Viral Eastmoor favorite Órale Güey is expanding to Worthington, adding evening service and a May 23 grand opening.

A Columbus man pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material after investigators found hundreds of images and videos on devices seized last fall.

City staff are studying whether treated wastewater can be piped to data centers for cooling, easing pressure on drinking‑water supplies and utilities.

Puttshack opens its first Ohio venue in Polaris on May 27, bringing tech-tracked mini golf, private challenge suites and a full food-and-drink program to 8870 Galaxy Way.

Saxum Real Estate paid roughly $70M for a 465,256‑sq‑ft Mars Petcare‑leased cold‑storage complex at 5303 Fisher Road, expanding its cold‑chain holdings in Columbus. The property includes significant freezer and ambient space that supports Mars’ adjacent manufacturing campus.

HangOverEasy opens a 5,500 sq ft Bridge Park location on May 2, adding a coffee bar, patio and exclusive new dishes to 6757 Longshore St.

Two bills in the Ohio legislature would set nurse-to-patient ratios and strengthen nurse-led staffing committees after a union survey found widespread understaffing. Advocates and hospitals are preparing for a committee fight in Columbus.

Federal officials added Big and Little Darby creeks to critical habitat for endangered mussels, extending federal oversight to key Franklin County stretches.

Statehouse rallies, a McCoy Park picnic protest and a Bicentennial Park banner event mark May Day in Columbus as organizers press a 'Workers Over Billionaires' agenda amid a fight over parkland and NWSL funding.

A Hocking Hills maintenance worker survived a rare internal decapitation while clearing trees, surgeons reattached his skull to his spine and he is walking again.

Columbus police say a 31‑year‑old allegedly pulled an axe after filling a cup at a store fountain on E. Dublin Granville Road and was arrested on aggravated‑robbery charges.

Ronald Lidderdale pleaded guilty to 31 federal counts after sending powder‑filled threats to dozens of Ohio officials, sentencing is pending.

Light rain and a few thunderstorms this morning in Columbus, gusty northwest winds will pick up later and a cooler, drier weekend follows.