COLUMBUS, OHIO (WCMH) - It was an exciting Saturday at the Columbus Zoo’s Zoombezi Bay water park as their Sea Dragon roller coaster was honored by the American Coaster Enthusiasts. The 66-year-old ride was awarded a plaque by the American Coaster Enthusiasts as a landmark coaster with historical significance. As the oldest wooden roller coaster [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two men are in Franklin County jail after being arrested in connection with a burglary from an Ohio State University residence hall last week. Ace Powers, 32, and Marquice Youngken, 30, are both charged with aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony, in connection with the burglary, which was reported Tuesday, July 12. [...]
An upper-level disturbance responsible for showers and storms east of I-71 will shift southeast through afternoon, bringing an end to the rain. Skies will brighten through the evening. Drier conditions this evening, with some clearing, will gave way to thicker clouds later tonight and another round of showers and storms. Morning readings will only dip [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Another chapter in the fairly new 'Hell is Real' rivalry will be written Sunday at Lower.com Field when the Columbus Crew play FC Cincinnati for the 10th time. This year's Crew-Cincinnati matches are bigger than ever before as Cincy is in the middle of the club's best season while the Crew's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person has died after a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning on the east side of Columbus, according to police. Police say officers went to the intersection at North Nelson Road and East Broad Street just after 9:00 a.m. on the report of a crash involving two vehicles. One person was taken [...]
What's clear about U.S. dining habits is that people love options. Restaurants across America are chock-full of variety, mixing ethnicities, food regions, and cultures into steaming melting pots of (often) fried deliciousness. Columbus features an eclectic mix of decades-old, established mom-and-pop eateries, fast food, and hip new startups downtown. Among these are a number of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people are dead and two others are injured after a shooting overnight Saturday inside a sports bar in the Hilltop neighborhood, according to Columbus police. Police say they received reports of the shooting just after 2:00 a.m. near Jay's Sports Lounge at the 3400 block of Sullivant Ave. At least [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: This morning: Rain showers, low 67 Saturday: Few AM showers, mostly cloudy, high 83 Sunday: Rain & storms, high 81 Monday: Rain & storms, high 82 Tuesday: Muggy, warm, high 88 Wednesday: Chance for showers & t-storms, high 90 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning and happy Saturday! It's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus man is questioning if he is safe in his own home after his neighbor fired a bullet, apparently by accident, into his apartment wall. The victim, Joshua Henry, said he was sitting just a few feet away from the bullet's path. Henry didn't think much of it until a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person was shot in the leg after a road rage incident at the intersection of Sullivant Avenue and Central Avenue in west Columbus on Friday. Three vehicles, two cars and one motorcycle, were involved in a collision. The shooter, who was driving a car, fired several shots while driving away, [...]
HARDIN COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — Prosecutors spent Friday discussing where a suspect was the day before a little girl was kidnapped and raped. Charles Castle is facing 17 charges related to the kidnapping and rape of a seven-year-old in Kenton in November 2021. The state brought forward witnesses to testify specifically about Castle's whereabouts on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two Ohio lawmakers are backing a bill they said will prevent expecting mothers from being terminated from their jobs. New legislation introduced by state Reps. Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati) and Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) aims to support pregnant women in the workplace by prohibiting employers from failing or refusing to make "reasonable accommodations [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — More than a dozen women of color are practicing self-defense techniques, through IMPACT Safety, a local program of Lifecare Alliance. The project is called, "We Are Worth Defending," which empowers women of color to address instances of physical or sexual abuse made against them. "It happens so often or even, 'Oh [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One man is dead after a shooting on Kent Street and Lilley Avenue in east Columbus on Friday. The man was shot in the abdomen and was transported to Grant Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at the hospital at 5:39 p.m. The call of the shooting came in at approximately [...]
