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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Franklin County police department along the east side of Columbus has arrested a suspect accused of stealing property from its own precinct. According to a court affidavit, the Mifflin Township Police Department using surveillance footage out of its own headquarters identified a man they believe stole over $1,600 worth of [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A long-undeveloped parcel on East Main Street that has drawn redevelopment interest over the years is now part of Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s growing footprint near downtown Columbus. Nationwide Children’s purchased the entire 3.62-acre block at 818 E. Main St. for $7.6 million on Aug. 7, according to Franklin County property records. [...]

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – After four days of testimony, the fate of Bruce Foster III is now in the hands of a judge. Foster, 30, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder, four counts of murder, two counts of aggravated burglary, two counts of attempted murder, six counts of felonious assault and one count [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One man is dead after a shooting Sunday night on the far west side of Columbus. According to Columbus police, officers were called to the Emerald Glen Apartments in the Cherry Creek area at 11:32 p.m. Sunday on a report of a shooting. A 20-year-old man, identified as Mohamed Mohamed, was [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Rocket Fizz Soda Pop & Candy Shop opened its second central Ohio location earlier this month, bringing the franchise’s mix of nostalgic candy, hard-to-find sweets, novelty gifts and bottled sodas to the Bridge Park area. The Dublin store is the chain’s first in the city and one of two in central [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's average price for an ounce of cannabis has been going up since May, the first time consumers have seen consistent monthly increases since recreational sales began two years ago. Ohio voters legalized recreational marijuana in November 2023, with sales beginning in August 2024. Since legalization, the price of an ounce [...]

A unique eight-acre property in Huron, Ohio, known as the Huron Hobbit House, has gone viral after being listed for sale at $850,000.

After two weeks of nearly relentless storms that brought sudden downpours, strong winds, frequent lightning and tornadoes, the last 10 days of August felt more like September.

GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After nearly two months, the attorneys representing the adults in a Vinton County child abuse case received the state's evidence against the Siders. Vinton County received national attention after investigators rescued 16 children, ages 1 to 18, on June 30. Gary Siders, 73, Christina Siders, 68, Gary Siders II, 37, and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Thousands of athletes are in Central Ohio for the Gay Softball World Series. The tournament is the largest annual LGBTQ+ single sport athletic competition. “Columbus has the best recipe. The fields are all in one location. They’re five minutes from the hotel. All the night life and restaurants are within walking [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus girl is recovering in the hospital after police believe she shot herself earlier Sunday afternoon. The shooting happened at the 1200 block of North Sixth Street near Weinland Park. Columbus Division of Police believes the girl is between the ages of 5 and 10. Police say that regardless of [...]

As AI-generated video blurs reality and new Macs hit five-figure price tags, the conversation digs into who's left behind in the race to automate and whether "democratizing" tech actually delivers on its promise. Find out how NVIDIA, Meta, and even Apple are reshaping the tech game, and why it might not be good news for everyone.

• Brief independent investigation of agents' behavior, reasoning and collaboration in the OpenAI / Hugging Face hacking incident
• NVIDIA's Profit Doubles to $59.69 Billion Thanks to A.I. Spending
• Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit
• Apple Introduces M6 and M5 Ultra Chips, in New Mac Mini and Mac Studio
• How Apple Stumbled Into AI Hardware Success With the Mac
• Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children
• Meta Just Paid Nearly $17 Billion To Make Sure It Gets To Write The Kid Safety Rules For Every Other Social Media Platform
• The Meta Settlement Makes Big Tech Bigger
• 'Darth Vader' Wants You to Know He Definitely Supports Flock Surveillance
• The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms
• With the Snip of a Gene, Scientists Hope To Erase High Cholesterol For Life - Slashdot
• Skynet went live yesterday
• Amazon service Bezos once called 'artificial artificial intelligence' is shutting down

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on Sunday Briefing: “It’s important that we have an attorney general with the experience and the tenacity to go after the bad actors,” Ohio Auditor Keith Faber said. Hear from the Republican Faber on what he wants voters to know about him as the two-month mark until election day [...]

An unclaimed $8.4 million Classic Lotto jackpot ticket was sold at a Columbus Giant Eagle Market District on July 29, 2026.