More than 100 animals were seized from a Norwich property after deputies found severe neglect and deceased animals. Local shelters and the ASPCA assisted while investigators prepare evidence for prosecutors.

An appeals court left in place a 25-year term for a Zanesville man convicted in a brutal domestic assault that left his partner severely injured. The ruling rejects his bid to have two charges merged for sentencing.

A person was found unconscious on East Livingston Avenue and remains in critical condition; police arrested a 29-year-old suspect. Detectives are asking witnesses to call in tips.

A second man, 57-year-old Antonio Travis, was indicted and jailed in the December 2024 South Columbus triple homicide; court records list him as a co-defendant.

A Bartholomew County judge gave Brent J. Clayburn 35 years after a jury convicted him of attempted murder for a Sept. 2024 shooting and SWAT standoff. Court records and the affidavit outline the attack and evidence.

A 21-year-old Hollansburg man was killed and a 19-year-old was airlifted after two dirt bikes collided on Richmond Palestine Road; troopers cite possible alcohol, speed and helmet issues.

A 50-year-old Camden man was arrested after a juvenile under 13 said he was invited into a home and exposed; he faces importuning and public indecency charges.

Francisco Vallejo‑Arevalo pleaded guilty in the May 17, 2025, killing of Erik Alcauter‑Huitron and was sentenced Friday to 17–22.5 years in Franklin County court.

A 79-year-old rider, Kenneth James, was killed after a Cadillac struck his Can‑Am Ryker in a South Columbus parking lot Friday afternoon, police say.

Scioto County deputies arrested a 21-year-old after investigators say a child under 13 was sexually assaulted at Roosevelt Lake; DNA and witness leads led to the arrest.

Franklin County officials told Columbus residents to download the free sheriff’s app for NWS watches, flood and road‑closure alerts as storms move in. The push alerts aim to get county‑level warnings faster to people on the go.

A Clintonville dog was critically injured in a street attack and animal‑control issued citations while the case remains under investigation. Neighbors and the dog’s owner say they want clearer enforcement under Ohio’s revised dangerous‑dog rules.

Columbus homicide detectives are investigating after a person was found and pronounced dead on Old Leonard Avenue; details remain limited as officers work the scene.