Columbus OH

By late spring, the hills around Shawnee State Forest feel especially alive. Warm air moves through deep hardwood forests, creeks run clear beside quiet trails, and fresh green leaves soften the rugged ridgelines that make this corner of southern Ohio so memorable. It is the kind of place where a...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — One person was said to be in extremely critical condition after a shooting in northwest Columbus near Dublin early Wednesday. Police were called to Cranston Way, just off Riverside Drive, on a report of a shooting just before 4 a.m. Officers found the victim and rushed that person to Riverside.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person is dead after a shooting in northeast Columbus on Wednesday morning, according to a Columbus public safety dispatcher. Columbus Division of Police officers were called to an apartment complex the 4000 block of Migration Lane, off Stelzer Road, on a report of a shooting around 4:13 a.m. One p

Two women from Hamilton Township are in jail tonight, charged with abusing their children. Julie Barfield, 47, and Kim Brown-Barfield, 43, will be arraigned at 9 a.m. Wednesday for Felonious Assault and Endangering Children. According to court documents, they noticed that two children in their care were missing around

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A person was shot dead on the city’s north side early Wednesday morning, according to police. The shooting happened along Migration Lane, just off Sunbury Road and behind the Walmart on Morse Road. No suspect information was immediately available, and additional details were still...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus City Schools district is cutting more jobs in an effort to reach $50 million in budget cuts. In a unanimous vote, the school board voted on Tuesday to eliminate 299 positions within the district. According to Columbus Superintendent Dr. Angela Chapman, 187 of those positions are cur

OHIO — More than 12,000 customers across Ohio are currently without electricity Wednesday morning, according to PowerOutage.us. As of the latest update, 12,430 homes and businesses across the state are experiencing active power outages. Ohio currently ranks second in the nation for the total number of outages and sixth

OHIO — Traffic on Interstate 71 southbound near Lebanon is moving slowly Wednesday morning after a series of crashes has caused major backups for several hours in Warren County. According to dispatchers, the first crash happened around 1:30 a.m. and involved a sedan and a semitruck. Two people were taken to the hospita

WEST VIRGINIA — A Canadian man accused of kidnapping a northern Ohio woman was arrested Tuesday in West Virginia, according to state police. West Virginia State Police said 26-year-old Austin Dubois was taken into custody during a traffic stop along U.S. 50 in Grafton in Taylor County. Investigators said Dubois is accu

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