FRANKLINTON, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) -- The Dodge Park area in Franklinton could see two new apartment buildings go up this year. Brian Higgins of Arch City Development has proposed a five-story, 47-unit building on the site of a former gas station and a three-story building with six studio flats where a single-family house now [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) -- Arepazo’s last day of business at 93 N. High St. in Gahanna will be Feb. 24, according to a statement on its website and a sign posted at the restaurant. Owners Carlos Gutierrez and Carolina Gutierrez opened that restaurant 10 years ago. It was their second location after starting [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Franklin County dropped from the highest level of COVID-19 transmission on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's map Wednesday, pushing Columbus one step closer to lifting its mask mandate. City and county health officials say they are watching the CDC's daily-updated map closely, as Franklin County's color will determine when [...]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Central Ohio Crime Stoppers are looking for help in identifying multiple suspects that Westerville police say stole multiple items. Police say that on the afternoon of Feb. 12, two of the suspects entered vehicles and stole multiple items at Westerville Plaza. The suspects took a handgun and airpods from one [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three men have pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiring to attack power grids across the United States in a racially motivated plot. A release from the U.S. Attorney’s Southern District of Ohio’s Office, announced Christopher Brenner Cook, 20, of Columbus, Ohio; Jonathan Allen Frost, 24, of Katy, Texas and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- The Ohio Redistricting Commission has filed its response to the Ohio Supreme Court after it failed to adopt legislative maps last week. The court asked for the commission to filed cause as to why it should not be found in contempt last week. The commission had until noon Wednesday to file a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Over the past 10 years Besa volunteers have completed 10,000 service projects resulting in $50 million of impact for the communities they serve. During the pandemic, the work became even more important as volunteer numbers went down and the need for help went up. "We have done incredible work, I [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest numbers related to the coronavirus pandemic in the state. Numbers as of Wednesday, Feb. 23 follow: Total Change New cases 2,648,371 +1,323 Hospitalizations 111,905 +198 ICU admissions 13,170 +11 Deaths* 36,267 N/A *Deaths are updated twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH)--Ross County Sheriff's Deputies arrested two people for aggravated robbery Tuesday. Brandon Stodge, 34, was charged with Felonious Assault, Aggravated Robbery, Burglary, and Weapons Under Disability. Caitlin Ratliff, 33, was charged with Aggravated Robbery and Burglary. According to the sheriff's office, a witness said that he drove by a house in the 7000 [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police in Hilliard have issued a warrant for a man who they say brought a gun to the state championship wrestling tournament over the weekend. According to the Hilliard Division of Police, a photo that was shared on social media showed a man with a gun in his waistband, cheering on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) --A second hospital system has announced it will be updating its visitor policy. Starting Thursday, each patient at OhioHealth hospitals will be allowed two designated visitors for the duration of their stay. The visitors will be allowed to visit daily and come and go as needed. However, emergency departments, surgery and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Blue Jackets placed goaltender Joonas Korpisalo on injured reserve retroactive to February 15. CBJ also activated forward Emil Bemstrom off the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list and loaned the forward to the Cleveland Monsters. Columbus' backup goaltender is Jean-Francois Berube who started in net Wednesday when CBJ beat Toronto 4-3 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Duran Duran and Lorde are among the artists coming to Columbus for the “WonderBus” music and arts festival late this summer. The “WonderBus” music and arts festival is scheduled to take place Aug. 26-28 at the Lawn at CAS. The event is considered the sister festival to "WonderStruck" in Cleveland and "WonderRoad" [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mostly cloudy, dry, high 35 Tonight: Chance of snow, low 25 Thursday: Snow, wintry mix, rain, high 37 Friday: Early AM light wintry mix, high 33 Saturday: Partly cloudy, high 34 Sunday: Mostly cloudy, scattered flurries, high 38 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good afternoon and happy Wednesday! It's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A cruiser dash camera captured a driver going the wrong way, said Franklin County Sheriff's Office in a social media post. The sheriff's deputies picked up a report of a wrong-way driver on Interstate 70 on the west side of Franklin County on Friday, Feb. 11, just before 2:00 a.m., the [...]
CLEVELAND (WJW) - On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced new sanctions were being imposed on Russian oligarchs and banks that “cut off Russia’s government from Western financial institutions." The move comes after Russian forces rolled into Eastern Ukraine, which President Biden referred to as an “invasion” for the first time. Now, there is concern that [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Make-A-Wish of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana is holding a raffle where the winner will get several rare bottles of bourbon. Make-A-Wish OKI and CHAMP Camp are teaming up for "The Great Bourbon Raffle," with tickets going for $100 each, and benefits going to each organization. The winner will [...]
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (WCMH)– Mask-wearing in Upper Arlington Schools will be optional starting Feb. 28. An announcement on the district website states the decision was made Feb. 8 during a board of education meeting: The second outcome from the Board’s discussion was a vote to end the mask requirement at midnight on Sunday, February 27. [...]
The trial of Dr. William Husel is being livestreamed each day on NBC4i.com and the NBC4 app. 9 a.m. update: On the stand is William Gillette, one of the Columbus police detectives who investigated the deaths at Mount Carmel West. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Witness testimony continues Wednesday in the murder trial of Dr. William [...]
SENECA COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people are dead after a plane crash in northern Ohio. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at about 10:47 p.m., Tuesday, a Piper Saratoga single-engine plane crashed into a wooded area approximately two miles east of the city of Fostoria. The pilot, Shane Alan Halbrook, 59, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center will soon be updating its visitor policy. Starting Thursday, the OSU Wexner Medical Center will be allowing hospital inpatients, including patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, two named visitors for the duration of their hospital stay. Visitation is between 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Home sales in central Ohio fell slightly in January, according to the latest report from the Columbus Realtors industry group, but the market was still much hotter last month than a year ago. New listings fell 0.5%, home sales 2.8%, and contracts 0.8% in January compared to December, according to the [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mostly cloudy, dry, high 38 Tonight: Chance of snow, low 27 Thursday: Snow, wintry mix, rain, high 38 Friday: Early AM light wintry mix, high 34 Saturday: Partly cloudy, high 34 Sunday: Mostly cloudy, scattered flurries, high 38 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday, everybody! Temperatures are going [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Columbus police vice officer was found guilty of conspiracy to violate an individual's civil rights. Federal prosecutors accused Steven Rosser of abusing his title as a police officer on two separate occasions dating back to 2015 by searching and seizing individuals at gentlemen's clubs in Columbus. According to a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Abandoned cars are causing problems for residents in several neighborhoods around the city, with both police and neighbors worrying the cars can lead to crime. The Columbus Division of Police has finished the first part of an effort to get these cars off the streets as part of Operation Broken Windows. [...]
