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Six Dead, Including Three Teens, in Devastating Five-Vehicle Collision on Interstate 70
WFCN — Etna, Ohio – On Tuesday morning, a semi-truck collided with a high school charter bus, killing three adolescents and injuring six others in a catastrophic five-vehicle accident. Students from Tuscarawas Valley Middle-High School in northeastern Ohio were on their way to an event in Columbus when...
Vehicle found in Scioto River, authorities investigating
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus police and fire crews are working to recover a truck found in the Scioto River on Saturday morning. Authorities said someone who was fishing had reported having found a vehicle underwater via sonar in the area of Riverside Drive and Lane Road just before 10:30 a.m.
ABC 6 uncovers new clues into investigation of 8-year old’s death
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — ABC 6 is getting fresh insight into the investigation into the death of an 8-year old boy found in a trash bag in the attic of his home last week. Martonio Wilder's mother and her girlfriend are both in jail facing a list of charges in connection with the case. His mother, Lashanda Wilder, is charged with murder.
Update: Arrest Made After Shots Fired in Downtown Circleville
Early Saturday morning, on July 6, 2024, law enforcement responded to a report of shots fired in Downtown Circleville. At approximately 2:50 am, Pickaway County 911 received the call, prompting a swift response from Circleville police, Pickaway County Sheriff’s deputies, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol. According to eyewitnesses,...
18-year-old from Ohio dies in North Carolina drowning accident
NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WNCT) — An 18-year-old from Columbus drowned Wednesday in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Representatives with the Nags Head Fire and Rescue and Nags Head Police Department confirmed a body was pulled from the ocean Wednesday. They confirmed the body was an 18-year-old from Columbus. Their identity has yet to be […]
5 injured in southeast Columbus crash
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Five people, including three juveniles, were injured during a crash on the city's southeast side Friday evening, according to the Columbus Division of Fire Battalion Chief Jeffery Geitter. First responders were called on a report of a crash in the area of Fairwood and Frebis avenues,...
Three injured, one critically, after crash near Easton on Columbus' NE Side
At least three people are injured, including one person in critical condition, after a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Columbus' Northeast Side. The crash occurred at the intersection of Morse and Stelzer roads near Easton Town Center, according to Columbus police dispatchers. One person was taken by Columbus Division of Fire medics to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, Downtown, in critical condition.
Outraged Columbus police officer cut me off in traffic. If I did that I'd be in trouble.
Why is it, as normal citizens, if we are changing lanes or turning, we must use turn signals? Yes, it is to warm traffic all around us that we are changing lanes. Recently, I was driving down Mound Street. And one of Columbus' finest cops was driving down the road. And without signaling, the officer, in a K-9 unit cruiser, cut me off without signaling, forcing me to jam on my breaks and almost get rear-ended.
Police: 13-year-old boy injured in shooting outside east Columbus apartment complex
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 13-year-old boy was injured in a shooting outside an apartment complex on the city's east side Friday afternoon, according to Columbus Police Sgt. James Fuqua. The shooting happened just after noon outside the Gateway Apartments in the 3000 block of East 7th Avenue, located just...
Nearly 2 months after mass shooting outside Columbus hookah bar, no one has been charged
The mother of an 18-year-old killed in May during a mass shooting outside a Columbus hookah lounge says family and friends are devastated by his loss, and that she's frustrated by the lack of arrests in her son’s death. Da'ondre Bullock, 18; Malachi Pee, 27, and Garcia Dixon Jr., 26, died in the...
Madison Township police need help identifying car theft suspects
MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WSYX) — The Madison Township Police Department need your help identifying three people. Police believe these suspects are a part of a series of car break-ins in the Blacklick Estates and Marwick Addition communities. Authorities describe them as three young, thin-built black men. Police believe they...
1 shot, injured near Linden area
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A person is recovering after being shot on Friday night. Columbus police were called to the 2100 block of Hamilton Avenue just before 8:30 p.m. on Friday on a report of a shooting. One person was found with a gunshot wound, and medics took the...
Rising gun violence in Ohio overlooked during lawmakers’ marathon session
Columbus, Ohio – Ohio state lawmakers wrapped up their legislative activities with a 12-hour marathon session on Wednesday, taking dozens of votes on various issues. Despite the urgency of addressing gun violence highlighted by recent mass shootings, gun policy did not feature prominently on the agenda. Recent Gun Violence...
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