COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- More than 7,000 Ohio homes -- many in Columbus -- are without power Thursday afternoon as high winds batter the state. As of 4:15 p.m., almost 7,500 AEP customers and nearly 1,000 FirstEnergy/Ohio Edison customers have lost electricity. The outages have hit more than 1,100 homes on Columbus' south side, with [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- The nation's second-largest Mexican restaurant chain, Del Taco, is opening a fourth location in Ohio. The quick-service restaurant is welcoming guests at 1207 Mt. Vernon Ave. in Marion, joining Del Taco locations in Whitehall, Bellefontaine and Circleville. The Marion restaurant will also serve breakfast from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - There will only be one Bed Bath & Beyond left in Columbus as the company updated its closing list with 150 additional stores. The location at 3750 Easton Market, near Easton Town Center, was already set to shut down as part of a group of stores announced at the end of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Franklin County jury on Thursday found two former Ohio State University football players not guilty of kidnapping and raping a 19-year-old woman in 2020. On the fourth day of their trial, Amir Riep, 24, and Jahsen Wint, 24 were acquitted on all counts three years after being accused of sexually [...]
A few snow showers are in the forecast, alongside wind gusts and varying temperatures.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Former Ohio State receiver Dimitrious Stanley has died after a nearly four-year battle with cancer. He was 48. Raised in Worthington, Stanley played for the Buckeyes from 1993 to 1996, primarily as a receiver. He led OSU with 829 yards and eight touchdowns on 43 receptions during his last season before [...]
See today's report and earlier reports on The Doll House in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus City Attorney’s Office has filed a lawsuit calling for a preliminary injunction against the owners of The Doll House due to an influx of criminal activity at the property. The City is also asking [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Chains nationwide and local spots are celebrating National Pizza Day on Thursday with deals and discounts all day. Find a location near you below. Bravo Italian Kitchen E-club members can order flatbreads for 50% off on Thursday. Locations. Brio Italian Grille E-club members can order flatbreads for 50% off on Thursday. [...]
BUCYRUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A narcotics investigation concluded leading to the arrest of two people, including one repeat-offender, accused of selling and using drugs in Bucyrus. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office arrested Amanda Hill and Robert Bowersock on the 900 block of Sherman Street, however the sheriff’s office said Hill was the target of the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- J.W., a dog at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center, just wants two things from his future family: toys to chew on, and a couch to nap on. Hannah Henschen, the animal care manager at the shelter, said the 4-year-old pit bull mix has been with the shelter for [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From the Blue Jackets and comedy shows at the Funny Bone to BalletMet and the Columbus Children’s Theatre, here are things to do this weekend. QPOC by Kaleidoscope Youth Center: Feb. 9 The center is hosting activities through its Queer People of Color group for youth ages 12 to 20. The [...]
GAMBIER, Ohio (WCMH) – Scores of student apartments at Kenyon College have high radon levels, the college announced last week, prompting it to begin testing all campus buildings for the radioactive gas. The college announced in a news release that of 47 student apartments on campus tested over the school’s winter break, 43 units had [...]
COLUMBUS, OHIO (WCMH) – Two separate accidents, five minutes apart, resulted in one death and a one-mile closure of Interstate 70 West early Thursday morning. Just before 12:30 a.m. Thursday morning a person who was assisting others after an accident on I-70 westbound, was struck by a car and died. The incident happened between the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – State Sen. Nathan Manning wants to equip Ohioans with extra armor to fend off a marijuana OVI charge. The North Ridgeville Republican on Thursday introduced legislation that would overhaul the way law enforcement screens marijuana impairment among motorists, citing the drug’s long-lasting presence in the body and the lack of clear-cut [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Thursday! We start the day with showers moving through the region, arriving in several waves. Expect showers to gradually taper off into the early to mid afternoon. The bigger weather headline for the day, is the gusty winds. We've got advisories and warnings in place for the entire forecast [...]
BEXLEY, Ohio (WCMH) – It was standing room only for a Bexley school board meeting Wednesday, which comes after a blatantly racist picture was shown during morning announcements at Bexley Middle School last Friday. Parents expressed anger and passion, shed tears, and called for action. “Black History Month,” said 20-year Bexley resident Karl Woodford. “Let’s [...]
NORWICH TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) – More people in at least one central Ohio township are learning about what it takes to possibly save a life. CPR classes happen regularly across central Ohio, including Norwich Township Fire Department on Wednesday, with a lot more people signing up than usual. People signed up for the class for [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University researchers are using virtual reality to train first responders in preparing for mass casualty events. "We're training first responders, we bring the headsets out, we bring a laptop, they put the headsets on, and they get the opportunity to take care of victims of a subway bombing," said [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Black History Month rolls on, we continue to honor the achievements and struggles of African Americans throughout our nation's history. What you may not know is that the City of Dublin has deep ties to the Underground Railroad and several unique landmarks in the city honor the legacies of past [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police have released surveillance photos and video of two people they said are connected to the death of a Maryland man. The body of Hajid Jordan, 44, of Howard County, Maryland, was found in the trunk of a Tesla Model 3 that was abandoned in the parking lot of a [...]
See a previous report on the suspected murder-suicide at a Dublin home in the video player above. DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- An autopsy report has ruled a 54-year-old man died by suicide after he was found dead with his wife and son in their Dublin home last month. Rajan Rajaram, 54, died from a self-inflicted [...]