COLUMBUS, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST)--A four-story, 47-unit apartment building has been proposed to replace a former gas station and single-family house near Dodge Park in Franklinton. Brian Higgins, of Arch City Development, said if he gets the necessary approvals, he hopes to break ground in the fall on the residential building at 640 W. Town [...]
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST)--The UA Food Market’s last day of business is Saturday, but not by choice. Owner Raj Patel is closing the grocery store at 2140 Tremont Center in Upper Arlington after losing a legal battle to stay in the space. “I made an honest mistake,” Patel said. “Now I’m out on [...]
CINCINNATI (WCMH) — Ohio State will be well represented when the Cincinnati Bengals face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. Three starters on Cincinnati's defense played at Ohio State: safety Vonn Bell, defensive end Sam Hubbard and cornerback Eli Apple. Quarterback Joe Burrow also spent three [...]
JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (WCMH)-- Johnstown was already growing before the announcement of the massive semiconductor microchip facility coming to their portion of Licking County, and now they're preparing for that to be amplified. "My goal is, we're just figuring out what questions to ask so that we can then share that with our residents," Mayor Chip [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people were arrested and over 500 grams of illegal drugs were seized Tuesday by Marion police. Police say, based on tips from the community, they investigated and obtained a search warrant for a house in the 1000 block of Fairwood Avenue. There they found: 86.1 grams of suspected heroin/fentanyl 20 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are seeking help identifying an accused porch pirate. Police say that about 10:45 p.m. on Dec. 29, a woman took a package from the front door of an apartment in the 4000 block of Eastbury Woods Drive. Two photos and one video of the suspect were released. In the [...]
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. 27 follow: Total Change New cases 2,552,972 +12,108 Hospitalizations 106,616 +446 ICU admissions 12,649 +47 Deaths* 32,489 N/A *–Deaths are updated twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in a west Columbus double murder that happened in 2020. According to the Columbus Division of Police, around 11:18 p.m., Aug. 5, 2020, officers were dispatched to the 4800 block of Timberwood Drive N. on the report of a shooting. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are seeking help identifying a person accused of stealing a tip jar from a Downtown business. Police say about 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 13, a man entered a business in the 100 block of South High Street. He spoke to the employee, and while the employee's back was turned, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Soon there may be fewer abandoned or inoperable cars on the streets of Columbus. In social media posts Thursday, Columbus police say they will be launching a "tow and stow" program for such vehicles starting next week. Police say that they received over 11,000 requests to move such vehicles in 2021. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have identified a man killed in a Franklinton area crash. According to the Columbus Division of Police, just before 2 a.m., Wednesday, John Thomas Mangus, 50, was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe eastbound on Sullivant Avenue, near Glenwood Avenue, when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health is holdings its weekly update on COVID-19 in the state, which started 11 a.m. Thursday. ODH Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff is joined by other health officials from around the state during the news conference, which you can watch above on NBC4i.com. On Wednesday, ODH issued new [...]
Arctic high pressure settled over the region, bringing mostly sunny skies, with light winds and very cold temperatures again this morning in the single digits. High pressure will shift east of the Ohio Valley, resulting in a southwesterly flow of milder air that will allow temperatures to rebound into the low 30s. A cold front [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion asking for a stay in the civil trial of the now-former sheriff’s office deputy who shot and killed Casey Goodson Jr. Former deputy Jason Meade shot and killed the 23-year-old in December 2020. Last month, a grand jury indicted Meade on two [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead and two others injured after a crash in east Columbus Wednesday night. According to Columbus police, the accident was reported near Broad Street and Waggoner Road at 7:45 p.m. The crash involved an SUV and a Toyota sedan. One other car was also involved in the crash. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Curling is quickly becoming one of the most popular sports in the Winter Olympics, and for the second year in a row, the U.S. men's team is being outfitted by a Columbus business. On the surface, it seems like an odd pairing. A Short North business partnering with the U.S. curling [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has issued new contact tracing recommendations, including allowing schools to stop universal contact tracing. In a letter to Ohio's schools and local health departments Wednesday, ODH Director Bruce Vanderhoff said schools will be expected to help local health departments with contact tracing related to COVID-19 outbreaks [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Central Ohio political science experts said they were not surprised by the announcement Wednesday that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was retiring. Political science professors from both Ohio State University and Capital University said in the coming days to hear about possible replacements put forth by President Joe Biden. Two [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio’s Congressional leaders are pushing for new funding for more semiconductor manufacturing in America. Last summer, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan CHIPS Act, which would provide more than $50 billion in funding for semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing in America. After the announcement of the new Intel plant in New [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The fraud trial against the former Ohio Speaker of the House is expected to take up to six weeks. However, when that trial will begin is still up in the air. During a status conference Wednesday, attornies for the United States Department of Justice said it would need between three and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Millions of Americans turn to grocery delivery apps to save time and avoid crowded stores, but thieves are taking advantage of apps like Instacart, leaving local customers with little more to show than an empty fridge and a high credit card bill. Lawrene Harchaoui works a full-time job, owns a design [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Those who feel they've been wrongly convicted of a crime will soon be able to appeal their case to the Franklin County prosecutor's office. It's called a Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU), and the prosecutor's office and local justices said it's a necessary addition to their agency. "We do want to put [...]
(WCMH) -- Grocery stores across the country are opening later, closing earlier, and eliminating 24-hour operations as they struggle with staff shortages due to the spread of COVID-19. Sierra King says she is disappointed she can't go to the grocery store after a late night of work. "I would say they are closing at 10 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio flunked three out of five categories from the American Lung Association's most recent assessment of the state's ability to mitigate tobacco use, according to a report released Wednesday. In this year's annual report, the ALA handed Ohio -- a state that raked in more than $1.2 billion in tobacco-related revenue [...]
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Athens County Sheriff's Office is investigating what happened to a baby who died while in the care of county Children Services. Logan Dollison was born at home on Dec. 19 to Lindsey Householder, 30, and William Dollison, 32, before mother and baby were taken to O'Bleness Hospital in Athens. During [...]
