CINCINNATI (WCMH) -- Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has returned to Buffalo from Cincinnati one week after he suffered a cardiac arrest during a game against the Bengals. Monday, UC Health's Dr. William Knight IV and Dr. Timothy Pritts spoke at a media briefing to deliver the good news. You can watch the news conference [...]
CINCINNATI (WCMH) – An 18-year-old aardvark from the Cincinnati Zoo received a life-saving blood transfusion from its neighbor just up Interstate 71. “Kiazi,” a 9-year-old aardvark at the Columbus Zoo provided a blood donation to help save “Ali,” an aardvark at the Cincinnati Zoo who had an infection stemming from a prior surgery. Ali originally [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Buckeyes women's basketball showed is ability to overcome adversity on Sunday and cemented its ranking in the AP Poll once again. Ohio State (17-0, 6-0) have kept its No. 3 spot in the new Associated Press poll after an 83-71 Thursday win over Minnesota and an incredible comeback victory over Illinois [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman who was arrested for allegedly shooting another woman Saturday night in downtown Columbus was arraigned on Monday. Ja’Lynn Davis, 28, was arrested Saturday and charged with felonious assault after police said Davis got into a fight with a 27-year-old woman, grabbed a handgun and shot her. The shooting was [...]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Phoenix-based banking company is expanding with a new hub in central Ohio. Western Alliance Bank announced Monday a $2.2 million investment to create 150 new jobs for a technology hub in Westerville. The company said it is hiring data analysts, engineers, developers, network operators, management, finance specialists and more to [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hilliard police have charged a teenager after students and parents found threatening messages posted on Instagram targeting a high school. In a news release Monday, police say Hilliard City Schools received concerns from families at 8:30 p.m. Sunday regarding an account on Instagram posting "disturbing" content that followed several accounts connected [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man is dead after a shooting in north Columbus Monday morning. According to a Columbus police dispatcher, officers were called to the 500 block of Riverview Drive in the Riverview neighborhood just before 10:15 a.m. on reports of a shooting. Officers pronounced a man dead with a gunshot wound at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 30-year-old woman has been indicted in connection with the 2021 death of another woman by drug poisoning in a Columbus prison. According to a release from Franklin County Prosecutor Gary Tyack, a grand jury on Friday indicted Jamila Perry, who is accused of providing the illegal drugs that caused the [...]
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Two Columbus, Ohio men are in custody after Terre Haute, Ind. police reported finding them with a car full of stolen catalytic converters Friday. According to Terre Haute Police, police responded to multiple reports of thefts from vehicles on the city's south side just before 3 a.m., Friday, Jan. 6. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The trial for a man who has been accused of impregnating a 10-year-old Ohio girl has been delayed. Gerson Fuentes, 27, faces two charges of raping a minor under 13 after being indicted by a Franklin County Grand Jury in July. While his trial was scheduled to start on Jan. 9 in Franklin County [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There are many staples to Ohio winters: skiing, sledding, and potholes. But if a particularly nasty pothole damages your vehicle, you may be able to recover some of the repair costs from the city, county, or state. It all depends on the road. When the city pays The city of Columbus [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Public Health is expanding sexual health resources as rates of sexually transmitted diseases are increasing in Ohio. A new sexual health and wellness clinic has opened within Columbus Public Health at 240 Parsons Ave. to offer additional services to the central Ohio community. CPH Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts said the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill Friday that alters Ohio electoral processes and procedures -- and from a changed early voting schedule to mandated photo ID at the polls, voters may notice differences the next time they cast a ballot. House Bill 458, which passed both Ohio General Assembly chambers [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – For the second time in as many weeks Columbus prices increased by 22 cents per gallon. According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in Columbus, the average price at the pump rose 22.9 cents per gallon, one week after prices increased by 22.1 cents per gallon. The average price now sits [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Monday! We start the morning off on a very seasonable note, with temperatures in the middle 20s. While we do hang onto cloud cover during the morning, clouds gradually break up into the afternoon hours, giving way to some sunshine, and above average temps, topping out in the lower [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 17-year-old boy is recovering Sunday after being shot in Franklinton. Columbus police said the shooting was reported at approximately 7:14 p.m. on the 700 block of Canonby Place. The victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition. The shooting is still under investigation. Anyone with any information is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus City Council is set to pick its new councilmember Monday. Eight finalists are seeking to fill the position vacated by former President Pro Tem Elizabeth Brown, who resigned from council this month to become president of YWCA Columbus. The eight finalists are: Initially, 27 people filed to fill the vacancy. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 20-year-old Dublin man charged with murder has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting near a north Columbus restaurant last week. Abdulbasid Ahmed was arrested Sunday in connection with the Jan. 2 shooting death of 22-year-old Hassan Hassan. According to court documents, Ahmed was in a restaurant on the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Running a 5K is a once-in-a-while activity for a lot of people, but for one of our NBC4 co-workers, he’s done it every day for 1,000 days, and each mile has a purpose. Daryl Murphy started running in April of 2020 and hasn’t stopped since. With a group of about 20 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A new drug – lecanemab – appears to slow the progression of cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients, and was granted accelerated approval from the Food and Drug Administration Friday. Dr. Douglas Scharre, with the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, was involved in clinical trials for lecanemab (brand name Leqembi), saying [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a shooting in the Hilltop section of Columbus Sunday evening. The shooting was reported at approximately 5:10 p.m. on the 700 block of Butler Avenue, Columbus police said. Police dispatchers said the victim was pronounced at the scene. There is no further information available at this [...]
CINCINNATI (WCMH) -- The Cincinnati Bengals' path to a second consecutive Super Bowl is now set with the team knowing its Wild Card weekend opponent. Cincinnati will host the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the NFL Playoffs at Paycor Stadium. It will mark the second straight game between the two in Ohio. The [...]