COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Federal regulators are now recommending COVID-19 booster shots for Americans as young as 12. Some Central Ohio parents hope the expanded eligibility will help keep their students in school. Wednesday evening, the CDC director endorsed a committee recommendation for children ages 12 to 17 to receive Pfizer booster shots. The brand [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — More than 110,000 Ohio school students and more than 22,000 teachers and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the latest weekly data released Thursday by the Ohio Department of Health. Numbers reflect the week ending the previous Sunday, so this week's modest increase of 5,559 new cases is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Multiple counties in central Ohio are under snow emergencies Thursday. These counties are under a Level 1 snow emergency:\ Fairfield Guernsey Hocking Jackson Perry Pike Level 2 snow emergency: Athens Coschocton Snow moved through central and southeastern Ohio on Thursday afternoon, making travel hazardous in some areas. NBC4 will update this [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A German Village restaurant is closing for about a week. Schmidt's announced Thursday it is closing its restaurant because of key members of its team and their families contracting COVID-19. "We have made the decision to close in order to give everyone a week-long break to get healthy," a news release [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Certain surgeries at hospitals in central Ohio are being put on hold. The Central Ohio Trauma System announced Thursday that adult hospitals across several counties have agreed to postpone nonessential surgeries requiring an overnight stay through Jan. 21. The move comes in response to increasing hospitalizations due to COVID-19. The counties [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST)--Two firms that specialize in loans for subscription software startups – with past borrowers including CoverMyMeds and Updox – have merged and raised a new, $128 million fund. Columbus-based Dreadnought Capital merged last year into Seattle's SaaS Capital under the SaaS name, the firm said Thursday in announcing the fund. Co-managing [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State offensive line coach Greg Studrawa is no longer with the Buckeyes, according to an Ohio State spokesperson. The Buckeyes ranked No. 1 in total offense in 2021 but ranked 50th in rushing offense (180 yards per game). Studrawa was OSU's o-line coach for six seasons. In his first five seasons [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST)--There’s a new boss at City Barbeque for the first time in the chain’s 22-year history. The Dublin-based restaurant brand Thursday said founder and CEO Rick Malir moved into a new executive chairman role while Mike Muldoon, previously president and chief operating officer, is the new CEO. The changes were effective [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Numbers as of Thursday, Jan. 6 follow: Total Change New cases 2,132,266 +19,442 Hospitalizations 98,730 +453 ICU admissions 11,956 +43 Deaths* 29,674 n/a *–Deaths are updated twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are seeking the public's help in solving the city's first homicide of 2022. About 12:35 a.m. Monday, officers were sent to the 2900 block of Indianola Avenue on the report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found 25-year-old Andrew Santiago suffering from a gunshot wound. Santiago was pronounced [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A $5 million purchase in Grove City led all Franklin County home sales last month, as every home in the top 20 sold for at least $1 million. NBC4 analyzed daily property sale records from the Franklin County auditor’s office and filtered for “one-family dwellings” so not to include things like [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Eagles will be stopping in Columbus during their upcoming tour. The Eagles’ "Hotel California” tour, featuring Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill, will be coming to Nationwide Arena, April 19. The concert will also feature an orchestra and choir as well [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Omicron has replaced delta as America's dominant COVID-19 variant, and new cases are reaching record levels in Ohio and nationwide. The Buckeye State continues to break case records as this highly contagious strain soars. Last week the state saw its most cases ever in a week — 121,813 — including a [...]
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SOUTHERN OHIO A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect later today for southern Ohio as far north as Pike and Jackson counties, and a Winter Storm Warning extends along upper Ohio River counties. A dusting of snow will fall early this evening in central Ohio, but a few are expected across the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was shot during an attempted carjacking Wednesday night outside a car wash in southeast Columbus. Columbus Police said that at approximately 5:41 p.m., an 83-year-old man was standing outside his car in a car wash bay on the 6700 block of Refugee Road. Two unknown suspects then approached the [...]
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (WCMH) – As schools start the new year, they’re still making adjustments because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some are dealing with staffing shortages leading to remote learning, and some are once again making decisions about masks in school. Masks have been required in schools in Washington Court House all year, but [...]
(WCMH) -- The hottest trend in gift-giving in January? It's "re-gifting": taking an unwanted gift someone gave you, re-wrapping it, and handing it to someone else. Regifting is so hot that there's now a National Regifting Day. It can be fine, as long as you know the rules. But financial guru Dave Ramsey says you [...]
(WCMH) -- Karen Baumann opened her front door the other day and wondered who had sent her a present. It was an Amazon Prime mailer with a fancy ink pen inside. "The first one to arrive was a pen, in a silver box, that looks to be a calligraphy pen," Baumann said. But no one [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Seventeen Columbus City Schools will either remain in or transition to remote learning Thursday. Those schools are: Buckeye Middle School Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary School East Columbus Elementary School Fairmoor Elementary School Huy Elementary School Independence High School Johnson Park Middle School Linden-McKinley STEM Academy 7-12 Parsons Elementary School Sherwood Middle [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio’s nursing homes said they’re facing a staffing shortage that is getting worse every day. The president of LeadingAge Ohio, a nonprofit association representing approximately 400 long-term care facilities, said there’s a shortage of 15,000 workers in Ohio’s nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The lack of staff is having a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a shooting in west Columbus Wednesday night. According to Columbus police, the shooting was reported on the 1700 block of Sullivant Avenue at approximately 6:12 p.m. Police said the adult male victim was inside a home while it appears the shots came from outside the house. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus' road crews are preparing for the snowfall approaching central Ohio. According to Randy Borntrager, the assistant director for the City of Columbus Department of Public Service, the Snow Warriors pretreated the city's arterial streets Wednesday and will continue to do so Thursday morning. Once the snow starts falling, the crews [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man charged with the murders of two men he met through a dating app last spring has died. According to an obituary posted online, Talent A’christian Bradley, 19, died Dec. 27. Bradley was accused of the killing of 62-year old Robert Goodrich of Mohican Way in Westerville on May 26, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Snow removal services across Columbus are hoping this week's forecast brings them some business, with some businesses saying they'll need to see at least 18 to 20 inches of snow this year in order to break even. "So far this year, it's not exactly going to set a record, unless it's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – When Columbus Crew fans park outside Lower.com Field this season, the most dedicated who chose to support the team with its logo on their license plates may be wrong – or at least out of date. The same goes for Cleveland Guardians fans, whose baseball team recently rebranded with a new [...]
