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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus police have identified the victim who was killed in a shooting at a Waffle House near Ohio State's campus on Monday. The victim was identified as 38-year-old Ronald Diggs, authorities said. ALSO | 1 person killed in shooting at Waffle House near OSU's campus.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Georgia man visiting Columbus who was shot and killed near Ohio State's campus is being remember by friends and family as kind, authentic, and genuine. "He was a good egg, a really good egg," said comedian Flame Monroe, as he talked about friend Ronald...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Newly-released 911 calls show a family's emotional calls for help after a woman was murdered at a north Columbus hotel last week. On Friday, 61-year-old Li-Chu Lin was raped and beaten to death at the Double Ten hotel on Zumstein Drive last week. Lin and her husband were the owners.

The parents of a 2 and 4-year-old brother and sister who drowned in a Far East Side pool in June 2021 now face criminal charges in their deaths. Patricia Davis, 39, and Kenneth Deer, 46, each facing two charges of involuntary manslaughter and two charges of endangering children, according to indictments filed Friday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.

The bright blue vests of the specially-trained Columbus Division of Police Dialogue Unit — or any CPD officer — were noticeably absent from last week's Ohio State University campus protests. And there's a reason why. Ohio State University Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers and Franklin County Sheriff's...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two people were seriously injured in a crash in east Columbus Monday afternoon. The crash happened at approximately 3:08 p.m. at the intersection of Haddon Road and College Avenue, Columbus police said. Police said a Chevrolet Camaro was turning left from Haddon Road onto southbound College Avenue while a Volkswagen Jetta […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Dozens of Columbus police cruisers and the department's motorcycle unit escorted the body of Det. Brett Johnson to a Gahanna funeral home Tuesday. Johnson was a well-respected CPD veteran of 20 years. A statement from the department said he died unexpectedly at his home Monday...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Do you ever feel like your email inbox has been overtaken by endless, unwanted messages? Emails bombarding you with limited-time offers, deals, and savings, or ads for new products, none of which you need or asked for? As annoying as they may be, and as tempting as it may be to […]

A Westerville North High School student who died from injuries in a minibike accident had marijuana in his system above the legal limit considered impaired to drive in Ohio, according to an autopsy report from the Franklin County Coroner's Office. Cooper Nofal, 17, a high school junior, was riding a minibike when he...

Friday: Clouds increase, late day thunderstorms, high 82. It has turned out to be a very nice day, and a nice close to the month with morning showers giving way to mild temps again this afternoon with highs back into the middle 70s. Tonight, as skies clear, temps will fall back into the lower 50s, about 5 degrees above normal. Expect plenty of sunshine to start the day on Wednesday with a few clouds later, and highs in the lower 80s.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dozens of people met outside of the Franklin County Municipal Court Monday morning to support pro-Palestine protestors who were arrested at The Ohio State University last week. The protestors' court hearing was discontinued, meaning that they will not appear before a judge until June 14. Students...

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – Thirty-nine years ago, Barbara Frame vanished after telling her kids she would be right back and leaving for an appointment with a divorce attorney – a meeting her daughter would later discover never existed.  At the time of her disappearance, Frame was 38 years old and the mother of a 14-year-old […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Guy Fieri, the celebrity chef whose inaugural Flavortown Festival was set for Columbus then canceled, has announced the name of his new restaurant opening in central Ohio. The Ohio-born restaurateur is launching an Italian concept named “Guy Fieri’s Trattoria” inside Scioto Downs at 6000 S. High Street, the casino announced on […]

The number of unhoused people living in Columbus and Franklin County continues to rise, hitting an all-time high for the second year in a row. The Community Shelter Board's annual "point-in-time" count, which took place on Jan. 25, found there were 2,380 people experiencing homelessness locally — up 1.8% from the 2023 count...

A man has pleaded guilty after being accused of stealing cash while working for an armored truck company in Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus City Council unanimously approved a new contract with the city’s police officers Monday. The last contract approval between the city and FOP for the Columbus Division of Police was in 2021. That one focused a lot on reform; this time, police and city leadership said there was a lot of […]

VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) - A man was arrested after a stabbing in McArthur, Ohio, that sent a person to a Columbus hospital. The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Wyman Park in McArthur, the Vinton County Sheriff’s Office said. Bradley Day, 32, of Circleville, is charged with...

Shahida Akther was shocked when she saw the written notice from her new landlord posted on her door. “Your lease is set to expire on May 1, 2024. … Please make sure you are moved out by noon,” the document, posted on April 18, read.  Akther lives with her parents, husband, baby son and...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — One of the two men accused of the murder of Greg Coleman is expected to begin trial. Chrystian Foster's trial is scheduled to begin on Wednesday. ALSO | He gave me so much joy,' family and friends celebrate Greg Coleman's life. Foster, is charged with...