COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Wonderful human being: Those are the three words Bruce Garfield used to describe the late Sinead O'Connor. Irish media reported O'Connor's death on July 26. She was 56 years old. Her cause of death has not been released. Garfield, an entertainment executive who is now the executive director at the Columbus [...]
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A nationally-known civil rights attorney plans to represent an unarmed Black man after an ex-Circleville officer released a K9 on him during a traffic stop. The family of 23-year-old semi-truck driver Jadarrius Rose retained Ben Crump, the same lawyer who represented the family of Andre' Hill in 2021 and earned them [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – LeBron James provided the first update on his family after his son Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday, earlier this week. LeBron James posted on X and expressed to his nearly 53 million followers that everyone in the James’ family is doing great and that he appreciates the outpouring [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — With a heat advisory beginning Thursday at noon, the City of Columbus is offering help and advice to stay safe and cool. The city is encouraging people to limit outdoor activity, stay hydrated and keep pets or people out of hot cars. For people wanting to cool off indoors, Columbus Metropolitan [...]
Heat is building under a broadening ridge of high pressure, which will send temperatures into the low 90s, along with uncomfortable humidity that will make it feel closer to 100 during the mid-afternoon.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From Disney's "Frozen" at the Ohio Theatre and the Columbus Food and Wine Festival to the Ohio State Fair and the OSU Marching Band at Picnic with the Pops, here are things to see and do this weekend. Picnic with the Pops: OSU Marching Band Columbus Commons at 8 p.m. Saturday [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- The City of Hilliard is expecting new restaurants, a hotel, more housing and green space, all wrapped up in one campus currently in the works. Hilliard-area developer Equity, LLC, broke ground July 19 on TruePointe, a $250 million mixed-used property it called the city's "first true live-work-play community." Equity partnered with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two elections this year, a primary election next year and about 15 months precede the November 2024 day when Ohioans and voters across the country will cast ballots for the next president. Most analysts ranking the race directly down-ballot as one to watch is the next campaign for U.S. senator from [...]
It will be another very hot day, with muggy conditions. Because of that humidity, our highs in the lower 90s will feel closer to 100°. A Heat Advisory is in effect for our entire area for today and tomorrow.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Franklin Sheriff’s Office Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Recruitment Unit is making its presence known at this year’s state fair. After launching the unit in June, deputies and recruiters are using this opportunity to connect with the community, and tell them about career opportunities at the sheriff's office. “It starts with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Central Ohio braces for some sweltering summer days, the City of Columbus and Ohio State Fair officials offer their help and advice to stay safe and cool. Help offered by the City of Columbus Ways to stay safe include limiting outdoor activity, never leaving pets or people in the car [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Between college and professional sports, concerts, and other large events, Columbus is no stranger to hosting big crowds, and those involved in putting those events together are working to make them even safer. Law enforcement, first responders and event center staff gathered Wednesday for the Columbus Venue Security Summit. The training [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Issue 1's leading supporters and opponents may have taken to the debate stage Tuesday night, but lawmakers and policy experts have been arguing its merits for months. Issue 1, the sole item on voters' ballots Aug. 8, would make it more difficult for citizens to propose and pass constitutional amendments. If [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former treasurer for a group representing Columbus City Schools union members pled guilty to bank fraud on Wednesday, according to Kenneth Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. Court documents stated that 72-year-old Phelton Woods of Reynoldsburg wrote unauthorized checks from the Columbus School Employees Association's (CSEA) [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has launched an investigation into a theft at a north Columbus Bath and Body Works on Monday. The sheriff's office states that two women went to the store on Olentangy River Road near Ohio State University's campus and stole a little over $1,300 worth of products [...]