MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 44-year-old central Ohio man has been taken into custody for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend, court records show. Chad Taylor was arrested at his home in the 700 block of North Mulberry Street in Mount Vernon on Thursday for killing his alleged girlfriend Rhonda Brennan, according to Mount Vernon Municipal [...]
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) – A data center company is planning to invest $1.5 billion in four new data centers in New Albany. “New Albany City Council has approved community reinvestment area (CRA) agreements for Kansas-based QTS Data Centers, which will allow the company to invest roughly $1.5 billion in four data centers for future [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Flags across the state will be lowered in honor of the victims of two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, Gov. Mike DeWine announced. Hours after news broke that a gunman opened fire at a bowling alley and restaurant in Maine's second-largest city, DeWine announced Thursday that all Ohio and U.S. flags [...]
We're enjoying a very mild week for late October, with temperatures averaging more than 10 degrees above normal. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy, as we see readings climb into the mid-70s.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Grammy award-winning country music artist Chris Stapleton has announced new dates for his tour "All-American Road Show," including a stop in central Ohio. Stapleton is performing in Columbus at the Schottenstein Center on July 19, 2024, with special guests Marcus King and Nikki Lane. The "All-American Road Show" is coming after Stapleton [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From "Black Panther" live in concert with the Columbus Symphony and Shania Twain's "Queen of Me" tour at the Schottenstein Center to Halloween celebrations, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio. 'The Price is Right' Palace Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday 'Black Panther' Live in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, and several places across central Ohio are providing drop-off events and locations for those wanting to get rid of their unwanted medication. Held by the Drug Enforcement Agency twice a year, collection areas are helping those in the community who want to safely dispose [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Secretary of State purged more than 26,000 voters from voter rolls in September due to inactivity – over a sixth of whom came from Franklin County. Secretary of State Frank LaRose hasn’t announced the canceled voter registrations yet, but his office’s website has an updated database of purged voters. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person was transported to a local hospital on Wednesday after a shooting in north Columbus. Authorities responded to the 1700 block of E. 26th Avenue at 4:24 p.m. on Wednesday after report of a shooting, according to Columbus police. One victim was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and transported [...]
We've got another nice and warm day ahead of us in Central Ohio. Get out and enjoy it, because big changes are on the way by the end of the extended period!
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – In just under a week, residents will be hearing a knock at their door and voices yelling out “trick or treat.” It’s a fun tradition for some, but for others, answering that door could land them in big trouble. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said Ohio law does not stop sex [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man has been found guilty of murdering a Columbus faith leader in December of 2021. According to the Ohio Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) citing the victim's family members, John Wooden Jr. has been convicted in the 2021 kidnapping and killing of Mohamed Hassan Adam, who was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Some state lawmakers want to put the right to hunt and fish in the state’s constitution. Reps. Ron Ferguson (R-Wintersville) and Nick Santucci (R-Howland Township) introduced House Joint Resolution 5, calling it a proactive step to ensure the right to hunt and fish is never jeopardized in the state. “We [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Business was back to normal in Columbus' Arena District Wednesday after an area power outage the day before. Power was out for much of the area from about 1 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. The Columbus Blue Jackets game originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. was delayed two hours. “We understand there’s [...]
View previous reports on the shooting death of Andrew Combs in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WMCH) -- Police have arrested the final suspect who has been on the run for almost a year after a deadly shooting at a Hilltop gas station. Authorities took the final suspect, a 16-year-old boy, into custody after [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is joining 32 other attorneys general in a federal lawsuit against Meta, a technology company that owns both Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit alleges “that the social-media technology giant designed and deployed harmful features for Facebook and Instagram to addict young users to its platforms and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Stories of abuse and control inside a Columbus church have gotten the attention of a popular podcast with an international audience. NBC4 Investigates has previously exposed those allegations against Dwell Community Church by former members who call it a cult. That reporting is used as a source in the podcast, over [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Ross County Sheriff’s deputy who was shot on the job last year was honored by the Ohio Attorney General Wednesday. “After everything, to be where I am now and to still be here and progressing health-wise and in my mental health, it’s been quite a journey,” Ross County Sgt. Eric [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus woman called a serial killer by the Ohio Attorney General is accused of meeting men for sex and then drugging them -- sometimes fatally -- with the intent of robbing them. On Wednesday, a Franklin County grand jury charged Rebecca Auborn, 33, with the following: All of the charges [...]
Another warm day for Central Ohio! Cloudy skies tried to level out our temperatures, but many of us still made it to the lower 70s and upper 60s. The warmer trend continues through the rest of the week, but a major cool down is coming by the end of the month.