COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — 17-year-old Javontae Williams has been arrested in connection with the deadly shooting outside the Westland Mall on September 20, according to Maureen Kocot, the manager of media relations with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. The charges against Williams are delinquent charges. He was identified through video evidence of the event. This [...]
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio University President Duane Nellis announced Thursday that all residential students who want to return to the Athens campus can do so in January for the spring semester. In addition, Ohio University will expand face-to-face and hybrid course offerings at all campuses and move more undergraduate courses that remain online to [...]
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (WCMH) — It might be the most intimidating atmosphere in college football – the Penn State white out. "It's fun. It's frustrating. It's a wave of emotions all piled into one,” said former Ohio State linebacker Zach Boren. "You just see all the white pompoms and the white shirts, and everyone jumping up [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Part of Interstate 270 closed Thursday afternoon near its intersection with State Route 315 on the North Side after a drive-by shooting caused a traffic accident, police say. The freeway is now reopen. According to Columbus police, the incident was originally reported as a single-car injury crash. When officers arrived, they realized [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus man was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Thursday to 30 years in prison for participating in a local gang’s racketeering conspiracy. Michael Watson, 27, is one of 19 defendants who were charged in October 2018 as members and associates of the Trevitt and Atcheson Crips gang (T&A) in [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio schools added a record 1,232 coronavirus cases among students and staff this past week, the Ohio Department of Health announced Thursday, increasing the statewide total this school year to 5,058. 3,146 of Ohio’s cumulative cases are students (62%) and 1,912 are staff members (38%), which include teachers, administrators, coaches and support [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — During Thursday's coronavirus press briefing, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine called on community leaders to create county and local defense teams to lead a coronavirus response in their own communities. "My experience in life, my experience in politics as the governor of Ohio, is that things happen at a local level," DeWine [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There are only two counties that are yellow under Ohio’s coronavirus advisory map, the rest are either red or orange. During his Thursday COVID-19 update, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that 43 counties in the state are now considered level 3 (red), and 43 are considered level 2 (orange). Only two counties, Noble and [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- Gov. Mike DeWine provided an update Thursday on COVID-19 in Ohio as the number of new cases recorded in the past 24 hours reached another high, topping 3,500 for the first time. As of Thursday, Oct. 29, a total of 208,937 (+3,590) cases have been reported in Ohio since the pandemic began, [...]
COLUMBUS (AP/WCMH) — Court documents are indicating that two Ohio political operatives have reached plea deals in a $60 million bribery case that investigators allege helped prop up two aging nuclear power plants. Jeffrey Longstreth is a longtime political adviser to ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder. Juan Cespedes is a lobbyist who's been described by [...]
A new study conducted by researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine has found that a common dental item can inactivate human coronaviruses -- mouthwash and oral rinses.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services says more than 17,000 initial unemployment claims were filed in the past week. According to the ODJFS there were 17,531 initial jobless claims the week of Oct. 18-24, which is 256,684 fewer than the peak earlier this year. The total number of initial jobless [...]
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle crash that left a man dead. According to troopers, at about 3:17 a.m., Thursday, Anthony D. Yates, 37, of Richwood, Ohio, was driving a silver 2002 Honda motorcycle westbound on S.R. 37, near Scioto Township, when he lost control of the vehicle. Troopers say [...]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are investigating a shooting that left a man injured near Blendon Woods Metro Park. According to the Columbus Division of Police, at about 7 p.m., Wednesday, officers were called to the 5000 block of Enclave Blvd., on the report of a shooting. When officers arrived on scene, they found [...]
COLUMBUS QUICK FORECAST This Morning: Moderate to heavy rain, wet commute. Temp: mid-upper 40s Today: Soaking rain, chilly and breezy. High 49 Tonight: Showers, ending late, cold and breezy. Low 39 Friday: Gradual clearing, chilly. High 48 Saturday: Widespread frost early, sunny day. 32/53 Sunday: Partly cloudy, blustery, slight chance of showers. 43/52 Monday: Sunshine, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — After two months of success, the outdoor seating pilot program is being extended. Seven restaurants are currently doing right of way dining and 16 others have outdoor dining in parking lots with more applications pending. Customers can now dine outside until the end of November on these "extended patios." "We're hoping [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus City Schools and the Columbus Education Association (CEA) reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to finalize the District’s learning plans through the end of the first semester, which concludes on January 15, 2021. The agreement, which covers the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year, includes provisions for the second quarter [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As the number of COVID-19 cases rise across the state, health officials say they are seeing an uptick in the number of tests being administered. At the Ohio Expo Center and State Fair Celeste Center, Columbus Public Health has partnered with the area’s three adult hospitals to offer testing. According to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Central Ohio's three big hospital groups and the Franklin County Board of Elections (FCBOE) are working together to make sure patients hospitalized on Election Day still have the opportunity to vote. The opportunity has been available in previous elections, but this year more measures are in place because of the pandemic. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As Election Day approaches, the NAACP announced its final push to get Black Americans to vote in record numbers. The NAACP is not telling people who to vote for — they just want people to vote. The organization is targeting young people of color and marginalized communities. 20-year-old OSU student Kennedy Coker [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The arguments over disinformation on the internet has amplified during the last four years. Nina Jankowicz is a disinformation fellow for the Independent Research Group at the Wilson Center in Washington D.C. She recently testified with the House Intel Committee that America is losing the war on disinformation with Russia and [...]