KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — A new survey shows the percentage of people in each state who admit to drinking while working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Alcohol.org conducted a study of 3,000 employees working from home across the U.S. to find out how many are using their new office setup as an excuse […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The 2019 Columbus Komen “Race for the Cure” wasn’t Michele Faith’s first time participating, but it was her first time making the walk as a cancer survivor after being diagnosed in February of 2018. “We probably had 30 or 35 people walk with us, and so that was super amazing!” she said. “I […]
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is ordering workers at essential businesses to cover their face starting Friday, when they’ll also be able to deny service to customers who don’t wear masks. So far, the city has recommended — but not mandated — that people cover their face when venturing into public […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Photos from inside the Greater Columbus Convention Center show crews working to turn the center into an overflow hospital to treat COVID-19 coronavirus patients should the need arise. Crews are installing partitions and curtains and power supply boxes. If and when Ohio sees a surge in COVID-19 cases, experts said patients who […]
Tracking the virus: The number of cases in the U.S. climbed to 387,547 as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins data. There have been more than 12,000 deaths in the U.S. More people have now died from the coronavirus in New York City than from the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center. […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A suspect was shot and injured by police Tuesday night in the Hilltop section of Columbus. According to police, officers responded to a report of shots fired from a car into a home along Creekside Drive at approximately 8:05 p.m. Columbus Police spokesman James Fuqua said multiple homes and cars were struck […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Four new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus have been confirmed among Ohio’s inmates in the state prison system, totaling 10 cases across inmates in the state’s correctional facilities. The cases are centered mostly in the Pickaway and Marion correctional institutes. However, one case has been confirmed among the population at the Correctional Reception […]
CONCORD, N.C. (WJZY)- The wife of a Virginia man who died in concord from COVID-19 is speaking for the first time since her husband’s death. “The hardest part was staying in quarantine and waiting to be able to bury him because it’s just not a good time to be alone,” Jean Spradlin said. Her husband, Landon, died […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Equitas Health is now using technology to make sure its clients living with compromised immune systems, recovering from substance abuse, and other illnesses still get the help they need. When social distancing started, clients canceled meetings with councilors and other medical professionals, according to staff at the non-profit. Many patients were too […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Tonight’s full moon will appear larger and brighter than all 13 full moons in 2020. Tonight’s Pink Moon is the second of three consecutive supermoons. Tonight’s Pink Moon will rise in the east shortly after sundown, and be technically full at 10:35 p.m. EDT., reaching its highest point in the sky around […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — If you don’t have access to the internet, a computer, and a printer, getting an absentee ballot application for the extended March 17 primary meant one of two things: you either had to call your board of elections and request an application via mail, or drive down to the board of elections […]
CARROLLTON, Texas — Police in Texas have arrested a teenager who allegedly claimed she had contracted coronavirus and planned to infect others. Lorraine Maradiaga, 18, is charged with making terroristic threats for content she posted on Snapchat. According to police, this is a third-degree felony charge. According to Carrollton police, the 18-year-old, went on social […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — There have been 11 complaints city-wide sent to the Columbus Police Department about people not obeying the mass gathering order from Governor DeWine. The Columbus Division of Police is now working with The Ohio State University to see if any off-campus students are violating any part of Mike DeWine’s stay-at-home and social distancing orders. Neighbors in the […]