COLUMBUS, Ohio – Relax, Ohio motorists. Gas prices are moving back down. After hovering around $4 a gallon for a couple weeks because of refinery problems in the Great Lakes region, prices at the pump have fallen. The state average for a gallon of regular gas was $3.74 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the […]
Hundreds dressed in pink shirts Friday night in a show of support against a string of violent acts alleged in Columbus against members of the gay community in less than a week. In all three cases the men were severely beaten, but their personal belongings were not stolen. The attacks occurred less than two weeks […]
A string of assaults and robberies of gay men during the past week has put the gay community and others on alert, less than two weeks before the Pride Festival begins in Columbus. Advocates say the assaults and harassment of gay men and women are more common than the public knows. In the most recent […]
Veterans Memorial would be demolished and replaced with a new arts venue under a $50 million plan local officials are considering for the Scioto Peninsula, across the river from Downtown. Key to the plan is a $25 million donation from Limited founder Leslie H. Wexner and his wife, Abigail, for the new arts facility. That […]
Man Attacked With BB Gun, Robbed An alleged victim said a man with a gun tried to rob him and then struck him over the head. According to court documents, Quinton Jerell Pittman approached a man on Sandalwood Place and Karl Road at about 2:15 p.m. on Saturday.Pittman allegedly pointed a handgun at the man, […]
From popular acts like Color Me Badd to local talent, thousands of Ohioans flocked to downtown Columbus to officially kick off the summer festival season. The Soul Food Festival kicked off Saturday evening with deep fried foods and soul singing artists like Gladys Knight drawing big crowds hours before her performance. The 52nd annual Columbus Arts […]
COLUMBUS (Steve Levine) — A major two-day crime sweep is underway in Franklin County. Since Thursday morning, 89 people have been taken into custody, two…
Police say two people are dead after a shooting on the west side of Columbus Thursday morning. At about 11:30 a.m. Thursday Columbus police were…
An 85-year-old man has been hospitalized after being shot Thursday morning. Columbus police and EMS personnel were dispatched to the 1100 block of South High Street on a report of a shooting at about 10:11 a.m. Medics transported the victim to Grant Medical Center to be treated for a gunshot wound to the leg. Specifics […]
ABC 6/FOX 28 started tracking these “Crime Hot Spots” last week, when 7 armed robberies at 6 businesses were reported to police within days of…
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission released its top 40 regional high-crash intersections for 2009-11. The intersections were ranked based on a formula that considers the number of crashes, traffic volume and severity. According to MORPC, the top 10 high-crash intersections are: 1. Cleveland Avenue @ Morse Road 2. W Broad Street/US 40 @ N Wilson […]
A group of east side neighbors are working to crowd out the negative elements in their neighborhood with something they call positive loitering. In a neighborhood of broken buildings and broken dreams, you might call Pastor Bob Ward “Good Will Walking”. He leads First English Lutheran Church. On Wednesday afternoons, he leads a group of […]
