PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three people have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping two men and assaulting them in Scioto County after one of the victims was found covered in blood and walking along a road. According to the Scioto County Sheriff's Office, detectives responded to a call Tuesday at approximately 9 a.m. for a man [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Sixteen social service groups across Franklin County are combining their resources toward a new online initiative called Community Information Exchange. The program is led by the Rise Together Innovation Center and Smart Columbus to provide people living in poverty with access to several of these non-profit organizations all at once. "It [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Storm surge is one of the deadliest threats of a hurricane. Parts of southwest Florida are forecasted to receive 15-20 feet of storm surge. So, what is storm surge? The National Weather Service defines it as "an abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm, and whose [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — NBC4 and the American Red Cross are partnering to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Ian. Funds raised at the link below will directly to Red Cross disaster relief, helping people affected by Hurricane Ian. Donations will help with immediate needs like food, shelter, water, and other priorities that residents [...]
ASHVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Since losing their daughter to a drunk driver in 2020, Bryan and Teresa Wright have been fighting desperately to reform impaired driving laws in the state. They're working to bring a new bill to state lawmakers that would increase impaired driving penalties for repeat offenders. "I never will forget the knock [...]
MOUNT GILEAD, Ohio (WCMH) -- An 18-year-old woman died Monday after a collision with a horse-drawn cart sent her car into a tree. Around 8:15 a.m., Emma West, of Fredericktown, was driving on Green Valley Road east of Mile Creek Road in a Chevrolet Cruze when she hit the three-passenger, horse-drawn cart that was also [...]
A broad disturbance over the lower Great Lakes will slowly lift northeast, with a surface reflection, maintaining an unseasonably cool northwesterly flow over region, with lingering cloudiness. Temperatures will barely reach 50 degrees this afternoon, more than 10 degrees below normal. High pressure over the Upper Midwest will nudge eastward over the Great Lakes Thursday [...]
KNOX COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) – A former Knox County law enforcement officer and his wife have been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $450,000 from an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s disease. In a statement released Wednesday, Ohio Attorney General David Yost said Daniel and Elisabeth Bobo, of Gambier, have been charged with one count each [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Registered voters in Franklin County will soon find a guide to the general election in their mailboxes, including Election Day poll information after some traditional polling locations were closed during the second primary in August. The Franklin County Board of Elections started mailing out the new voter information guides this week [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force arrested one of two suspects in a human trafficking case after an investigation that began in January. David Lee Au, 36, and 37-year-old Josclyn Sellers, both of Columbus, were indicted Aug. 25 by a Franklin County grand jury. Au, who was arrested Tuesday on [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mainly cloudy, isolated shower, high 62 Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 45 Thursday: Partly cloudy, high 65 Friday: Mainly sunny, high 70 Saturday: More clouds, high 70 Sunday: Chance showers, high 71 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! More cool, cloudy weather is in store today ahead of sunshine [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Chains nationwide will be celebrating National Coffee Day on Thursday with discounts and free cups all day. Select roasters will also be shipping discounted bags for orders placed during the celebration. View the deals below. Barnes and Noble Customers can get a free tall hot or iced coffee with the purchase of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- On October 7, 1922, the newly built Ohio Stadium on the banks of the Olentangy River in Columbus hosted its first game as the Buckeyes took on Ohio Wesleyan. 36,516 days later, the stadium is now a historic landmark in the state. The now iconic college football stadium is turning 100 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Gov. Mike DeWine’s lead in polls for November's election reached its widest point. A Siena College poll of nearly 650 likely voters found that Ohioans favored the Republican incumbent over his Democratic opponent, former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, by 23 points. Conducted Sept. 18-22 by Siena's Research Institute, the poll placed [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — All this month, NBC4 is bringing attention to hunger in our community -- in support of Hunger Action Month. While donations of food and money are important, so is the donation of time. And a new "free" food market is a success because of its volunteers. "There is a need in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Harlem Globetrotters are returning for two games on Dec. 28 at the Schottenstein Center. The Globetrotters will face the Washington Generals at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster by emailing athetic.tix@osu.edu or by calling 1-800-GO-BUCKS (1-800-462-8257) Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people are hospitalized, including one with life-threatening injuries, after a car crashed into a pole near an AutoZone store on East Broad Street, according to Columbus police. Police say officers were sent to the 8000 block of East Broad St. in Reynoldsburg and found a car has crashed into a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Hurricane Ian approaches Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, crews in Ohio are getting ready Wednesday morning to help in the relief efforts down south. More than 500 AEP Ohio employees and contractors are set to depart to help restore power to areas of Florida and Georgia that will lose [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for help locating a suspect accused of killing a 27-year-old man in a drive-by shooting. Columbus police are searching for the suspect accused of fatally shooting Malik Price, 27, near Courtright Road and Petzinger Court on Sept. 9, 2021. Price was the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- In 2014, the Big Ten welcomed Rutgers into the conference to expand its reach out toward the East Coast. For the past seven years, Ohio State has done nothing but dominate Rutgers in all eight games the schools have played. The Buckeyes will try to keep its 100% mark against the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Prices for central Ohio homes decreased for the second straight month in August, according to a housing report by Columbus Realtors. Columbus Realtors’ Central Ohio Housing Report for August found the average sales price for a home was $337,963, dropping more than $8,000 from $346,359 in July. The prices represent a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Andrew Pierce was born and raised in Columbus -- and at age 21, he has only cast a ballot in elections from his hometown so far. “My mom is very keen on making sure that we vote, so my first memories are actually going with her to vote,” Pierce said. But [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mainly cloudy, isolated shower, high 62 Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 45 Thursday: Partly cloudy, high 65 Friday: Mainly sunny, high 70 Saturday: More clouds, high 70 Sunday: Chance showers, high 71 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! We have got another cool day ahead of us, but we will be a bit more [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The city's Civilian Police Review Board has received its first resignation. Aaron Thomas, who was added to the board in April 2021, resigned on Aug. 31, one day after a Columbus police officer shot and killed 20-year-old Donovan Lewis while serving an arrest warrant. Lewis, a Black man, was shot while [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Five people are recovering after being shot at a strip club in north Columbus, according to police. CPD state that at around 2:45 a.m., officers were sent to The Doll House strip club on Karl Court and found one person with a gunshot wound, 15 minutes before the club closes. That [...]
