Central Ohio

The Regional Housing Coalition will be a public-private partnership aiming to help build 200,000 homes and 80,000 affordable homes in the next 10 years.

Early voting started on Oct. 8. Since then, about 60,000 people have voted in Franklin County and its immediate neighboring counties.

The LinkUs sales tax levy promises dedicated bus lanes for a bus rapid transit system starting on West Broad Street and East Main Street. This could make for a faster rush hour commute.

The federal government hasn't declared a drought in several decades for any county in Ohio. Farmers in Ohio are seeing its impacts, as they're forced to adapt to dryer weather.

Temperatures are set to hover in the 90s this week. Because of high temperatures, a heat advisory has been put into place.

The population estimates show the 10-county central Ohio area grew by about 18,200 residents between July 2022 and July 2023. The area has grown by 38,376 since 2020.

State data shows thousands of Franklin County students took EdChoice vouchers this school year, but enrollment in public school districts also grew.

AAA expects airports to be busier than ever over the Christmas and New Year travel period. In Columbus, more than 200,000 airline seats were booked for departure.

The average sale price of a central Ohio home rose about 5% this year, though the increase was much more in some areas.

Students in some central Ohio school districts are about a grade level behind in math compared to where they were in 2019.