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City attorney: High bond for violent domestic violence offenders only issued 7 times
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police have issued nearly 500 domestic violence-related charges so far this year. City Attorney Zach Klein says those are just the cases they know of. In the last two months, there have been five murder-suicides that were all domestic violence-related. Klein says that is a...
Ohio State to honor 2024 College Football Hall of Fame electee Chris Ward during Saturday's game
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Buckeyes will honor former offensive tackle and 2024 College Football Hall of Fame electee Chris Ward with an on-campus salute during Saturday’s game against Iowa. The National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame announced its 2024 class in January. Ward, along with...
Buckeye hall of famer to call game his son is playing in on Saturday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — It is nothing new for a football player from central Ohio to go elsewhere to college and then return home to play against Ohio State. But for the Lachey family, what’s about to happen Saturday is a family reunion of sorts — on the field, in the stands, and even in […]
Ohio man charged after allegedly taking girl from West Virginia home
A man is facing abduction and sexual assault charges after meeting a 12-year-old from West Virginia online and bringing them back to his home in Pickerington, Ohio, according to the Ravenswood Police Department.
Ex-Columbus employee gets $195K settlement after claim she was required to do Ginther campaign work
A former city employee received a $195,000 settlement from the city of Columbus after claiming she was illegally required to work on the 2023 reelection campaign of Mayor Andrew Ginther. The allegation of political work on the city’s dime appears in an unfiled federal court lawsuit prepared by a lawyer for Denise Bauer, who worked […]
Getting legal help for Franklin County tenants facing eviction
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Central Ohio continues to experience a housing crisis. According to Columbus leaders, Franklin County saw a record-high number of eviction cases filed last year – more tenants were evicted than fit into Nationwide Arena and the city is on track to exceed that number in 2024. More than 100,000 evictions were […]
Child information part of Columbus data leak
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — NBC4 Investigates has confirmed the private information of children has been compromised as part of the ransomware attack on Columbus. The children are dependents of people who’ve interacted with the city. Now, people are asking questions about how to best protect themselves and their dependents. The cybersecurity expert, Connor Goodwolf, who […]
Easy driving keeps commuters off busses
Last month, Sarah Conlisk, a data editor at Lyft, reported that Ohio’s Capital, Columbus, had the best commute in the country among cities with over half a million population. Conlisk’s analysis combined a few metrics into four different categories: speed, cost, clean (greenhouse gas emissions), and after-work activity. Commutes that were shorter, cheaper, less greenhouse […]
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