COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Six people died Monday from drug overdoses, the Franklin County Coroner's Office said. Franklin County Coroner Anahi Ortiz said the drugs tied to the fatal overdoses are not yet known, but that "fentanyl has been in the majority of overdose deaths in Franklin County for the last few years." Ortiz added [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are looking for a female and male suspect who they say stole credit cards and other personal items from an elderly couple at the Tuttle Park Pool on the north side. According to CPD, a woman, 72, and her 75-year-old husband took their grandchildren to the Tuttle pool on [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) - Reynoldsburg passed legislation Monday banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth. In a unanimous 6-0 vote, Reynoldsburg City Council approved an ordinance prohibiting licensed medical professionals from subjecting LGBTQ+ youth to conversion therapy. Reynoldsburg marks the ninth city in Ohio to enact a municipal ban on conversion therapy. Specifically, the ordinance said, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man accused of making a bomb threat and causing a panic at a local BMV office was in court Tuesday. Dini Mahad has been charged with Use of a Hoax Weapon of Mass Destruction. Investigators said he walked into the BMV office in the 4100 block of W. Broad [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Emergency crews were called to put out a fire out in downtown Columbus Tuesday afternoon after a commercial utility vault underground caught flames, per the Columbus Division of Fire. Columbus Fire Chief Jeff Geitter said flames were shooting out of an underground commercial utility vault and went partially into a parking [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A serial rapist has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old across multiple states. Joseph C. Gaines, 42, pleaded guilty in November 2021 to transporting a minor interstate with the intention of sexually abusing the victim, and committing a new offense against a minor as a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and other city leaders talked in a press conference Tuesday afternoon with an update on efforts to reduce gun violence in Columbus. Joining Ginther was city attorney Zach Klein, city council president Shannon Hardin, CPD police chief Elaine Bryant, and the city's health commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - A regional gas station chain has lowered prices to a steal compared with the current average in central Ohio, but not all cars are eligible to take part. A release sent out Monday by Sheetz said all of its stations would cut the price of unleaded 88 gas to $3.99, and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As hundreds of thousands of central Ohioans flock to downtown Columbus for the city's annual Independence Day celebration, police will set up shop to locate children who stray from their families during the Red, White & BOOM! festivities. The Columbus Division of Police will operate five missing children's booths at the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio comedian Dave Chappelle has reportedly purchased more property in his hometown of Yellow Springs from a group that sought to build a housing development on the land. A recent article on YSNEWS.com, the online edition of the Yellow Springs News, noted that Carla Sims, Chappelle's publicist, confirmed the actor acquired [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police say a woman is facing assault charges after she used pepper spray on a store employee. According to Columbus police, around 4:30 p.m., May 14, the suspect became disruptive inside a store along the 2100 block of Sullivant Avenue and was asked to leave by an employee. The suspect became disorderly [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) - A volunteer at a fundraising festival stopped a would-be kidnapping, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Ketema Kuma Faye, 20, faces a felony charge of abduction after being taken into custody Saturday afternoon by Franklin County deputies. Faye had grabbed a 6-year-old child exiting a bounce house at the festival. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are looking to identify a male suspect after they say he stole computer equipment from a Best Buy on the 1300 block of Polaris Parkway. According to CPD, the man went to the store on June 9 at around 1:35 p.m. and is pictured on surveillance cameras loading $3,000 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The deadline to register to vote for Ohio's Aug. 2 primary is quickly approaching. Due to delays in Ohio's redistricting process, the second primary of 2022 will determine who will be on November's ballot for Ohio Senator, Representative to the Ohio House, and members of the state central committee. The deadline [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- For those who arrive early to claim the prime fireworks viewing areas along the Scioto Mile, Red, White & BOOM! is an all-day affair for which you'll want to be prepared. Spots can be claimed as early as Thursday after 6 p.m. Anything placed before then will be removed. Areas should be [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Amazon is bringing their brick-and-mortar clothing store, Amazon Style, to Easton Town Center later this year. The store marks the first Amazon Style location in Ohio and the second in the nation, the first celebrating its grand opening on May 25 in Los Angeles. A date for the opening of the Easton [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police have released a report that sheds some light into the disappearance of Larry Davis, who has been missing March. The report, filed by Chillicothe Police Officer Joshua Wright, gives a timeline for Davis' disappearance late on March 4. It echoes what Brittany Claytor, Davis' on-and-off girlfriend of nine years, said [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: This morning: Clouds clearing, cool, low 53 Today: Sunny skies, high 82 Tonight: Clear & cool, low 57 Wednesday: Mostly sunny, some pm clouds, high 86 Thursday: Mainly sunny, high 91 Friday: Sunny & muggy, few p.m. storms, high 93 Saturday: Muggy, chance for showers & t-storms, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The plaintiff in another landmark Supreme Court case is sounding off after Friday’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Jim Obergefell learned seven years ago this week that he’d won his case, Obergefell v. Hodges, giving people of the same sex the right to marry in all 50 states. He said [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A move by a group of United States senators Monday ensures the Chillicothe VA Medical Center will remain open. In a statement issued by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Monday, Brown and other members of the Senate's Veterans' Affairs Committee announced it would not be moving forward with assigning members to the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Columbus grapples with a major housing crisis, Mayor Andrew Ginther has announced his plan to reduce homelessness and increase affordable housing throughout the city. "The city of Columbus will lead the way, by streamlining our codes, policies, and processes, so that units can be built without unnecessary costs and delay," [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Clear skies, low 53 Tuesday: Sunny skies, high 82 Wednesday: Mostly sunny, some pm clouds, high 86 Thursday: Mainly sunny, high 91 Friday: Sunny & muggy, few pm storms, high 93 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Monday Evening, It has been a beautiful day today, with tons of sunshine and temps about a [...]
All photos and footage of the funeral in this story were provided by family member Peter Stevens, who gave NBC4 permission to use them. Note that this story contains an image of the burial. KNOX COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) - “I bring you greetings on behalf of the family,” the pastor said, opening the funeral standing [...]
