View a previous report on the investigation into the doctor's magnetism claim in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Cleveland doctor who in 2021 falsely claimed COVID-19 vaccines magnetized people has had her medical license indefinitely suspended. The State Medical Board of Ohio handed down the decision Wednesday, more than two years [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Aug. 9 episode of NBC4's award-winning series "The Conversation," focuses on disparities in healthcare for Blacks in central Ohio. During the program, in addition to hearing about the problems the Black community faces when looking for healthcare, viewers will also hear what steps are being taken, both by for-profit and [...]
See an earlier report on the case in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A 68-year-old man convicted of killing two women three decades ago, one of whom he raped, will serve a life sentence in prison without parole eligibility for 45 years, a Franklin County judge ruled Wednesday morning. In July, a jury [...]
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two men have been charged for delivering illegal drugs from Columbus to Athens County, according to a press release from Keller Blackburn, Athens County Prosecuting Attorney. A grand jury indicted Jeremiah Fuller and Javahri Portis on 28 felony counts, including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, multiple counts of drug [...]
RAWSON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 5-year-old boy died Friday after a truck backed over him south of Rawson. Around 2:40 p.m., a 16-year-old teen was backing up his Ford truck into the yard of a home off of County Road 26, according to the Hancock County Sheriff's Office. While backing into the yard, the truck [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Wilds is home to hundreds of threatened and endangered animals and the conservation efforts are known worldwide. The rhino programs in particular are so well known that the rhinos are being tracked and documented in a multi-institutional collaborative project. The Wilds is one of 60 participating institutions taking part in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Columbus used-car dealership following allegations of odometer-tampering, deceptive practices and failure to deliver titles. The lawsuit alleges Uncle B Auto, and its owner, Bethrand Ekeanyanwu, violated multiple consumer protection laws, a news release said. The violations include: Earlier this year, Yost sued a [...]
Sunshine will give way to afternoon clouds. Temperatures will reach the seasonable mid-80s. A disturbance will bring more clouds this evening, with showers and rumbles of thunder after sunset, some containing moderate to heavy rain overnight.
HONOLULU (AP) — Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures in areas including historic Lahaina town, forcing evacuations and closing schools in several communities Wednesday, and rescuers pulled a dozen people escaping smoke and flames from the ocean. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to areas where people went into the ocean to escape the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State coach Ryan Day is scheduled to speak Wednesday morning to give an update on the Buckeyes' preseason camp through six practices. You can watch him live in the video player above. He is expected to speak after practice, likely between 11 a.m. and noon. This is the first time [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith is scheduled to discuss Oregon and Washington joining the Big Ten in 2024 at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. You can watch him live in the player above. This is the second time in as many years Smith has discussed the Big Ten adding two teams from the Pac-12 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead and a Columbus police officer has been hospitalized after a shooting Wednesday morning on the city’s south side. Brian Steel of the Fraternal Order of Police said an officer is in critical condition after responding to reports of a person or persons with a gun in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Summer Beerfest is returning to Kemba Live this weekend with multiple regional and local breweries. The seasonal festival is back on Saturday with one afternoon session and one evening session, both offering hundreds of craft beers. The "biggest beerfest of the summer" in Columbus since 2012, proceeds benefit non-profit [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A restaurant in Clintonville will close in September to make way for an Ohio brewery’s newest taproom. Yellow Springs Brewery, which opened in the western Ohio village in 2013, will take over The Crest’s soon-to-be former location on Indianola Avenue in the fall. The location will be the brewery’s second taproom, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is in critical condition after a shooting at an east Columbus apartment complex early Wednesday morning. The shooting occurred on the 3100 block of East Livingston Avenue in Eastmoor, where police say a person was shot inside of an apartment just after 2 a.m. The victim, who was shot [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Millions of Ohio voters cast their ballots Tuesday with an elephant in the voting booth: abortion. In three months, Ohioans will likely decide whether to enshrine protections for the procedure in the state constitution. With the failure of Issue 1 on Tuesday, the path to a constitutional right to abortion is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man has died after being shot during an apparent home invasion on the east side of Columbus early Wednesday morning. Police said that at 12:54 a.m. officers responded to reports of a robbery and shooting on the 1200 block of Elderwood Avenue in Beechwood. There a man was found suffering [...]
We start the day off dry, with partly cloudy skies, and highs warming into the middle 80s. An isolated evening shower is possible, but the bulk of our rain and storm activity arrives tonight and into Thursday morning.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One local boxing team has found a new, permanent home in downtown Columbus. In just five short years, the Rising Stars boxing team went from fighting in someone else’s gym to a brand-new facility they can now call home. The team is able to take its fighting to the next level, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The largest prize in Mega Millions history is up for grabs with Tuesday night's drawing. Tuesday’s winning numbers are worth an estimated $1.58 billion, or a one-time cash option of just $783.3 million. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday are 13, 19, 20, 32, and 33 and the Mega Ball is 14. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There has been a major development for a central Ohio filmmaker and New York author working on a documentary about the Holocaust. To this point, Mike Edwards and Matthew Rozell have mostly been using pictures to tell the stories of Holocaust survivors and U.S. soldiers in "A Train Near Magdeburg." It's [...]
OHIO ISSUE 1 RESULTS COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Polls have closed and poll workers are tallying votes in Ohio’s single-issue special election. The only item on voters’ ballots Tuesday was Issue 1, a Republican-led, legislature-initiated amendment to Ohio’s constitution that would raise the threshold for future constitutional amendments to become law. Nearly 700,000 Ohioans voted [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Central Ohio is becoming a hotspot for data centers, with some of the largest companies in the world investing billions of dollars into building data operations in the areas surrounding Columbus. The massive facilities employ relatively few people but require a lot of energy to run. In 2022, NBC4 reported on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – With the 2023 Ohio State Fair in the books, the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Unclaimed Funds is saying this year was one of its best. “This is definitely our biggest event, in-person event for the year every year,” Outreach Administrator for the division Susie Wagner said. On the grounds [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A transit bus in the South Linden neighborhood of Columbus was hit by gunfire Tuesday afternoon, sending the driver to the hospital. Columbus police said a Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) bus was hit by gunfire Tuesday near the intersection of East 20th Avenue and Hamilton Avenue at approximately 4:43 p.m. [...]