UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) - Honoring those who trailblazed a path for America through the unknown is the theme of this year’s Upper Arlington Fourth of July parade. Their Grand Marshal? 101-year-old World War II codebreaker, Major John Bergmann. “Very exciting, after all these years of going to the parade for 20 years," Bergmann said. "I’m [...]
Many business owners in Akron started the day early Monday to clean up the damage after some protesters became violent.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was taken to a hospital in critical condition Monday after a lawnmower he was riding flipped and landed on top of him. According to the Columbus Division of Fire, it was called out about 11:20 a.m. to the 5200 block of Fisher Road on the West Side. A man [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One year has passed since the death of Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks, who died of chest trauma from an errant fireworks mortar blast on July 4. Kivlenieks, 24, was in Novi, Michigan, attending a gathering at the home of goaltending coach Manny Legace, whose daughter was getting married that weekend. [...]
It goes without saying that the coronavirus pandemic has sparked a wave of uncertainty across myriad industries, and not other market has quite felt its impact like that of real estate. The pandemic has become a driving force behind the continued real estate boom, with high demand for vacation homes and a limited supply of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Independence Day is here, and fireworks will light up the sky Monday night across central Ohio. Although some communities had fireworks Friday and Saturday, others waited until July 4th for theirs. Here are the community celebrations and firework shows that are taking place: Bexley July 4th Celebrations 8 a.m. parade, 10 p.m. fireworks [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - A personal finance website has compared all 50 states across 13 key indicators of patriotism. WalletHub ranked the states across two key dimensions, "military engagement" and "civic engagement." The dimensions were evaluated across 13 metrics. Metrics under military engagement include the state's average number of military enlistees and veterans per 1,000 [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Warm sunshine, high 92 Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 72 Tuesday: Rain & storms, high 91 Wednesday: Sct'd storms, high 88 Thursday: Showers & storms, high 88 Friday: Few storms, high 87 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Fourth of July! We've got a picture perfect summer day on tap for the holiday, with temperatures [...]
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide in Mifflin Township Sunday night. According to a sheriff's office tweet, the incident took place on the 2900 block of Woodland Avenue. The post was made at 10:02 p.m. Sheriff's deputies said they are currently interviewing a person of interest. There [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus Division of Police has taken to Facebook in an attempt to catch some of the city’s most wanted criminals. In an operation it is calling Operation Turn Up The Heat, the department has started posting mug shots of suspects wanted for crimes ranging from weapons violations, arson, kidnapping, robbery, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is in critical condition and two others are injured following a crash on the west side of Columbus Sunday afternoon. Columbus police said the two-vehicle crash happened at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Wilson Road south of I-70. One victim was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition. The [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Independence Day celebrations continue across central Ohio. Some taking to the water, some watching those fireworks, and others, enjoying our region's agricultural offerings. Over the weekend, the Patch on 37, which is part of the Lynd Fruit Farm family, opened to let customers pick raspberries. Both black and red berries [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Even though it shouldn’t be happening, it usually does around big celebrations or holidays: Celebratory gunfire. It is the job of ShotSpotter to detect the gunfire, a task that can be complicated due to the celebratory gunfire being set off to celebrate the Fourth of July. Columbus has been using the [...]
