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Fight turns fatal outside of Waffle House near Ohio State campus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A fight involving up to 20 people turned fatal after one person was shot outside of a restaurant near Ohio State University early Monday morning. According to officers at the scene, police were called to the Waffle House restaurant on North High Street in the University District at around 2:30 a.m. […]
Parents: Throw booze party for teens and face jail, state officials say
CLEVELAND, Ohio — As prom and graduation season nears, parents, youth under 21, limo drivers and store owners should know they can face criminal charges for taking part in or allowing underage drinking, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control. The legal age to drink...
Republican party operative charged with OVI, weapons violation in Delaware County
An influential Delaware County Republican Party operative whom police stopped on suspicion of impaired driving last week asked Genoa Township police to call her friend, a Genoa Township trustee, as she was being handcuffed. A motorist called Genoa Township police just after 10 p.m. April 19 to report seeing a reckless driver "cross...
Gas prices fall in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The average gas price in Columbus dropped by 11.0 cents per gallon in the last week, bringing the average to $3.58 on Monday. According to a weekly GasBuddy survey of 500 local gas stations, the cheapest price per gallon in the area on Sunday was $3.38 and the highest was $3.77.
Child found at store in Hilltop being reunited with family
UPDATE: Columbus police said the case involving a child found on Sullivant Avenue has been resolved. According to Franklin County Children Services, the child’s parents contacted police about the boy. The family is in the process of being reunited. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Police are looking for the parents or guardians of a young boy […]
Several protesters arrested at OSU last week due in court Monday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — More than a dozen people are expected in court Monday, accused of criminal trespass. At least 35 protesters were arrested on the Ohio State campus Thursday, about half of whom are scheduled to be arraigned. ALSO | Video shows officers arresting man at OSU encampment.
Ohio Gov. DeWine said he didn’t know of millions in FirstEnergy support. Is it plausible?
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s claim to not know about the millions an Akron utility spent supporting his 2018 campaign for governor simply isn’t credible, an Ohio political scientist said in a recent interview. A spokesperson for DeWine pushed back. FirstEnergy provided that support, then spent more than $60 million to pass and protect a $1.3 […] The post Ohio Gov. DeWine said he didn’t know of millions in FirstEnergy support. Is it plausible? appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
Warm Monday, showers & storms arrive tonight
We had a beautiful, breezy weekend in Central Ohio, and that doesn’t end quite yet! For our Monday, expect highs to warm back into the lower 80s, with a slight breeze. We won’t be quite as gusty as we were over the weekend. We’ll start the morning with sunshine, then clouds will gradually increase. A cold front then brings showers and thunderstorms tonight, between about 8 PM and midnight, and continuing through Tuesday morning.
New Riverview Drive apartment owner booting hundreds of immigrant tenants
Shahida Akther was shocked when she saw the written notice from her new landlord posted on her door. “Your lease is set to expire on May 1, 2024. … Please make sure you are moved out by noon,” the document, posted on April 18, read. Akther lives with her parents, husband, baby son and...
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