COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people are dead after a house fire Saturday morning in Madison Township. A spokesperson with the Madison Township Fire Department confirmed to NBC4 that a man and a woman were pronounced dead in a house fire at 5015 Fullerton Drive. Fire crews were sent to the house just before 7:45 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The state's Division of Wildlife stocked Antrim Lake with close to 3,000 rainbow trout Friday as it releases more of the fish throughout Columbus in 2023 than in prior years. The annual trout releases are done in an effort to teach more people -- of all ages -- about fishing "in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have arrested and charged an 18-year-old man with murder in the death of a 15-year-old girl Monday in west Columbus. On April 3 just before 5:30 p.m., Maria Fernanda Guerra-Sandoval, 15, was found unresponsive outside on the 4700 block of Sullivant Avenue, in Westland. Officers arrived to find the girl, who [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was pronounced dead two weeks after he was shot in North Linden. According to Columbus police, officers went to Riverside Hospital after hearing reports on March 25 at around 12:15 a.m. that a man walked into the hospital from gunshot wounds. While at the hospital, a friend of the [...]
Americans travel billions of cumulative interstate miles every year—statistically, accidents are almost a certainty. Still, many traffic crashes and subsequent fatalities are avoidable. In 2020, nearly 39,000 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes on U.S. roadways—an increase of roughly 7% from 2019, according to the most recent data released in 2022 by the National Highway Traffic Safety [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after fleeing police in Marion early Saturday. According to a release from the Marion Police Department, an officer was placing a bicycle in the back of a cruiser just before 12:30 a.m. at the 900 block of Fairwood Avenue. While the officer was there, a Ford sedan [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- In the wake of a stormy week, dry weather will prevail through the holiday weekend and continue through much of next week. After a chilly morning in the mid-30s, look for more sunshine through some high, thin clouds. Afternoon temperatures will nudge closer to our average high of 60 degrees. Tonight [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Friends and family honored a Columbus man Friday night on what would have been his 51st birthday. Brian Hatfield died after the duplex he lived in caught fire Monday morning, and Hatfield didn't make it outside in time. The fire blazed in the front of the home near the corner of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center said Thursday its pet food pantry is out of stock and asked for donations from the community. The shelter is looking for both dog and cat food for the pantry, which offers free pet food to families who could otherwise not afford it. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are looking for a man they say cleared out a cash register at a Dollar General on Friday morning in an aggravated robbery. The suspect handed the cashier $2 in cash for a liter of soda at the Cleveland Avenue store in South Linden. After that, Columbus police said [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are searching for two people they say stole groceries Monday night -- one of whom dropped a gun in the parking lot while fleeing -- from a Kroger in the Northern Lights neighborhood. Around 9:00 p.m., a cashier at the Kroger at 1745 Morse Road saw two people at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition after being shot in northeast Columbus on Friday evening. Columbus police responded to a reported shooting at about 5:50 p.m. at East Fifth Avenue and Wellington Boulevard, according to emergency dispatchers. The victim was taken to Grant Medical Center. Dispatchers did not have additional information.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- More than 50,000 students in Ohio are homeschooled, according to the Ohio Department of Education. Rep. Sarah Fowler Arthur (R-Ashtabula) introduced House Bill 127 -- legislation that would make home schooling approval easier to obtain -- in the Ohio House in March. Under HB 127, the superintendent of a school would [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A southeast Columbus family said they've been getting the runaround for months, as rainwater from a neighboring construction site continues to flood their yard. After contacting the city and developer D.R. Horton, they contacted NBC4 to get answers. According to plans kept by the city, the site off of Gender Road [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Franklin County Prosecutor's Office said it is reinforcing its commitment to seeking justice, on Friday announcing the launch of the new Conviction Integrity Unit. The unit -- which has been in the works for a while and will be supported through a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice -- [...]