COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio state senator Andrew Brenner and his wife, Sara Marie, are being fiercely rebuked after the pair took to Facebook comparing Dr. Amy Acton’s actions to those taken in Nazi Germany during World War II. Sara Marie Brenner deleted her Facebook post, which read in part: “With a German accent, in your […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — NBC4 is partnering with a coalition of local businesses to help local restaurants and hospitality workers. On Friday, April 24 from 4 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. NBC4 will host a virtual Call4 with two local non-profit initiatives, ‘We’re All In This Together’ and ‘Service!’ to provide financial assistance to local businesses get […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Police are investigating the death of a two-year-old boy in southeast Columbus. At around 7:30 Wednesday evening, officers responded to the 3000 block of Kings Realm Ave. on a report of a missing child. The child was last been seen in the backyard with his 6-year-old brother. Officers searched for […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Police are investigating the death of a two-year-old boy in southeast Columbus. At around 7:30 Wednesday evening, officers responded to the 3000 block of Kings Realm Ave. on a report of a missing child. The child was last been seen in the backyard with his six-year-old brother. Officers searched for […]
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump said he told Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that he “disagreed strongly” with Kemp’s decision to begin allowing some nonessential businesses to soon reopen. Speaking at a daily White House briefing Wednesday evening, Trump said he told Kemp he had misgivings over the governor’s plan, but would not stand in […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Piles of trash, furniture and debris end up on state roadways daily and keeping those areas clean can be a challenge. For Earth Day, NBC4 followed Ohio Department of Transportation crews who stress the importance of keeping the ground litter free. Lavedra Pearsall has been a highway tech with ODOT for two years […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — There is less than a week to go before the March 17th extended Primary Election comes to a close and county boards of elections are hard at work trying to make sure every voter gets a chance to cast a ballot. “With the equipment that we have, as long as we have […]
(NBC) — NBC News’ Chief Medical Correspondent Doctor John Torres has the one thing you should know about today about COVID-19 — a possible second wave of the virus. There is a new warning from the CDC director about a possible second wave of the coronavirus that could hit the country this coming winter. “The […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton said this week the state has been building a workforce in order to be more aggressive with testing and contact tracing with each new case of COVID-19. “You need an army,” Dr. Acton said. “You need 10 to 15 people per 100,000 population and […]
WASHINGTON (WCMH) — The coronavirus pandemic could mean the post office might be out of money by this summer, according to some members of the postal workers union and they say it’s up to Congress to fix it. But there’s not a huge rush to make that happen in Washington, especiall from President Trump. For […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Doctors and researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center say they are testing the use of nitric oxide on some COVID-19 patients. The gas is being administered to select patients, with the use of the Bellerophon INOpulse delivery system, to slow the spread of respiratory disease in those who have the […]
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — Wednesday, April 22 marks four years since eight members of the Rhoden family were shot and killed in Pike County. George “Billy” Wagner, Angela Wagner, George Wagner IV, and Edward “Jake” Wagner are facing murder charges for the deaths of eight members of the Rhoden family. All four have pleaded […]