LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) – People who attend a 154-year-old “church house” in central Ohio are celebrating its roots. The building stood as the center of a once-thriving Black community. The people at ...

Scipio Smith, a former slave, became the city's first Black business owner in the 1800s. Lancaster, Ohio’s very first Black business owner, Scipio Smith, is being honored by the city with a statue ...

LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) — Two people are dead, another victim is hospitalized and a man is under arrest after a shooting in Lancaster on Tuesday. According to the Lancaster Police Department, the ...

LANCASTER, Ohio — A first-of-its-kind festival has taken over historic downtown Lancaster this weekend. "Bottoms Up" is the country's first-ever event held in celebration of midcentury barware culture ...

LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) — A Fairfield County man charged with fatally shooting two family members while injuring a third has been deemed temporarily competent to stand trial. According to a virtual ...

Renters in Lancaster saw apartment listing prices stay in line with last year's median of $1,100, an analysis of new data ...

ATHENS — Ohio University Lancaster will offer club sports as an option for students interested in pursuing athletics for the 2022-23 academic year. Although the campus has hosted a sports program ...

Lancaster, Ohio’s very first Black business owner, Scipio Smith, is being honored by the city with a statue that was just completed. According to NBC 4I, the city of Lancaster is celebrating the first ...