COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State University has issued a neighborhood safety notice following an armed robbery Saturday night. According to the safety notice, the robbery happened in the parking lot of the CVS pharmacy on the 2100 block of North High Street at approximately 9:45 p.m. during a meeting to sell a pair [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have arrested a male suspect they say committed four robberies within a 24 hour period from Feb. 10-11. According to CPD, Baker's first robbery occurred on Feb. 10 at 11:56 a.m. at a Dollar General store on Refugee Rd. and then minutes later went to a Family Dollar store [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest numbers related to the coronavirus pandemic in the state. Numbers as of Sunday, Feb. 13 follow: Total Change New cases 2,632,336 +1,491 Hospitalizations 110,544 +33 ICU admissions 13,008 +5 Deaths* 35,005 N/A *–Deaths are updated twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WMCH) -- A 17-year-old was shot overnight Sunday after being chased through a park in northeast Columbus. Columbus police said officers went to Mt. Carmel St. Anns Hospital at 4:25 a.m. Sunday with a report of a walk-in shooting victim. The victim, a 17-year-old, said he was in the area of Cooper Park [...]
LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has announced that Hocking Hills State Park will be closed until further notice. ODNR said the state park will be closed due to unsafe trail conditions at this time. Trails are currently being monitored with Hocking Hills set to reopen once the conditions are deemed [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mainly cloudy, few flakes, high 26 Tonight: Snow showers ending, mostly cloudy, low 14 Monday: Clearing, cool, high 28 Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high 41 Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, high 56 Thursday: Rain, heavy at times, breezy. High 54 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning & happy Super [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was shot in the leg while sitting in his car Saturday afternoon, Columbus police said. Officers responded to a call for a walk-in shooting victim at a local hospital at approximately 3:55 p.m. Police said the shooting victim, 55, was sitting in his car on the 800 block of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Africentric overcame a 17-point deficit in the second half to beat Beechcroft 65-58 in the City League Championship on Saturday at East High School. This is Africentric's first city league title since 2005. The Nubians outscored the Cougars 18-3 in the fourth quarter as Dailyn Swain dropped 22 points and Dan [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – Excitement for Sunday’s Super Bowl has one bar in central Ohio preparing for its busiest day yet. The Pub in Gahanna, a central Ohio hub for Cincinnati Bengals fans for a number of years, is preparing for its busiest day yet. The Facebook group known as Columbus Bengals Nation has named [...]
MONTREAL (AP) — Patrik Laine scored a power-play goal with :08 left in regulation and the Columbus Blue Jackets edged Montreal 2-1 Saturday, extending the Canadiens’ winless streak to nine games. Laine also had an assist on Oliver Bjorkstad’s goal 76 seconds into the game and Elvis Merzlikins made 30 saves as the Blue Jackets [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Former Republican Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives William G. Batchelder III, 79, has died. First elected to the Ohio Statehouse in 1969, Batchelder represented District 81 until 1999. Batchelder returned to the House in 2007, ascending to the Speaker post in 2011 before leaving due to term limits in [...]
