COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Columbus Metropolitan Club hosted a panel Wednesday on Ohio House Bill 616, which opponents have dubbed a “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The panel included President Scott DiMauro of the Ohio Education Association, Executive Director Densil Porteous of Stonewall Columbus, Public Policy Director Maria Bruno of Equality Ohio, Executive Director Troy [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) – The first round of the Memorial Tournament doesn’t tee off until Thursday, but Wednesday’s Golden Cub Pro-Am has crowned the Patient Champions of the tournament. Each year, the Memorial recognizes local children challenged with physical, mental, or other medical conditions, and on Wednesday, this year’s nine Golden Cubs had a tee-side [...]
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Delaware County Sheriff's Office said a teenage girl is missing from Lewis Center. Madelyn Johnson was last seen by her parents at 6:30pm Monday and last made contact with her mother Tuesday evening via text, per the sheriff's office. DCSO states Johnson was allegedly seen at a Taco Bell [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Thirty days from today, you’ll be seeing fireworks light up the sky once again in downtown Columbus. The BOOM! Is back. On July 1, the long-time 4th of July celebration returns in person, the pandemic putting the event’s 40th anniversary on hold for two years in a row. “We never stopped [...]
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WOWK) — The Scioto County Sheriff's Office reports a Portsmouth, Ohio, man was charged for rape, permitting drug abuse, and drug trafficking. According to the Sheriff's Office, George Case Sanderlin, age 45, was charged with two felony counts of Rape, one felony count of Permitting Drug Abuse, and one felony count of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A bill allowing education staff to carry guns in schools with reduced training was passed by the Ohio Senate Wednesday. On the heels of a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that left 21 people dead, the Senate voted 23-9 to approve House Bill 99, sponsored by Rep. Thomas Hall [...]
EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) - A trucker from Ohio was killed in a tractor-trailer crash on I-81 in Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning. Around 4:30 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police responded to I-81 south near mile marker 64.5 in East Pennsboro Township for a crash involving two tractor-trailers. Police said one truck was driving south and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The final of 19 gang members, charged in a a racketeering conspiracy case, was sentenced to prison in federal court Wednesday. According to Kenneth Parker, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Shawn Nelms, 29, will be sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleaded guilty in Sep. 2021. Nelms [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - A federal jury has found a Canal Winchester man guilty for his involvement in romance scams where he made off with over $1 million from victims on dating websites. Seth Nyamekye, 39, was convicted of 35 counts of money laundering crimes for acting as a middleman for a romance scammer ring. [...]
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NORTHEAST OHIO UNTIL 10 P.M. Storms this afternoon and evening will be capable of producing heavy downpours and gusty winds. There is a slight risk (Level 2 out of 5) of a severe storm. High pressure has provided sunshine, summerlike temperatures and windy conditions, with rising humidity in a southwesterly flow. Temperatures [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The largest Independence Day celebration in the Midwest, Red, White & BOOM! is back, and bringing a new scholarship offer with it. While the 40th BOOM! has been on hold for almost three years, NBC4 is excited about a new opportunity from the fireworks finale sponsor. “Franklin University and Red, White & BOOM! have [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The kickoff of a new fitness initiative from Al Roker on NBC's "TODAY" show featured NBC4 and local Columbus walking groups during its Wednesday morning broadcast. NBC4's Monica Day led a group of walkers from the German Village Walking Club and the African American Male Wellness Agency through Schiller Park while [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Sunny morning, then P.M. rain & storms, high 88 Tonight: Scat’d rain & storms, low 65 Thursday: Scat’d showers, cooler, high 72 Friday: Clouds clearing, high 75 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 76 Sunday: Mostly sunny, warmer, high 81 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good afternoon and happy Wednesday! After [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Police is looking for the identity of a suspect who they say stole gaming consoles from a GameStop on the east side. Police say the male suspect went into the GameStop on S. Hamilton Rd. at 10:30am on May 3 and played a game for hours before leaving. At 1:50pm, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Casino Control Commission has approved the universal start date for legal sports betting in the state as January 1, 2023. Governor Mike DeWine signed the Ohio sports betting bill into law in late December of 2021. The bill was passed by both the House and Senate and allows for [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Police are investigating after they said a man rode his bike onto a front porch and stole a package in Weinland Park north of downtown. Police say at noon on May 27, the suspect rode up to the residence of a 24-year-old woman on the 1200 block of Courtland Ave. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the person fatally shot on the Statehouse lawn Sunday night was a teenager. The shooting was originally reported around 10 p.m., Sunday, when Broderick M. Harper, 16, was found at the northwest corner of the building. Officers at the scene tried life-saving measures, but Harper [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Central Ohio Crime Stoppers are looking for a wanted man who allegedly robbed someone at gunpoint who was trying to buy a PS4 in south Columbus for "Wanted Wednesday." Police say on July 25, 2021, the male victim went to the 3000 block of Conrad Drive to meet two people [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A former altar boy abused by a Cincinnati priest spoke publicly before lawmakers for the first time Tuesday – six months after his Catholic perpetrator was sentenced to seven years in prison. Paul Neyer, 43, said he was eight years old when he was first raped by Father Geoff Drew, 60, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Prices for a gallon of gas in the Columbus area was slightly cheaper than a week ago. GasBuddy reports the price for a gallon of gas in Columbus was $4.41, on Tuesday, which is 2.9 cents cheaper than the previous week. That is 53.4 cents higher than a month ago, [...]
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three days before he disappeared on July 4, 2020, a multi-agency task force raided the home of Raymont Willis II on the suspicion of drug trafficking. The report shows that officers from Portsmouth and Piketon police, led by the Pike County Sheriff's Office, served a search warrant at Willis' house on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Deputies are investigating a shooting and a crash that left two people dead on the west side of Columbus. At about 11 p.m., Tuesday, several 911 calls were made to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office of a single-car crash in the eastbound lanes of W. Broad Street at the I-270 [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: PM rain & storms, high 88 Tonight: Sct'd rain & storms, low 65 Thursday: Sct'd showers, high 72 Friday: Clearing clouds, high 75 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 76 Sunday: Mostly sunny, warmer, high 81 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! We start the day off dry, but with warm temperatures and high humidity. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police leadership promised change at a conversation with community members Tuesday night. Organizers wanted it to be a chance for those who have been treated wrong or hurt by Columbus police to talk to leadership. “It’s going to take time and we’re asking for people to be patient with us [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Grove City woman was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park Monday morning. According to the National Park Service, the 25-year-old woman was walking on a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin just north of Old Faithful. The bison was walking near the boardwalk as the woman approached the animal, [...]
