COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The owners and property manager of an uninhabitable pair of apartment towers on Columbus' East Side will likely be fined nearly $20 million for improperly handling asbestos. A Franklin County magistrate has recommended a $19.8 million fine for the owners and property manager of Latitude Five25, a 400-unit apartment complex on [...]
View a previous report on the investigation into the doctor's magnetism claim in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A doctor who falsely claimed in a legislative hearing that COVID-19 vaccines connected to 5G cell towers has had her medical license reinstated. Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, a Cleveland-area osteopathic physician and outspoken anti-vaccine advocate, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A highway closure will impact drivers traveling eastbound through Downtown this weekend. The Ohio Department of Transportation announced the eastbound lanes of Interstate 670 will be shut down from State Route 315 to Interstate 71. The road is being resurfaced and traffic will be diverted starting 9 p.m. Friday. Drivers will [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man who served eight years in prison for child endangerment was given a $2 million bond on Friday for his alleged role in the death of a three-year-old child. Randy Mollett, 35, was issued the bond while arraigned in Franklin County Municipal Court on Friday on a murder charge after [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Eateries in central Ohio are offering Cinco de Mayo deals this weekend, like waved delivery fees at Chipotle and Sheetz, along with specials at Condado Tacos, Dos Hermanos, EL Vaquero and more. Budd Dairy Food Hall Cazuela's Grill Chile Verde Chipotle Chuy's Condado Tacos Dos Hermanos Hooters Moe's Southwest Grill Sheetz [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A student-centered high-rise apartment building proposed for the site of a decades-old dive bar just south of Ohio State University is closer to coming to fruition. The University Impact District Review Board approved zoning variances last week for a 13-story, 183-unit apartment building on the corner of North High Street and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Spring commencement ceremonies around central Ohio begin in May. Check out our list of graduation details around the community. Central Ohio high school graduations Columbus City Schools Graduations Bexley High School Graduation Bexley High School graduation is scheduled for Sunday, May 26, 2024. Canal Winchester High School Graduation Canal Winchester graduation [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus is a rapidly developing city and with that growth a variety of projects are coming soon to Downtown. A February study released by the Bank of America Institute showed Columbus is the fastest growing city in the country. Keeping up with that rapid growth, multiple projects throughout the city will help facilitate [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The most expensive Franklin County home sold in April went for $2.2 million, while the top Delaware County home was sold for $1.6 million. NBC4 analyzed daily property sale records from the Franklin and Delaware county auditor’s offices and filtered for "one-family dwellings" to not include apartments, duplexes, or unrelated land [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A bipartisan bill introduced in the Ohio statehouse aims to crack down on the sale of dogs from puppy mills in pet stores. House Bill 443, sponsored by Reps. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) and Sara Carruthers (R-Hamilton), would change the Ohio Revised Code to allow local municipalities to prohibit the sale of [...]
High pressure southeast of the region will bring a southerly of warm and more humid air, raising temperatures into the low 80s for the third straight day. Clouds will increase, with scattered showers in the northern part of the state. As the day goes on, showers and storms will develop into central Ohio, as a weak wave of low pressure moves northward along a cold front.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The much maligned 'Latitude Five25' apartment complex is getting closer to a potential buyer. First, however, the Near East Area Commission is listening to concerns of the people living in the neighborhood. The commission held a public forum Thursday night where residents asked questions and gave concerns to Assistant City Attorney [...]
Tonight, we will have partly cloudy skies and a very mild night with lows running about 16 degrees above normal in the middle 60s.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Several months after an east side apartment complex with a history of issues was evacuated, hundreds of its former residents still have not found permanent housing. “This is an enormous project, it’s a crisis," said Steve Skovensky, Chief Programs Officer with Community Shelter Board (CSB). CSB helped former Colonial Village residents [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus city leaders are coming up with a plan to make sure a violent event does not occur again at a Waffle House located just steps away from Ohio State's campus. This as the search for answers continues in a deadly early morning shooting outside of the restaurant. Columbus Police are [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man who had a gun pointed at him on a COTA bus nearly two weeks ago is speaking out. Columbus police now need the public’s help in identifying the man responsible. The bus route it happened on is one Sonny James is familiar with. He said he takes it every [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A letter showing up in mailboxes across the country is triggering alarm bells for many consumers, including some central Ohioans. It appears to come from the U.S. Department of Justice, and claims that the healthcare information of hundreds of thousands of people is now in the hands of hackers. But is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – There are several energy-related bills moving through the Ohio Statehouse but only one has made it across the finish line, despite a sense of urgency from leadership. “It’s a big issue,” Speaker of the Ohio House Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) said. Stephens said the state needs new energy policy, especially to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A person is dead after a shooting in south Columbus Thursday afternoon. Emergency dispatchers confirmed that a person died after being shot near Heyl and Reinhard Avenues in Karns Park shortly after 3 p.m. Dispatchers did not have information on the victim's identity, or a possible suspect, as of 5 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – To produce a highly-acclaimed chef in fine dining, it takes years of meticulous study, typically at a significant cost. An elite culinary school could cost $100,000 or more. But in Columbus, hundreds of students are choosing a far less-expensive route. Community college attendance is booming as the new path to a [...]
