Columbus News

Authorities in central Ohio say a search at a Columbus home turned up large amounts of cocaine and marijuana, with an estimated street value of more than $500,000.

A Franklin County grand jury has indicted a former Catholic high-school choir director on 13 sex charges.

Temperatures in the 50s and 60s across much of the state were expected to plunge 30 to 40 degrees by the weekend.

Ariel Anthony Castro was too angry at his father to visit him while he was in prison.

Columbus police said they arrested a man Wednesday night suspected of robbing two stores in different parts of Franklin County Wednesday morning.

Doors open at 9 p.m. at The Bank, 27 W. Second St. Disc jockey entertainment of electro house, progressive, techno and bass music will be provided by B-Funk, of Athens; NetworkEDM, of Columbus; OZMTZ, of Cleveland; and .Harry.

There is rare issue of agreement in the 2014 gubernatorial campaign: Both Republican incumbent John Kasich and his likely Democratic challenger Ed FitzGerald oppose legislative efforts to eliminate the death penalty in Ohio.

Democratic Reps. Nickie J. Antonio of Lakewood and Dan Ramos of Lorain appeared Tuesday with representatives from the Catholic Conference of Ohio, Temple Israel, and St. John's Episcopal Church of Columbus, to back legislation to replace capital punishment with life without the possibility of parole.

The Columbus school-bus driver accused of driving her route while drunk - and with kids on board - has resigned.

From The Plain DealerJobsOhio doesn't have to respond to a public-records request seeking information on the economic development nonprofit's finances and potential conflicts of interest, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.In a unanimous decision, the state's high court dismissed a complaint filed by Columbus attorney Victoria Ullmann seeking ... (more)

A homeless man who fatally stabbed a stranger outside a downtown Columbus hotel last year has been committed to a mental hospital.

Afternoon Update, sent weekday afternoons, keeps you up to date with breaking news and updates from later in the day.

A second murder suspect is in jail tonight accused of killing a Columbus man. Derrick Lamont Robinson and Melanie Dawn Spears are charged with aggravated murder in the November 21st killing of Shawn Fullen.

Columbus police have identified the two officers who shot and killed a man outside a Northwest Side bar early Monday.

Columbus police charged an 18-year-old man with murder today, accusing him of the weekend shooting death of a man on a South Side street.

The area in green is served by the Hap Cremean Water Plant, which pulls water from the Hoover Reservoir.

Steven King has pleaded guilty to aggravated murder in the death of Baby Elaina Steinfurth.

Columbus, Ohio -- Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro committed suicide by hanging himself in his prison cell, two corrections consultants concluded following a review of his death released Tuesday, rejecting earlier suggestions that he may have died accidentally while seeking a sexual thrill.

Ohio State University has drained an iconic lake at the center of campus to try to figure out how to lessen its economic and environmental impact.

December is a time of much less outdoor work. It's a month with the holiday spirit and many suggestions for gifts.