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Wrongful death lawsuit claims Licking County bus crash was 'entirely preventable'
LICKING COUNTY, Ohio — A fiery crash in Licking County last year that involved five vehicles, including a bus carrying dozens of high school students, is now the subject of several wrongful death lawsuits. Six people died and 18 others were injured in November 2023 when the driver of...
Property owners are being buried by taxes. Cash-strapped should be able to delay payments.
Michael Stinziano is Franklin County auditor. The challenge for many Franklin County residents impacted by the burden of Ohio’s current laws in how property taxes are established remains. Some of our neighbors are even left in the impossible position of wondering how they can remain in the neighborhoods they desire to live in unless Ohio laws are changed.
Four wrongful death lawsuits filed in crash that killed six from Tusky Valley Schools
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Claims out of a series of wrongful death lawsuits filed against a central Ohio trucking company and its driver state they and more "explicitly rejected" crucial safety measures which resulted in a multi-vehicle crash last November east of Columbus that killed six. On November 14th...
Ohio judge overturns jury verdict in 'exceptional' murder case
After nearly 15 years on the bench as a Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge, there aren't many firsts left for Mark Serrott. But on Thursday, Serrott granted a new trial for a man who had been found guilty of murder by a jury in May. ...
County Planning Downtown Childcare Center on Former Jail Site
Franklin County is moving forward with plans to build a new childcare center on its Downtown campus. The three-story structure would be built at the southeast corner of Mound and Front Streets, where the county jail was located for nearly 50 years. The former jail building, which is vacant but...
Some suburbs joining Columbus in rezoning to fight housing crisis - others, not so much
“I am unsurprised by these findings,” Worthington resident Aaron Shearer said of a housing needs assessment consultants presented to the Worthington City Council that found a strong demand for more and diverse housing. “These (findings) are pretty much everything I've come to Council and presented to you for about two years," said...
Dive teams and patrols prepare to keep boaters safe at Red White & Boom amid storm threats
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Law enforcement dive teams and patrol boats are about to hit the water to keep everyone safe during Wednesday night's Red White & Boom fireworks show. "We've got the bullhorn on the boat and we'll let everyone know how bad the weather is," Deputy Stephen...
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