EUGENE, Oregon (WCMH) -- Dublin Coffman grad Abby Steiner finished first in the 200m at the USA Track & Field Championships Sunday afternoon. Steiner ran a 21.77 to claim first place. With Steiner's finish, she will represent the United States at the World Track & Field Championships in July in Eugene at Hayward Field. Another [...]
GUERNSEY COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman who allegedly shot at Guernsey County Sheriff's deputies is dead after she was shot by a deputy following a pursuit Friday night. According to the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call to assist with a vehicle pursuit on US-22 near State Route 800 in northeastern [...]
BUCYRUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people are dead after a motorcycle hit a deer Saturday night in Crane Township, Wyandot County. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Bucyrus post, officers responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on US-23 at approximately 11:40 p.m. When officers arrived, they found the 1989 Yahama motorcycle overturned [...]
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Twelve people are facing prostitution charges in Fairfield County after a sting operation this past week. The Fairfield County Sheriff's Office said the operation, called a "John Sting," was held on Friday, June 24, in Pickerington. Detectives with the sheriff's office's investigations bureau worked undercover targeting people who "perpetuate the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on The Spectrum: The constitutional right to abortion access for women is no longer a guarantee, with the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade this week, a precedent that has been on the books for 50 years. “It’s a sad day for the court and the country,” [...]
Skies will be mostly cloudy through the afternoon on a muggy Sunday afternoon, with widely scattered showers and storms. A cold front will interact with increasing humidity, triggering scattered showers and storms through early evening, with rain ending before sunset. High temperatures will be limited by cloud cover, topping out in the mid-80s, after reaching [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Leaders of Ohio's Democratic party spoke at the Ohio Statehouse Sunday at a rally two days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, effectively eliminating the constitutional right to abortion. In Ohio, the heartbeat bill was reenacted into law in the state Friday. The bill prohibits abortions after the first [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a double shooting in the Short North Arts District overnight Sunday, according to Columbus police. CPD state that officers went to the 700 block of North High Street at 3:00 a.m. and found a 34-year-old man with a gunshot wound in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Central Ohio Crime Stoppers are asking for community help in a homicide investigation for its "Crime of the Week" where a 25-year-old man was shot and killed in southeast Columbus. Police say Timothy Walsh pulled in to the United Dairy Farmer's gas station at the 2600 block of Noe Bixby [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- If you are a registered nurse or a tractor-trailer driver, your skills were in high demand in Ohio last month. According to data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, registered nurses were the most sought-after workers with 16,042 jobs advertised between April 14 through May 13. Tractor-trailer [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Warm & muggy, PM rain & storms, high 87 Tonight: Showers ending, clouds clearing late, low 60 Monday: Mostly sunny, cooler, high 77 Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high 80 Wednesday: Sunny, warmer, high 87 Thursday: Sunny & hot, high 92 Friday: Red, White & Boom!: Warm, sticky, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to the fatal stabbing of another 14-year-old boy in the Hilltop area in mid-June, according to Columbus police. According to CPD, detectives filed a warrant for the 14-year-old and charged him with voluntary manslaughter in the death of Martaires Taylor. The teenage suspect [...]
Humans’ fascination with dinosaurs goes back at least 2,000 years to Chinese writings describing what were thought to be massive dragon bones. In the 17th century, an English museum curator discovered a large thigh bone he posited was from a human giant. The first scientific designation of a group of animals called dinosaurs came about in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead and another is injured after a Saturday evening shooting on the northeast side of Columbus, according to Columbus police. CPD state that officers went to the 2000 block of Argyle Drive at 10:10 p.m. and found Neal Smith, 24, and a 34-year-old woman with gunshot wounds. Smith [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- Central Ohio Take Steps is an annual event focused on raising awareness and funding research to find a cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Jack Goodman, a 14-year-old freshman at New Albany High School, delivered a three-minute pep talk to the participants just before the start of the 2-mile walk at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hundreds traveled back to the 70s for Saturday's Picnic with the Pops featuring the Boogie Wonder Band's high-energy disco performance. Before the band took the stage, attendees took part in a competition showing off their best disco dance moves. NBC4 is a proud sponsor of the Columbus Symphony's annual outdoor concert [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Goodale Park is packed with people and vendors for this year’s ComFest, the first time in two years the festival is being held in person. The event is about bringing people together from all walks of life to just be themselves. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, ComFest began in 1972 with student [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Gahanna Division of Police is looking for a group of juveniles it said broke into a church last week. Police said that on June 22 at approximately 4:50 p.m., officers responded to the CenterPoiint Church on the 600 block of McCutcheon Road, where they saw the group leaving the building [...]
