Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect that the missing two-year-old was found in Evanston, a neighborhood of Cincinnati. CINCINNATI (WCMH) -- A missing toddler taken from a town north of Cincinnati has been found safe after an Amber Alert was issued statewide on Thursday. Two-year-old Brandon Rozier Jr. was found in Evanston, Ohio, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus Crew made an acquisition on the eve of its 2023 season debut. Joining the team is center back Gustavo Vallecilla, who played in 12 games, starting seven, for the Colorado Rapids in 2022. In return for Vallecilla, the Crew will pay $175,000 in General Allocation Money. The deal is [...]
MCCONNELSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A McConnelsville man who admitted to trafficking and sexually assaulting children in exchange for money and meth will spend 30 years behind bars. On Feb. 21, Morgan County Judge John Wells sentenced Rusty Lee Campbell, 33, to 30 years in prison after a statewide, two-year investigation revealed he trafficked a minor [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Galion City Schools athletic trainer was arrested Wednesday on charges he owned materials depicting child sex abuse. The Marion Police Department arrested Jon Vitello, 38, of Marion, after the Ohio Internet Crimes against Children Task Force alerted officers to his alleged possession of images portraying the sexual abuse of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A popular event for food lovers is returning to the Capital City — Columbus Taco Week is making its return this summer for a third year in a row. Several restaurants in Columbus will serve up their best taco dishes for just $2 each, according to a release. An assortment of [...]
A record 1,000 competitors will take part in the 2023 Arnold 5K Pump & Run. It's the largest race of its kind, testing overall fitness by measuring both strength and endurance. And among the participants is a Circleville man sure to inspire you to get off the couch and get to the gym. "You have [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man who reportedly wielded an axe and dragged a City of Columbus employee away from his house Thursday morning is in custody. Anthony Margiotti, who lives on the 100 block of South Ashburton Road in Eastmoor, is facing charges of kidnapping, hindering and obstructing a function of government and criminal [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) -- When the Columbus Metropolitan Library system toasts to its 150th birthday Saturday, it will kick off the festivities with a ribbon-cutting at its newest branch. The library system’s Gahanna branch, located at 310 Granville St., will open to the public at 9 a.m. after two years of construction. The facility is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The top home sold in Franklin County last month went for $1.96 million on Valentine's Day, while the top home in Delaware County went for $1.5 million. NBC4 analyzed daily property sale records from the Franklin and Delaware County auditor’s offices and filtered for “one family dwellings” so as not to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Sean McNeil's journey to playing every game of the 2022-23 season for Ohio State is remarkable. Even more remarkable was who stood by his side at the Buckeyes' senior night Wednesday, because of what happened Nov. 30 during a game against Duke. "Surreal moment to be in Cameron Indoor Stadium," Sean's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio lawmakers are again considering a proposal to let 14- and 15-year-olds work past 7 p.m. on school nights. Senate Bill 30, introduced by Sen. Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) on Feb. 8, would allow the younger teens to work until 9 p.m. year-round so long as a parent or guardian approves, overhauling [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A person has died after being shot in the early hours of Friday morning in southeast Columbus. According to Columbus police, reports of a shooting were called in at 4:24 a.m. on the 3400 block of South Hamilton Road in the Winchester neighborhood, near U.S. Route 33. Police confirmed one person [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Friday! We have got a busy day ahead in the weather department, with heavy rain and strong winds to end the workweek. Rain starts moving in during the morning commute, and continues to get heavier throughout the morning. Heavy rain will then continue in waves throughout the day. Flooding [...]
BLACKLICK, Ohio (WCMH) -- A non-profit is apologizing after a letter sent to residents in one of its housing complexes left tenants under the impression they were about to face steep rent hikes. Walnut Grove in Blacklick is a 176-unit apartment complex owned by Preservation of Affordable Housing. Shirley Pestona has lived there for about [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police arrested a man who led officers on a car chase after a shooting in Franklinton on Thursday evening. Just after 5 p.m., a shooting victim walked into the Mount Carmel Franklinton Emergency Room with a gunshot wound in his lower left leg, according to Columbus police. Police spoke with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One minor is in critical condition after being shot in southwest Columbus, according to local dispatchers. Medics transported the victim to Nationwide Children's Hospital just after 5:30 p.m. The shooting happened on the 700 block of Wedgewood Drive at the Wedgewood Village Apartments. Columbus police have blocked off the playground outside [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Heavy rains, strong winds or tornadoes can all do serious damage to your home. But when it comes to clean-up, some so-called "contractors" can do serious damage to your wallet. The Better Business Bureau calls them storm chasers -- companies or out-of-town contractors who follow severe weather to collect cash from vulnerable homeowners, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Renovation is underway at the African American and African Studies Community Extension Center at Ohio State University. The building is located at the nexus of the Mount Vernon and King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhoods, and has been there for more than 50 years. At a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday, representatives from Ohio State and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Interstate 270 ramp was blocked Thursday in east Columbus after a semi-truck carrying fuel crashed into the median. The truck drove off to the side on a ramp from Interstate 670 East to Interstate 270 North to Easton Way, according to the Mifflin Township Police Department. Authorities said the truck [...]
WIND ADVISORY & FLOOD WATCH FOR FRIDAY: Flood watches go into effect Friday morning for most of our area through the entire day and evening hours on Friday. We could have many areas that see 1-2" of rainfall, with some isolated heavier totals near 3" possible. Wind Advisories go into effect in the early afternoon [...]
CINCINNATI (WCMH) -- The prosecution and defense have rested in the case of Ohio’s biggest corruption scandal after co-defendant and former Speaker of the Ohio House Larry Householder took the stand for the second day to tell his story to a 14-person jury. Householder faces up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 51-year-old man is facing nearly 25 years in prison after manipulating Ohio investors and withholding more than $50,000 from employee retirement funds. Robert W. Walton, 51, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of wire fraud and one count of theft from an employee benefit plan, according to Kenneth Parker, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A vote to determine whether Ohioans have a constitutional right to abortion is procedurally closer to reality as of Thursday. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost certified the proposed language for a state constitutional amendment codifying the right to abortion and other services, such as birth control and fertility treatments. This is [...]