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Man, 43, killed in Delaware County crash
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — A 43-year-old man has died after a crash early Wednesday morning in Delaware County. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Stephen Spengler was driving a Ford just before 3:45 a.m. and was going east on Kilbourne Road in Kingston Township. Spengler drove off the left side of the road and […]
Man who barricaded himself inside Tanger Outlets restroom with gun gets 4 years in prison
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 27-year-old man who barricaded himself inside the restrooms at Tanger Outlets in Delaware County last September was sentenced to four years in prison. The Delaware County Sheriff's Office says Brian Ford II pleaded guilty to domestic violence, weapons under disability and violating a protection order on March 27.
Up to 19 Olentangy Liberty varsity baseball players suspended following Georgia trip
Most of the Olentangy Liberty High School varsity baseball team was suspended for underage drinking violations following a weeklong spring break trip to a Georgia sports camp the week before Easter, ruining what was to have been a promising season and leaving parents to question who was supervising them. According to students and...
Most expensive homes sold in Franklin, Delaware counties in April
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The most expensive Franklin County home sold in April went for $2.2 million, while the top Delaware County home was sold for $1.6 million. NBC4 analyzed daily property sale records from the Franklin and Delaware county auditor’s offices and filtered for “one-family dwellings” to not include apartments, duplexes, or unrelated land […]
Gentrification is the Columbus problem no one is talking about
Re "Homelessness worsening to all-time high in Columbus, Franklin County" May 3: I've been in construction for decades and watch everything coming out of the ground in this city. There are homes and apartments being completed here every day. The issue is builders and developers are setting their price point...
Former Ohio State football player suspected in multiple bank robberies indicted on 25 charges
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former Ohio State football player suspected in multiple bank robberies was indicted on more than two dozen charges on Thursday. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas records say 25-year-old Marcus Williamson was indicted on 25 charges, including 18 counts of robbery. The indictment says the alleged crimes started in March and ended in April.
City of Delaware, Seattle House reach agreement
The City of Delaware recently reached a settlement agreement with a Columbus developer over water fees in the city, bringing a years-long legal battle closer to a conclusion. The dispute began in 2020 when Seattle House LLC filed a lawsuit against the City of Delaware in the United States District Court’s Southern District of Ohio claiming the city’s water fees are “discriminatory.”
5 people dead in crash, 4 from Ohio including a 7-month old, Driver was high on cocaine
5 people are dead, including 4 from Ohio after a driver who was high on cocaine, crashed into a tractor-trailer. A crash happened in Wharton Township in Fayette County near the Maryland and Pennsylvania line. Fayette County coroner Dr. Bob Baker said the driver Harold Nibert, 55, tested positive for cocaine at the time of […]
Ohio man convicted in shootings after IDing himself to doorbell camera, leaving wallet behind
It took a Franklin County jury about five hours to convict a man after doorbell camera video showed him introducing himself before shooting into his girlfriend's parents' home, less than an hour before fatally shooting a man in an unrelated incident. Dwight Turner Jr., 35, faced a murder charge in...
Suspect in custody after apparent road rage shooting on I-270 near Worthington
WORTHINGTON, Ohio — Worthington police are investigating an apparent road rage shooting they say happened on Monday around 2:30 a.m. on Interstate 270 westbound, west of the Galena Avenue bridge. A man was injured after being struck in the leg. “It kind of was a road rage situation. There...
Mansfield man accused of stabbing Mifflin Twp. officer in head unable to stand trial for now
A Mansfield man who stabbed a Mifflin Township police officer in the head earlier this year is not currently competent to stand trial, a Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge ruled Thursday. Bryan Benjamin, 36, has been charged with attempted murder and felonious assault on a police officer in connection...
DACC team headed to SkillsUSA nationals
Two seniors at the Delaware Area Career Center took first place at the SkillsUSA state conference last month and will head to Atlanta this summer to compete in the national conference. This is the second time the team of Max Sanclemente and Carson Marshall, seniors in the Digital Design program...
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