COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Twin brothers stopped in Columbus Friday as part of their 50-state journey advocating for youth in the foster care system. Davon and Tavon Woods, of South Carolina, walked in Downtown Columbus Friday to raise awareness for the more than 400,000 children in foster care in the U.S., according to the U.S. [...]
POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) - Zoombezi Bay at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is kicking off a nine-day Christmas in July celebration this weekend. From July 23 to 31, Zoombezi Bay will host holiday activities from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the waterpark staying open until 7 p.m. The week is sponsored by Wendy's, with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- In 2020, we saw them in our hospitals, food banks, nursing homes, and protecting cities during times of unrest. On Friday, the Ohio National Guard, which supports both the Army and Air Force, gave members of the media an inside look at their operations, and how they organize and prepare for [...]
High pressure from the southwest is pumping lots of heat and humidity our way this weekend. Temperatures will top out near 90 degrees and the humidity will make it feel more like the mid- to upper 90s, under mainly sunny skies. A few clusters of showers and storms will drop southeast across the Great Lakes [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced Friday the death of its 6-year-old koala named Thoar. The zoo wrote in a social media post that Thoar "was humanely euthanized while surrounded by his loving care team on Monday, July 18, 2022, after his health had significantly declined." Thoar was born at the [...]
Above: Watch an earlier report on the East Broad Street shooting. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are seeking a teenager wanted in connection with the death of a woman caught in a shootout. Columbus police secured an arrest warrant Friday for Kyrim Curenton, 16, whose address was listed as being in the 1600 block of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The lawyer for a man accused of raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl stood Friday in court, but the defendant did not. Defense attorney Bryan Bowen said his client, 27-year-old Gerson Fuentes, appeared to be afraid when the two last met. “I met with him yesterday at the Franklin County Jail [...]
COSHOCTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- The family of TikToker Georjlyn Hayes has filed a missing person's report with the Coshocton County Sheriff's office. Brenda Hayes, the 20-year-old's mother, told NBC4 her daughter has been missing since July 12. Hayes at first thought Georjlyn was in Columbus and then Cincinnati, but became concerned when Georjlyn posted a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Columbus Public Health department has issued a mask advisory Friday, asking people to wear a mask indoors and in gatherings. While it's not requiring masks like a mandate, the health department said the advisory is an encouragement for everyone to wear a mask regardless of their vaccination status. Despite that, [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- A line of gusty thunderstorms rolled through central and southeast Ohio Wednesday night, with winds gusting to 40 mph, and a dramatic lightning display described as strobe lights. Clusters of severe storms that developed over north-central Ohio in the early evening triggered tornado warnings in eastern Crawford, Richland, Ashland and Holmes counties. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus Jazz & Rib Fest returns Friday after a two year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fest will run this weekend through Sunday along the Scioto Mile downtown at Bicentennial Park, 233 S. Civic Center Dr. Admission is free. The three-day festival features performances from nationally acclaimed artists, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - According to a report by Rentometer, a tool that collects data throughout the U.S. for property analysis and rent estimates, Columbus rent had the highest increase in the Midwest this past year. From April 1 to June 30, Rentometer collected prices for three-bedroom apartments across five cities per region for April [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mostly sunny, high 89 Tonight: Mainly clear, low 68 Saturday: Sct'd storms, mainly first half of day, high 88 Sunday: Hot, humid, storms late, high 92 Monday: Rain & storms, high 84 Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, high 83 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Friday! We've got a really nice end to the workweek on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Until a landlord shows up with a hammer and nail to a tenant’s apartment, a new Ohio bill may ban them from buying another home to put on the rental market. State Sen. Louis Blessing (R-Colerain Township) introduced Senate Bill 354 on Thursday, July 14, which would bar landlords or property [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man was charged Wednesday with aircraft interference after pointing a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft in flight. Charles Lee Taylor, 43, was arrested after admitting to pointing a laser at a helicopter owned and operated by the Columbus Division of Police while using it to play with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a shooting in the Milo-Grogan neighborhood, police said. Around 10:15 p.m. Thursday, Columbus police responded to reports of a shooting at the 700 block of St. Clair Avenue, where they found one person suffering from a gunshot wound and in critical condition, according to the Columbus [...]
EUGENE, Oregon (WCMH) -- Dublin native Abby Steiner has finished fifth in the 200-meter dash final at the 2022 World Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The former Dublin Coffman track star followed her NCAA and U.S. titles in the event with a 22.26-second finish on Thursday, missing her personal best of 21.77 by [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Back to school is just around the corner and NBC4 is doing our part to make sure students in central Ohio are ready for their first day. Thursday was our first Stuff the Backpack event of the summer held outside the CAS building on Olentangy River Road. The goal is to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A stolen Kia prompted a police chase out of the Linden neighborhood Thursday evening. Around 9 p.m., police officers followed the stolen vehicle and its two occupants around Columbus in a pursuit that began on the city's northeast side and ended on the city's southeast side, according to the Columbus Division [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - A special prosecutor hired by the City of Columbus to investigate police misconduct during protests in the summer of 2020 has resigned. Attorney Kathleen Garber told NBC4 in an email that she submitted her letter of resignation, effective immediately, to the City Attorney's office Wednesday. Garber was hired on a $15,000 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has marked Franklin County as a high level for COVID-19 on its community level map. The CDC's COVID-19 Community Level is a tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on recent data. Communities are marked with a low, medium or [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) -- Huntington National Bank and the rest of the Central Ohio economy can weather inflation, rising interest rates and a potential recession better than most parts of the country, CEO Steve Steinour said. "We're not immune, but we will definitely outperform, I'm quite confident of that," he told Columbus Business [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - When you’re voting this November, you will see an issue about citizenship on your ballot. House Joint Resolution 4 passed out of the Ohio Senate and House; it's a proposed constitutional amendment that would only allow United States citizens to vote in local elections. “I believe that this is another attempt [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Many of us take the proper steps to protect our personal information from hackers in this digital day and age, in the form of passwords, passcodes and multifactor authentication. But how do you protect yourself from being hacked when it comes to Bluetooth? One central Ohio woman sent this message to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - 79 year-old President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 with his age putting him at a high risk, but it also makes him eligible for the antiviral drug Paxlovid. The White House announced President Biden has mild to moderate symptoms and is taking the anti-viral drug at home. The drug isn't just [...]
