Fight turns fatal outside of Waffle House near Ohio State campusNBC4 Columbus6 HOURS AGO
New Riverview Drive apartment owner booting hundreds of immigrant tenantsThe Columbus Dispatch6 HOURS AGO
Woman found dead in southeast ColumbusWSYX ABC61 DAY AGO
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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. […]
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...
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 […]
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.
Columbus station WWCD Radio ends its online streaming, goes off air for good
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A former central Ohio radio station has played its last song. WWCD Radio announced the end of its streaming broadcast at 11:59 p.m. Sunday after it had moved to an online-only format of alternative rock in February. The shuttering of its 34-year run — operating first as CD101 and later as […]
Residents at recently-sold apartment complex given notice to move out
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Families turned to ABC 6 after they said they are worried they will soon have nowhere to live. Nearly 100 tenants who had been living in the formerly-family-owned Sandridge Apartments are being told to pack up and move out by July 7 after the complex was sold, Many of those tenants said they are on a fixed income and have nowhere else to go.
61-year-old woman dead in north Columbus homicide
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A 61-year-old woman was found dead after police said she suffered a “brutal attack” on Friday. Police discovered the remains of Li-Chu Lin on the 6000 block of Zumstein Drive, according to the Columbus Division of Police. Lin was pronounced dead at the scene. In a Saturday update, police said a […]
1 found shot in north Columbus, hospitalized
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A person is in the hospital after being shot in a north Columbus neighborhood on Friday evening. Columbus police were called to the area of Schrock Road and Birchcreek Lane on a report of a shooting just after 8 p.m. on Friday. One person was...
Why The Dispatch is fighting for prison shooting records
What really happened when a state employee shot and killed a colleague during a training session on April 9?. Despite the clear public interest in that question, Gov. Mike DeWine's state government is not willingly answering. Even worse, the state's law enforcement agency is failing to follow a recent Ohio...
Chaotic night in southern Ohio leaves police investigating brawl and shooting
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Law enforcement agencies in two southern Ohio counties are investigating a series of separate chaotic incidents that occurred overnight. In Chillicothe, a large brawl erupted outside the Wobbly Ghost bar, located at the intersection of North Bridge Street and East Main. The Chillicothe Police Department, Ross County Sheriff’s Office, and Ohio Highway Patrol responded to the scene. Specifics regarding the incident are still being determined. An unconfirmed social media post claimed that shots were fired during the fight, but police have not yet verified this information. Arrests and the cause of the altercation remain under investigation.
Columbus Weather: Monday stays warm; rain moves in this afternoon
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Good Monday morning! The warm temperatures roll on! Today the record high is 86 degrees, and we are calling for a high temperature around 83. MONDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy, sctd. showers/storms late, high 83. TONIGHT: Scattered rain/storms, low 63. TUESDAY: AM rain then decreasing...
Man held on $1 million bond after allegedly injuring woman, 2-year-old in attempted burglary
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man is charged with aggravated burglary after allegedly breaking into a woman's south Columbus apartment, attempting to steal from her and injuring both her and her 2-year-old child Tuesday evening, according to Franklin County court documents. Records state that just before 9:50 p.m., the woman...
Who was the central Ohio high school Student of the Week? Your votes decide
The nominations for The Dispatch's Student of the Week initiative are in, and now it's time for you to pick the best of the best. Voting is open until noon Thursday. Participating high school principals, teachers and guidance counselors nominated students they say have shown outstanding academic and school achievement and community service.
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