QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Friday Evening, It has been a interesting day with rain showers early, highs did top in the middle 50s after midnight, and then have dropped about 20 degrees into the weekend. Now the colder air is in place, and will basically see a very gentle slide to the lower [...]
NBC4 has been following the case of the 24-year-old Waverly man, who went missing in July 2020.
NEWARK, N.J. (WCMH) -- The owners of LatitudeFive25 can continue with their bankruptcy claim, a federal judge ruled Friday. A New Jersey federal judge rejected Columbus' motion to dismiss Paxe Latitude's bankruptcy filing. The owners of the hazardous, pest-infested apartment complex filed for relief under Chapter 11 after Paxe Latitude was fined $4.3 million in [...]
See a previous report on Christian Gutierrez's arrest in the video player above. MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Marion man's guilty plea has resulted in the county prosecutor pulling back from requesting the death penalty, according to a Friday release from his office. Prosecuting Attorney Raymond Grogan Jr. said that Christian Gutierrez -- 19 at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After four Columbus Division of Police officers were arrested for OVI charges, new videos from their arrests have shed light on the developing cases against them. NBC4 obtained body and dash camera footage from the Ohio State Highway Patrol of two officers' arrests. In total, the four officers currently within varying [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After falling ill in early March, Bruce Springsteen will be back to perform in Columbus. LiveNation announced Friday that Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will perform at Nationwide Arena on September 21, the company's director of regional marketing said in an email. The original concert date on March 9 [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- More than 900 grams of suspected fentanyl stashed within four houses were seized by Ohio law enforcement agents on Wednesday. As part of a months-long drug trafficking investigation, the Marion-Metrich Drug Task Force and other local agencies executed search warrants at four residences -- three in Marion and one in Mount [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man suspected of killing a 44-year-old woman in the Franklinton neighborhood Thursday morning is wanted by police. The Columbus Division of Police filed a warrant Thursday for the arrest of Erich Orlando Barbee, 30, who is accused of fatally shooting Marissa Saultz and injuring another woman in the 100 [...]
See a legally captured drone flight of Ohio Stadium in the video player above. CINCINNATI (WCMH) -- Two men have admitted to illegal drone flights at separate Cincinnati sporting events, but another in Columbus saw his charges dropped. Each of the cases stemmed from investigators accusing the three pilots of violating temporary flight restrictions before [...]
See an earlier report on Ohio State spring football practice in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WMCH) -- Perhaps hoping it brings good luck, Notre Dame picked St. Patrick's Day to announce the style of uniform the Fighting Irish will wear when they play Ohio State this September. A social media post Friday on Notre [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Franklinton home has been boarded up by Columbus police over reports of drug and violent crime at the property, City Attorney Zach Klein said Friday. Since January 2022, the house at 544 W. Walnut St. has been a hub of crimes including domestic violence, assaults, fights, burglaries and overdoses, according [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 62-year-old man has been identified as the victim of a "suspicious" fatal shooting on the South Side of Columbus. The Franklin County Coroner's Office on Monday confirmed the decedent as Richard M. Carr, who died from his injuries after being shot inside a home on the 1800 block of Lockbourne [...]
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) — Pickerington Central's boys basketball state championship a year ago snapped two streaks — a 10-year title drought and Centerville's 45-game win streak. The Tigers beat the defending state champion Elks 55-48 behind Devin Royal's 20 points. Royal and Pickerington Central will face Centerville again in a semifinal at University of Dayton [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio is among the top five states with the largest percentage point differences in homeownership rates between white and minority communities, a new study has found. The Buckeye State is home to the fifth largest gap as minority homeownership in Ohio is 30.5% lower than the white homeownership rate, according to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The city of Columbus will fine the owner of an under-construction Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins more than $8,000 after mature trees just off of North High Street were cut down. Four trees shaded the front of the building at 3245 N. High St. -- in Clintonville along the side of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man is wanted by police in connection to a shooting on the northeast side. The Columbus Division of Police on Thursday filed a warrant for the arrest of Brandon Brown, 39, who is accused of shooting and seriously injuring a 36-year-old woman on the 2700 block of Brentnell Avenue, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio motorists may soon be able to drive a little faster on some state routes. The Ohio Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday amended the state's two-year transportation budget with language that would, if enacted, raise the speed limit from 55 to 60 mph on two-lane state routes outside of cities and [...]
A cold front will cross the state, bringing periods of rain that will taper off early this afternoon. Temperatures will be close to 50 degrees, before falling later in the day, as colder air arrives from the northwest. Behind the frontal system, unseasonably cold weather will return for the weekend. Scattered flurries are likely early [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A downtown restaurant owner is headed into one of the busiest weekends of the year, but he has been left without anywhere to take out the trash. Will Triplett, the owner and general manager of Elevator Brewery and Draught Haus, said he was told by the city last Wednesday to get [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus International Auto Show has returned to Columbus amid the ongoing semiconductor chip and car shortage, for the first time since 2019. The auto show will take place at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. It started March 16 and runs through March 19 from noon to 9 p.m. daily. Kelly [...]
WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Several law enforcement agencies in central Ohio have been dealing with teens stealing cars, including the Whitehall Division of Police. Sgt. Jon Earl said officers deal with it on a daily basis. “In some cases, we’ve had as many as four or five we’ve had to deal with in one single [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The NCAA basketball tournament is not only madness for basketball, but also for business in the Arena District. Between the tournament and St. Patrick's Day celebrations, restaurants and bars are calling in the cavalry to handle crowds on what some business owners are predicting will be the biggest weekend of the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Beth Blessing bought a home in North Columbus to be used as a rental property. But in 2013, she found mold in the basement. "I wouldn't live down here," said Blessing. "I don't want anybody living where I wouldn't want to live." To fix it, Blessing hired EverDry Waterproofing, paying more [...]
This story below and the report in the video player above discuss instances of sexual violence and may be upsetting for some readers or viewers. If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence, there are resources available. CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former hospital executive pleaded "not guilty" Thursday morning to charges tied to [...]