PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- The head coach of Pickerington Central High School's football team is retiring. Jay Sharrett confirmed to NBC4 he is retiring as the Tigers' head coach. Sharrett led Pickerington Central throughout the past 20 seasons and earned more than 200 career wins and two Division I State Championships, one in 2017 and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The superintendent for Columbus City Schools, Dr. Talisa Dixon, will retire from the district. Dixon, who plans to retire at the end of the school year in June, is in her fourth year as CCS superintendent and chief executive officer after receiving the job in March 2019. In her latest three-year [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters will be appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2023, NBC4 has learned. Two sources with knowledge of the decision told NBC4's Colleen Marshall that Deters will be the pick of Gov. Mike DeWine to take the seat of Sharon Kennedy, who was elected Chief Justice [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Ohio Department of Health on Thursday reported 16,091 new COVID-19 cases, maintaining a nearly-doubled case count compared to two weeks ago. COVID-19 data leading up to Thanksgiving showed a much smaller case rate compared to the last two years' holiday seasons. A sudden surge entering December also doesn't necessarily hint at a [...]
WASHINGTON (WCMH) -- Outgoing two-term U.S. Sen. Rob Portman delivered farewell remarks on the Senate floor Thursday afternoon as he gets ready to leave office, close to two years after he announced he would retire. Portman, a Republican from Cincinnati, touched on bipartisanship during his time in public office in those remarks. When Portman said [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - AEP Ohio and the regulatory agency over it agreed Thursday that the reason behind a summer power outage was a chance encounter with plant life. While AEP Ohio markets itself as the dominant power provider in central Ohio with nearly 1.5 million customers, the agency PJM Interconnection oversees the company as [...]
MANSFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) – While December is expected to feature falling temperatures and above-average precipitation in the Ohio Valley, snow isn’t expected anytime soon in the Columbus area. That hasn’t stopped regional ski resorts from opening their doors early to Ohioans looking to hit the slopes. Snow Trails in Mansfield will feature an Early Season [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Muskingum University student convicted of murdering her newborn baby in her sorority house will get a new sentencing hearing, the Ohio Supreme Court ordered on Thursday. In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that Emile Weaver, who was 21 years old when a Muskingum County judge sentenced her to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A bill protecting the legitimacy of interracial and same-sex marriage passed the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday, now heading to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. The House voted 258 to 169 in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, requiring a state to recognize a marriage from another [...]
See an earlier report on James Meade II in the player above COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man accused of threatening to crash a plane into the Anheuser-Busch plant on the North Side pleaded guilty Thursday. James Meade II reached a deal with prosecutors where he pleaded guilty to one count of inciting to violence, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Public Health reported an additional four measles cases and two more hospitalizations in central Ohio. As of Thursday morning, Columbus Public Health confirmed there are 63 cases in its measles outbreak dashboard, up from 59 reported Wednesday. There is also two more hospitalizations, increasing the total to 25. CPH reported [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- School’s Out next August, which means Alice Cooper is on tour and he’s coming to Columbus. Ohio Stadium will host a hair-banging concert when Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard and special guest Alice Cooper perform in Columbus as part of “The World Tour” in 2023. The trio finished The Stadium Tour in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Shirley, a dog at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center, is ready to cuddle up with a new owner for the holidays. "She knows what a home is and she knows that that's where she is supposed to be," said Ivy Dorow, foster coordinator. Shirley has previously been in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From Andrea Bocelli and the Blue Jackets to "The Nutcracker," there is no shortage of things to do this weekend in central Ohio. Andrea Bocelli: Dec. 8Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli will be stopping in Columbus as part of 11 new stops during his tour. Learn more here.Nationwide Arena – 200 W. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to strip the State Board of Education of most of its powers and redirect control over the implementation of education policy to the governor’s office. Several top Republicans, including Gov. Mike DeWine, have signaled their support for the 2,144-page proposal to rename the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University President Kristina M. Johnson's announcement of an early departure from her post struck some students, faculty, and community members as unexpected. But she wasn't the first university president to abandon the position; rather, Johnson's pending resignation follows a trend of top administrators across the country who recently have [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two people have been hospitalized after reports of a shooting on the southeast side of Columbus Wednesday night. According to Columbus Police dispatch, police responded to reports of a shooting just before 11 p.m. Wednesday at the 2900 block of Noe Bixby Road in the Blacklick Estates neighborhood. One person was [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Cloudy, showers later, high 48 Tonight: Mainly cloudy, low 37 Friday: Showers later, high 51 Saturday: Cloudy, chance sprinkle, high 45 Sunday: Mainly cloudy, high 44 Monday: Mostly cloudy, high 43 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Thursday! We're off to a drier start to the day today, but still cloudy out. Temperatures are [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – Two suspects police said have been involved in violent crimes are behind bars Wednesday, with one of those men being arrested twice in a matter of three days. The investigation started Monday with police looking for a domestic violence suspect, who they identified as Labaron Lorenzo Thurmond, 34. Officers went to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – At the Ohio Statehouse, there is a growing citizen movement against a Republican-backed plan to make it more difficult for voters to amend the Ohio constitution. One of the leaders of that movement is a former state lawmaker and a 40-year journalist with the Columbus Dispatch, former government reporter, editor, and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The findings of an investigation into what caused 240,000 AEP customers to lose power for several days during a June heatwave are set to be released Thursday. PJM, the company responsible for routing electricity transmissions across 13 states, will reveal the findings of its months-long probe into June's widespread power outages [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are looking for a woman they said stole a purse from a cart at an east Columbus department store. Police said the theft happened on Oct. 26 at approximately 2 p.m. at the Meijer store on the 8000 block of East Broad Street. According to police, the woman allegedly [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Cloudy, mild, low 40 Thursday: Mainly cloudy, showers late, high 48 Friday: Chance of rain, high 51 Saturday: Mostly cloudy, high 45 Sunday: Mainly cloudy, high 46 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Wednesday Evening, It has been a gloomy day, but the temps did run well above normal today in the lower to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- This week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced it is encouraging people to wear masks to help reduce the spread of respiratory illnesses this season as COVID-10, influenza, and RSV circulate at the same time. CDC data shows almost every state is reporting high or very high flu activity. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- John Glenn International Airport is the destination and departure choice for thousands more people -- and airlines are hopping on that trend. Breeze Airways announced Wednesday it will add two non-stop flight routes from CMH, making the airport's destination list bigger than ever before. So far this year, Breeze Airways has [...]
