COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus Public Health is warning the community about a sexually transmitted disease outbreak in the city. The organization posted about a syphilis outbreak in the region and urged those who may be at risk to get tested. “There’s a syphilis outbreak. Get tested and make sure your STI testing includes a [...]
For a previous report on this story, view the video player above. BLACKLICK, Ohio (WCMH) – The identities of the victims who were found dead in the aftermath of a house fire in Jefferson Township have been named. According to St. Pius X School in Reynoldsburg, pre-K student De’Andre Berry-Samba and his grandmother Marielda Nangah [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Key funding and planning milestones have paved the way for Amtrak service to potentially expand in Ohio, according to Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH). On Tuesday, Brown announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration has selected four key routes in Ohio as priorities for Amtrak expansion. The State of [...]
CINCINNATI, Ohio (WCMH) - A Florida man and woman have been convicted of stealing customers' information from one specific bank in Ohio through a phone scam. Deon O. Noel, 28, and Diamond Bezada, 25, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud on Wednesday in U.S. District Court. The scam resulted in [...]
SOUTH WEBSTER, Ohio (WCMH) – A Scioto County intervention specialist has been indicted on multiple charges related to sex offenses. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's Office said Wednesday that 36-year-old Caroline Johnson was indicted on three felony counts of sexual battery with a minor. Johnson, an intervention specialist from South Webster, Ohio, is accused of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A new study revealed that Ohio ranks in the top 10 states where drivers are most likely to crash into a fixed object, such as trees, curbs and light poles. The study by personal injury lawyers Anidjar & Levine analyzed crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to find [...]
High pressure over the Southern states will drift east to the Atlantic Coast later in the week, resulting in winds turning southwesterly, which will introduce a milder pattern beginning on Thursday, with sunshine.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of Columbus' most cherished holiday traditions dating back to 1974 is returning to the Ohio Theatre this week. "The Nutcracker" opens on Thursday at the Ohio Theatre with 20 performances through Dec. 23. The production will feature more than 180 academy students and trainees alongside the professional company and BalletMet [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead, and a portion of a Columbus interstate is closed Wednesday morning. According to Columbus police, one person has been pronounced dead and access to Interstate 670 at the U.S. 33 exit ramp has been shut down. CPD said the Grandview Heights Division of Police called for assistance [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Central Ohio is set to glow with the vibrant spirit of Hanukkah. Eight Nights of Fun, a series of festive and safe events hosted by Chabad Columbus, promises to be a beacon of unity, love, and Jewish pride. From a Menorah Lighting at Nationwide Arena to a Hanukkah candy cannon and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Nine businesses are at risk of losing their liquor licenses after a vote held by the Columbus City Council. Jack's Corner Pub is one of the nine businesses that councilmembers voted to approve liquor objections against on Monday night. Among the other businesses voted against were X Gentleman's Club, Pakk Lounge, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Several Ohio companies were awarded top scores by a national report grading businesses for LGBTQ+ equality, while some lacking workplace inclusion received lower marks. Abercrombie & Fitch, Procter & Gamble, Nationwide and Victoria's Secret each achieved a perfect score of 100 by the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index for 2023, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Five months after a federal judge declared that Title IX lawsuits against Ohio State University would move forward “aggressively,” the attorneys for survivors and the school cannot agree on a timeline – or other things required to proceed to trial. Five attorney groups representing the more than 230 survivors of former [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! After a soggy Tuesday, we've got much drier conditions on tap today. Outside of a few flurries, things are looking good. Expect mainly cloudy conditions, with highs topping out near 40 this afternoon. The wind will be light, but still enough to give us a bit of a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Change your address, change your life. That’s part of the mission of Families Flourish. One of the organization’s founders, Amy Klaben, was named NBC4’s Remarkable Woman earlier this year because of her vision of helping children by helping parents change their lives. And it is working. “It changed my life,” said [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- While many Columbus Crew season ticket holders are now breathing a sigh of relief, some are sharing how disappointing the last few days have been. For one couple, the soccer club was a way they formed their relationship. After dozens of games together, they got engaged right outside of the gates [...]
Overnight we will enjoy mostly cloudy skies, with temps falling back to the upper 20s to near 30 to start the day on Wednesday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a shooting in east Columbus Tuesday night. According to Columbus police, the shooting happened on North 20th Street at approximately 6:19 p.m. The victim was pronounced dead at Grant Medical Center at 6:39. There is no other information available at this time.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Jewish students at Ohio State University are raising their voices against antisemitism days after one of the Jewish fraternities on campus filed a report, alleging two people yelled antisemitic slurs and threw bottles at their house. It's the latest in a string of antisemitism acts since the Israel-Hamas war broke out [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are searching for a suspect accused of attacking and robbing a man at a Downtown bus stop late last month. According to police, on Nov. 30 at approximately 2:23 p.m., the suspect approached the victim at a COTA bus stop at the intersection of South High and East Broad [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A bill in the Ohio House of Representatives that would further protect kids from sexual abuse by expanding the grooming statutes in the Ohio Revised Code had its second hearing Tuesday afternoon. Proponents of House Bill 322 were able to share their testimonies, including Ohio advocates, a prosecutor and child sexual [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- If lawmakers want to change the state's new recreational marijuana law before it goes into effect in two days, they'll have to overcome some major differences of opinion. On Monday, the Ohio Senate released its proposal to tweak the state's new adult-use cannabis law, including by eliminating home grow and setting [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – After five years of dating, Mike Branham wanted to take the next step with his girlfriend, Amber. He ordered an engagement ring from Kay Jewelers in December 2020 for more than $6,000, and was told it would be delivered to his home two weeks later, just in time for a Christmas [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Dublin police have identified a man who died in a crash Monday. Police said Mark Carro, 71, of Dublin, died in the crash, which happened on Muirfield Drive near Whittingham Drive at approximately 2 p.m. Carro was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other car was uninjured, police [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A shooting on the south side of Columbus has left at least one person hospitalized Tuesday evening. Emergency dispatchers said they received a report of a shooting just after 4 p.m. in the 2200 block of Groveport Road, located in the Stambaugh-Elwood neighborhood. One person was taken to Grant Medical Center [...]