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Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Julie Lynch blocked a state law that eliminated Ohioans’ ability to sue industrial polluters under the state’s air nuisance rule, Signal Ohio reported. Lynch found the budget amendment directing repeal…
Franklin County Common Pleas Court's RENEW program celebrated its first four graduates Thursday. The reentry program for people leaving prison connects participants with jobs, housing help, mental health services and drug testing, and…
Franklin County's highest September 2026 home sale reached $4 million in New Albany, while Delaware County's top transaction was $1.75 million in Powell, according to NBC4's review of county auditor records. Four of Franklin County's…
The Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center is featuring Mario, a 4-year-old Coonhound, for adoption or fostering. The shelter describes him as sociable with children, adults and other dogs, good on a leash, and content relaxing…
Neighbors, city leaders, and school officials are condemning hateful flyers bearing Ku Klux Klan imagery found Tuesday morning in several central Ohio neighborhoods, including Clintonville near World Language Middle School and an…
Grid Growth is proposing a 220-mile transmission project stretching from the Indiana-Ohio border into Guernsey County, featuring four 765-kilovolt lines. PJM Interconnection selected the developer in February. A final route is…
Hilliard City Council is expected to vote Sept. 28 on transferring about 333 acres of conservation land to Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks. The addition would grow Homestead Metro Park to 376 acres and lift Metro Parks'…
A Groveport Madison school bus left Chatterton Road near Fleet Road southeast of Columbus on Monday morning, Sept. 21, 2026, and struck a utility pole, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said. The driver and the two students aboard…