Heath residents launch new petition drive to ban large data centers
Heath residents are making a third run at putting a data center ban before voters, with organizers preparing to submit a new petition that carries far more signatures than their…
Columbus Man Serving Life Sentence Indicted in 2017 Double Homicide
A man already serving life in prison for murder now faces charges in a nearly decade-old double homicide in Columbus, prosecutors announced this week. A Franklin County grand jury indicted…
Columbus Police Identify Man Fatally Shot in Hilltop Neighborhood
COLUMBUS — Columbus police have identified the man killed in a shooting Tuesday evening in the city’s Hilltop neighborhood. Cedric Cole, 53, died after being shot on the 2100 block…
Columbus Watterson Claims No. 1 in Ohio Super 25 Poll Ahead of Week 8
COLUMBUS — Columbus Watterson has climbed to the top of the Ohio Super 25 high school football poll, claiming the No. 1 spot in the USA TODAY Network Ohio’s fifth…
Franklin County Commissioner Crawley Blasts Inspector General Over Complaint
COLUMBUS — Franklin County Commissioner Erica Crawley on Tuesday blasted the Columbus Department of the Inspector General over its handling of her complaint about police officers’ conduct at a July…
Timashev’s OH.io Ventures Taps Veteran Kevin Pohmer to Lead Columbus Push
COLUMBUS — A Columbus venture platform with an unusual pitch for growing tech companies has named a veteran Central Ohio executive to lead it. OH.io Ventures Holding Inc. announced that…
Columbus water rates up 11.7% as city pushes ahead on $2.5 billion utility overhaul
COLUMBUS — Columbus water customers are paying 11.7 percent more this year as the city pushes ahead on an estimated $2.5 billion overhaul of its water utility, now rebranded as…
Convicted Murderer Indicted in 2017 Columbus Double Homicide of Two Men
COLUMBUS — A man already serving life in prison for murder has been indicted in a nearly decade-old double homicide in Columbus. A Franklin County grand jury indicted Yussuf A.…
Marion Council Wants 20-Year Forensic Audit, but State Auditor’s Office Says Not So Fast
MARION — Marion City Council continues to debate proposed legislation asking the Ohio auditor of state to conduct a forensic audit of the city’s financial data — but the auditor’s…
Grand Jury Indicts Deported Sex Offender on Federal Reentry Charge in Columbus
COLUMBUS — A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Ohio has indicted a 37-year-old Mexican national on a felony charge of illegally reentering the United States, federal prosecutors…