Patchy clouds gave way to sunshine and more seasonable temperatures, as winds shift behind the passage of a weak clipper system early in the day. Temperatures will moderate a little to around freezing, then fall back into the teens tonight under mostly clear skies. The beginning of the workweek will start off on the chilly [...]
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Investigators are still working to determine the cause of a carbon monoxide leak that left more than a dozen central Ohio hotel guests hospitalized Saturday evening. It happened at the Hampton Inn in Marysville shortly before 5:30 p.m. "Very quickly. Very quickly," warns Marysville Fire Chief Jay Riley. "It can be. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on The Spectrum: “I think there is a real hunger to have Ohio do better,” said Nan Whaley, candidate for Ohio’s governor. Will that hunger lead to new leaders when voters head o the polls in less than 100 days? Hear from more candidates on the campaign trail pushing [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest numbers related to the coronavirus pandemic in the state. Sunday's 5,224 reported cases is the lowest of 2022 thus far. ODH did report under 5,000 cases on Jan. 25 but that number was due to a lab processing error that caused those [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- High levels of carbon monoxide at a hotel in Marysville caused 16 people to be sent to the hospital, including six children. According to the Marysville Police Chief Tony Brooks, some of the symptoms people were reporting included a burning throat and dizziness. While the cause for the high carbon monoxide [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Partly cloudy, high 33 Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 16 Monday: Partly cloudy, high 35 Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, rain overnight, high 48 Wednesday: AM rain, PM wintry mix, high 43 Thursday: Rain/snow, high 36 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Sunday, everybody! Today kicks off a warming trend across Central Ohio. Daytime high temperatures will [...]
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Central Ohio Crime Stoppers are looking for information on a homicide in Pickerington for its "Crime of the Week." The Pickerington Police Department says the homicide took place on Jan. 2 at 8:00 p.m. near Hill Road North and Meadows Blvd. James Palmer III was found shot inside a 2014 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are investigating a fatal shooting on the city's northeast side early Sunday morning. Police say officers were dispatched to the 2600 block of Divot Place just before 3:00 a.m. Officers at the scene found a male on the street with a gunshot wound. Mifflin Township medics transported the victim [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have released surveillance photos of a suspect wanted in connection to an armed robbery of a grocery store on the city's east side earlier this month. Columbus police said that on Jan. 16 at approximately 4:32 p.m., a man entered the market, located on the 2900 block of East [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a 17-year-old girl on Thursday on the southeast side of Columbus. DeVaughn Morgan, 24, was arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of Yazmink Speer, Columbus police said Saturday. According to Columbus police, officers responded to the 4600 block [...]
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – Sixteen people, including a 2-year-old, were injured after reports of people being found unconscious in the pool area of a Marysville hotel Saturday evening. According to Marysville Police Chief Tony Brooks, the calls started to come in at approximately 5:30 p.m. of people being found unconscious at the Hampton Inn on [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) – A Hilliard police officer was injured Saturday evening while performing a traffic stop on Columbus’ west side. According to Hilliard police, an officer was taken to Doctors Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The incident began when police were investigating a potential theft from a store on Trueman Boulevard in Hilliard. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Leaders from the African American Male Wellness Agency are hoping to encourage more central Ohio men to open about the struggles of mental health. The challenges of stress, anxiety, and depression can be an overwhelming burden. But through their initiatives like "Real Men, Real Talk" the AAMWA is working to make [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As COVID-19 cases begin to decline, medical experts have identified a new variant of omicron. The new subvariant of omicron is one and a half times more contagious than the original omicron variant, according to researchers. Earlier this week, it was reported that at least 92 cases of the subvariant were [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Family members spent Saturday afternoon honoring the life of Casey Goodson, Jr., and giving back to the community on what would have been his 25 birthday. The Community Resource Fair was held at the True Love Ministries church. Organizers focused the event around providing resources to the community, including items like [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio secretary of state says a group seeking to legalize marijuana has gathered enough signatures to put the issue before state legislators. The Republican-dominated Legislature will now have four months to act on the proposal. If it does not, the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol can launch another petition [...]
