Columbus News

A wayward cigarette started a fire Saturday night that claimed the life of a 52-year-old man at a Far East Side apartment.

<![CDATA[The Ottawa County Board of Developmental Disabilities is hosting several events to recognize March as DD Awareness Month, including a pancake and sausage breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Port Clinton Knights of Columbus 1750 Hall, 109 E. Perry St. Other activities planned for March include The fourth annual Volleyball Challenge from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, library displays and posters and billboards throughout Ottawa County.

While moving, Jason Romage offered some quarters to two boys in the parking lot to carry boxes from his car into his apartment.

Authorities are still trying to determine who poisoned around 50 ducks and geese at a northwest Columbus apartment complex.

One person was killed early this morning in a shooting on the Far North Side. Columbus police and paramedics were called at 12:30 a.m. to a parking lot near a Sheraton and DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, in the 100 block of Hutchinson Avenue.

The Columbus Division of Fire opened its doors in its search for the next class of firefighters.

Widow Speaks About Alleged Murder-Suicide Plot That Almost Took Her Life COLUMBUS, Ohio - The woman who was nearly killed by her husband before he took his own life is speaking to 10TV's Ashleigh Barry about her harrowing experience.

In the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, a white mask adds intrigue and mystery to the identity of the Phantom.

Trinity Russell wants to celebrate her 12th birthday March 14 by going ice skating.

Light snow was forecast Saturday across the northern part of the state, but skies are sunny and temperatures are climbing past 50 in much of Ohio.

Columbus is delaying plans to convert one-way stretches of Front Street and Marconi Boulevard near City Hall to two-way traffic as it prioritizes other projects in its capital budget.

One person has been pronounced dead after a shooting at a home in west Columbus.

Imagine buying medical coverage on the federal health exchange only to later learn that the insurance you chose doesn't include your doctor or local hospital, making them unaffordable options for your health care.

This Evening : Clear and pleasant. Tonight : Partly cloudy. Low 34. Tomorrow : Partly to mostly cloudy.

CINCINNATI: Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine fell ill during a speaking engagement Friday in Cincinnati and was taken to a hospital to be evaluated, his office said.

Xavier Dee, 10, from Hillview Elemen-tary School in Sylvania, takes a shot at the net and David Marsh, a senior and goalie for the Northview High hockey team, during a pep rally at the high school.

An Ohio man accused of raping and killing a pizza delivery driver is to appear on the charges in an east-central Ohio court.

A Mansfield woman has been charged with aggravated arson in connection with a weekend fire at 511 S. Main St. that seriously injured her husband.

Major players in central Ohio business and research have a common set of goals: to be more efficient, more secure and more customer-focused.

Ray Abou-Arab is now accused of trafficking in a controlled substance. He and his son, Omar Abou-Arab, have been indicted by a grand jury for trafficking "XLR-11," a form of synthetic marijuana.