6+ hour, 23+ min ago   (343+ words) Columbus is starting Saturday with an initial round of showers and storms expected to move into the area after 09Z, followed by occasional morning precipitation. Thunderstorms are expected through the afternoon and a high near 81 as a Flood Watch raises concerns…...

10+ hour, 5+ min ago   (397+ words) Mayor Andrew Ginther stood inside the Driving Park Community Center to unveil a proposed $2.8 billion capital budget that puts $24 million toward fixing one of the city's deadliest stretches of road right outside the building's doors. The centerpiece of that spending…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (386+ words) Megan Snyder says her family's driveway in Monroe, Ohio, has continued cracking and sinking since water tore through the neighborhood on May 6 after a hydrant on Wyndcrest Court failed during testing, leaving the family with damage they insist they did…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (120+ words) Columbus firefighters found the victim dead inside a North Linden home where hoarding conditions complicated the search, a battalion chief said. 1 dead in Columbus house fire; hoarding conditions slowed rescue One person died in a Sept. 5 fire at a North…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (390+ words) An estimated 37 million drivers will take to the roads nationwide this Labor Day weekend, according to AAA. The Ohio Department of Transportation warned that Thursday and Friday afternoons will see the heaviest traffic congestion across the state. State officials and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (262+ words) Floodwaters filling roadways in Ohio prompted a blunt warning in a short video. The message was that no errand, commute, or shortcut is worth the risk of driving through rushing waters. In the video shared on TikTok amid recent flooding…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (793+ words) Ten years ago today, northwest Ohio experienced one of the more remarkable and somewhat unexpected tornado outbreaks in recent history. In total, 22 tornadoes touched down across the region, including a dangerous storm that prompted an extraordinarily rare warning for the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (41+ words) Residents in south Columbus are continuing cleanup efforts after last week's EF1 tornado. The Passivhaus standard is growing in popularity as UK homeowners adapt to hotter summer temperatures. Residents in south Columbus are continuing cleanup efforts after last week's EF1 tornado....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (399+ words) When the power goes out, a portable generator can feel like a lifeline, helping families keep food cold, charge phones, and run essential equipment. But after storms left more than 110,000 AEP Ohio customers without electricity, safety experts warned that one…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (157+ words) Ohio 314 north of Millsboro Road in Richland County will close beginning Aug. 31 as crews replace a culvert. According to a community announcement from the Ohio Department of Transportation, the work had previously been planned for Aug. 24 through Sept. 4, but now…...