COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s new polar bear cub is only 10 weeks old, but is already working on his life skills. The cub, who zookeepers identified as a male two weeks ago, got to work on honing his hunting skills, using his momma bear as a practice dummy. “Aurora’s 10-week-old cub […]
FAYETTE COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public help in locating a missing 17-year-old girl. The sheriff’s office said Rachel A. Squadrani was reported missing from her home on U.S. 22 NW by her grandmother Friday evening. Rachel is a white female, approximately 5-feet, 3-inches tall and weighing approximately […]
SOUTH LAKELAND, Florida (CNN) — A Florida mom says she had to tackle an otter to protect her daughter and dog. In the Sunshine State, you don’t often hear about aggressive river otters. But by fighting its way inside a home in South Lakeland, experts say this otter was definitely not acting normal. “My husband’s […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Medics took two people to area hospitals today after a crash on I-71 south bound at the Ste Route 104 ramp. It was snowing when the accident happened at about 1:30pm. Police blocked off the freeway while fire engines and medics worked to clear the scene. The freeway is now open.
After an extended absence, real winter has returned to central Ohio! A disturbance lifting across the Ohio Valley is generating periods of snow, briefly heavy, totaling upwards of 1″ so far from Columbus south (less north). The temperature has stayed below freezing, and slushy roads will turn potentially slick tonight, after the afternoon snow tapers […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A burglary at a Columbus market was caught on camera by an NBC4 photographer who was recording weather video. It happened around 9:04 a.m. Saturday at International Market Foods at 3120 Olentangy River Road, right across the street from NBC4. Video recorded by an NBC4 photographer shows a vehicle waiting outside the […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH)– There is a crash on Westbound State Route 161 at Hamilton Road. The road is currently closed. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, there are four separate crashes on 161 in the area of Hamilton Rd. Two people were transported in stable condition and 161 ramp is now open.
COLUMBUS (WCMH)— Police are looking for a man who attempted to rob a UDF in southeast Columbus. According to Columbus police, it happened on February 5 at the store 2600 Noe Bixby Road. Police said the suspect displayed a knife and demanded cash. The clerk jumped the counter and was nearly stabbed, according to police. […]
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (WCMH) — Students at Washington Middle School in Washington Court House now have a new way they can report bullying: through a form online. Before this students would fill out a paper form in the office. The web-based reporting system was just rolled out this week. “We’re aware of issues that […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — It was a “Night to Shine” for dozens of teens and adults with many of them getting the prom night experience they otherwise would never get to experience. The event, hosted at Rock City Church and sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, honored the men, women, boys and girls with special needs […]
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (WCMH) — A baby not breathing, saved thanks in part to a quick-thinking bus driver. It happened Friday morning while a Washington Court House school bus driver was on her route. The driver happened to be pulling up when the baby was not breathing. The driver happened to have another driver […]
COLUMBUS (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) — CoverMyMeds has started work on the second building for its Franklinton headquarters two years ahead of schedule because the software maker expects to grow to 1,500 employees by the end of the quarter. The first 220,000-square-foot building is slated to open a year from April, and site work has started […]
COLUMBUS (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) — A program that aims to relieve parking concerns by visitors to the Short North by incentivizing parking in garages is experiencing major growth. The Short North parking validation program, which allows visitors to park in three garages along High Street and pay just $1 for the first hour with validation, […]
JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (WCMH) — A suspect is in custody following a barricade situation in Johnstown Friday night. Johnstown police officers were on the scene of a standoff situation on North Williams Street near US 62 in Licking County for about four and a half hours. The manager of the Johnstown Village development where the situation […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A grieving father is speaking out after his son was killed Monday. Jeremiah Williams, 18, and two family members were shot in the parking lot of the Driving Park library. Williams’ death still doesn’t seem real to his father, Diarra Bradley. Bradley said his son was an amazing young man with […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Ohio House of Representatives is proposing a law to protect drinking water across the state from harmful chemicals that all too often are not tested for. These chemicals can cause cancer, reduce fertility in women, and even cause developmental problems in children. Lawmakers are concerned […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio Sen. Rob Portman answered questions about his vote to acquit President Donald Trump on impeachment charges. Portman voted for acquittal even though he has publically condemned the president’s actions, one of only a handful of Republican Senators to go on the record saying it was wrong to withhold aid from Ukraine […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — More than 5,000 students will spend hours dancing this weekend to support children fighting pediatric cancer. The BuckeyeThon Dance Marathon is currently underway. Participating students will dance for 24 hours, all while raising funds that will go to the Hematology, Oncology and BMT department at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. “Students who give are […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Columbus City Attorney announced Friday that a joint operation with the Whitehall Police has led to the shuttering of two suspected drug houses and an alleged brothel within the city’s limits. Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein said the three houses accounted for nearly 50 police calls for drug trafficking, gun violence, […]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — A former assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes will spend at least 19 days in jail for violating a protection order. According to court records, Zach Smith was found guilty of a protection order violation. Friday, Smith was sentenced to 180 days in jail. A judge suspended 160 of those […]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Mostly cloudy, winds relax, low 24 Saturday: Scattered snow showers, chilly again, high 33 Sunday: Partly sunny early, showers late, high 42 Monday: Rainy start, high 44 Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, high 40 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Friday Night, After morning snow showers we have had drying conditions through the day today with […]
