Nathaniel Shuda

Columbus Dispatch The Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival has delayed opening its doors for May 16 and is asking attendees who have not started

Licking County authorities arrest two people and are looking for two more in connection with a June 6 shooting in Newark, Sheriff Randy Thorp said.

Columbus police arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of murder after another man whom they allege he critically injured in a June 27 assault died three days later.

A Columbus man faces a murder charge after police allege he killed a 7-week-old boy in a domestic violence case.

Columbus Dispatch July 3, 2026, 7:45 p.m. ET (This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.)

Columbus Dispatch The attorney for one of four people charged in connection to what state and local authorities allege they found 16 children

Tuesday marked the first time four adults charged in connection with the abuse and rescue of 16 Vinton County children were scheduled to appear in court since their arrest last week.

The four suspects accused of endangering 16 children in a Vinton County home have waived their preliminary hearings.

Vinton County Child Abuse Investigation Update

Two Columbus men face murder charges after a July 8 shooting killed Xavier N.A. Gibbs, 28, whom police found in a crashed vehicle on Carolyn Avenue.