The morning wintry mix has ended, with clouds lingering and temperatures in the mid- to upper 30s. Low pressure will shift to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, where snow will be heavy over interior sections of the Northeast. Some fog will develop later tonight, along with a few snow showers, but roads should remain wet. Morning readings will [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A steady fall of snow and a wintry mix in central Ohio Saturday morning have caused multiple counties to go under a snow emergency. As of 1:53 p.m., six counties in central Ohio are under a Level 1 snow emergency with a majority in the southern portion of the region. Franklin [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Six people from central Ohio are facing over 120 felony charges after a task force dismantled a south Columbus human trafficking ring. An investigation was conducted by the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force into a crime ring and resulted in the indictment of six adults, according to Ohio attorney general [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Buckeyes have added another experienced player from the transfer portal with a new offensive lineman coming to Columbus. Former Alabama center Seth McLaughlin has committed to Ohio State nearly a week after the Crimson Tide lost to Michigan 27-20 in overtime in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gunfire the night of New Year's Eve led to an internet outage that impacted Columbus residents for nearly two days. Spectrum customers in the Hilltop, one of Columbus' largest neighborhoods, faced an internet outage for over 43 hours at the start of the new year, with the interruption to service beginning [...]
Every state has its hallmark writers. Mississippi has William Faulkner and his incomparable (fictional) Yoknapatawpha County and Missouri can lay claim to Mark Twain. The state of Maine is gifted with Pulitzer winner Richard Russo and horror icon Stephen King. Rural Pennsylvania is the playground of the much-heralded (and occasionally maligned) John Updike, and when [...]
Central Ohio will be under a weather alert day as a system moves through our area over the weekend. Saturday morning snow showers will push through and will be heavy at times. This will be a very wet and slushy snow. Temperatures will stay mostly below freezing which will allow for some accumulation.
NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) - A central Ohio woman needs answers after she said her 16-year-old son was sexually abused under the care of a juvenile detention facility. The mother wished to remain anonymous to protect her son’s identity. "I'm disgusted. I never thought that this would happen to my child. It did happen to [...]
Jacy Sheldon scored 18 points, Celeste Taylor added 15 points and No. 20 Ohio State beat Northwestern 90-60 on Friday night for its fourth straight win in the series. All five starters scored in double figures — and Diana Collins added a career-high 10 points off the bench — for Ohio State (11-3, 2-1 Big [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) – The remains of an unidentified female were found in a drainage ditch in Marion County on Friday afternoon. The Marion County Central Dispatch center received a 911 call from a citizen reporting possible female human remains located in a drainage ditch on the 3000 block of Harding Highway East, according to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead and another is injured after a crash in west Columbus on Friday evening. Authorities responded to a crash on the 1600 block of Sullivant Avenue in the Hilltop area around 7:18 p.m. Two people were transported to Grant Medical Center in unknown condition, according to Columbus Division [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – State Route 315 northbound will close over the weekend due to construction for the “Downtown Ramp Up” project. At 9 p.m. Friday, State Route 315 northbound will be reduced to one lane at Interstate 70. At 10 p.m., it will close at the I-70/I-71 west split for the entire weekend. All [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio State fair will be receiving a facelift. Construction is beginning on a new “Ohio showcase” building, which will feature a food hall selling regional Ohio delicacies, as well as a state history museum. Plus, there will be a new agriculture building, housing community groups and exhibits. Renovations are also [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two Ohio Republican candidates for U.S. Senate traded jabs over the endorsement of former President Donald Trump on Friday. U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno accused his opponent, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, of lying in a December interview where LaRose told NBC4 anchor Colleen Marshall that Trump had told him [...]
Tonight clouds will increase with temps falling back to the upper 20s to near 30 after midnight, and slowly rising back to near freezing as snow showers arrive near daybreak.
A former Ohio lawmaker found guilty of assaulting his wife and violating protection orders in that case was given up to two years of probation on Friday.
MANSFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) – Ski resorts in central Ohio are feeling more optimistic about this season after it's been a challenging one up until this point. Snow Trails opened for a few days before Christmas but had to suspend operations due to mild weather. Temperatures were not cold enough for the resort in Mansfield to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A local business owner is out thousands of dollars after a smash-and-grab incident in late December. 614Sneaker, a store selling sneakers and streetwear in the Short North, had thousands of dollars worth of merchandise stolen on the morning of Dec. 26. Owner Brody Smith, who opened up his business just five [...]
DUNNELLON, Fla. (WCMH) -- Investigators used records from an online video game to find a missing Ohio teen over 14 hours away from the state. Deputies on Wednesday arrested Thomas Ebersole, 31, at his Dunnellon home as a result of the investigation. He faces charges in Florida including: An FBI special agent contacted the Marion [...]
