COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Public Health has reopened its mass vaccination clinic at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. With Ohio currently in the bottom 10 nationwide in terms of vaccination rates, local health leaders are encouraging more central Ohioans to get their shots. "I've been nervous," Ashley Steier said. "Terrified." Steier has not been alone [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Nearly half of the murder charges filed against a former Mt. Carmel Health doctor could be dropped by prosecutors, according to one source. Eleven of the 25 murder charges former doctor William Husel is facing will be dropped by prosecutors, according to one of Husel's attorneys. A spokesperson for the prosecutor's [...]
NEW BOSTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 41-year-old man was arrested in Scioto County on Wednesday after a drug raid within a quarter-mile of a school and church. According to police, Bernard Truett was arrested at a house on Oak Street after the Southern Ohio Organized and Major Crime Task Force conducted a raid early Wednesday. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An arrest warrant has been issued by Columbus police for a suspect who they said assaulted a 70-year-old man after the suspect said he walked too close to a child. Police identified Herbert C. Franklin, 24, of Columbus, as the suspect wanted in connection with the alleged assault on Jan. 12 [...]
GROVE CITY, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) -- A project the magnitude of Falco, Smith, and Kelley's Beulah Park would typically take more than a decade to finish. The Grove City mixed-use project is an ambitious undertaking, sprawling across more than 210 acres, with 972 residential units including townhomes, apartments, and single-family homes, according to its [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) -- The owners of Chapman’s Eat Market are creating a cocktail and jazz lounge. Chef B.J. Lieberman and Bronwyn Haines expect to open Ginger Rabbit at 17 Buttles Ave. in the Short North in the spring. The basement space is the former home of Kingmakers Board Game Parlour, which pivoted [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police and the Central Ohio Crime Stoppers are continuing to look for leads in an investigation of a Dec. 7 triple homicide in southeast Columbus that claimed the lives of two children. 43 days ago, police were called to Kodiak Drive where they found 6-year-old Londynn Wall-Neal, 9-year-old Demetrius Wall-Neal, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Numbers as of Wednesday, Jan. 19 follow: Total Change New cases 2,439,205 +20,483 Hospitalizations 103,406 +689 ICU admissions 12,386 +51 Deaths* 31,245 +N/A *–Deaths are updated twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays The [...]
Cash deals, a lack of housing stock, and cheap borrowing rates gave Columbus buyers a tough 2021. And there's no end to the aggressive offers in sight.
5G network service is rolling out in Columbus despite airline concerns over launching the new technology close to airports.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Firefighters are investigating a fire in north Columbus that left one person injured. At about 7:40 a.m., Wednesday, a fire was reported at a home in the 200 block of Webster Park Avenue. Firefighters arrived on scene and were able to contain the flames but say one person was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety have ranked Ohio among the worst states for highway safety in the country in its annual Roadmap Report of State Highway Safety Laws. The advocates rated Ohio a red state for highway safety laws because it has not adopted at least 7 of its [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: This morning: Mostly cloudy, temps rise late, low 30 Wednesday: Mainly cloudy, isolated light showers late, snow showers mainly southeast, high 41 Tonight: Chance snow showers, mostly southeast of I-71, low17 Thursday: Mostly sunny, colder, high 24 Friday: Partly cloudy, high 24 Saturday: Cold start, mostly sunny, high 27 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A fire inside an apartment on the southeast side of Columbus has caused 16 units in the building to be uninhabitable. According to Columbus Department of Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin, the two-alarm fire was reported on the 2700 block of Brandy Drive Tuesday evening. Martin said that while the fire [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – There are some big developments both locally and nationally in the fight against COVID-19. Americans can now order at-home test kits online for free, while here in Columbus, a mass vaccination site is set to reopen. Starting Wednesday at 9 a.m., the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fairgrounds will become [...]
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) – New Albany officials took the next step Tuesday toward bringing a tech giant to central Ohio. New Albany City Council approved spending millions of dollars to improve its business campus, just days after word leaked of plans for a massive computer chip factory would be coming to Licking County. For [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)--Ohio's Redistricting Commission is in a race against the clock. The group has less than a week to draw new legislative maps. The seven-member commission met Tuesday due to the state Supreme Court order declaring the district maps unconstitutional. For Secretary of State Frank LaRose, this is now about moving the deadlines. Ohio's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- More than 100 cancer patients at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center are taking part in a study to detect the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. Researchers said because cancer patients have altered immune systems, they have a higher chance of contracting the virus. Since the vaccines have been released, OSU [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As the district stands firm on its commitment to providing in-person learning, parents, as well as teachers who called for a two-week pause amidst the omicron surge, are speaking out. Leo Carter is the parent of an eighth-grader and spoke at a news conference in support of the district’s efforts to [...]
MT. VERNON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two shiny, new cars were stolen in the early hours of Thursday morning, and the Knox County Sheriff's Office is looking to find the thieves. "During the early morning hours of Thursday, the two pictured vehicles were stolen from the Mathew’s Dodge showroom, located on Harcourt Rd.," the sheriff said [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)--The Internal Revenue Service sent letters out at the beginning of the year to families that opted-in for the advanced Child Tax Credit (advCTC) payments. The letter instructs tax filers to be sure to use Schedule 8812 with their 2021 income tax return to claim the remaining credit. Repayment Protection The letter explained [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- New year, new goals, usually around health and fitness, getting organized or trying new things. Better Call 4 spoke with the Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio about a few items to add to your list of New Year's resolutions, to help make 2022 a fraud-free year for you and your [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State kicker Noah Ruggles is using his extra year of eligibility to return to the Buckeyes next season, per a team spokesman. Ruggles transferred from North Carolina to OSU and made 20 of 21 field goals last season. He went a perfect 74-for-74 on extra point attempts. His biggest games [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An arbitrator has reached a decision in a dispute involving Columbus’ police officers union and the special prosecutor hired by the city to investigate police conduct. The dispute stems from the ongoing probe into protests following George Floyd’s death during the summer of 2020. The decision could be a step forward [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- After a two-year virtual hiatus, the Komen Columbus Race for the Cure will return to an in-person event downtown to celebrate its 30th anniversary of raising money, support, and awareness for breast cancer. Registration for the event opened Tuesday for the 2022 walk that will take place May 14 and will follow [...]
