Columbus News

Columbus Police say an alert passerby notified authorities, and now, millions of dollars of marijuana is off of the streets.

Gilbert J. Liberatore, 91, of Midland passed away peacefully April 21, 2014 at Westminster Thurber Community in Columbus, Ohio.

A popular national retailer with several stores in Central Ohio faces hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for refusing to people who've done time.

Teachers have not received an increase in their pay scale since before 2011, when the last contract was approved, although some have received "step" increases as they meet certain longevity targets.

The international hit show Menopause The Musical has identified Columbus as a "hot" national market and will play the Southern Theatre for 6 performances from tonight, April 24-27.

The practice of undocumented withdrawals of high-school students in the Columbus City Schools continued at least through summer 2013, when former Superintendent Gene Harris retired, a new internal audit has found.

More policymakers are coming out against an attempt to overhaul the state's energy efficiency and renewable policies.

The U.S. government spends more than $1.5 billion each year on clothing made overseas.

Police were working to find the man who robbed a southwest Columbus restaurant while armed with a knife.

A man has pleaded guilty to kicking in the doors and looting more than two dozen central Ohio churches to help feed his drug habit.

"They get that we're all in this together. When we have a project and they see that we're all pitching in, we're all contributing, at the end of the day, people feel good about that," says Harris He says there's a lot of give and take, and managers make a point of asking workers to suggest improvements.

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A Near East Side man surrendered at Columbus police headquarters this afternoon, days after he was charged with fatally shooting a man and dumping his body in woods near the E. 5th Avenue bridge by I-670.

A Knox County grand jury this week indicted a dozen people who investigators say were part of a pill-trafficking ring that moved prescription drugs from Florida to Ohio.

The Downtown Commission has approved a dog day care and boarding business at 113 E. Main St. in Columbus, following a 75-minute-long hearing that included objections to the project from some neighbors.

The Democratic National Committee has asked Columbus to formally submit a bid to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

A home invasion and shooting in East Columbus is still under investigation. The shooting happened just before 8 p.m. Monday at a house in the 6700 block of Tussing Road.

Jill Miller Zimon, a small town city councilman who now wants to represent Ohio's 12th House District in Columbus, hopes to deliver an upset victory over current officeholder John Barnes Jr. on May 6, Ohio's primary election date.

The state of Ohio is investigating whether Ohio Mulch is selling bags of its product that weigh less than specified on the packaging.

A man found dead in a wooded area near Three Creeks Metro Park on Saturday evening was murdered, Columbus police say.