DELAWARE COUNTY — Jacob A. Smith, 50, a Columbus Division of Police officer, was arrested Saturday in Delaware County and charged with felony strangulation and illegal possession of a firearm in a liquor permit premises after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend twice outside a Polaris-area restaurant, according to court records.Smith was arraigned in Delaware County … Read more
The Cleveland Browns are wasting no time overhauling their offensive line. The Browns agreed to acquire veteran offensive lineman Tytus Howard from the Houston Texans in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round draft pick, NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday. As part of the deal, Howard signed a three-year, $63 million extension with Cleveland, keeping … Read more
COLUMBUS — A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for Franklin County until 11:00 a.m. Monday as light snow and patchy fog create slick conditions across Central Ohio, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. Temperatures at John Glenn Columbus International Airport dropped to 22°F early Monday morning, with a wind chill making it … Read more
This is a developing story. Information is limited and unconfirmed at this time. ColumbusFrontline.com will update this article as official information becomes available. DUBLIN — Multiple police units and emergency vehicles responded to Tuttle Mall near the Scene 75 entertainment complex in Dublin on Saturday evening, according to multiple eyewitness reports shared on social media. … Read more
The SUV was moving at high speed when it clipped a sign pole, sending the sign crashing onto the roof before the vehicle rolled into a parking lot. The driver fled on foot and remains unidentified. Columbus police are asking the public to help. A driver fled on foot after a Ford Edge rolled multiple … Read more
COLUMBUS — A Franklin County Municipal Court judge set a $2 million bond Saturday for Molly Jones, 35, after she was charged with murder in the January 27 shooting death of James C. Pettigrew Jr. in Columbus’s Hilltop neighborhood. Jones was arraigned Saturday and remains held at the Franklin County Jail. A second suspect, Marcellus … Read more
COLUMBUS — Some AEP Ohio customers in Columbus say their electric bills have doubled over the past two months, and they want answers. Residents in the Columbus area took to social media Friday to share their frustration. Multiple customers reported seeing bills nearly twice as high as the same period last year, even accounting for … Read more
COLUMBUS — A construction worker died early Saturday morning after a driver struck him inside an active work zone on Interstate 70 westbound near State Route 315 and fled the scene, according to the Columbus Division of Police. The crash happened at approximately 2:01 a.m. Police said a maroon Toyota sedan, believed to be an … Read more
Mohammed Al Nuaimi held on $200,000 bond; case bound to Franklin County grand jury Mohammed Al Nuaimi, 28, of Hilliard, faces felony charges of burglary, kidnapping, and gross sexual imposition after an alleged assault on the mother of a child he previously transported for South Western City Schools, according to filings in Franklin County Municipal … Read more
COLUMBUS — A Franklin County judge sentenced Quinntel Bagley, 39, of Columbus, to a minimum of 10 years in prison this week after he pleaded guilty to kidnapping his ex-girlfriend twice in 2024 — including a second abduction he carried out while on the run after escaping police custody. Bagley will not be eligible for … Read more