COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH/AP)-- Promising findings were released Tuesday by pharmaceutical company Pfizer on results from RSV vaccines they are developing. The discovery of vaccinating moms-to-be being more than 80% effective at preventing severe cases of RSV in their newborn babies will not help this year's early RSV surge that is crowding children’s hospitals, but doctors are [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is hospitalized after being shot in south Columbus Wednesday afternoon, according to Columbus police. Officers went to the intersection of Parsons Avenue and East Innis Avenue just before 3:15 p.m. and found one person with a gunshot wound, CPD said. That person was taken to Grant Medical Center. Police [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A dozen persons of interest are being sought in Columbus police's investigation into a fatal shooting last Sunday near a northeast Columbus gas station. CPD provided an update on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the killing of Kevin Sobnosky, 21, who was shot near a Sheetz store at the 1400 block of [...]
MANSFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) -- The owner of an outpatient substance use disorder treatment center was convicted of multiple felonies for defrauding the Ohio Department of Medicaid. Geron Tate pled guilty to one count of Medicaid fraud and one count of aggravated theft in Richland County Common Pleas Court, the Ohio Attorney General's office announced Tuesday. [...]
Patchy dense fog gave way to partial sunshine, but cloud cover lingers with an upper-level disturbance passing south of Ohio. High pressure across southern Canada that formed a ridge in the wake of a slowly departing upper-level low in the Northeast will keep winds light, with mild afternoon readings in the mid-60s. The latter half [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohioans are less than one week away from deciding who will serve them in a slate of federal, state, and local offices -- and the closest statewide race is still neck-and-neck, according to the latest Cygnal tracking poll released Wednesday. “Hillbilly Elegy” author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance, a Republican, led [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Trailblazer, crusher of glass ceilings, and esteemed journalist Ann B. Walker celebrated her 99th birthday in Wolfe Park Tuesday. Walker has made history multiple times during her life: While at NBC4, she was the first woman broadcaster to report on the Ohio legislature and later served as the station's and city's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A grocery store is scheduled to open Thursday in north Columbus. ALDI will open its doors at 9 a.m. at its new location at 5455 N. High St. and will be open daily from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. According to the company, the first 100 customers will receive a gift [...]
We have a warming trend for now, but a cold front that could be accompanied by rain showers is on the way.
Hamilton, Ohio (WCMH) – The Butler County Sheriff’s office seized nearly 1,400 grams of drugs in a Tuesday raid at an apartment complex in Hamilton. According to the release the Butler County Undercover Regional Narcotics (BURN) Task Force arrested 33-year-old Edward Fox and charged him with three counts of drug trafficking and possessions of drugs [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus middle school was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after police received calls about an unknown person. According to a spokesperson with Columbus City Schools, police received a call just before 8 a.m. about a potentially unknown person inside Dominion Middle School. The school was placed on lockdown as police [...]
LUCASVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – The Scioto County Sheriff’s office has arrested a man and charged him with two counts of rape of an eight-year-old. John Smith, 40, has been charged with two counts of rape in addition to one count of a violation of a protection order and was served a warrant for failure to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are looking for a man who has a murder warrant issued in relation to a March shooting in Columbus. On March 26, officers found Elizabeth Brice, 27, suffering from two gunshot wounds, lying in a garage on the 100 block of North Harris Avenue in the Hilltop neighborhood. Police said [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio is honoring Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, this week with events and art installations rooted in the holiday’s traditions. Día de los Muertos is the Mexican holiday remembering loved ones who have died. The festivities begin Nov. 1 each year as families ‘welcome back’ the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Goods being bought and sold. Inventory being taken. And budgets to manage. Just another busy day in JA Biztown. "I do lots of interviews for a lot of people. I go around and take a lot of surveys. I talk to the Mayor and interview her. And I write a newsletter [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- In the race for governor, Republican incumbent Mike DeWine has significantly outraised his opponent, Democrat Nan Whaley, during the general election cycle -- at two deadlines disclosing double her amount in campaign contributions. Campaign finance reports released Oct. 27 show DeWine and running mate Jon Husted brought in more than $1.3 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man is in stable condition after being shot in the cheek just east of Downtown. Just before 2 a.m. Wednesday morning, Columbus police responded to a call on a person with a gun. According to a report, the officers stopped a car on State Street in Olde Towne East and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two juveniles led police on a car chase and crashed into a ravine on the westside of Columbus. At around 2:20 a.m. Wednesday morning, Franklin County Sheriff deputies attempted a traffic stop near Sullivant Avenue and Georgesville Road. The driver of the KIA, believed to be stolen, fled down Fisher Road, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The candidates for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat took to the stage – at different times – to answer questions for the last time Tuesday night, one week before they face off in the Nov. 8 election. In a town hall hosted by Fox News at The Fives, an event center [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: AM fog, mixed clouds, high 67 Tonight: Patchy fog, low 46 Thursday: Mostly sunny, high 70 Friday: Few clouds, high 73 Saturday: Increasing clouds, showers late, high 74 Sunday: Sct'd rain shower, high 69 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! We are off to a very foggy start to the day, with a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A central Ohio family is doing everything it can to try and get their loved one home. Miesha Wallace has been in a New York hospital since June when she was critically hurt after being hit by a taxi, one of six people injured in the crash. More than four months [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police said DNA evidence has connected a murder victim with a man shot and killed by police and security at a Westerville hospital in 2021. Police said blood found on the interior doorknob and the victim's cane linked the suspect, Miles Monsay Jackson, to the murder victim, Ticardo Lawayne Williams, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to a fatal shooting in southeast Columbus in May 2020. Frank Demontae Turner, who was 17 at the time of his arrest in July of 2020, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter with a three-year firearm specification and was sentenced to between 11 [...]
ABOVE: OSU head coach Ryan Day's Tuesday press conference ahead of Saturday's game against Northwestern. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The first College Football Playoff rankings have been revealed and the Buckeyes are in the coveted top-four places to start. Ohio State (8-0, 5-0) was ranked No. 2 in the first College Football Playoff poll alongside [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio economists have a growing concern over a lack of job growth in the state in recent months, with September's reports showing the unemployment rate staying steady at four percent. Economists said this means jobs are not being filled where they are desperately needed in industries like hospitality or education. [...]
