Columbus OH

A lauded restaurant known for “farm-to-table” comfort classics announced their sudden closure over the weekend. Skillet, located at 410 E. Whittier St., posted a sign on their door that reads, “After 17 wonderful years serving the Columbus community, we are writing to share the bittersweet news that Skillet will be...

A Columbus woman will spend at least 15 years in prison after a Franklin County judge sentenced her on Saturday in the fatal shooting of a northeast Columbus man last summer. The case traces back to an Aug. 3, 2024, incident on the 800 block of Murray Avenue that left 36-year-old Dajuan Rios mortally wounded. He was...

You step into a story that unsettles trust in places built for healing. Staff at Nationwide Children's Hospital alerted police after video and staff observations led to allegations that a mother injected a foreign substance into her child's IV line, sparking immediate safety protocols and an arrest. The central...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Nearly 10 years after a fatal shooting at an east Columbus Waffle House, police are still looking for leads in the case. According to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, a man was killed in the parking lot of the Columbus diner located on North Cassady Avenue, just west of John Glenn International […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — If you’ve ever tried to snag a last-minute table in Columbus and come up empty, OpenTable’s latest roundup shows exactly where diners are booking — and booking again. The “Diners’ Choice: Most Booked restaurants in Columbus” list is based on OpenTable’s monthly...

Ohio restaurants are full of surprises. Forget what you think you know about dinner spots in the Buckeye State. Between the cornfields and city blocks, you will find places that serve your meal inside train cars, old jails, and buildings that lean on purpose. Some hide behind walls covered in chewed gum, while others...

A local spot for coney dogs, wraps and more has called it a wrap. According to a social media post from the eatery, Dad’s Coneys & Wraps has closed its North Side restaurant, which was located at 128 Graceland Blvd. “It is with regret that we announce that Dad’s...

VASS, N.C. (WNCN) — Authorities in Moore County on Sunday released the names of victims in a Valentine’s Day double killing in the Woodlake community — and revealed a link between a slain woman and the murder suspect who was arrested in Ohio hours after the killings. The incident was reported around 7:45 p.m....

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman imprisoned for shooting her husband to death in a widely publicized 1993 crime was released on Thursday after Gov. Mike DeWine commuted her sentence. On Tuesday, DeWine granted 55-year-old Michele Williams commutation, a form of clemency that reduces a penalty to a less severe one. She...

The End of an Era: Value City and American Signature Furniture Set to Close All Doors by 2026. The move marks the end of a nearly 80-year legacy for the Ohio-founded retail giant, which once stood as a titan of affordable home furnishings across the Midwest and beyond. From Boom...