COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An apartment complex on the east side of Columbus has been hit with a preliminary injunction by the city, giving the owners a list of requirements to protect residents. The owners of Latitude Five25, located on Sawyer Boulevard, are being required by the city to have constant security on the premises [...]
WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Whitehall police has confirmed that a person has been shot multiple times. Whitehall police Lt. Brian Smith reported that the shooting occurred on Rickenbacker Ave. on Wednesday afternoon, less than a block away from Whitehall-Yearling High School. The male victim ran into a Yearling Green apartment after being shot and was [...]
LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Hocking County sheriff is searching for a suspect it considers to be armed and dangerous. James Franco, 43, is 5 feet 11 and 180 pounds. He is wanted for making threats to others. Investigators believe he is driving a stolen blue 2018 Ford EcoSport with Ohio tags: FVB 1653. If [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Division of Police on Wednesday launched a website that the department hopes will encourage people to submit tips that can help solve recent unsolved murders. Major Crimes Bureau Commander Robert Strausbaugh, who oversees Columbus homicide investigations, came up with the idea, which he said came from the simple realization [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Seven Ohio State Buckeyes have been selected to participate in the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine, which will take place March 1-7 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Buckeyes who received invitations include: DL Haskell Garrett OL Thayer Munford WR Chris Olave OL Nicholas Petit-Frere TE Jeremy Ruckert DE Tyreke Smith WR Garrett Wilson 61 Buckeyes have been invited [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are looking for a robbery suspect they say stole a tool set from a Napa Auto Parts store in north Columbus. Police say a male suspect walked into the Napa store on Silver Dr. around 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 26. The suspect walked straight to the Craftsman tool sets [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST)--Equity Commercial Real Estate has started construction of its 14,000-square-foot retail development in Shawnee Hills. Shawnee Station, a 14,175-square-foot, one-story multi-tenant retail project, is 100% leased, according to a news release. Tenants include Boston Stoker Coffee, Dolce Vita Baby Boutique, Holy Moses Salon, The Butcher & Grocer and Matt the Miller's [...]
LICKING COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Licking County Sheriff's Office sent thanks to a 7-year-old boy who helped them solve an auto theft ring. The sheriff's office said on its Facebook page that 7-year-old Greyson from Reynoldsburg was playing outside on Tuesday and found 24 stolen car keys that belonged to several different car lots. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Buckeyes have a date set for its annual spring intrasquad scrimmage game at the Horseshoe and tickets will be available soon. Ohio State confirmed tickets will go on sale on Feb. 11 at 10:00 a.m. and parking will be free at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes announced on Twitter [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Numbers as of Wednesday, Feb. 9 follow: Total Change New cases 2,621,375 +4,271 Hospitalizations 109,951 +318 ICU admissions 12,958 +46 Deaths* 34,592 N/A *–Deaths are updated twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays The [...]
(WCMH)-- Life-long Cleveland Browns fan Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan says he will be cheering for the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday in Super Bowl LVI. "You gotta go with Joe! 1000 percent!" Ryan told a TMZ photographer during a seemingly impromptu street interview. "It’s Ohio. He’s a complete badass and he hasn’t forgotten where he came from," [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It's been more than a month since Ohio Governor Mike DeWine called on the National Guard to provide a shot in the arm for reeling healthcare systems in Ohio. With their service set to end in some hospitals later this week, their role has been critical in helping maintain patient care. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Following the trend of cases, Ohio COVID-19 hospitalizations are making a sharp decline as the state sees the back end of the omicron variant wave. Daily hospital admissions of people with the coronavirus peaked on Jan. 4 at 442 and has since dropped to 259 on Jan. 25, the most recent [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Cloudy, isolated rain showers, high 44 Tonight: Cloudy, isolated showers, low 30 Thursday: Mostly cloudy, light snow flurries, high 35 Friday: PM showers, high 46 Saturday: Scattered flurries, mostly cloudy, high 31 Sunday: Partly cloudy, high 26 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning & happy Wednesday! As a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A $1.8 million sale just after the New Year led all Delaware County residential land purchases in January, the first month of what is expected to be another hot year for the central Ohio housing market. NBC4 analyzed daily property sale records from the Delaware County auditor’s office and filtered for [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Dublin Irish Festival will be back at its home of Coffman Park for the first time since 2019. The annual festival in Dublin will take place from August 5-7, 2022 to celebrate its 35th anniversary in what they call "the largest three-day Irish Festival on the planet." The event's official [...]
PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Deputies in Pickaway County are investigating a crash that left a man dead, early Wednesday morning. According to the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office, at about 1 a.m., deputies responded to the report of a crash along S.R. 56 eastbound between Tarlton Road and Zane Trail Road. When deputies [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Fire Marshal’s office announced Wednesday the death of explosive detecting dog Dodger. Dodger, a rescue dog who completed nearly 1,500 missions with the office, was 13 years old. "Dodger had been the backbone of our canine program for years," said Kevin S. Reardon, State Fire Marshal in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Super Bowl LVI is fast approaching as the Cincinnati Bengals will visit the Los Angeles Rams this Sunday on NBC4. The game will be the 20th Super Bowl on NBC and the first time the network will be covering the Super Bowl and Olympics on the same day. The 19 previous [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Cloudy, isolated rain showers, high 43 Tonight: Cloudy, isolated showers, low 30 Thursday: Mostly cloudy, light snow flurries, high 35 Friday: PM showers, high 46 Saturday: Scattered flurries, mostly cloudy, high 31 Sunday: Partly cloudy, high 26 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday, everybody! Temperatures will be above [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- A shooting in Dublin Tuesday night has left one person injured. According to Dublin police, at about 8:35 p.m., security with the Riverside Methodist Hospital notified officers that a person who had come to the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the shoulder, stated they had been shot near [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Twenty children died in Columbus from bullet wounds last year. Nineteen children's deaths from gunshot wounds are recorded on the Columbus police summary of 2021 homicide Investigations -- about 9% of the city's total, which was 204. But there was one more: Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, who died after being shot four [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition after a shooting on Columbus' east side Tuesday night. Columbus police said the shooting happened on the 100 block of Clifton Court at approximately 11 p.m. The victim was taken to Grant Medical Center. There is no further information available at this time.
BEXLEY, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio ended its statewide mask mandate back in June 2021, but several central Ohio communities, including the city of Columbus, still have them in place. With COVID-19 cases starting to decline, fatigue over mask mandates is starting to grow. Due to guidance from Franklin County Public Health, the cities of Columbus, [...]
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two principals in the Pickerington Local School District have been reassigned pending the outcomes of separate investigations into each. Pickerington High School Central principal Stacy Tennenbaum and Pickering High School North principal Mark Ulbrich have been placed on administrative leave and been temporarily reassigned to work at the Central Administrative Offices, [...]
