QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Next few hours: Showers & storms move east, temps fall to mid 40s by sunrise Thursday: Mixed clouds, breezy, colder, daytime high 51 Friday: Partly sunny, chilly, high 47 Saturday: Cold start, partly cloudy, high 56 Sunday: Cloudy, showers after lunch, high 62 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Thursday Morning The severe threat is […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The 2020 Pride Parade and Festival has been postponed to Saturday, October 3 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to Stonewall Columbus. “As we work to navigate through the COVID-19 outbreak, our number one priority is the well-being and safety of our community,” Stonewall Executive Director A.J. Casey said. “We are […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted spoke candidly during Wednesday’s press conferences offering his opinion on the positive and negative news arising due to the coronavirus pandemic. Husted focused his attention on the question many Ohioans and Americans want to know — When will things get back to normal? “This is a question […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — During Wednesday’s press conference, Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced there are 33,641 jobs available right now from 478 employers. “This system includes only businesses that we know are not just essential but critical to the supply chain of servicing you during this difficult time,” Husted said. “If you are in a […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The latest model data released by the Ohio State University and the Ohio Department of Health projects a peak of just over 1,600 new coronavirus cases per day in mid-April. The projection calls for Ohio to peak at 1,607 new cases on April 19. Earlier versions of the OSU model projected between […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced he has asked the board to approve a measure that will allow the Bureau of Ohio Workers Compensation (BWC) to send up to $1.6 billion in dividends to Ohio employers by the end of the spring. He said this will help ease the impact that COVID-19 has […]
BATON ROUGE, La. — New Orleans native Tyler Perry paid the grocery bills for all shoppers during the designated “senior hour” at multiple Kroger supermarket stores in Louisiana and Georgia on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Felix Turner, the Atlanta spokesman for Kroger, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Perry paid for groceries at 44 stores in […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– Governor Mike DeWine is pleading with hospitals to not throw their N95 masks away, but rather send them to Battelle to be sanitized and recycling during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Ohio. “One of our great challenges in Ohio… is the fact that we don’t have PPE for every Ohioan who needs […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KTAL) — A video of the University of Arkansas Choral Studies Virtual Choir singing the university’s Alma Mater has gone viral. More than 100 singers from the Schola Cantorum, Women’s Chorus, Men’s Chorus, Inspirational Chorale and Chamber Choir learned the Alma Mater and recorded themselves singing their parts as part of a final online learning project. The […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine began Wednesday’s press conference by offering his condolences to the family of Ohio corrections officer John Dawson, who died from the coronavirus. Dawson was 55 years old. The Mansfield native was a corrections officer at the Marion Correctional Institution where he worked since 1996. He tested positive for […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH)–Keeping people together the old fashioned way, Angie Hughes has used the heel toe express since Ronald Reagan was president. “This route since 1991,” Hughes said. “I have been with the post office since 1987.” The care the community shows her is impressive. “I am part of their family out here,” she said. The […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Some recovery advocates believe a recent surge in overdose deaths could be related to the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a 48-hour period Friday through Saturday, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office confirmed at least 12 people died from drug overdoses. “Human connection is the only real cure for addiction. People […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted and Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton held a media briefing Wednesday afternoon to discuss the latest efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus in Ohio. As of Wednesday, there are 5,148 cases reported leading to 1,495 hospitalizations and 193 deaths. Governor […]
KNOX COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — Knox County Health Department has tested for COVID-19 over 70 people with seven positive, 51 negative and 11 pending results as of Wednesday at 8 a.m. Health officials state they will continue to keep the public informed with COVID-19 updates. The Health Commissioner will give her updates Mondays and Fridays […]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — A man is suspected of stealing and fraudulently using a Discover credit card on Wednesday. Police say the unidentified suspect used a Discover credit card that was fraudulently obtained by stealing the identity of a Dublin resident. Reports state that the suspect was seen using the card at a Speedway Gas […]
CEDAR SPRINGS, Mich. (WOOD) — In the days leading up to LouAnn Dagen’s death from COVID-19, the Metron nursing home patient repeatedly asked her Amazon Echo Show for help with her pain. Dagen, 66, died Saturday shortly after her arrival at the Mercy Health Saint Mary’s emergency room in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dagen was one […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – There’s no question the coronavirus pandemic is hitting many businesses hard, but an act of kindness is helping one continue to serve and give back to the community. Suzanne and Roger Perry, owners of the Tampa-area Datz restaurant group, say they went from having nearly 400 employees to just 27 overnight. […]
(WDTN/NBC News) Residents of a Kettering, Ohio high-rise took to their balconies over the weekend to blow off a little social distancing steam. Barry Schlaile, a resident of the Carillon House, organized the noise-making bash. “We’ve got a lot of balconies and it’s just a way for people to come out and wave at each […]
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP., Ohio (WCMH) — The Liberty Township Fire Department is investigating after a fire sparked during a thunderstorm early Wednesday morning from a suspected lightning strike. Firefighters says they arrived around 2:30 a.m. and saw flames coming out of the roof. They say the fire was possibly caused by a lighting strike as evident […]
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says the city will require that all employees and customers of essential businesses that remain open must wear cloth face coverings at the businesses. The order takes effect on Friday. Garcetti said in a news conference Tuesday that businesses, including grocery stores and pharmacies, will have to provide the masks […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– A 19-year-old is recovering after being shot in the arm after an argument at a residence in downtown Columbus. Columbus Police say they were called to 37 Jefferson Ave just after midnight Wednesday morning on the report of a shooting. The 911 caller, 19 year old Imajae Robinson told police she had […]
As businesses, schools, churches and others turn to video conference platforms to stay connected amid the global coronavirus pandemic, many have reported being attacked by uninvited guests. The disruptions, dubbed “Zoom-bombing,” have included racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic messages and have drawn the scrutiny of the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. Experts say some of […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– Columbus-based White Castle is saying thank you to those on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle by giving healthcare workers free meals at their drive-thru windows. Through April 30, healthcare workers and EMTs can go through the drive-thru of any White Castle restaurant to receive one free 1-6 combo meal or […]
SEVERE T-STORM WATCH UNTIL 6am QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Early morning: Strong/severe storms before sunrise, severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 6 a.m. Wednesday: Early morning storms, then clearing & mild, high 70 Thursday: Showers early, breezy, cloudy, colder, high 51 Friday: Mixed clouds, chilly, high 49 Saturday: Mixed clouds, high 56 Easter Sunday: Chance for […]
BRUNSWICK, Ohio (WJW) — Severe weather hit parts of Northeast Ohio Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. At one point, there was a tornado warning in effect for several counties including Medina. One FOX 8 viewer caught on video what appears to be a tornado in Brunswick. Jared Svoboda told us the video was taken […]