COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Health officials in Columbus say they are seeing a rise in the number of individuals testing positive for COVID-19. Dr. Mysheika Roberts, the city’s health commissioner, said Columbus Public Health has recorded a nearly 50-percent increase in positive cases, over the last four days. “We haven’t seen these kind of numbers consistently […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced beginning July 20 nursing homes will be permitted to begin outdoor visitations. “It is our goal to have people be able to visit their family in nursing homes across Ohio,” DeWine said. DeWine said nursing homes should asses the following to determine their readiness to allow outdoor […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says the state’s steady increase in COVID-19 cases is concerning because it is not only due to increased testing, but it is a sign of broader community spread. DeWine says the positivity rate of those being tested should be dropping because tests are no longer reserved for the […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Hospitalizations due to the COVID-19 coronavirus are on the rise in Ohio. Last week, June 21-27, was the first increase in COVID-19-related hospitalizations in over two months, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said during a statehouse briefing Monday. DeWine said that last week, there were between 500 to 550 total COVID-19 patients in […]
BALTIMORE, Ohio (WCMH) — People’s Bank in Baltimore was robbed Monday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m. Baltimore Police and Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies responded to calls of a robbery but could not locate the suspect. An undisclosed amount of money was taken and no one was injured during the robbery. The suspect is a white […]
CINCINNATI, Ohio (WCMH)– Garth Brooks has rescheduled his upcoming stadium concert at Paul Brown Stadium for 2021. The new date will now be May 1, 2021. All tickets will be honored, the country star’s team said in a press release Monday. The concert was scheduled for June 27, 2020. When tickets went on sale in December […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 numbers for the state. Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted are holding a briefing to discuss the latest developments. As of Monday, a total of 51,046(+737) cases were reported in Ohio since the pandemic began, leading to 2,818(+11) deaths and […]
COLUMBUS, (WCMH)– The Columbus Metropolitan Library will require customers to wear face coverings inside all locales beginning Tuesday, June 30. In a news release, the library sites the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) web page for its decision. “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) people infected with the virus that causes […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Bradley Lepper, Curator of Archaeology at the Ohio History Connection, studies earthworks built by Ohio’s earliest inhabitants and the cultural history gleaned from the tools and ceremonial mounds they left behind. Lepper cited William C. Mills, the archaeology curator a century ago, when the Ohio History Connection was known as the Ohio […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– The 2020 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & ½ Marathon has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race was scheduled for October 18th. The organization announced Monday the event’s board of trustees voted unanimously to provide a full refund of registration fees for 2020 registrants. “No one at the finish […]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH/WJW)– The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office says they have concluded their investigation into a family with no charges filed, after receiving several tips about the well-being of a five-year-old child who was recently put up for adoption. The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office has completed its investigation related to the local adoption process, which […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– Camps across Ohio have been open for a few weeks now but with strict guidelines. Some camps decided to not open at all this summer because of Coronavirus concerns. Others have opened but with limited capacity, including Camp Wyandot. “I was sad,” noted camp counselor, Mackensi Crenshaw. “There are a lot of […]
COLUMBUS QUICK FORECAST Today: Plenty of sunshine, very warm and humid. High 89 Tonight: Partly cloudy, warm, and muggy at daybreak. Low 68 Tuesday: Mostly sunny, very warm and humid, chance of pop-ups. High 90 Wednesday: Sunny, very warm. 67/89 Thursday: Mostly sunny, hotter, moderately humid. 69/90 Friday: Partly cloudy, hot and steamy. 68/91 FORECAST […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — More than 30 churches from the west side of Columbus came together Sunday for a prayer walk. There were two groups: one started in Franklinton at Lower Lights, the other in Hilltop at Hillcrest Baptist Church, with both groups meeting at Rhodes Park to pray as one. On the event’s Facebook page, […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Sunday was a day of demonstrations in downtown Columbus. All of the demonstrations may be a little different, but they’re all calling for the same things… an end to racism. One demonstration started at 6 p.m., just as another was on its way back to City Hall. The We Will Not Be […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A Franklin County deputy’s social media post has come under scrutiny from the sheriff’s department. The Tik Tok post shows a deputy posing with a rifle with a handgun on the counter, using foul language with text that states when looters and rioters threaten to come into the suburbs. The account has […]
