Franklin County News

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio The county added two new tornado sirens Wednesday, NBC 4 reported.

ZANESVILLE - A Columbus man entered not guilty pleas to multiple charges including rape on Wednesday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal lawsuit accuses an Ohio school district of ignoring complaints by two 12-year-olds that they were sexually harassed by other students, and one of the girls says she was later raped on ...

It's back to court for Sharon Township police Lt. Terrell La Tour after his initial hearing to decide whether he is guilty of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle.

The Capital Area Human Society is warning pet owners after another dog was found shot to death by an arrow Friday night.

Bill would free more deadbeat parents. Kids, state would all be winners, legislator says Friday, August 22, 2008 3:10 AM By Jim Siegel THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Hoping to see more deadbeat parents placed in ...

An appeals court has upheld a state agency's decision that the Ohio Democratic Party and Chairman Chris Redfern violated Ohio elections law by illegally misrepresenting candidates on campaign material.

Consumer advocates have asked Franklin County election officials to investigate whether people circulating petitions for a proposed payday loan ballot question deceived voters to secure signatures.

ZANESVILLE - A Columbus man was indicted by a Muskingum County grand jury Wednesday for one count of aggravated burglary, one count of kidnapping, one count of sexual violent offender specification, one count ...

TV Online Proposal would require evidence to be retained longer By Laura A. Bischoff COLUMBUS - Police and prosecutors would be required to record suspect interrogations, improve the way they conduct line-ups ...

Customers of Ohio American Water complained about proposed rate increases at a hearing Monday night.

The Franklin County Animal Shelter said a man turned in 17 dogs this week that he is unable to care for.

A man fell nearly 20 feet down an embankment while riding his four-wheel all terrain vehicle.

Richard Cordray, Democrat Age: 49 Residence : Grove City Occupation : State treasurer, civil rights lawyer Education : Law degree, University of Chicago Family : Wife, Peggy; 9-year-old twin boy and girl ...

Franklin County commissioners on Tuesday morning approved plans for a new animal shelter to be built at the site of the old Northland Mall.

Police will spend weeks viewing the hundreds of videotapes, DVDs and CDs seized yesterday from a South Side house they said a man had rigged with cameras to secretly record children as they undressed.

LANCASTER - During his four-month deployment in Iraq, Lancaster native Major Scott Armen started a typical day at the crack of dawn.

A man arrested today in a fatal shooting on the South Side has been charged with murder before, only to have the case against him dropped.

He works to take drunk drivers off streets. But now a Central Ohio police officer faces OVI and felony firearms charges.

A man convicted of raping a 10-year-old girl was expected to be released Monday after 17 years in prison because a lab re-examining cases across Ohio showed that his DNA profile doesn't match evidence from the ...