NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Newark, Ohio man has been sentenced to the possibility of life in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a young child. Justin A. Robinson, 37, pleaded guilty on June 6 to charges related to his abuse of a child under the age of 13. He was sentenced by Licking [...]
Skies have stayed cooler and relatively dry throughout the rest of Monday. Many of us are struggling to reach the upper 60s and lower 70s by this evening. We've managed to see a little bit of blue sky as well.
WORTHINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Approximately 6.5 million Americans have been diagnosed with some kind of intellectual or developmental disability, and about a third of those people have co-occurring mental health diagnoses. Doctors at Boundless Health in Worthington say they see many patients with intellectual or developmental disabilities, also known as IDD, and many of them [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Cancer centers across the country, including in central Ohio, are facing a shortage in medication used to help patients who need to receive chemotherapy treatment. Julie Kennerly-Shah, Associate Director of pharmacy with Ohio State's James Cancer Hospital, said carboplatin, cisplatin and fludarabine, which are chemotherapy drugs used to treat different types [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Nine adults have been charged with misdemeanor theft related to an April incident at a northeast Columbus gas station, Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein's office announced. The city attorney's office said that on April 29, a group went to a gas station on Johnstown Road, where they blocked traffic and access [...]
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A person of interest has been taken into custody as investigators look into a Pike County fatal shooting in May of a southern Ohio man. The Pike County sheriff's office states that they received a report on the morning of May 28 of a body on the roadway of State Route [...]
LUCASVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 13-year-old is dead after being involved in an ATV rollover crash on Saturday night in southern Ohio. According to the Scioto County sheriff's office, the crash occurred just before 7 p.m. on Big Bear Creek Road in Lucasville. A witness told authorities he was riding the trails nearby when he [...]
See an earlier report on Issue 1 and the August election in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An August ballot measure making it harder to amend the state constitution is unlikely to mislead voters as written, but its authors must make some edits, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Monday. In a 4-3 [...]
A story about the study of children's use of social media can be seen in the player above. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, you can call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline available 24/7. To reach the 24/7 Crisis Text Helpline, text 4HOPE to [...]
After yesterday's wet weather, we are slowly drying out and clearing up through the rest of the day. We get a little bit more sunshine by Monday evening. Temperatures will be much cooler as we struggle to make it to 70 degrees today.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A heartbreaking, eight-playoff-hole loss in last week’s U.S. Open qualifier turned Golf’s Longest Day extra-long for Ohio State’s Max Moldovan. Moldovan earned first-alternate status for his 65-68—133 (-7) finish at the par-70 Springfield Country Club U.S. Open Qualifier last weekend, but he finished just short of qualifying status after losing an [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are searching for a man who is accused of robbing a man at gunpoint in the South Side of the city. According to an incident report, a man was doing maintenance work on a home on the 800 block of Reinhard Avenue on June 4 when he was approached [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Across central Ohio, cities are gearing up for July 4th celebrations, from the Buckeye Lake Area Star Spangled Tradition to Red, White & BOOM! View your local Independence Day parade, festival and fireworks below. Red, White & BOOM! Downtown Columbus on July 3 Bexley Capital University's Main Street lawn on July [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Approximately 1,500 AEP customers are experiencing power outages after Sunday night and Monday morning storms rolled through central Ohio. The number of outages has been fluctuating throughout the morning, ranging anywhere from 1,200 to 2,700 since 12 a.m. According to the AEP outage tracking map, the company is reporting 32 outages affecting 1,313 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Yellow airplanes armed with a bug-busting concoction will soon dot the skies of central Ohio to take aim at a destructive, plant-eating pest. Beginning on Monday and throughout the week, the Ohio Department of Agriculture will commission low-flying aircraft across eight counties to scatter an organic mixture atop tree canopies to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The cost of a gallon of gasoline in Columbus spiked by over 28 cents, erasing nearly a month’s worth of declining prices. According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in the Columbus area, the price for a gallon of gasoline jumped 28.5 cents to top out an average of $3.63. Despite [...]
JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (WCMH) -- A slate of suggestions for how jurisdictions in Licking County should grow -- some of which are scrambling to prepare for the change Intel will bring -- is in its final stages. Led by the Thomas J. Evans Foundation, Framework is a collaborative partnership between 15 city, town and village governments [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A southeast Columbus storefront was destroyed when a car plunged through its front windows early Monday morning. Columbus police say that at around 2:50 a.m. an unknown person drove a car through the storefront of a Family Dollar on Courtright Road at the Petzinger Road intersection in the Eastland neighborhood. The [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Monday! Rain is clearing up this morning, following what was our first measurable rain in three weeks for Central Ohio Sunday evening and overnight. We picked up just under half an inch at the Columbus airport. For the rest of Monday, expect any lingering drizzle activity to clear, and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This was the first weekend in more than a month where there were no restrictions in the Short North. An executive order for a midnight curfew on food carts was repealed on Monday by the Columbus City Council, and now mobile food operators are happy to be back to business as [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Making a difference one plate of food at a time, a community-focused social organization held a cookout Sunday afternoon for the Wedgewood community. Justice, Unity, and Social Transformation (JUST) held the cookout as an example of how the organization is attempting to inspire and bring communities together. “Events like this, where [...]