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House reading clerk Susan Cole became a viral sensation on social media thanks to her deadpan demeanor amid the chaos.

The Dispatch deployed 28 journalists to capture gun violence in real time around Columbus on a weekend in July.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A 15-year-old was killed last night following a shooting in West Columbus. The victim is 15-year-old, Jafar Shalid, but friends and family called him JJ. He was a part of the Hilltop Tigers Youth soccer team. “It’s very hard and it’s sad to feel that now. JJ is also a statistic […]

The hunger needs are so great across Central Ohio. In fact, the Mid-Ohio Food Collective said the need has gone up 40% compared to last year and they're helping

Zerqua Abid, founder and president of My Project USA, is running for Democratic Partys nomination for Ohios 15th Congressional District in March.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — July 22 marks the grim one-year anniversary of a 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed in a west Columbus neighborhood. On Friday, July 21 a Columbus nonprofit honored his memory. At the Hilltop Youth Empowerment Center, there is now a peace patio in honor of Issa Jeylani. Jeylani was playing […]

Issa Jeylani, 15, was shot and killed on the Hilltop in 2022 while playing soccer with friends. He was honored with the opening of Issas Peace Patio.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Community leaders are calling the violence on Canonby Place a life or death situation. Columbus Police said there have been at least 15 shootings there this year, with three of those so far this month. The history of violence in Canonby Place goes back a decade. Zerqa Abid, the executive director […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Hilltop community leader said students at Eakin Elementary School worry each day could be their last after two shooting near the school in two weeks. An 11-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet at the Wedgewood Village Apartments on May 2. Then, a 12-year-old boy was shot near the school […]

The city of Columbus received over half a billion dollars in federal emergency COVID financial assistance, of which $150 million remains to be spent.