WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A high school teacher and athletic coach has resigned after the release of a video of him talking online with a female claiming to be underage. Justin Christoff, a math teacher at Westerville Central High School, was placed on administrative leave Thursday as the district began an investigation into the video, [...]
The video above is NBC4's original report of Tenpenny falsely claiming that the COVID-19 vaccine can lead to magnetism. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Cleveland doctor who falsely claimed coronavirus vaccines cause magnetism is under investigation by the state medical board. Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, an osteopathic physician, is at risk of losing her license after [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - There will be no criminal case against the Columbus police officers who shot and killed Miles Jackson in 2021. A Franklin County grand jury announced Wednesday that it voted not to indict Mt. Carmel St. Ann's Hospital security or officers from the Columbus Division of Police who were involved in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio high school football playoffs are here for hundreds of teams across the Buckeye state. Regular season records only matter for seeding purposes because now it's win or go home. Below is a look at the 12 games that will be featured on Football Friday Nite at 11:15 p.m. on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio motorists will soon be able to see school buses more clearly. The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced that every school bus in the state will receive highly reflective “STOP” decals to make buses more visible and safer for the approximately 1.6 million students who ride in them. OSHP partnered with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH/The Hill)-- One in 10 Americans 65 and older have dementia, and that number is even higher among Black and Hispanic people, according to a study published Monday by The Journal of the American Medical Association. "That's probably one of the most important parts of this study that I found," Dr. Douglas Scharre [...]
In the wake of a cold front Wednesday that ended a string of four straight days in the 70s, temperatures will be back on chilly side to wrap up the last week of October.
GRANVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A restaurant and hotel devastated by a fire earlier this week plans to reopen for hotel guests by Thanksgiving. After a fire started in the kitchen of Buxton Inn Tuesday morning, manager Jennifer Valenzuela said the business hopes to open the hotel side of the building within the next month. She [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Trick-or-treaters will need to include the umbrella or rain gear with their costume in central Ohio this Halloween. This should come as no surprise, since Halloween weather has trended wet in recent years. The rain should be light off-and-on showers. A low-pressure system will be moving north through the Mississippi and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus is receiving national recognition as one of the nation's hottest housing markets as prices for central Ohio homes decreased for the third straight month, according to a housing report by Columbus Realtors. Columbus Realtor's Central Ohio Housing Report for September found the average sales price for a home was $331,287, dropping [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther stood in front of a rundown city service building in a barren North Linden parking lot on Thursday to rally voters behind a $1.5 billion bond package designed to modernize the city. Built in 1968, the 65,000-square-foot former site of the city’s Building and Zoning Services will [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead after an overnight head-on collision, causing a major highway closure Friday morning. Francisco Santillan-Trujillo was driving eastbound on Interstate 70 in the westbound lanes when his 2012 Honda Civic struck Larry Gatton's Dublin Police cruiser head-on at around 1:40 a.m. Friday morning. The accident occurred on I-70 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead after an overnight head-on collision, causing a major highway closure Friday morning. I-70 westbound is closed downtown between the I71-315 split after Rebecca Myers hit Larry Gatton's Dublin Police cruiser head on at around 1:45 a.m. Friday morning. The accident occurred on I-70 West near the Mound [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Decreasing clouds, high 62 Tonight: Mainly clear, low 38 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 67 Sunday: Showers later, high 63 Monday: Sct'd showers, high 65 Tuesday: Clearing, mild, high 65 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Friday! We have got a nice, seasonable end to the workweek on tap, starting off with some high clouds [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Community members have the chance to learn about Columbus Division of Police's new body-worn cameras. The city of Columbus, in partnership with Axon's Community Impact Team, hosted community members at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center Thursday for a session about the body cameras -- and polices around them -- coming to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Following the recent deaths of several children and teenagers, community groups across Columbus are trying to figure out what can be done to stop violence in the city. On Thursday night, Keith Neal shared his story and message with neighbors on the west side. The conversation about youth violence in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Employees at the Columbus Museum of Art voted to unionize Thursday. According to a press release, 97% of employees voted to establish the Columbus Museum of Art Workers United, making it the first museum in Columbus to unionize. The group joins AFSCME Ohio Council 8, a labor union representing some Ohio's [...]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Westerville teacher and athletic coach was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday after a video featuring him talking with a female claiming to be underage circulated among students. School officials at Westerville Central High School are investigating Justin Christoff after the video's contents raised concerns among district leadership, spokesperson Greg [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Running the AC or firing up the furnace could soon cost consumers a little more. "When you think of gas price, electric price, obviously those are going up," said Matt Tyner, Vice President of Brand for Buckeye Heating, Cooling & Plumbing. "But there are changes that are coming down the pipeline." [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Some community members are questioning the process of the Franklin County Prosecutor. They gathered outside his office Thursday to call attention to the specific case of Krieg Butler. Butler was charged with the murder of 13-year-old Sinzae Reed two weeks ago, and his case has since been dismissed by the municipal [...]
With less than two weeks until Election Day, the state of Ohio has started to prepare in one way: by training precinct election officials. In Franklin County, that is done with a 221-page election official's training manual, full of detailed instructions and checklists. “You can conduct the entire election, as we should, using the material,” [...]
