A loaded gun was found in a student’s backpack at Grove City High School on Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for South-Western City Schools. a student notified school administrators that a gun was in another student’s backpack and a school resource officer and school officials then worked to investigate the claim and the gun was […]
Missing person, Ricardo Vallejo, has been missing for nearly a week and his family is in desperate need to find him. Columbus police say the 39-year-old was last seen near the Easton area in Columbus on December 5th. Relatives and acquaintances of Vallejo say that he is a family man and it is very […]
A Columbus woman is being held on arson charges after she tried to light someone on fire! Ruby Lanelle Gowdy was arrested for the incident and is being charged with attempted aggravated arson. According to police reports, Columbus Police and fire responded to a home on Manchester Avenue in the Linden area Saturday afternoon. Responding […]
Columbus’ own is taking on a Cave Gang heavy hitter. Who said that Columbus don’t have no bars? Well, J Slash is going to prove the haters and battler rapper Bad Newz he got bars for days! The two battled each other on Shotz Fired’s Public Enemies card on Dec. 7 and it was a […]
Downtowners and others will notice a big change in parkin come February. In hopes of making the meters in the downtown area run smoother, the Columbus Department of Public Service says it will be adding more accessible parking options and help make parking more predictable. The city will be utilizing no time limit meters with rates […]
A Columbus man has come to be known as a “habitual drunk driver” by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. With an extensive arrest record and a total of 36 driving suspensions including one active, you’d think he would not be someone eager to get behind the wheel. Unfortunately that is not the case for 53-year-old […]
About a week ago a group of teens were caught on camera attempting to rob and steal the car from a local Lyft driver. Columbus Police are asking for help to identify the seven suspects. The entire ordeal started around 9:30 p.m. on the night of November 17th, right outside the Beatty Community Center located […]
The city of Columbus has been in pursuit of a brand new Police Chief. The search has been underway and has now been narrowed down to the top two finalists and they are ready to face the public. The top two sat down with NBC4 for exclusive interviews, which you can check out below. […]
The City of Columbus is looking to ease downtown traffic congestion and improve safety with a 12-month pilot program that began Monday. The city is partnering with curbFlow, a mobility company that will allow delivery and rideshare drivers to reserve and pay for parking, using the curbFlow app. City leaders selected nine locations, primarily […]
Homelessness affects millions of people worldwide. Youth homelessness has become a major issue. A group of local leaders is working to raise awareness about youth homelessness. Leadership Columbus’ Community Impact Project Team from the Class of 2019 is helping organize the efforts. One of the organizations they are working with is Star House which […]
Data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows that the city of Columbus had the most hate crimes reported in the state in 2018, with race-based crimes being the most-frequently reported. FBI statistics show Columbus has the highest number of reported hate crimes in the state and most of them involve racial bias. The […]
A 16-year-old boy was taken to the hospital Sunday after he said he was shot while walking down the street. According to Columbus Police, the teen suffered a gunshot wound to his right side after police responded to a shooting around 3:15pm on the south side of Columbus. The teen said he was walking on […]
