COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are looking to identify a man and woman accused of stealing shoes from a retail store near Hilliard. CPD says on Dec. 13 at 10:45 a.m., the man and woman went to a store on the 1800 block of Hilliard Rome Road where they allegedly stole eight pairs of [...]
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WCMH) – Two people were arrested and charged with theft after they were found allegedly loading up tires at one of Glockner’s lot in Portsmouth. The Scioto County Sheriff’s Office reported that on Dec. 30 at around 11:30 p.m. two people were seen on Glockner’s lot taking tires. Upon arrival officers said they [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- Authorities are investigating a death at a Marion correctional center after a 55-year-old was airlifted to Grant Medical Center. Officers responded to the Multi-County Correctional Center at 1514 Victory Rd. on Monday at 7:33 a.m. after report of a "serious injury," according to the Marion Police Department. Authorities transported Greg Bunker, [...]
Watch an earlier report on Kason Thomas in the player above. INDIANAPOLIS (WCMH) -- Nalah Jackson, the woman accused of stealing a running car with infant twins inside and setting off a multiday Amber Alert in Ohio just before Christmas, had her trial date set Tuesday morning. During a bail review hearing at Marion Superior [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man was found unresponsive Tuesday morning in downtown Columbus in what police are calling a fatal hit-skip. Around 3:50 a.m., Columbus police said they received a call about a person lying face down on North Front Street between West Lynn and West Gay Streets. Upon arrival, CPD found Tyler Cannon [...]
CINCINNATI (WCMH) -- The NFL and sports world was put on pause Monday night after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the Paycor Stadium field in Cincinnati during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin tackled Bengals receiver Tee Higgins with just under six minutes left in the first quarter. He got up after [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man involved in a motorcycle crash Monday on the west side of Columbus has died from his injuries. Columbus police reported that just after 5:15 p.m. Monday, 33-year-old Jeffrey Frey Jr. was riding his Harley Davidson southbound on Hilliard Rome Road near Roberts Road. A purple Toyota Scion heading northbound [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From Taylor Swift and The Killers to Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks, more than a dozen top artists are performing in Ohio's arenas and stadiums in 2023. View the artists coming to your city below. SZA | SOS Tour: Feb. 21 After the release of her sophomore album, SZA is kicking [...]
ABOVE: Watch a review of 2022's weather in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After a memorably cold Christmas holiday weekend, with a 4-inch snow cover, blowing snow, and frigid temperatures, the weather pattern flip-flopped on New Year's weekend. A surge of warm air led to a record high of 65 degrees in [...]
Above: Susan Gwynne's sentencing hearing in 2016 COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The 65-year prison sentence of a former Columbus woman who stole more than 3,000 items from nursing home residents must be reconsidered, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled last month. For the second time, the state’s highest court reversed a lower court’s decision to sentence [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Tuesday! We start the day with some heavy rain showers across the region, leaving very wet conditions for the morning commute. This rain will arrive in several waves throughout the morning and into the afternoon. Then as we head toward mid-afternoon, we'll see it start to taper, and we [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A couple of central Ohio siblings are starting the new year by helping others, continuing a project they started a few months ago. Kaylin Hammond, 8, and her 6-year-old brother Gavin helped others get through the holidays and will continue into 2023. Even though the brother and sister are still young, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a shooting in north Columbus Monday night. According to police, the incident was reported at approximately 6:55 p.m. near the intersection of Morse Road and Cleveland Avenue. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. No further information is available at this time.
UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman is dead after police said she was attacked by a man wielding a machete inside a Dollar Tree store in Upper Sandusky on Sunday. Police said Upper Sandusky officers responded to the store on East Wyandot Avenue at approximately 4:25 p.m. for a report of a man waving [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After a year of record-high gas prices, analysts are forecasting relief for Ohioans in 2023. Barring any major catastrophes, petroleum analysts at GasBuddy.com don’t expect the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gas to rise above $4 per gallon, but it could come close. Gas prices in Columbus peaked [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Monday! More warm weather is on the way despite an increasing chance for showers. Tonight, rain showers will become widespread, and we'll even see the chance for a few thunderstorms. Temperatures will stay on the warm side and only fall to the mid 50s, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – It’s a new year and health experts said a newer version of the COVID-19 omicron variant is taking hold in the United States. With infections and hospitalizations growing after the holidays, health experts are warning against complacency with the new variant. This year will be the first start to a new [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday for the finalists for a new council member, with a vote on the replacement set for next week. The hearing is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, at council's chambers in city hall, 90 West Broad St., and will allow the [...]