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Gov. Mike DeWine issued a state of emergency for Ohio Saturday afternoon amid a big winter snow storm set to pass through the state.

Hidden in a remote area in Vinton, Ohio's most forested county, is an abandoned ghost town known as one of the scariest places in the state. That's no small feat, considering Ohio is home to some very haunting but picturesque abandoned ruins. But the poetically named Moonville should perhaps be renamed to the Dark...

OHIO — A 35-year-old man was killed Friday evening in a crash involving a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer in Meigs County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash occurred just before 7 p.m. along U.S. Route 33. A preliminary investigation determined that a tractor-trailer was...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Good morning, Central Ohio! A Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect this morning and afternoon with wind chill values of -15 to -10 possible. Update: Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther held a press conference Saturday morning where he warned the city to brace for a potential "Level 3" snow...

Five years after operating as online store Naijasoulfoods African Market has opened officially on 3323 E Broad Stret, Columbus, Ohio, promising Nigerian, African and Caribbean groceries. "We bring the best of Naija to the USA, and we also sell other African and Caribbean groceries which include different protein...

OHIO — Arctic air has settled in across the Buckeye State but now our attention turns to a major winter storm that is approaching and will bring heavy snow to much of the state starting this evening. This winter storm will bring heavy snow at times, which will make...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A former utility clerk is accused of stealing from the village of Ashley. Allison McClain was indicted this week in Delaware County on charges of theft in office, telecommunications fraud, and tampering with records. Ashley's mayor, David Lockhart, said in a message on the village's...

Authorities in Ohio say that DNA evidence helped investigators solve a cold case investigation into the 1980 murders of Lynn Vest, and her nephew, Jeremy Pickens, in Columbus. On Jan. 23, Columbus police Sgt Terry McConnell and genealogist Amanda Reno identified Charles William Elliot as a suspect in the 45-year-old...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Investigators say a man was fatally shot after an argument in a parking lot Thursday evening. Columbus police said Jon E. Small, 32, came to a hospital with a gunshot wound around 11 p.m. He died about an hour ana half later. Another person was with him when he was shot, but was uninjured.

The Ohio Department of Transportation will close a lane on I-75 on Saturday to help keep roads safe.