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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The deep-dish pizza chain Giordano's has closed its Polaris location, marking its exit from Ohio. The brand’s pizza shop at 2137 Polaris Parkway shuttered earlier this week. The closure comes about nine years after the restaurant opened in June 2017.  The company has taken down the Polaris location's page on its [...]

Former Ohio State defensive player Jonathon Cooper was arrested Thursday, one week after his previous arrest, according to online jail records.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- White Castle, a Columbus-based chain known for its burger sliders, broke ground Thursday on its first Texas location. The new location will be at Grandscape in The Colony, north of Dallas. It will span 3,430 square feet and will feature a double drive-thru, a canopy and patio seating. To celebrate the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man has died after being struck by multiple vehicles Thursday night in the Grandview Heights area. According to the Grandview Heights Division of Police, officers were called to the 1400 block of Dublin Road in the Village of Marble Cliff. Police arrived and found a man had been struck by [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new Ohio bill seeks to limit governmental ability to "burden a person's exercise of religion." State Reps. Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) and Tex Fischer (R-Canfield) introduced House Bill 952, the "Ohio Religious Freedom Restoration Act." The bill would expand opportunities for Ohioans to sue a state or local government if they [...]

DeMonye's Greenhouse, a family-owned business in Columbus, Ohio, will be demolished to make way for a $31 million luxury apartment development by Rocky Point Partners, with groundbreaking expected in November.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that people who are federally barred from possessing firearms due to prior criminal convictions can petition the state to have their gun rights restored. In a 6-1 decision issued June 2, the high court found that a federal firearm prohibition does not automatically prevent a [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- OhioHealth is closing the maternity ward at Grady Memorial Hospital in Delaware, drawing criticism from Ohio's top nursing union. “Delaware County is the fastest growing county in Ohio," Rick Lucas, president of the Ohio Nurses Association, said. "Families who live there will now have to travel 30 minutes or longer to reach inpatient maternity care. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A long-awaited hotel at Hollywood Casino Columbus is officially opening after years of planning and construction, with casino leaders and community stakeholders saying the project could help drive economic growth on the city's West Side. Casino officials cut the ribbon Thursday on the new hotel, a project first announced in October [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- County fair season and campaign season are overlapping this summer, and the Ohio Republican Party is seizing the chance to campaign against Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor. Acton is best known for her role as former Ohio health director, as she advised Gov. Mike DeWine during the early days [...]

A swimmer died Wednesday after being pulled from the water at Alum Creek State Park.

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — Community members and the city of Westerville are preserving history and giving new life to a historical tree that was knocked down by recent severe weather. History is scattered all over cemeteries. At Otterbein Cemetery in Westerville, a big piece of history is no longer standing. “There is a whole lot [...]

A $14 million investment in public safety on the Hilltop is a step closer to completion.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The sentencing of a former Franklin County deputy who was convicted of reckless homicide has been postponed. Michael Jason Meade, 47, was originally scheduled to be sentenced on June 16, but the hearing has been pushed back two weeks to June 30. A spokesperson with the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office said [...]

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) — For three years the team at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has been working to successfully breed a puggle, an echidna baby. This December it finally succeeded and welcomed the sweet little puggle to the zoo family. "Most people don't know what an echidna is. They've never even heard of them," [...]

A fire at an east Columbus apartment that sent three people to the hospital in critical condition was caused by a natural gas leak, according to fire officials.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio legislators rushed to pass legislation Wednesday ahead of an extended summer break but failed to reach a resolution on one of Ohio's top issues: data centers. Legislators had expected to vote on a bill that would establish new requirements for data centers, update how their utility costs are regulated, and [...]