City officials are addressing the issue of blighted properties in Central Ohio.

More than 5,000 vacant and abandoned homes in Columbus have created opportunities for childhood friends Justin Campbell and Jeremy Ambrose.

A Hilltop-area home has become a neighborhood landfill that holds a stench—along with a collection of trash and weeds.

Boarded up homes with overgrown landscapes are attracting problems in several Central Ohio communities.

A gunshot victim, vacant homes and hope for revitalization are coming together in a Franklinton neighborhood.

Vacant homes are abundant in Central Ohio. One on Avondale Avenue has a family of raccoons living inside.

MiraCit may be making headway in Mifflin Township.

NBC 4 is digging deeper into taxpayer money and how it is being spent in Mifflin Township to destroy vacant and abandoned homes.

Everyone wants good neighbors, but some communities can’t find them.

Faith-based group BREAD wants the city and county to help with abandoned, blighted homes and buildings.

A local organization names 85 Columbus properties the “worst of the worst” and are pushing lawmakers to clean them up.

Tens of millions of dollars are coming from the federal government to Columbus to fix up vacant and abandoned homes in the city.

Pipes in vacant homes are causing problems for fire departments around Central Ohio. 

The cold weather has caused pipes to burst in some vacant Central Ohio homes.