PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WCMH) -- A West Portsmouth man who allegedly raped four male children in Ohio and Virginia is in custody. Gary Cook III, 36, was arrested Thursday, according to the Scioto County Sheriff's Office. Cook faces several felony charges, including three counts of rape of a child under the age of 13, one count [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- Haunted Fest returns to the Ohio Expo Center this month for its eighth year in Columbus. The electronic dance music concert is produced by Columbus-based Prime Social Group, known best for the multi-city Breakaway Festival. The Halloween-themed festival takes place Friday, Oct. 28 inside the Lausche Building. It combines the elaborate fashion [...]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – Otterbein University will unveil a loan-free program for families to help students graduate debt-free. Beginning in the fall of 2023, Otterbein will offer full-time students who receive the Ohio College Opportunity Grant a package of federal, state and Ohio scholarships and grants to cover the balance of their tuition costs. According [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Division of Police has identified two young men fatally shot in Columbus Tuesday evening, police announced Thursday. Police found Eugene Daniels III, 20, and Jordan Cameron, 22, shot dead on the 1300 block of Atcheson Street in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood after responding to shots fired around 6:20 p.m. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Department of Health on Thursday reported 9,997 new COVID-19 cases for the past week, going under 10,000 for the first time in nearly six months. The state has seen consistently smaller case rates, breaking a 10-week pattern in the past two weeks. Prior to July, the state’s COVID-19 spread had not broken 20,000 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Columbus vice officer will spend 18 months in prison for violating the civil rights of a gentlemen's club owner. A federal judge sentenced Steven G. Rosser, 46, of Delaware, on Thursday for unlawfully searching and seizing the owner of the Dollhouse, a gentlemen's club on Karl Court, and his [...]
Watch as the verdict is read in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Franklin County jury has found a woman guilty of murdering her husband in the couple's Dublin home. The verdict was reached Thursday in the trial of Holli M. Osborn, 46, of East Liberty, who was found guilty on two counts [...]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) – A Delaware man was sentenced on nine of 20 indictments filed on sexual battery and child pornography charges. Brian Baldwin, 48, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual battery and five counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor on Sept. 21 at the Delaware County Common Pleas court. According [...]
A few showers could develop across the norther part of the state tonight ahead of a strong cold front.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center has 130 dogs ready to be adopted into a new 4Ever Home. This week's pet of the week is "Andy." This 1-year-old has had a tough start. When he was found on the streets, he had health issues that were causing him to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State has lived the good life to this point in the season, going 5-0 and having all of its games at home. For the first time, the Buckeyes will be packing their bags and heading out on a trip, to take on struggling Michigan State. Kickoff is at 4 p.m. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From "Hamilton" at the Ohio Theatre to the Columbus Italian Festival downtown, there's no shortage of things to do this weekend in central Ohio. Iliza Shlesinger: Oct. 7Comedian Iliza Shlesinger brings her “Back in Action” tour to Columbus.Palace Theatre – 34 W. Broad St. Tickets. 7 p.m. Columbus Mac and Cheese [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of the ballot initiatives in front of Ohio voters Nov. 8 will ask whether judges should have to consider public safety when setting bail for people facing criminal charges. Issue 1 seeks to enshrine in the Ohio Constitution a judge’s authority to consider certain public-safety factors when determining bail. The [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Increasing clouds, high 75 Tonight: Isolated shower, cloudy, low 48 Friday: Partly sunny, high 58 Saturday: Clearing, cool, high 57 Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 63 Monday: Mainly sunny, high 67 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Thursday! We've got one more warm day in the forecast before a strong cold front drops our temperatures [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Legalized sports betting in Ohio starts in January, and experts in gambling addiction are hoping to draw attention to an increasing number of young people taking part. Experts said the act of gambling can begin young, with activities that mimic the act being embedded into popular video games. One gambling counselor [...]
SUNBURY, Ohio (WCMH) – A community rallied together Wednesday to show its support for an 11-year-old boy who was seriously injured at a homecoming parade last Friday. Kenny Zedekar was walking in the Big Walnut parade when he tripped and was run over by a float. He is now on day five in the hospital. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police said a woman was shot in the knee after an altercation over a man's property on the east side of the city Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses at the scene told police that the suspect, Faith Fiore, 22, went to a home on the 1500 block of Loretta Avenue at approximately [...]
MONROE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) -- One man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Monroe Township, Perry County, Wednesday afternoon. According to the Lancaster post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 2003 Ford F-150 driven by James Martin, 70, of Glouster, was driving east on SR-155 at approximately 3:29 p.m. Tuesday. Police said Martin [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of two men shot Tuesday night in southeast Columbus has died. Columbus police said Daeshawn Simington, 25, died Wednesday afternoon. According to police, the shooting was reported at 10:56 p.m. on the 600 block of East Morrill Avenue, behind the Columbus police crime lab. Simington was taken to Grant Medical [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus Division of Police Chief Elaine Bryant said the department is reviewing its policies following the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in August. Columbus police officer Ricky Anderson shot and killed Donovon Lewis on Aug. 30 while executing an arrest warrant. Anderson remains on paid administrative leave. When asked about [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A grand jury declined to indict two officers on homicide charges in the 2021 fatal shooting of Andrew Teague, the Franklin County prosecutor's office announced Wednesday. Franklin County Sheriff's Office Deputy Michael Severance and Columbus Division of Police Officer John Kifer faced homicide charges after fatally shooting Teague, 43, on March [...]
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio’s major metro areas could be home to the next list of names on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list. Forbes selected three Ohio Cities – Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus – to host its next three Under 30 Summits, a four-day annual networking conference that attracts thousands of young leaders and entrepreneurs, [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) -- Owners of a southwest Florida restaurant with roots in central Ohio are trying to figure out their next steps after Hurricane Ian destroyed their pizza place. Jackie and Greg Chapin grew up in Gahanna and own Gatsby's Pizza in Bonita Springs, Florida. It's known as a buckeye gathering spot there. “The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – With nearly one month left until the midterm election and politicians are rolling out political advertisements, including one with NBC4 anchor Colleen Marshall. How are campaigns allowed to do that? Part of it is connected to fair use, something that allows copyrighted materials, like newscasts, to be used in different forums. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Just more than a week after Ohio State University asked a federal court for a full-panel review of sexual abuse victims’ lawsuits against it, seven universities have joined a letter supporting the university’s request. An amicus brief filed in federal appeals court Tuesday by midwestern universities calls on the court to [...]
