COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- In historic German Village, signs have been popping up showing a giant white building plonked among the neighborhood's slate-tiled roofs and red-brick houses. The signs show residents' concerns over a proposed development at the current Giant Eagle site — a grocery and pharmacy that makes this a walkable community. But the developer's [...]
(AP) – The Baltimore Ravens' struggle to contain an extended outbreak of the coronavirus forced their rescheduled game Tuesday night against the unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers to be moved back to Wednesday afternoon. It's the third fix to a matchup originally slated to be played Thanksgiving night. The game will remain on NBC, but at 3:30 [...]
A panel of U.S. advisers will meet Tuesday to vote on how scarce, initial supplies of a COVID-19 vaccine will be given out once one has been approved.
November 30 marks the last official day of the Atlantic Hurricane season. And for a nice change, the season is wrapping up with pretty quiet conditions across the Atlantic. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season though got off to a very early start with tropical storm Arthur. Arthur was the first named storm of the season [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical announced it would be holding weekly briefings on COVID-19. According to a release, each week a panel of experts from the hospital will be providing information on the current status of the pandemic and other related topics. “As a leading academic health center, the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health will be releasing the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state at 2 p.m., Tuesday. As of Nov. 30, a total of 421,063 (+6,631) cases have been reported in Ohio since the pandemic began, leading to 6,429 (+30) deaths and 26,864 (+357) hospitalizations. During a briefing Monday, Governor Mike [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) — Nine people from Franklin County are facing charges stemming from an investigation conducted by Hilliard police and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service that determined more than $500,000 was stolen from 3,000 people, including through personal checks in birthday cards. A Franklin County grand jury issued 51 indictments against the nine people, [...]
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) – A boil advisory has been issued for parts of Athens County until 1 p.m. Wednesday. According to the city, the advisory is for residents near 46 and 50 East State Street. The advisory was issued at 11 a.m. Tuesday. City officials have not stated why the boil advisory was implemented.
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The former AMC Lennox Town Center movie theatre will reopen under new management. Phoenix Theatres Entertainment President & CEO Phil Zacheretti confirmed Tuesday that his company will be the new operator of the venue. He says the theatre will remain closed for the next few weeks to allow for changes to be [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — An Ohio-based political organization is calling on President Donald Trump to impose limited martial law and conduct a new presidential election, a move that Ohio's Republican attorney general called "utterly irresponsible." The We the People Convention, based in Akron, took out a full-page ad in the Washington Times on Tuesday, asking Trump [...]
BLACKLICK (WCMH) – Police said one person was taken to a local hospital after being shot in Blacklick. According to the Columbus Division of Police, the shooting occurred near the 8000 block of Crete Lane, Tuesday morning. Police continue to investigate the shooting. The victim’s condition wasn’t given at this time.
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – I-70 East is open after being restricted due to a crash, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. According to reports, three lanes were blocked on I-70 East beyond Miller Ave and Kelton Ave due to the crash. No information on injuries or vehicles involved yet.
(NBC News) There are now two COVID-19 vaccines awaiting emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Both Pfizer and Moderna have submitted their vaccines as part of a process that could take weeks. If either is approved, widespread distribution of the medicine is still months away. That's too late to prevent what many [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- Police have identified the man killed in crash along I-71 near Polaris Parkway. According to the Columbus Division of Police, at about 8:08 p.m., Nov. 24, a 2008 Hyundai Elantra was stopped in the middle lanes of I-71 northbound between I-270 and Polaris Parkway, when it was struck by a 2007 Honda Accord. A passenger in [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- Police are investigating a shooting in the Hilltop area that sent one person to the hospital. According to Columbus police, just before 6:30 a.m., Tuesday, officers were called to the 600 block of Racine Avenue on the report of a shooting. Police say, when officers arrived on the scene, they found one [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- The Columbus Foundation and several local nonprofit groups are partnering in order to help people out this year. Through Gifts of Kindness, the Columbus Foundation and the nonprofits will be helping families of Central Ohio with a one-time grant to provide a financial boost to those in need. “The grants, typically between $500 [...]
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT: Winter Weather Advisory in effect for our area for snow into Tuesday afternoon to evening, with our east and northeast counties continuing until early Wednesday morning. Plan for extra travel time as light snow falls and could lead to slick spots on the road. QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Snow early, [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- Multiple counties in central Ohio announced a Level 1 snow emergency due to the winter storm moving through the state Monday and into Tuesday morning. Coshocton, Fairfield, Guernsey, Hocking, Logan, Morgan, Muskingum, Perry, and Richland counties are all under a Level 1 snow emergency. Snow is expected to continue to fall through [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – With Ohio’s COVID-19 case numbers at an all-time high and hospitals seeing record amounts of patients, parents are now wondering what to do if their children get sick. Doctors are reminding parents not to rush their children to a hospital immediately. The first thing they should do is call their primary care [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- Do you remember what you were doing when Ohio shut down back in March? Kelly Clark certainly can – he was running the rat race on turbo. Then he discovered a problem with his foot, and COVID-19 slowed the pace a bit, almost to a dead stop. “The thing that concerns me [...]