COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The arrival of Deshaun Watson in Cleveland has sparked plenty of backlash as advocates of sexual assault speak out against the Browns' blockbuster move. While on the field there are renewed playoff -- and even Super Bowl -- hopes in Cleveland, off-the-field, his arrival in Ohio is much more triggering [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man sentenced to prison in 1998 for murder has been released after two people recanted their testimony that he was the shooter. Marvell Dixon was convicted of aggravated murder and felonious assault in 1998 for the killing of Douglas Harvey and for shooting Ervin Nixon. Court records state Harvey and [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Sct'd rain showers, windy, high 46 Tonight: Sct'd rain to snow, low 33 Saturday: Light snow showers, windy, cold, high 39 Sunday: AM flurries, clearing, cold, windy, high 38 Monday: Partly cloudy, high 40 Tuesday: Early snow flurries/rain, high 45 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Friday, everybody! An upper-level disturbance will move through [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Every Ohio county is green on the Centers for Disease Control's latest COVID-19 risk map, indicating that the federal health agency recommends no one needs to wear face coverings. The new weekly map, published Thursday night, has all 88 counties at the lowest of three "community levels." At green, the CDC [...]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A grand jury has indicted the man who got into a shootout with police on Interstate 71 with multiple counts of attempted murder, assault and illegal use of a firearm. The indictment was filed Friday against Jonathon Myers in Delaware County Common Pleas Court. On March 11, a 12-mile stretch of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A bus aide with Columbus City Schools has been accused of injuring a special needs student during an incident last fall. According to court documents, on Nov. 12, 2021, the special needs student was acting up on the bus when the bus aide, identified as Mona L. Smith, grabbed him, [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hilliard Chief of Police Eric Grile has announced he will be retiring later this spring. On Friday, Grile announced he would be retiring May 6 after 29 years in law enforcement. “I have a firm belief that leaders should lead only when they’re driving forward an organization.At this point in [...]
Stacker collected information on the lowest-paying jobs in Columbus, OH, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2020. Job descriptions are from O*NET. In Columbus, the annual mean wage is $54,160 or 3.8% lower than national mean of $56,310, while the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio’s unemployment rate saw a slight drop from January to February. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced there were 242,000 workers unemployed in the state for February down from 246,000 in January. That is a drop to 4.2% from 4.3% in the previous month. The number of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- You can find your forever friend for $18 at the Franklin County Dog Rescue and Animal Shelter. Once a dog has spent more than 14 days at the shelter, you can walk away with your forever friend for the price of the dog license. Not sure what kind of pet you [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three days and a thorough analysis of the medical records of 14 ICU patients later, a Tampa physician captured most of the spotlight in the fifth week of testimony in the murder trial of former Mount Carmel Dr. William Husel. Nearly 50 witnesses, ranging from family members of critically ill patients [...]
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A crash in Pike County left a man dead, early Friday morning. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at about 1:35 a.m., John D. Lightle, 49, of Waverly, was driving a 2000 Toyota Tacoma in a curve along Buchanan Road, near S.R. 772, when he lost control of [...]
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Deputies are investigating a shooting near Rickenbacker Airport that left a teenager in critical condition. According to investigators, the shooting happened on Spruce Drive, around 1 a.m., Friday, and left the teen victim in “extremely” critical condition. Investigators say there are three suspects in custody, including one who may [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCMH) -- Central and southern Ohio's ancient earthworks designed by Indigenous Americans could soon join 1,154 world wonders -- including the Great Wall of China and Machu Picchu -- as a World Heritage site. The National Park Service nominated the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, a collection of eight archeological complexes in Ohio, to the [...]
Expect mostly cloudy skies through the, with showers around this afternoon and evening. High temperatures will only reach the mid- to upper 40s. Colder air will arrive tonight with a disturbance, with increasing wind and rain showers that will turn to flurries tomorrow. Readings will struggle to reach 40 in the afternoon on Saturday and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After COVID-19 canceled on-stage productions at Whetstone High School for two years, a team of 90 people -- cast, crew, musicians and parents -- are preparing for a come back with two weekend of Shrek the Musical. It's a refreshing sense of life getting back to normal and a grand finale [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Mostly cloudy, chance showers, low 39 Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers later, high 47 Saturday: AM Wet flurries, rain showers, windy, high 42 Sunday: Chilly, mostly cloudy, breezy, high 39 Monday: Mixed clouds, high 40 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Thursday, It has been a fairly gray and cooler day with temps back near [...]
SPOKANE, Wash. (WCMH) — Ohio State looks to keep dancing in the NCAA Tournament when the No. 6 Buckeyes face No. 2 Texas at 7 p.m. Friday. The Buckeyes made it to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2017 after upsetting No. 3 LSU 79-64. But players said they weren't surprised about beating [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For the last month, the images coming out of Ukraine have touched the world and have pushed many people into action. Some are donating and volunteering, while others are heading into the warzone to do what they can to help. Anthony Pizzoferrato is one of the few heading into the warzone. [...]
