shooting them at night, and not properly tagging the deer, according to the Ohio Division of Wildlife.

COLUMBUS— Deborah Belcher, 40, has been ordered to repay over $55,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) after BWC Special Investigations found she was working while still collecting injured worker benefits. BWC’s Special Investigations Department (SID) launched an investigation into Belcher after receiving an allegation that...

After receiving calls of people hearing “what sounded like a big jet engine,” The Columbus Division of Fire responded to a gas leak today on the intersection of Park and Vine streets, evacuating between 800 to 1,000 people from the North Market and nearby businesses, as well as a construction crew working in the area, CFD Lt. Nick Davis said.

TOLEDO, Ohio — A man previously reported by 11 Investigates for allegedly scamming older adults across multiple states has pleaded not guilty to new felony charges in Ohio. According to court records, David Broadway entered not guilty pleas on April 9 in Defiance County Court of Common Pleas to:

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Columbus man has been sentenced to six years in prison for shooting and killing his girlfriend, a punishment the victim's mother called "not fair." Gage Smith called Columbus Police in January 2025 and told them he was “responsible for his girlfriend’s death.”

Southwestern Ohio has quietly become the green-tech revolution in a tale that seems like the plot of a science-fiction novel but is all too real. The First completely geothermal-powered underground data centre is located in an old coal mine, serving as a reminder of the state’s industrial history. The plant became operational last month and is already attracting the attention of...