Where is it coming from? Dust is on the way this week making the more than 6,000 mile journey from the Sahara Desert. This might seem to work against typical weather patterns, but dust in the United States from the Sahara happens every year. While it may not be abnormal to see the Saharan dust […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — During Tuesday’s coronavirus press briefing, Dr. Sara Bode from Nationwide Children’s Hospital said there has been a steep decline in children visiting hospitals and receiving vaccines during the past few months. Dr. Bode is a primary care physician and the medical director of care connection and school-based health mobile clinics at Nationwide […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Husted are set to give an update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic at 2 p.m. Tuesday; you can stream the briefing live right here. As of June 23, a total of 46,127 (+590) cases were reported in Ohio since the pandemic began, leading […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– It’s been a difficult year for everyone and it’s not over. One Columbus family was getting ready for something exciting amidst this global pandemic, until they got news that would forever change their lives. “When the reality of it hit you’re like, okay your life just changes in an instant and you […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH)–The National Hockey League has eliminated Columbus as a “HUB” to resume play this summer. NBC Sports attributed this information to Blue Jackets general mangers Jarmo Kekalainen. According to The Athletic website, Columbus and Minnesota are areas no longer in consideration to host professional hockey. The NHL looks to have playoff games in a […]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s top infectious disease expert told a House committee on Tuesday he believes “it will be when and not if” there will be a COVID-19 vaccine and that he remains “cautiously optimistic” that some will be ready at the end of the year. Dr. Anthony Fauci has returned to Capitol Hill […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The former president of Ohio University’s Sigma Pi fraternity has now pleaded guilty to all counts in the hazing death of Ohio University student Collin Wiant. Elijah Wahib, 22, pled guilty to five counts, including obstructing justice, permitting drug abuse, and hazing. Wiant died on November 12, 2018 at a house […]
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) – An Ohio woman says someone called the police on her children over the weekend as they played football in the street, and officers responded by joining in the game. Wendy Brown said the children were “just playing” Saturday in Shaker Heights, Ohio when police were called. “We encourage them to […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– A 13-year-old boy is in stable condition after being shot in the leg while riding his bike to the store on East Main St. Monday, Columbus Police officers say. CPD says the boy told them he was riding to the Food Mart in the 3300 block of E. Main around 9:15 Monday […]
FAIRFIELD CO., Ohio (WCMH)– The eastbound lanes of US 33 near the Fairfield/Hocking County line have reopened after a fatal crash Tuesday morning, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. OSHP says they got the call about the one vehicle accident around 5:30 Tuesday morning. Officials say one person died in the crash, another was […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– A 19-year-old is dead and four additional men injured after being shot on the far east side of Columbus Monday night, Columbus Division of Police says. Investigators say they were called to 6056 Channingway Blvd. around 10:15 p.m. on reports that multiple rounds of gunfire were fired. A few blocks away at […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Rayshard Brooks, who was fatally shot by a police officer, is to be remembered Tuesday at the church in Atlanta where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached. The private funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church follows a public viewing held Monday. The Rev. Raphael Warnock, senior pastor at the church and […]
COLUMBUS QUICK FORECAST Today: Showers, chance of storms, breezy. High 81 Tonight: Chance of showers and storms, partly cloudy late. Low 61 Wednesday: Mostly sunny, afternoon pop-ups. High 79 Thursday: Mostly sunny, stray showers and storms. 60/81 Friday: Mostly sunny, warm, showers and storms at night. 59/85 Saturday: Partly sunny, afternoon showers and storms. 69/88 […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Columbus Police Department is responding to claims officers maced an unarmed man with prosthetic legs at a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Columbus Sunday. It happened when police tried clearing an intersection to allow traffic and clashed violently with protestors. Now viral video shows a protestor on the ground with […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has issued an alert for a man it said is wanted in connection with a Pleasant Township stabbing. The Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding David Holmes. Holmes is 5-feet, 10-inches tall and weighs approximately 220 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Is the State of Ohio prepared for another outbreak of COVID-19? It is an important question with a lot of complexity to the answer. One of the first things authorities have to do, in getting to the root of the answer is to find out if there are enough people to do […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A group of Columbus City Schools students said their final good-byes Monday. Virtual graduations for schools around central Ohio will livestream all this week. Columbus City Schools staff gave students a little something special right before they took their final virtual walk. Jamesha Williams is graduating a year early. This wasn’t what she expected. […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Contact practice can begin again for sports such as football and basketball in Ohio. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted made the announcement last Thursday at a statehouse coronavirus briefing. Sports like football, basketball, lacrosse, and other contact sports can resume full training regimens including scrimmages starting today. This means for sports like basketball […]
COLUMBUS, OHIO (WCMH) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order that could end unemployment benefits for those who refuse to return to work, but there are several exceptions for those who are most vulnerable to the virus. The order was signed last week, and states “When an employee is called back to work […]