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Columbus-area high school football scores and highlights, Nov. 5, 2026

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The second week of the high school football postseason features the top seeds beginning their bids for a state title. But last week’s first round winners are standing in their way with hopes of pulling off an upset. Pickerington North is among the teams looking to ride the momentum of a […]

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Bath & Body Works opens second test store in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Bath & Body Works has remodeled its Easton Town Center store, transforming the space into its second location of a test concept. The company began welcoming customers to its revamped Easton mall store, featuring its Feel Good store concept, on Oct. 30. The first Feel Good store debuted at SouthPark Mall […]

Columbus, OH · 9h

The Columbus Dispatch

Texas man who traveled to Ohio to meet teenager sentenced

On Nov. 5, 2026, Harrison Barton, 39, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus Jr. Harrison previously pleaded guilty to charges of sexual exploitation of children and kidnapping. A Texas man pleaded guilty in federal court in Columbus to traveling to Ohio and having sex with a teenager he met while playing an online game . Harrison Barton, 38, of North Detroit, Texas, pleaded guilty on Feb. 5 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio to sexual exploitation of children and kidnapping. As part of a plea deal, Barton faces a recommended 25 to 30-year prison sentence. No sentencing date has been scheduled. According to court records, Barton took a bus from Texas to Ohio in February 2025 to meet a 15-year-old girl he met while playing "Call of Duty" online. The teenager picked Barton up in Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, according to court records, and the pair drove to John Glenn Columbus International Airport with plans to go to Florida. Before going to the airport, Barton engaged in sexual conduct with the teen and took sexually explicit photographs of her, court records state. Barton was arrested at the airport.

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Central Ohio nonprofits awarded thousands in funding

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two central Ohio nonprofits have just received significant funding. The YMCA of Central Ohio and Goodwill Columbus were the recipients of Bank of America’s 2026 Neighborhood Builders Award, with each organization receiving $200,000 over the next year to help with operations. For the YMCA, the money will be used to support […]

Columbus, OH · 20h

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Columbus police searching for missing 57-year-old woman last seen near Hometown Grocery

57-year-old Shannon Mooney missing since Monday, November 2 near Hometown Grocery in Columbus. Police urge public tips to Special Victims' Unit at 706-225-3449 or investigator Stice. The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 57-year-old woman who was last seen earlier this week near...

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Gun found in women’s restroom tied to Columbus police leader

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A referral has been made to the Department of Inspector General involving a senior Columbus police leader. Columbus police confirmed that the Ohio State Highway Patrol found a gun Tuesday afternoon inside a women’s restroom at the Charles D. Shipley Building. The building is part of the Ohio Department of Public Safety complex located along West Broad Street in the Hilltop.

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WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland

Man fighting parole for man who killed sister, hoping for change to Ohio law

A Columbus man fighting the potential release of the person convicted of murdering his sister says a 2021 law that made the killer eligible for parole decades earlier than originally scheduled is forcing his family to repeatedly relive the crime.

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Franklin County reports spike in overdose deaths

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – There is an overdose alert in Franklin County after the coroner’s office reports an alarming number of suspected overdose deaths this week. Officials are reporting five suspected overdose deaths in the county since Tuesday. Columbus Public Health warns that any drug that doesn’t come from a pharmacy can be laced and […]

Franklin County, OH · 1d

The Blade

Hilliard Darby football upsets Whitmer on the road in Division I regionals

As the No. 1 seed in the Division I, Region 2 playoffs, Whitmer football used a familiar formula to build up a 9-1 regular-season record: dominate the run game. The very formula, which made Whitmer so difficult to beat, was used instead against the Panthers in the second round of the Division I playoffs as they fell 24-21 to No. 8 seed Hilliard Darby on Friday. “Running the style of offense they run in that Wing-T, it’s something we’re not used to seeing defensively,” Whitmer head coach Justin Keller said. “In order to be a successful Wing-T team, you have to be able to have multiple guys carry the ball, and they did that very effectively tonight.” The Hilliard Darby Panthers (8-4) dominated time of possession, especially in the second half, and had two running backs in seniors Kohen Kornegay and Braylon Griffith combine for 163 yards and a touchdown. The game-defining drive came in the fourth quarter when Darby, who was trailing 14-10 at the time, held possession for more than eight minutes and capped off the drive with a one-yard touchdown on fourth down from Kornegay at the 2:26 mark. Keller said he could only watch from the

Hilliard, OH · 18h

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

Think tank warns Kroger’s takeover of Giant Eagle would harm consumers, union workers

A new study asks federal and state regulators to halt Kroger’s efforts to acquire Giant Eagle. (AP) A new study from a Washington, D.C. think tank asks regulators to block grocery titan Kroger’s $1.65 billion acquisition of Giant Eagle, saying the deal would increase prices and customer surveillance and harm unionized workers.

Columbus, OH · 2d

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Going Places: ‘It Was a Choice’: Columbus, Ohio Allocates $250 Million to Build 150 Miles of Biking, Walking Trails

“It was a choice,” Eric Oberg, Rails to Trails Conservancy’s Senior Director of Programs, says of Columbus, Ohio’s decision to spend $250 million over the next five years to build 150 miles of bikeways, walkways and trails. In November 2024, voters in Central Ohio approved Issue 47,...

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This Legendary Ohio Diner Has Been A Celebrity Magnet For Decades And You Need To Visit

There are places you eat at and places you remember, and the Ringside Café in Columbus, Ohio, has been firmly in the second category for longer than most restaurants manage to stay open at all. The address is 19 N. Pearl Street, the neighborhood is the Short North, and...

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July Bar Exam results from four testing locations released

For the first time, the Supreme Court of Ohio offered the Ohio Bar Examination in four locations across the state this summer, including Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo. Results from the July bar exam were announced recently. Of the 1,011 aspiring attorneys who took the exam, 720 (71%) passed. A...

Toledo, OH · 1d

WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland

Ohio mother, grandmother indicted in death of 17-month-old due to fentanyl overdose

An Orient mother and grandmother were indicted Thursday by a grand jury in the death of a 17-month-old girl who reportedly had a lethal amount of fentanyl in her system, court records state.

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Jury seated in trial of Columbus foster mother accused in 5-year-old’s death

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A jury has been seated in the trial of a Columbus woman accused of killing her 5-year-old foster son and allegedly leaving his body in a storm sewer. Pammy Maye, 51, is accused in the February 2024 strangulation death of Darnell Taylor. The boy’s body was found in a southwest Columbus storm sewer.

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Hilliard Darby Stuns Top-Seeded Whitmer 24-21 in Toledo Playoff Upset

Eighth-seeded Hilliard Darby went into Toledo and stunned top-seeded Whitmer 24-21 on Friday night, Nov. 6, in a Division I, Region 2 quarterfinal, according to the statewide scoreboards published by The Columbus Dispatch and the Mansfield News Journal. The Panthers’ three-point win ended the season for a Whitmer team that had lost only once all […]

Toledo, OH · 12h

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Ryan Day attends son's final high school game ahead of massive clash with Oregon

Ohio State has a massive game Saturday afternoon at home against Oregon in a game many consider to be a playoff eliminator for the loser. However, Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day took Friday night to turn his focus towards his family and more specifically, his son RJ . In a massive playoff road game against one of the state's top programs, RJ and St. Francis Desales Stallions took on Massillon in one of the biggest high school venues in the country. It would prove to be RJ's final game as the Tigers rolled to a 48-0 win on Nov. 6. Ohio State HC Ryan Day taking in the sights here at the Massillon vs DeSales game pic.twitter.com/DIaXUydecD — Seth Bailey (@SethBailey04) November 7, 2026 A four-year starter for the Stallions, RJ set numerous program records during his tenure, including career passing yards, career passing touchdowns, single season passing touchdowns (25), single season passing yards (2,710), single game passing yards (482) along with the freshman and sophomore passing yardage records. Despite having that built in connection with his dad, RJ won't be a Buckeye at the next level but he will be playing in the same conference that his dad coaches

Columbus, OH · 17h

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Columbus breaks ground on brand new Greenleaf Park in Southwest Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A new neighborhood park is taking shape in southwest Columbus, where city leaders broke ground on Thursday, officially starting construction. Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther joined city and community partners for the groundbreaking of Greenleaf Park, an 8.9-acre development near Brown Road and Greenleaf Road.

Columbus, OH · 2d

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Ohio State Forced 44 Turnovers And The Rest of College Hoops Needs To Pay Attention

Ncaab on gradient background - Created by the Sports On Tap desk | Source : Sports On Tap (team logos property of their respective owners) No. 18 Ohio State absolutely annihilated Central Michigan 103-36 on Thursday night, but the real story goes way beyond the scoreboard. This team is *relentless*. They forced a mind-boggling **44 […]