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  • 2 weeks ago | nbc4i.com | David Rees |Gracie Collins

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (WMCH) — Stonewall Columbus said a few corporations that previously backed the Pride march and festival are cutting off support this year amid efforts to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Densil Porteous, executive director of Stonewall Columbus, said the organization has seen a reduction in corporate sponsorships totaling about $150,000 for this year’s Pride celebrations.

  • 2 months ago | nbc4i.com | Gracie Collins |Daniel Griffin

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Sunday marks the first “420” since recreational marijuana sales were made legal in Ohio. The origins of 420 – an unofficial marijuana holiday observed on April 20 – are unknown. Some say it was first used in the 1970s by a group of students as the time of day they would get together and smoke; others say it comes from police code of marijuana possession; still others say it comes from hippie culture and spread among fans of the band The Grateful Dead.

  • 2 months ago | nbc4i.com | Orri Benatar |Gracie Collins

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man was detained early Sunday morning in the Short North neighborhood after a drive-by shootout, which prompted a Columbus police officer to open fire. Columbus police said a special duty officer just finished his shift near a bar in the neighborhood and then saw a shootout occur near East Hubbard Avenue and North Pearl Street just before 2:30 a.m.The shootout was between a man standing outside a parking garage and multiple occupants of a dark pickup truck.

  • Feb 27, 2025 | wtrf.com | Gracie Collins

    As if college students didn’t already have enough on their plates with classes and studying, a group of students at Ohio State came together to create a new app called DuoDate.

  • Feb 23, 2025 | nbc4i.com | Gracie Collins

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As if college students didn’t already have enough on their plates with classes and studying, a group of students at Ohio State came together to create a new app called DuoDate. “It took roughly 13 months to develop the product,” said Nick Saris, CEO & Co-founder of DuoDate. The creators said […]