PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Part of an event center's floor sustained structural damage during the Pickerington North High School prom Saturday night. The Violet Township Fire Department confirms firefighters were called to The Wigwam on the 10000 block of Blacklick-Eastern Road at approximately 10 p.m. According to the fire department, during the course of the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The lines to get inside Ohio Stadium were long Sunday morning, but the spirits were high as Ohio State University celebrated the Class of 2022. And while spirits were high, graduates, friends, and family gathered to celebrate the accomplishment of finishing their college careers, but that career did not come without [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- This week on The Spectrum: The incumbent Ohio governor survives two challengers, but Mike DeWine did not capture even 50 percent of the Republican vote in Tuesday’s primary. “This has been an administration that has kept its promises,” DeWine said after Tuesday’s results. “I know that Ohio is ready for a [...]
The weather has improved dramatically in time for Mother's Day, with high pressure over the Great Lakes providing lots of sunshine and seasonal highs in the upper 60s. High clouds will move in overnight with a disturbance aloft, but no rain is expected. A building ridge of high pressure will bring mainly sunny skies and [...]
LICKING COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in which a male pedestrian was hit by a car overnight Sunday. Troopers from the Granville post found 57-year-old Frederick Thompson dead around 5:40am along the roadway at the intersection of State route 13 and Hirst Road, according to a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Central Ohio Crime Stoppers are looking for the public's help in investigating the 2014 shooting death of Keith Marsh for its "Crime of the Week." According to police, officers went to the 200 block of Mayfair Blvd. on May 8, 2014 where a witness told them they saw Marsh shot [...]
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill that designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day, a holiday that was intended to celebrate “the best mother in the world, your mother.” Although he made it a federally recognized occasion, the 28th president didn’t come up with the idea for the holiday himself—that honor [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: This morning: Clouds clearing. Low 42 Mother’s Day: Mostly sunny, milder. High 68 Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 47 Monday: Mostly sunny. High 73 Tuesday: Sunny, warmer. High 79 Wednesday: Sunny & warm. High 82 Thursday: Mainly Sunny. High 84 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning and happy Sunday! After [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Abortion rights advocates held a rally Saturday at the Ohio Statehouse. The rally follows the recently leaked United States Supreme Court draft decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Although the court hasn’t issued an official ruling, organizations have vowed to fight ahead of the decision. Should the Supreme Court's decision [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The annual Science Festival hosted by the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) officially wrapped up Saturday. The weeklong COSI event included many different types of experiments and activities for people of all ages, including some that got a little messy. Saturday's event also featured several 'celebrity' guests including members of [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rich Strike came charging up the rail to overtake the leaders in the closing strides for a stunning 80-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby. Jockey Sonny Leon guided Rich Strike from well back in the 20-horse field to run by 4-1 favorite Epicenter and Zandon on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Rich [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a man suspected of shooting up a New York City subway train last month — an attack that wounded 10 people and rattled a city grappling with a rise in violent crime. The panel charged Frank James on Friday with committing a terrorist attack or [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools district may soon have a new superintendent. A letter from Gahanna-Jefferson School Board President Beryl Piccolantonio announced Dr. Tracey Deagle will be the new superintendent for the district, pending school board approval. The board is scheduled to meet Monday to vote on Deagle's hiring. Should the board [...]
