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Transitioning from Bhutan to the Buckeye State can be difficult for refugees Shaha Biswa sat on the faux leather couch facing the television that covered […]

By 2030, the U.S. Census Bureau predicts, people over the age of 65 will outnumber children under the age of 18 for the first time […]

A section of Interstate 71 north of downtown Columbus has been reopened but another section of the interstate at Route 665 near Grove City was […]

For nearly two months, starting on the raw April morning when his body was found, he was known only as John Doe. The police came […]

A flash flood warning has been issued for Franklin County and central Ohio until 11:30 p.m. Wednesday due to a heavy, pounding rain. A total 1.66 […]

Sheriff Timothy Rogers said that in his 31 years in the Coshocton County sheriff’s office, he’s never seen so many kids die from fires in one […]

Jim Woods The Columbus Dispatch @Woodsnight Wednesday Jun 19, 2019 at 8:24 PM Jun 19, 2019 at 8:24 PM What started as a traffic crash turned into a homicide investigation for Whitehall police when it […]

Before the Ohio Provisions medical marijuana dispensary in Carroll could open its doors, it needed cameras that captured the entire property. “We have 53 cameras […]

Theodore Decker The Columbus Dispatch @Theodore_Decker Wednesday Jun 19, 2019 at 4:58 PM Jun 19, 2019 at 4:59 PM A man found dead in a West Side parking lot in late April has been identified, […]

When Alfreda Koroma moved to Columbus from Sierra Leone in 2015, the 13-year-old thought the U.S. would be the “perfect place.” Her family left to […]

When Alfreda Koroma moved to Columbus from Sierra Leone in 2015, the 13-year-old thought the U.S. would be the “perfect place.” Her family left to […]

Ellen Wagner The Columbus Dispatch @ewagner19 Wednesday Jun 19, 2019 at 3:43 PM Jun 19, 2019 at 3:43 PM Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Public Health issued an advisory Wednesday due to an increase […]

Marc Kovac The Columbus Dispatch @ohiocapitalblog Wednesday Jun 19, 2019 at 2:36 PM Jun 19, 2019 at 2:36 PM A North Side man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to one felony count connected to […]

Michael Lee The Columbus Dispatch @leem386 Wednesday Jun 19, 2019 at 1:33 PM Jun 19, 2019 at 1:40 PM We want to know what your favorite Ohio State football tradition is. Is it Script Ohio? […]

A former Franklin Township police officer was sentenced to a year and a day in prison Wednesday for kicking a suspect following a high-speed chase. […]

Liberty Township Trustee Melanie Lenaghan says the single-page letter to be mailed to township residents is meant to improve communication and correct misinformation. Her opponents […]

It rained an awful lot over three days. The National Weather Service reported late Tuesday night that, depending where you call home in and around […]

Katie Jordan ran across the green turf with her gray and white border collie, Rhaegal. Rhaegal jumped over a pole positioned about 16 inches off […]

One click on a Facebook post opened Tara Cullen’s eyes to the plight of refugees. The 37-year-old Worthington mother of four knows what it’s like […]

Katie Jordan ran across the green turf with her gray and white border collie, Rhaegal. Rhaegal jumped over a pole positioned about 16 inches off […]

The Columbus Board of Education unanimously agreed Tuesday to hire a staffing firm to prepare for the possibility of a teachers strike, and union members […]

Jim Woods The Columbus Dispatch @Woodsnight Tuesday Jun 18, 2019 at 11:08 PM Jun 18, 2019 at 11:08 PM A male’s body found floating in the Muskingum River in Dresden Tuesday morning could be that of […]

The Columbus Board of Education unanimously agreed Tuesday to hire a staffing to prepare for the possibility of a teachers strike, and union members and […]

Six people are dead, including four children, after two separate fires Tuesday morning destroyed a home in Licking County and a barn in Coshocton County. […]

NEW YORK — Charitable giving by individual Americans in 2018 suffered its biggest drop since the Great Recession of 2008-09, according to the latest comprehensive […]

Six people are dead, including four children, after two separate fires Tuesday morning destroyed a home in Licking County and a barn in Coshocton County. […]

At the very end of a long municipal court hallway that mostly smells of sweat and despair, Vanessa Perkins turns slowly as she tries to […]

Mr. Martinez is a patient at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center who is Hispanic, speaks little English and is suffering from back pain. He also […]

A 14-year-old Massillon boy apparently drowned at a Wayne County campground Sunday while swimming in the same pond where he had been baptized several hours […]

Ceili Doyle The Columbus Dispatch @cadoyle_18 Tuesday Jun 18, 2019 at 2:58 PM Jun 18, 2019 at 3:10 PM Three children died and another was severely burned in a Warsaw barn fire on Tuesday morning, […]

Sheridan Hendrix @sheridan120 Tuesday Jun 18, 2019 at 1:48 PM Jun 18, 2019 at 1:48 PM Three people are dead after a Licking County house fire Tuesday morning. A 911 call came in around 10:19 […]

Michael Lee The Columbus Dispatch @leem386 Tuesday Jun 18, 2019 at 1:42 PM Summer is around the corner, which means sitting back and relaxing with a drink in hand in […]

Molly O’Neill, a freewheeling writer born into a family bent on raising baseball players who would transform herself from a chef into one of America’s […]

The public contribution to a new professional soccer stadium Downtown, a revamped practice facility at Mapfre Stadium and a city recreational park surrounding the current […]

Franklin County hotline fielded more than 16,000 calls last year and more volunteers are needed Wendy Ban was devastated when her mother took her own […]

Several central Ohio medical providers have prolific online and social media presences with thousands of followers all over the world. Looking for a tool to […]

Thank you for joining us this morning. As you know, I am your duly elected representative in the Ohio House, and I wanted to take […]

Dispatch Statehouse reporter Jim Siegel was praised as a tenacious, humble, fair and respected journalist during a ceremony in the Ohio Statehouse atrium honoring his life. But […]

Tim Velde had about half his corn planted before the weather near Hanley Falls, Minnesota, went sour in May. Then he had to switch seed […]

DELAWARE — Officials want to know why dozens of campers were left soaked and stranded after the electronic door locks on a $1 million tornado […]

DELAWARE — Officials want to know why dozens of campers were left soaked and stranded after the electronic door locks on a $1 million tornado […]

DELAWARE — Officials want to know why dozens of campers were left soaked and stranded after the electronic door locks on a $1 million tornado […]

Michael Lee The Columbus Dispatch @leem386 Monday Jun 17, 2019 at 12:56 PM Jun 17, 2019 at 12:56 PM Whether you enjoy sitting back and listening to some patriotic classics or dancing to some of […]

M at Miranova is celebrating its 18th anniversary with an updated look and fresh new menu. The rebooted upscale restaurant will reopen Tuesday on the […]

4-col, 1-line lede hed (22-29 characters); no art for print The Columbus Board of Education could kick off the planning process Tuesday to place a […]

Chris Angel already had a pretty good idea he was a father, and he knew there would eventually be formal responsibilities that come with paternity. But […]

4-col, 1-line lede hed (22-29 characters); no art for print The Columbus Board of Education could kick off the planning process Tuesday to place a […]

More than two years ago, a pair of human legs were found at a South Side waste collection company. Earlier this year, the legs were […]

When kids break the rules, they may get punished, with a timeout, grounding or lost privileges. When they break the law, the consequences can involve […]