COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Biden Administration is distributing 400 million N95 masks to Americans nationwide to combat the spread of COVID-19. With shipments starting to on out on Monday, NBC4's Matthew Herchik searched some of the most popular stores to see where central Ohioans can find those masks. According to White House officials, the [...]
WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) -- Indianapolis-based Ambrose Property Group is bringing a $47 million, 169-acre industrial park to West Jefferson. The firm announced plans for a three-building park with buildings ranging from 292,000 and 1 million square feet targeting logistics, industrial and light manufacturing users, according to a news release. The buildings will [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) -- Victoria’s Secret & Co. is bringing in a partner for its operations in China. The Columbus-based retailer is selling a 49% stake in its business in the country for $45 million to China-based Regina Miracle International Holdings Ltd. The deal is pending regulatory approval but could be finalized in [...]
Ohio Rep. Rick Carfagna (R-Genoa Township) announced Tuesday that he is resigning from his elected position to join the Ohio Chamber of Commerce as its senior vice president of government affairs. Although Carfagna initially planned to seek re-election to represent Ohio's 68th House District for a final two-year term, he said in recent days he [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Matt Tomkins, a goalie for the Ohio State men’s hockey team from 2014-17, has been named to the Canadian Olympic Team for the 2022 Games. Tomkins, from Edmonton, Alberta, currently plays for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League. Tomkins will be the third Buckeye letterwinner on an Olympic roster, joining Ryan Kesler [...]
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people were arrested on drug charges in Portsmouth after Scioto County police conducted a narcotics search. Police say a search was conducted at 5:28 p.m. Monday at the residence of 47-year-old Kristina Creveling in Portsmouth. Detectives searched Creveling's property and found nearly a pound of crystal meth, suspected heroin, $608 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- More than 400,000 people who reported falling victim to unemployment-related identify theft are set to receive a year of free credit monitoring from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. With the influx of unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic, the ODJFS identified about $496 million worth of fraudulent overpayments, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. The ODH announced Tuesday that a processing error by an electronic laboratory reporting system has caused an artificially lowered, incomplete amount of cases to be released. Numbers as of Tuesday, Jan. 25 follow: Total [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- New Albany went from a "long shot" contender to the official site of Intel’s semiconductor chip plants in nine months, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted revealed Monday. "It started in May of 2021," Husted said in an interview with NBC4. "So it's very quick for a project of the size." In May, Husted [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Toledo man is under arrest after he allegedly pulled a gun on another man at the Columbus Greyhound bus station. In a tweet, Columbus police said Vaughnell Gray, 36, of Toledo, allegedly had suspected crack cocaine, marijuana, oxycodone, suspected fentanyl, more than $4,000 in cash, a loaded handgun, and a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Toledo man is under arrest after he allegedly pulled a gun on another man at the Columbus Greyhound bus station. In a tweet, Columbus police said Vaughnell Gray, 36, of Toledo, allegedly had suspected crack cocaine, marijuana, oxycodone, suspected fentanyl, more than $4,000 in cash, a loaded handgun, and a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- 44 years ago today, Ohio had one of its worst blizzards in living memory. From Jan. 25 to 27 of 1978, the state saw unfathomable severe winter weather from snow to cold to ice. Gov. James A. Rhodes called the blizzard the “greatest disaster in Ohio history.” The state had snowfall [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police continue to investigate a shooting on the city’s east side that left one person dead. According to the Columbus Division of Police, at about 9:36 p.m., Saturday, a shooting was reported in the 1800 block of Wyton Court. When officers arrived on scene, they found the victim, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The long-running case of a former deep-sea treasure hunter marking his sixth year in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of missing gold coins has hit yet another roadblock. Research scientist Tommy Thompson has been held in contempt of court since Dec. 15, 2015, for that refusal. He is also incurring a daily fine [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Light flurries throughout the day, high 25 Tonight: Mostly clear skies, low 4 Wednesday: Extremely cold start, partly cloudy skies, high 18 Thursday: Partly cloudy, chance of PM snow showers, high 32 Friday: Sct’d snow showers, high 30 Saturday: Mostly cloudy, high 21 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Tuesday, everybody! Today will be [...]
In the player above, you can listen to Bob's full conversation with Matt Barnes and Monica Day. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- NBC4 meteorologist Bob Nunnally hasn't been on the air for a while, and now he's sharing the reason why. On Tuesday, in a conversation with NBC4 Today anchors Matt Barnes and Monica Day, Bob [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The COVID-19 positivity rate in Ohio is trending down, with hospitalizations across the state following suit. However, those numbers are still higher than at any point during last winter’s surge, keeping frontline workers extremely busy and hoping those numbers continue their current trend. “People are gasping for air, gasping, and they [...]
COSHOCTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Coshocton County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a 73-year-old man who was reported missing Monday. Murel Parks Sr. was last seen Friday. According to the sheriff's office, deputies were sent to Parks' home to conduct a wellness check, but when they arrived, Parks was not [...]
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The execution of a search warrant resulted in the seizure of more than $100,000 in cash and multiple drugs in Delaware County. According to a post on its Facebook page, the Delaware County Sheriff's Office said the warrant was executed as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. In addition [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two men are wanted in connection with an art theft from the lobby of a Short North business earlier this month, according to Columbus police. The theft happened at approximately 5:35 a.m. on Jan. 18 at a building on the 800 block of North High Street. According to police, the two [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) -- One man is dead after police said the car he was driving crashed into a tanker truck Monday morning near Richmond Dale in Ross County. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), the crash happened on US-35 at approximately 10:25 a.m. A 2015 International Prostar semi-truck pulling a 2008 Tremcar [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Members of the Columbus Division of Police will be sporting some new uniforms this week. Revealed by the department Monday, the new uniforms consist of a navy blue button-up shirt or a navy blue vest carrier over a navy blue shirt. Both the blue button-up shirt and the vest will have [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Military members put their lives on the line for our country every day, but sadly, many suffer in silence with post-traumatic stress when they return from duty. The nonprofit organization Save A Warrior aims to shine a light on veteran suicide and help service members heal with a unique war detox [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three Columbus City Schools will switch to remote learning Tuesday due to a high number of staff absences. On Monday, the district announced the following schools will not hold in-person classes on Jan. 25: Independence High School Wedgewood Middle School West Mound Elementary School Staff is expected to report to these [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Chief Fire Controllman (Aegis) Maurice Groves, from Columbus, Ohio, gave a speech prior to the cake cutting in honor of the birthday of Pfc. Ralph Johnson, the ship’s namesake. A photo taken aboard the ship shows Groves reading the speech -- a glimpse of Navy life. The USS Ralph Johnson is [...]
