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Columbus police identify woman found dead by gunshot on Southeast Side
The Franklin County Coroner’s Office determined Danyaze Evans-Kourouma, 33, died of gunshot injuries, according to a police report. Her body was discovered by workers in the area of Noe Bixby Road and Carbondale Drive and medics pronounced her dead at 2:18 on April 25. The Columbus Division of Police...
Chrystian Foster convicted of killing popular Short North bartender
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The second of two men accused in the death of a beloved bartender in the Short North area was convicted of murder Friday. A judge found Chrystian Foster guilty of murder and felonious assault. Greg Coleman was sucker punched outside Julep Bar on Labor Day...
Columbus police: Woman killed, 2 injured in multi-vehicle crash on city's southeast side
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A woman was killed and two people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash in southeast Columbus Thursday evening, police said. Officers with the Columbus Division of Police were called on a report of a crash just before 8:50 p.m. at Interstate 270 and Williams Road, located near Obetz.
Two men charged with murder after one person dies in north Columbus shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Authorities have now identified the victim and two murder suspects in Saturday night's north Columbus shooting. Police said the shooting happened in the 400 block of East 13th Avenue around 8:38 p.m. One man was found by officers there suffering from gunshot wounds, and another...
‘Misunderstood’ Ohio State commencement speaker defends viral speech he wrote on ayahuasca: ‘Did not expect the boos’
The commencement speaker who delivered an outlandish speech — which he wrote while on ayahuasca — to Ohio State University graduates called himself the “most misunderstood person” days after he claimed bitcoin was a “misunderstood asset class” to resounding boos. Social entrepreneur and 1999 OSU alum Chris Pan, 46, defended his graduation address — and using the hallucinogenic to help him write it — while admitting the jeers from his bitcoin quip on Sunday was hard to digest and caught him off guard. But he also laid blame on people’s poor listening skills for the visceral reaction during his speech that...
Missing 7-year-old Columbus boy found safe after mother arrested by U.S. Marshals
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman with a violent past who went missing, along with her son, was arrested Thursday. Her son was found safe Friday morning. Shadasia Gillayard, who is also accused of taking her 7-year-old son, Kingston Gillyard, had been missing for approximately six weeks after a warrant was issued for her arrest […]
Rise in homelessness in Franklin County calls for more affordable housing
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — The circumstances that lead to individuals becoming homeless are different for everyone. “I had lost my mom, house, cats, everything,” said Joey Dawn, who experienced homelessness. For Dawn, it started in 2017. “The depression got so bad and I couldn’t stay on meds,” he...
Neighbors raising a stink over treated human waste spread on fields by Columbus-area farmer
The last of nearly 100 tanker truckloads of treated sanitary sewer waste were applied May 7 to the soil of the historic, 122-acre Hickory Bluff Farms tucked just inside the northwest corner of Interstate 270 and Route 315. This left some neighbors concerned about traffic, odor and the proximity of biosolids to their...
Downtown Columbus building with historic ties to NFL reinvented into modern office space
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Downtown building that was once home to NFL headquarters has been reinvented into a modern office space its owner calls “the future of work.”. The Hayden — a new development by The Tomko Company — is a 20,000-square-foot center with private office space, co-working and meeting rooms, a rooftop patio, valet parking, and more. The two-building complex is at 20 E. Broad St., across from the Statehouse.
LinkUS offers virtual look at proposed bus rapid transit corridor on West Broad Street
Columbus' first virtual bus stops are here. On a media tour Thursday, LinkUS — a bus rapid transit (BRT) initiative planned by the Central Ohio Transit Authority and other government agencies — showed off their new augmented reality (AR) stops along the planned West Broad Street Corridor. These AR stops allow smartphone users to...
Local Gas Station and Bar Faces Scrutiny Over Mysterious Credit Card Charges
Fairfield County, Ohio – A gas station and bar located on the edge of Pickaway County has come under scrutiny after multiple reports of mysterious charges appearing on customers’ credit cards. The Buckeye Station, situated at 11970 Cincinnati Zanesville Rd SW in Stoutsville, is facing allegations of overcharging patrons for purchases made at the establishment.
Problem landlord to serve 175 days in jail for failing to maintain rental properties
A Columbus landlord will serve 175 days in jail for failing to maintain livable conditions at his 32 rental properties after the city found numerous violations, including rodent and roach infestations and properties lacking electricity, gas or heat. Joseph Alaura, whom court records indicate resided on Columbus' Far North Side near Worthington but also show addresses elsewhere, was on probation for a 2018 case in which he was ordered by the court to maintain safe, sanitary living...
Columbus Weather: Severe weather possible again today
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be likely again this evening, but we are looking for a little bit of dry time on Friday. Temperatures will be slightly below average, but we will warm up again next week. ALSO | Radar | Maps | View, Share...
20 Columbus City School buildings could face closure. Here's what to know about the plan
The Columbus City Schools Board of Education heard initial recommendations for possible school closures and consolidations Tuesday night from the Superintendent's Community Facilities Task Force. The recommendations include nine different scenarios and a number of possible ways students could be moved around to other schools, either by moving programs, consolidating area schools or...
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