COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Community Shelter Board has a new leader. Shannon Isom is the next president and CEO of the Community Shelter Board, its board of trustees announced Monday. She will oversee the board's interagency efforts across Columbus and Franklin County to help those facing homelessness find permanent housing and other resources. “We’re [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The holiday season is here and the Ohio State women's basketball team has plenty of reasons to celebrate. The Buckeyes (11-0, 2-0) stay at No. 3 in the latest AP poll as one of 10 division one teams that is still undefeated. The team's lone game over the past week was [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Egg-cellent news: First Watch is opening its 11th Columbus-area location on Monday, with a new design and layout. The brunch and lunch chain's new restaurant in Dublin at 6505 Dublin Center Dr. is celebrating its grand opening on Monday. The more than 6,000 square-foot location is the brand’s first new central [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are seeking help in a theft which was caught on video surveillance that occurred in North Linden earlier this month. According to a social media post by the Columbus Division of Police, a suspect broke a storefront door with a concrete block, entered the business, an audio accessories store [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 26-year-old is dead after a double shooting in a parking lot outside a Reynoldsburg bar. Around 1:15 a.m. on Saturday, the Reynoldsburg Division of Police responded to reports of a shooting near Putters Pub, located on the 6000 block of East Livingston Avenue. Officers said they found two people shot [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 30-year-old man is recovering after being shot overnight Monday in east Columbus, per Columbus police. Columbus police officers found the man shot in a parking lot of Turkey Hill Minit Market at around 5:30 a.m. at the 1800 block of East Broad Street, according to a CPD dispatcher. The man [...]
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A member of the Wagner family who was convicted of killing eight members of the Rhoden family will be sentenced to prison Monday morning. George Wagner IV is scheduled to be sentenced at around 10:30 a.m. in Pike County Court after being found guilty on Nov. 30 of 22 counts, including [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The total amount of confirmed measles cases in central Ohio surpassed 80 on Monday, according to Columbus Public Health. CPH reported a total of 81 cases of the virus with a high majority of the cases being in unvaccinated children. As of now, three cases are in partially vaccinated children who [...]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Try to ramen calm: A new ramen restaurant in downtown Delaware is sizzling up a fresh take on Japanese cuisine with bold noodle dishes and traditional rice bowls. Yokai Ramen Bistro opened its doors in November at 48 N. Sandusky St., around the corner from seafood joint Cove and espresso café [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) –A most welcome trend continued at area gas stations one week before a surge in holiday travel. Prices at the pump in Columbus plummeted to under $3 per gallon. GasBuddy reported the average gas price for a gallon of gas in the Columbus area is $2.90, which is 20.3 cents lower than [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A blast of arctic air arriving at the end of the week likely ensures a white Christmas in central Ohio and virtually all of the Buckeye State. Frigid air will interact with a disturbance diving south across West into the southern Plains. An intensifying low-pressure system will move through the Ohio [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Grocery shoppers looking to use their Giant Eagle perks may have to go to an alternate location this morning after an SUV crashed into the doors of the Grandview Yard location Monday morning. Columbus police said that just before 2 a.m. Monday a driver of a silver or gray Dodge SUV [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Three people were injured, two are in critical condition including one with life-threatening injuries, from an overnight shooting in the University District. At around 1 a.m. Monday morning police responded to shots fired on the 2000 block of North 4th Street at an Airbnb rental property, where a party was being [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio bill requiring schools to teach K-12 students how to identify signs of sexual abuse is on its way to Gov. Mike DeWine. Amended into an omnibus criminal justice bill, the Ohio House and Senate approved Erin’s Law last week to command schools under the state Department of Education’s purview [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning and happy Monday! More chilly temperatures are on the way ahead of the next chance for showers and an even bigger cooldown. It's another cold start to the day with early morning lows falling into the teens and low 20s, but feeling about [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The first candles are lit as Menorahs shine through the windows of Jewish households celebrating the first night of Hanukkah. This year, members of Columbus' Jewish community said their unyielding displays of faith mean more than ever. "I think the lesson of Hanukkah, although it happened thousands of years ago, is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The start of sports betting in Ohio is just a few weeks away, with the first bets allowed to be placed on Jan. 1, 2023. The state is getting ready for the launch in several ways, including those that help people fight gambling problems. The Problem Gambling Network of Ohio has [...]
