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Police: 1 seriously hurt after being hit by van in South Linden
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person is seriously hurt after being hit by a vehicle in South Linden Friday morning, according to the Columbus Division of Police. Police say the pedestrian was hit near the intersection of East 17th and Hamilton avenues around 10:30 a.m. The victim was taken to...
Columbus police identify woman whose body was found on city's southeast side in April
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police has identified the woman whose body was found on the city's southeast side in late April. Police said 33-year-old Danyaze Evans-Kourouma was found near Noe Bixby Road and Carbondale Drive on April 25. Investigators were called to the area when workers discovered her body.
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...
‘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...
Northern Lights Show: Rare Aurora Display Expected Across Ohio This Weekend
Get ready to gaze skyward this weekend as the northern lights may make a rare appearance across Ohio, courtesy of a potent solar storm hurtling towards Earth. The Space Weather Prediction Center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has issued a Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch, rating it at a level G4 out of 5. This alert comes as the center predicts the arrival of at least five coronal mass ejections — powerful bursts of plasma and magnetic fields ejected from the sun — expected to reach Earth around midday today.
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.
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 […]
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...
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...
I-670 East through Downtown scheduled to close this weekend: What to know
View a previous report from the start of construction season in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The eastbound lanes of Interstate 670 are scheduled to close this weekend Downtown. Road construction season is under way in Ohio, with projects like the I-70/I-71 Downtown Ramp Up expected to cause traffic delays over the […]
Groveport Madison students evacuated after bus catches fire
GROVEPORT, Ohio (WCMH) — A Groveport Madison bus driver was forced to evacuate students after a fire broke out on their bus. In a social media post, the Madison Township Police Department confirmed its officers and local fire personnel responded to a report of a Groveport Madison School Bus that had caught fire on Thursday. […]
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