QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Pops early, partly cloudy, low 63 Tomorrow: Clouds early, clearing, nice, high 83 Friday: Mainly sunny, high 85 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 87 Sunday: Clouds increase, sct'd pm storms, high 86 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Wednesday Evening, It has been another mild day today with scattered showers and storms moving across the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As if inflation costs are not putting enough stress on people’s wallets, now major companies are starting to feel the burn, too. On Tuesday, Columbus-based Victoria's Secret & Co. announced 160 management employees will be laid off in the coming weeks due to restructuring. This will result in an estimated $40 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As NBC4 Meteorologist Bob Nunnally fights cancer at home, his co-worker Matthew Herchik is recognizing the forecaster's health battle and recovery in a very public way. In June, Herchik announced that he will be riding in Pelotonia — a fundraiser that raises money for cancer research — to recognize Bob. "Everyone [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A special dedication was held Wednesday to unveil Franklin County’s new state-of-the-art corrections center. The new facility, which costs about $360 million and has been in the works for years, is named after Franklin County’s longest-serving sheriff, James A. Karnes. “It’s with pride and honor and this would, he’s smiling down [...]
KENTON, Ohio (WCMH) – A seven-year-old girl who was the victim of a kidnapping and rape last November testified Wednesday by videotape at the trial of the man accused in the crime. The deposition was recorded last week and played on a large screen in the courtroom for the trial of Charles Castle. The testimony [...]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Westerville police are searching for a 14-year-old who reportedly ran away from home. Sariyah Nicole Gibson, who is 5 feet 4 and 120 pounds, left her Westerville home in the early morning of Tuesday, July 5, according to a news release from the Westerville Division of Police. Investigators said this is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Gallia County man faces the possibility of life in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges in southern Ohio. Michael D. Valentine, 39, of Bidwell, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Wednesday to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 or more grams [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man was accused Wednesday of impregnating a 10-year-old girl who then had to leave Ohio for an abortion. Gerson Fuentes, 27, was arraigned in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, charged with rape of a child under 13. He was ordered held on a $2 million bond. The victim in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Secretary of State's office has released the first early voting numbers for the upcoming August primary. Just over 6,200 early votes have been cast and more than 44,000 absentee ballots have been requested by mail or in person, according to data from an informal survey by the Secretary of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Concealed and open carry guns will be permitted at the Ohio State Fair that begins in two weeks, but the spokesperson for the State Highway Patrol said Wednesday that there is a catch. Lt. Nathan Dennis said this is no different than in years past, but firearms are permitted outside only. Fair [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has been diagnosed with COVID-19, his office confirmed Wednesday morning. Press Secretary Steve Irwin said Yost tested positive the week of July 4 but did not specify which day. However, he added that the attorney general is following quarantine protocols and is still working from home. [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Sunny start, then p.m. pop-ups, high 85 Tonight: Showers ending, then partly cloudy, low 63 Thursday: Partly cloudy, high 83 Friday: Mainly sunny, high 84 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 86 Sunday: Chance for showers & t-storms, high 87 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good afternoon and happy Wednesday! It's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The city of Columbus has shut down a south side home due to drug activity, prostitution and illegal firearms. City Attorney Zach Klein announced in a news release Wednesday that his office obtained a court order to shut down the latest drug-ridden residence located at the 1800 block of South Fourth [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition and four others were taken to the hospital after a crash in east Columbus, per the Columbus Fire Department. A dispatcher with Columbus police stated that the crash occurred near Myers and Woodcrest roads just before 8:00 a.m. A car leaving the Stonelodge Apartments on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio Crime Stoppers want the community's help to find a man accused in an east Columbus shooting last year. The suspect, Aries Cotner, shot at two men inside a car driving west on East 11th Avenue at around 2 p.m. on April 29, 2021. One of the men in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three people are hospitalized after a fire at a Hilltop apartment Tuesday morning in southwest Columbus, according to the Columbus Fire Department. CFD states that the fire occurred at the 800 block of Wedgewood Dr. around 7:00 a.m. and that it has been contained. All three victims with injuries were taken [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Home prices are hitting record highs in the U.S., with a 12.1% increase in average price across listings in central Ohio. For prospective buyers looking to find a new space, here are 10 Columbus homes sold for around $750,000 in June. This home at 242 E. Thurman Ave. in Columbus sold [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Techniques known as "conversion therapy," used to attempt to convert those who identify as LGBTQ+ into straight or cisgender people, have led to high rates of youth suicide. According to research from San Francisco State University, LGBTQ+ youth who underwent conversion therapy are eight times more likely to have attempted suicide, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A bill that would acknowledge the personhood of an embryo has made its way to the Ohio Statehouse. Introduced Monday by Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery), House Bill 704 would recognize the personhood and constitutional rights – life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness – “of all unborn human individuals” at the [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Few PM pop-ups, high 85 Tonight: Clearing clouds, low 63 Thursday: Mainly sunny, high 83 Friday: Mostly sunny, high 84 Saturday: Seasonable sunshine, high 86 Sunday: PM pop-ups, high 87 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! We start the day off dry, with daytime highs topping out in the middle 80s. By mid-afternoon [...]
LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- One man is dead after a shooting overnight Tuesday in Lancaster at a mobile home park, according to deputies with the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office. Deputies state the shooting occurred around 2:00 a.m. at the Colonial Estates Mobile Home park at the 2400 block of Columbus-Lancaster Road NW. A lieutenant at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus residents in a Far East Side neighborhood are making it clear: They do not want a proposed apartment complex to come to the area. The development would be built at 198 McNaughten Road. The developer wants to turn the location into a 296-unit apartment complex, with neighbors concerned the road [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people are at an area hospital Tuesday night after a shooting on the east side of Columbus. Columbus police said a ShotSpotter alert came in at approximately 10:31 p.m. near the intersection of East Livingston Avenue and South 22nd Street. Officers discovered two victims suffering gunshot wounds arrived at Grant [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State University issued a campus public safety alert after an aggravated burglary Tuesday in a residence hall. According to the safety notice, two suspects tailgated into the Neil Building Hall Complex on the 1500 block of Neil Avenue. The suspects then allegedly entered an unlocked residence hall suite and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Only one more officer will be investigated for misconduct in connection with citizen complaints filed after the protests following George Floyd's death in the summer of 2020, the Columbus Chief of Police said Tuesday. According to a statement from Columbus Chief of Police Elaine Bryant, the investigation will be the last [...]
