MARION, Ohio (WCMH) - Armed robberies at two different Marion stores landed a man at least two decades behind bars, the Marion County Prosecuting Attorney announced Monday. Cedrick Riley pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated robbery with a firearm on Thursday, Prosecuting Attorney Raymond A. Grogan Jr. said. A judge sentenced Riley to between [...]
WORTHINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- There is shock and anger coming from Worthington Monday after racist flyers promoting white supremacy were found outside several households. Several residents along the street, some who have lived here their whole lives, said this type of racist propaganda, has never appeared in their community, until now. "We're not going to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Scott Rider was used to going fast. Now, slowed by Parkinson's Disease, the former Ohio State athlete is using his battle to raise awareness about the disease nationwide. "I kind of joke, I was once pretty fast and today I'm incredibly slow because of Parkinson's," jokes Rider. "And running is actually [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton is getting some extra recognition ahead of her trip to Ohio to promote the state's Imagination Library. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine declared Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, Dolly Parton Day in the Buckeye State. The official declaration document from his office lists the star's numerous achievements, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A federal mediator has asked both sides in the ongoing contract stalemate involving Columbus City Schools teachers’ union to begin negotiating again. In the meantime, after the union, Columbus Education Association (CEA), voted last week to authorize a strike, the district said it is preparing for “alternative outcomes” should a finalized [...]
Richard John Steinle, 77, is a former Portage County Common Pleas Court mediator who allegedly mailed more than 36 letters containing suspected feces to Ohio legislators in Ohio, Kentucky and Washington, D.C., between August 2021 and July 29 of this year, according to a criminal affidavit.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus has been ranked among the top 10 U.S. cities where homes are selling the fastest. In a study from online bank Tangerine, data analyzed from Zillow shows the Columbus housing market is ranked tenth in the nation based on the number days it takes to sell a home. To reach [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Vandals targeted a Black Lives Matter memorial in Franklinton overnight on Saturday, affecting more than half of the mural. Photos sent to NBC4 showed that vandals used white spray paint to cover up multiple faces on the "Stolen Joy" mural by Katie Golonka. The Franklinton Arts District's executive director said this [...]
BUCYRUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Less than 30 minutes after a motorcycle crash near Bucyrus killed two people, a 35-year-old motorcyclist crashed and died less than 10 miles away. At approximately 2 p.m. on Sunday, Michael Ramon Sanders Jr., of Willard, Ohio, was driving northbound in a Kawasaki Ninja 250 motorcycle in Sandusky Township when he [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – NBC4 is inviting the public to Stuff The Backpack at CAS on Aug. 9! Viewers and local businesses are encouraged to bring backpacks and needed supplies. NBC4’s Stuff The Backpack supply drive will take place at 2540 Olentangy River Road in the parking lot of the CAS campus. Ease Logistics will be on-site [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Ohio State Buckeyes football season looms, preseason polls are starting to flow in and the first major one has been released. The Buckeyes have been ranked No. 2 in the USA Today preseason coaches poll just behind the No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, marking seven consecutive seasons in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Overdose deaths in Franklin County declined ever so slightly in 2021, but the coroner's office continues to sound the alarm on the "dramatic" rise in overdose fatalities in recent years. The 825 overdose deaths recorded in Franklin County in 2021 mark a 4% decrease compared with the 859 deaths in 2020, [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gahanna Police are looking for three men who allegedly held a resident at gunpoint to steal multiple firearms. According to police, the three suspects went to a house on the 400 block of Barwood Avenue on August 3 just before 1:20 p.m. to supposedly purchase a gun that was shown to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The point of the Mid-Ohio Farm at NBC4 is to address the needs of others. One of the targets of the farm will be the nearly 2,500 people who live in the neighborhood. Generally, the people who live on Riverview Drive are new Americans from all over the world and Ohio [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – After a night of drinking, more Ohioans are now opting to call an Uber instead of being drunk behind the wheel as they did in 2021. State troopers arrested or cited 9,182 Ohioans on OVI charges in the first seven months of 2022 – a nearly 80% decline compared with the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Artists have transformed the street front of a 50-acre site of ruined homes in Whitehall with color that runs from deep blue to vibrant pink and bright green. Twenty-three colors show the color gradient between blue and pink, as well as hues of green, in the homes that face Hamilton Road [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus gas prices continue to drop as the average price is now closing in on $3.50 a gallon. GasBuddy is reporting the average price for a gallon of gas in the Columbus area is $3.58, which is 19.8 cents cheaper than the previous week. That is more than a dollar cheaper [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: This morning: Spotty shower, muggy. Low 73 Today: Mix clouds and sun, storms later. High 89 Tonight: Chance showers & t-storms. Low 72 Tuesday: Showers, storms. High 84 Wednesday: Morning showers, some clearing. High 81 Thursday: Sunny, less humid. High 82 Friday: Sunny. High 80 FORECAST DISCUSSION: [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A three-year-old child is hospitalized Sunday night after nearly drowning in a home pool in southeast Columbus. According to Columbus police, medics responded to a call at 8:15 p.m. Police said the child was found in a pool of a home on Mouzon Drive. The child was taken to Nationwide Children's [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) – Two people are charged with kidnapping after allegedly holding a woman against her will, then leading law enforcement officers on a pursuit Saturday in Ross County. According to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office, on Saturday at approximately 2:15 p.m., deputies responded to a call near State Route 772 and Potts Hill [...]
BUCYRUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two men are dead after the motorcycles they were driving crashed in Crawford County Sunday afternoon. The Crawford County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened at approximately 1:36 p.m. Sunday on Leesville Road near State Route 598. According to the sheriff's office, a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Gary Sprague, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw just how quickly misinformation can spread especially with social media. Now as the United States deals with the monkeypox virus outbreak, local leaders are stressing the importance of stopping misinformation. “I think it’s critically important in order to get messaging out it,” said Director of [...]
A probation officer found dozens of Chihuahuas and shih tzus living in a condemned house in Ohio. All of the dogs needed serious help.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio State Fair wrapped up Sunday in its traditional way: the sale of champions for this year’s top junior livestock exhibitors. The auction sold the animals of 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) exhibitors who were crowned the grand and reserve champions for market beef, barrow, lamb, chickens, goats, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week is Black Men’s Health Week, and to kick off the events, dozens of people gathered at the City of Grace for a worship service Sunday. The service was a high-energy, impactful service brought to the community by the African American Male Wellness Agency (AAMWA). The agency will be hosting [...]
