COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The City of Columbus is asking residents on Thursday to support small businesses owned and operated by African Americans and other minorities. It’s called “Buy Black Thursday.” They’re asking people in central Ohio to patronize black businesses to show a little love to a section of the small business community that’s been […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Jim Jones, the sixth director of athletics in Ohio State history and a member of the school’s athletics administration for 27 years, died from natural causes Wednesday morning in Bonita Springs, Florida. He and his wife, Linda, reside there through the winter months while also maintaining a home in Dublin. Jones was […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Former Ohio State football head coach Coach Urban Meyer, Corso Ventures and Peerless Management are partnering with the Make-A-Day Foundation to provide up to 20,000 meals to families and children in financial distress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The Make-A-Day Foundation is an organization focused on advocacy and outreach […]
HILLIARD (WCMH) — Mill Run Care Center announced there are 37 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the facility. Residents make up 21 of those cases while employees make up 16. Six of those residents have died while 13 employees have fully recovered and returned to work. “The last month has been backbreaking and heartbreaking for […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– Ohio’s Lt. Gov. Jon Husted returned to Wednesday’s daily COVID-19 briefing to give an update on Ohio’s economic status. The numbers were not positive. Husted said over the past five weeks Ohio has lost almost 1 million jobs, and nationally the unemployment rate could reach between 15-25%. “To put it in perspective, […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — During Wednesday’s press briefing, Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton spent time addressing priorities being considered when testing for the coronavirus. The priorities given are shown below in this tweet from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine: “We’ve always been prioritizing who we test but it’s very important, and I’m insisting on this, […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– Gov. Mike DeWine announced the state is beginning the process of lifting a ban on elective surgeries in Ohio. Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton issued the order to halt non-essential surgeries March 17 to make space in hospitals and reduce the use of PPE to prepare for a surge […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, M.D. MPH held a briefing Wednesday afternoon to discuss the state’s response to coronavirus and plans to reopen Ohio’s economy. As of Wednesday, a total of 14,117 cases are reported, leading to 2,882 hospitalizations and 610 deaths. A […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Private-equity firm Sycamore Partners is attempting to cancel a deal to buy a majority stake of Victoria’s Secret from Columbus-based L Brands, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The deal to sell the Victoria’s Secret brand was reached in February, before coronavirus forced the company’s stores to temporarily shut down. Sycamore said […]
HARRISBURG PIKE, Ohio (WCMH) – Franklin County Sheriff’s office is investigating a fatal hit and run. The crash occurred on Monday around 10:25 p.m. Reports state a man in a wheelchair was crossing Harrisburg Pike and was struck by the sport utility vehicle and it moved on. The man was transported to Grant Medical Center […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– Missing the vibrancy of the Scioto Mile, Short North, Arena District or campus? Us too. For now as we all continue stay home to keep each other safe from COVID-19, you can add a little C-bus fun to the background of your video conference calls. Experience Columbus released four, colorful backgrounds of […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) –- Franklin Park Conservatory launched a virtual experience tour on Wednesday. The Conservatory, like many Columbus attractions, is closed during Ohio’s stay-at-home order and want to still connect with the community. View this post on Instagram The tulips along Broad Street greet visitors of Franklin Park. These and other outdoor garden beds […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– With most retailers’ storefronts closed, many consumers have switched to shopping strictly online. All of those additional deliveries, also bring additional delivery materials and boxes making waste management professionals busier than ever. Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio is using Earth Day to remind everyone that those boxes are recyclable: Corrugated cardboard […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) –- The Ohio Department of Transportation is honoring the lives of two Ohio workers killed in work zone crashes last year. ODOT says this year’s work zone safety display will represent the two Ohio workers killed in 2019. Last year there was a 40 percent increase in work zone crashes compared to […]
(NBC News) An unexpected side effect of the coronavirus pandemic: Non-COVID emergency room traffic is actually down at many hospitals. Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital is seeing up to a 60 percent drop in cardiology admissions. Doctors don’t believe fewer people are having heart attacks, but are instead aren’t seeking emergency treatment. Those delays can be life […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) –- Police are investigating after a bookstore was allegedly vandalized by a group of teenagers in the Hilltop neighborhood. The Brian Muha Memorial Foundation, a local non-profit, reported that their shop was vandalized while no one was there. They say their merchandise was burnt, broken and fire extinguishers were discharged all […]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Wednesday: Sun early, clouds return quick, high 58 Tonight: Clouds ahead of showers, low 47 Thursday: Rain likely, expect some heavy rain, high 56 Friday: Partly sunny, high 63 Saturday: Rain showers likely, few rumbles late, high 60 Sunday: Rain showers, high 55 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning and happy Wednesday! As high […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Ohioans have just seven days left to vote by mail in the 2020 primary election. The Ohio Secretary of State reports just under 1.7 million people have requested a vote by mail ballot, with 975,000 already having cast their ballots. In a Facebook Live Town Hall Meeting Tuesday night, Secretary of State […]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) – A Marion man’s family is using his tragic death from coronavirus as a stern reminder to take the threat seriously. This after Facebook posts he wrote downplaying the outbreak went viral online. John W. McDaniel was a beloved husband, father, and brother who died last Wednesday from coronavirus. But now social […]
URBANA, Ohio (AP) — Urbana University is the first Ohio college to fold as a result of financial pressure from the coronavirus pandemic. Franklin University says in a statement that the decision to close the small, liberal arts campus near Columbus will impact 350 students and more than 100 full-time faculty. Urbana was acquired by […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — If you are or you know an OSU student facing financial problems right now because of the pandemic, help is out there. Ohio State University is announcing an emergency grant program for those affected by the coronavirus. The campus is quiet right now as the school has been virtually shut down, but on […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — On a scale of 1 to 10, tonight’s annual Lyrid meteor ranks about a 5. But on a viewing scale, tonight’s clear skies are a perfect 10 for catching a few bright streaks of light. The Lyrids peak early Wednesday, and the ideal viewing time is from about midnight until 5 a.m. […]
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — Medical professionals now work longer hours during the COVID19 crisis. Many of them wear medical masks most of their shifts and get minor tears and bleeding behind the ears from the medical masks. Dawson Copley, a Centerburg High School senior, used a 3D printer and printed off a small plastic device that stops […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Restaurateurs feed people. There’s just something inside many of them that just fuels their drive to connect people with food to create joy. Opening a restaurant is no easy task. It is heavily dependent on capital and the margins are so slim, sometimes a chef’s knife’s edge doesn’t compare. That is why […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) has reported more than 4,000 positive cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus throughout the state’s prison system, with nine inmates having died from the virus. In new numbers released Tuesday, seven inmates at the Pickaway Correctional Institution, one inmate at the Franklin Medical Center, and […]