COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Most of Ohio remains at level 3, or red, on the latest county map in the Department of Health's Public Health Advisory System, released Thursday afternoon. Franklin and all of its surrounding counties remained red. There were no changes from last week's map, with no counties at level 4, or purple. Eighty-four [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Saturday, Jan. 2, will mark one year of the coronavirus in Ohio. Ohio reported its first cases of COVID-19 on March 9, but the health department’s backdating of cases to their onset date shows that seven people started feeling ill with the virus on Jan. 2: An Erie County woman 80 [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. As of Thursday, Dec. 31, a total of 700,380 (+9,632) cases have been reported in Ohio since the pandemic began, leading to 8,962 (+107) deaths and 38,334 (+332) hospitalizations. The ODH says no numbers will be released Friday [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police Chief Tom Quinlan and Mayor Andrew Ginther released statements Thursday about body-camera footage that has been released related to the fatal shooting of Andre' Hill by Officer Adam Coy on Dec. 22. Footage has been released from Coy and Officer Amy Detweiler in addition to several others who responded to [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The second Columbus police officer to respond to the call where Andre' Hill was fatally shot did not turn on her body camera until after the shooting. But once Officer Amy Detweiler did, it recorded an encounter with a person from inside the house where the shooting took place, with a woman [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The family of Andre' Hill, a black man who was shot and killed by a Columbus Police officer, expressed their outrage at what the police body cam videos appear to show. The family and their attorney, Ben Crump, addressed the media Thursday at 11 a.m. from the Beze Community Center in Columbus. Crump [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- Columbus Public Health, along with Franklin County Public Health, have extended the Stay at Home advisory until Jan. 23. The extension coincides with Governor Mike DeWine’s extension of the statewide 10 p.m. curfew, due to continuing community spread of COVID-19 and high daily case numbers. "Residents also are strongly advised not to have any [...]
Rain turned to sleet and snow (<1") overnight, creating slippery travel for a time, after we reached 50 degrees yesterday evening. Drier air moves in from the north during the day, with high pressure building across the Great Lakes. Clouds may break in the north. Temperatures will hover in the low to mid-30s, then fall [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- As the number of COVID-19 deaths continues to rise, OhioHealth has placed a refrigerated mobile morgue outside of Grove City Methodist Hospital. Katie Logan, an OhioHealth spokesperson, sent the following statement in regards to the morgue: “In an effort to expand our morgue capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have recently brought [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- While frontline workers in Ohio prepare for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming days, what many want to know is do healthcare systems have enough doses already on hand? Just two weeks ago, OhioHealth administered their first doses of the vaccine to a group of frontline workers. But [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- Silent protestors gathered on Wednesday to mourn the deaths of Casey Goodson Jr. and Andre' Hill while calling for local leadership to take action. B.R.E.A.D. co-president James Wynn says they side with Mayor Andrew Ginther but they question whether the city will improve police relations within the black community. Black umbrellas gathered [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Fourteen states are on this week's Ohio Department of Health travel advisory, down from 16 states last week. The travel advisory, updated Wednesday, advises people not to travel to those states, or if they do, to quarantine for 14 days after returning. States are listed if they show a positivity rate for [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH/AP) -- A bill that requires the cremation or internment of surgically removed fetal remains has become law. Governor Mike DeWine signed the bill, sponsored by former Senator Joe Uecker, on Wednesday. Previously, Ohio law required that aborted fetuses be disposed of “in a humane manner,” but “humane” was not further defined. As state [...]
NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- K9 Atilla and his partner Officer Chris Jones have proved to be a powerful team when they tackle drug-related crime. But due to a lack of beds at the Southeast Ohio Regional Jail, the suspects they arrest have to be set free. On Tuesday, the duo made five arrests while working [...]
A case of the new coronavirus strain that spread quickly in the United Kingdom has been confirmed in California, Governor Newsom announced Wednesday.
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Rain showers, wet snow showers mixed after midnight, low 30 Thursday: Mostly cloudy, high 37 Friday: Early morning light wintry mix changing to all rain as temps warm, wet, high 54 Saturday: Mainly cloudy, high 46 Sunday: Early AM wet snow, high 42 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Wednesday Evening, It has been [...]