Columbus
CRIME & SAFETY
One dead in shooting outside south Columbus gas station
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person has died after being shot outside a gas station on the south side of Columbus Thursday. According to Columbus police, the shooting happened at approximately 2:16 p.m. near a Sunoco station on the 1600 block of South High Street. Police said a male victim was pronounced dead at the […]
Bodycam video shows family’s concern for 8-year-old boy’s safety 6 months before he was found dead in mother’s attic
COLUMBUS, Ohio — On Christmas Day in 2023, Columbus Division of Police officers were called to a home for a report of a domestic dispute, involving a woman who, six months later, would be charged in her son’s murder. Police said LaShanda Wilder called 911 reporting her aunt,...
16-year-old charged with murder in death of Ohio teacher Alexa Stakely
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 19-year-old man and two 16-year-old boys have been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the death of a 29-year-old mother who was killed nearly two weeks ago trying to save her son after her vehicle was stolen, according to the Columbus Division of Police.
One dead after fiery crash on I-270
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is dead after the vehicle they were a passenger in caught fire after hitting the back of a semi-truck on Interstate 270 in Jackson Township Thursday. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened on I-270 westbound just east of Interstate 71 at approximately 3:26 p.m. […]
Man indicted in woman’s death
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A Kanawha County grand jury handed down an indictment against a man charged with the shooting death of a Charleston woman in December 2023. Dominick Gray, of Columbus, was indicted on July 26 on charges of first degree murder, using a gun during a felony, malicious wounding and being a convicted felon with a gun.
Police take suspects in Ashland Rite Aid Pharmacy robbery into custody after pursuit to Columbus
Police have apprehended multiple suspects in connection with a robbery that occurred at Rite Aid Pharmacy on Claremont Avenue in Ashland at 7:34 p.m. on Wednesday. The suspects were taken into custody after a pursuit that culminated on Interstate 270 close to Cemetery Road in Columbus. According to a news...
Two arrested in connection to Short North mass shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two men have been charged in connection with the mass shooting in Columbus’ Short North neighborhood last month that left 10 people injured. Rondell Sharif Mallory Jr., 22, of Columbus, and Gabriel David Michael Hunter, 19, of Lancaster, were both indicted by a grand jury this week for their alleged roles […]
Central Ohio restaurant owned by Palestinian vandalized with graffiti
View a previous report on Lavash Cafe’s appearance in a Twenty One Pilots music video in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Palestinian-owned central Ohio restaurant that recently appeared in a Twenty One Pilots music video revealed on social media it had been vandalized with graffiti. Lavash Cafe, a Mediterranean restaurant at […]
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