For the first week of Fall, some much needed rain has found its way back to Central Ohio. Some drizzle and cloud cover for the start of the week will give way to scattered showers, and even some storms, later on this week.
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) -- Newark Division of Police officers arrested a man early Monday morning who is accused of breaking more than 30 windows with a hatchet at businesses on North Park Place, according to an email from Deputy Chief Craig Riley. Joseph Davis, 38, has been charged with vandalism for an alleged overnight glass-shattering [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The suspect wanted in connection with killing two women at a Merion Village biker bar earlier this month was arrested in Florida Monday. Joseph Bryan Howard, 19, was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Florida/Caribbean Regional Task Force in Largo, Florida, the marshals service announced. Howard is accused in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Less than a week after testing positive for COVID-19, Gov. Mike DeWine is back to his public schedule. A masked DeWine kicked off Monday with a meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission at Punderson Manor Lodge in Newbury Township. He plans to attend another redistricting commission meeting Monday night, a spokesperson [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- One man is dead and another is in custody after a stabbing early Monday morning in Reynoldsburg. According to Reynoldsburg police, officers responded to the 9100 block of Firstgate Drive at approximately 2:33 a.m. At the scene, police found Buddy Majhi, 36, suffering from stab wounds. He was taken to Mount [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police made 25 arrests, seized 24 weapons and issued 22 arrest warrants in the city’s latest effort in Operation Unity. Operation Unity is a multi-agency crackdown on crime in Franklin County. The most recent period, which was held on Thursday, Sept. 21, concentrated on the areas of Linden, King-Lincoln Bronzeville, [...]
IRONTON, Ohio (WCMH) – Six family members are facing charges for allegedly stealing $75,000 from an emergency medical services company in southeast Ohio. Former fleet manager at Patriot EMS, Tony Wilson, is accused of stealing fuel cards from the Ironton company and giving them to family members who bought gas for personal use and resale, [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) – A franchise-based national coffee chain is opening its first Hilliard location. Founded in 1995, Biggby Coffee is an American coffee chain with over 300 locations in the United States. A Biggby Coffee franchise, owned by Hilliard residents Cari Doliana and Ben Grose, is opening at 1742 Hilliard Rome Road. The location will [...]
View post-game comments from Ohio State after winning against Notre Dame in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- While the Buckeyes are in the midst of its bye week, the team now knows what time they will kick off its fifth game of the 2023 season. Ohio State will play Maryland at 12 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A three-time Grammy Award-winning singer has added new tour dates, including a visit to Columbus next Spring. Among 12 new tour dates announced, Columbus will host Tim McGraw at Nationwide Arena on Saturday, March 23 as part of his "Standing Room Only Tour," which is set to begin on March 14. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A person is dead after being found unresponsive in a northeast Columbus neighborhood late Sunday night. According to Columbus police, officers arrived at the 1600 block of Alona Drive in the Clinton Estates neighborhood at 10:26 p.m. after a complaint was reported regarding an unresponsive person. Police found an unidentified adult [...]
Watch a previous NBC4 report on Bellefontaine’s proposed drag ban in the video player above. BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Residents against a rural Ohio city's ballot initiative to ban drag queen performances are challenging the proposal in the state's Supreme Court. Five Bellefontaine residents are requesting Ohio's Supreme Court to block a proposed city ordinance [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- By October, most City of Columbus employees will become eligible for up to 12 weeks of fully paid family leave. Columbus City Council voted unanimously last week on three ordinances ushering in paid family leave policies for union and non-union city workers across a range of departments. Before the vote, the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Gasoline prices continue to fluctuate, with last week’s drop of over a dime per gallon a welcome change to Columbus motorists after the previous week's increase. According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations, the price for a gallon of gasoline dropped by 11.1 cents per gallon, to $3.53 per gallon. That [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) – The federal employment discrimination watchdog is suing United Healthcare out of its Dublin office for firing an employee who would not receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to her religious beliefs. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a complaint in federal court on Sept. 19, accusing United Healthcare of unlawfully rejecting a [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Monday! We start the day off with some patchy drizzle across parts of the region. That should work to clear around daybreak, then we'll be looking at mainly dry, but mainly cloudy conditions. An isolated shower will be possible this afternoon, with plenty of moisture across the area. Highs [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Yom Kippur, a day of atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism, and it begins at sundown Sunday Members of the Jewish community spend the first ten days of the Jewish calendar year asking for forgiveness. Yom Kippur lasts from Sunday evening to Monday evening, during which the [...]
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) – Intel is celebrating one year since it broke ground on a multi-billion dollar semiconductor chip fabrication facility in New Albany. Intel welcomed elected officials, community members, and Intel staff to a harvest celebration on Sunday, offering a construction tour and hearing stakeholders address the crowd. Before the tour, Intel’s Chief [...]