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Genetic aneurysm survivor calls for more research, funding
Lisa Robarge's late mother and her older brother experienced brain aneurysms. Robarge talked with state representatives in March to press for more public funding for research. Robarge wants more awareness that some aneurysms are genetic. The pain hit like a thunderclap. Last August, Lisa Robarge was getting ready for work...
Central Ohio organization helps students learn to fly
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A local organization is teaching at-risk youth in Columbus that the sky is the limit, literally. Capital City Young Aviators is on a mission to provide encouragement, hope, and mentoring to local middle and high school students through aviation. Instructors are volunteers who mentor and...
Columbus author spills truth about Ohio cults in new graphic novel
Matthew Erman's haunting newest graphic novel is also his most personal. “Loving, Ohio” follows four teenagers in a rundown Ohio suburb where a cult controls much of daily life. They try to cope with the death of a friend by suicide and make it through high school before they can get out of town, while solving the mystery of the mysterious “man in the afternoon,” who may or may not be targeting and killing teenagers.
Columbus woman charged with reckless homicide following Saturday shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus woman is in custody following a shooting death in northeast Columbus Saturday morning. Shirldenna Featherstone, 19, is charged with reckless homicide after police found Tahvon Ford dead from a gunshot wound. According to court documents, Featherstone told police she accidentally shot Ford while the two were looking at a […]
Back in central Ohio with a bigger family, Joe and Ashley Kovacs eye gold in Paris
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Joe and Ashley Kovacs. They may be one of the best stories out of Team USA. Joe, the two-time silver medalist shot put thrower, and Ashley, his wife and coach. And as they get ready for Paris, they do so with more motivation and mouths to feed. It’s not uncommon to […]
First responders help bolster Lakewood football's Meet the Team Night
HEBRON ― It had been a while since Connor Shook had played high school football. Twelve years to be exact. Now a Licking County Sheriff's deputy, he took the turf at Lakewood's Calhoun Memorial Field with local first responders against the current Lancers in a 7-on-7 Saturday night. ...
Calcutta Square hosts 21st annual Veterans Appreciation Picnic with over 600 attendees
COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OH — The 21st Annual Veterans Appreciation Picnic was held earlier today at Calcutta Square in East Liverpool. Over 600 people attended the event, including 300 veterans, with at least three who served in World War II. Additionally, a Fairchild 123 provider that flew over Korea and...
Ohio State’s Goal-Line Stand Prompts A Bob Ufer Tantrum, Ruins Michigan’s Undefeated 1972 Season
You’ve probably heard Bob Ufer’s famous rant about wanting to “scalp those Buckeyes” after Ohio State had the “unmitigated gall” to tear down Michigan’s M Club banner before the 1973 edition of The Game in Ann Arbor. The longtime Michigan radio commentator was nearly as apoplectic just one year earlier when the Buckeyes made what would prove to be a game-winning goal-line stand against the Wolverines.
Toledo company to manufacture electric vehicles with federal funding
Ohio will receive more than $32 million in federal funding to help revive auto manufacturing and jobs in the state, specifically electric vehicle production at a plant in Toledo. U.S. vehicle manufacturing has been on the decline since the 1970s, but the Biden administration is providing $1.7 billion in grants...
Northern Ohio Weather: Expect Showers Monday Afternoon
Cleveland, OH – Northern Ohio will experience increasing cloud cover throughout Sunday as high pressure remains in control. Residents should prepare for a shift in weather conditions, with showers and storms expected to arrive Monday afternoon into the evening. According to the US National Weather Service Cleveland office, today’s...
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