Watch a previous NBC4 report on the Greyhound bus terminal case in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A special prosecutor has been named to investigate allegations that Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther had an improper conversation with the judge overseeing the city's Greyhound bus terminal case. Whitehall City Attorney Brad Nicodemus has been [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man claims to have received more than a meal during a recent stop at a local fast food chain, prompting an investigation by city health officials. Columbus Public Health temporarily shut down the McDonald's on 619 Harrisburg Pike after filing a food inspection report on Wednesday. The department conducted [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A body found inside a burning apartment at Colonial Village Apartments has been identified, and Columbus police are investigating the case as a potential homicide. Police named the victim as Laronda Bazemore, 59, on Thursday morning, four days after the fire at Colonial Village, a 500-unit complex in the Eastmoor neighborhood [...]
High pressure will slide farther east of Ohio, with a mild southerly flow pushing afternoon temperatures into the mid-40s.
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The city of Columbus has approved a 408-unit apartment building project near New Albany. Thrive Companies, a Columbus-based developer, is expanding its list of properties in the area to include New Albany. The Columbus Development Commission recently approved plans for a project to build the apartment building, dubbed Moore's Edge. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – According to a witness statement, the three teens charged with murdering a 53-year-old man were “laughing and enjoying themselves.” Police said that on Dec. 6 around 8 p.m., three teenagers were allegedly waiting for Donald Smith Jr. as he was exiting the South High Street Kroger in Columbus’ Far South neighborhood. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A local student at Ohio State was one of six awarded a $100,000 scholarship in the Dr Pepper tuition giveaway. Gavin White, a junior, won the money Dec. 2 in a halftime contest at the Big 12 conference game in Arlington, Texas. The finalists for the tuition giveaway competed to see who [...]
For a previous report on this story, view the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man charged with murder and abuse of a corpse was in court Wednesday, as was an alleged accomplice. William Gray Jr., 27, appeared before a Franklin County Court of Common Pleas judge Wednesday, facing charges of murder, felonious [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lydia, a dog up for adoption at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center, has been described as "the cutest little meatball." The 4-year-old pitbull mix earned that nickname as well as "roly-poly" from Animal Care Manager Hannah Henschen, who said that she would love to see her find a [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- A recreation space billed as the "largest indoor sandbox" in central Ohio is now open. Little Diggers Playspace is welcoming guests at 6327 Sawmill Road in Dublin, neighboring the Rettig Music store and across the street from Trader Joe's. The spot features three play spaces spanning more than 1,000 square feet [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From acrobatic spectacular "Cirque Dreams Holidaze" at the Palace Theatre to the Harlem Globetrotters at the Schottenstein Center, here are things to see and do this Christmas weekend in central Ohio. Blue Jackets vs. Capitals Nationwide Arena at 7 p.m. on Thursday 'Cirque Dreams Holidaze' Palace Theatre on Friday and Saturday [...]
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Supreme Court will decide whether a deputy’s search of a woman’s purse outside a Newark convenience store, and the drug charges that followed, were warranted. In August 2021, law enforcement saw a man they suspected of drug trafficking driving around Newark in a minivan. The driver pulled into a [...]
MANSFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) – Not expecting a white Christmas? Snow Trails ski resort begs to differ. While central Ohio temperatures are expected to remain above average over the weekend, limiting almost any chance of a holiday dusting or squall, Snow Trails, near Mansfield, Ohio, will be open for business beginning Thursday. Despite the warming trend, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Former President Donald Trump endorsed Bernie Moreno this week in the U.S. Senate race to unseat Democrat Sherrod Brown in 2024. But a poll taken earlier in the month found a different frontrunner. The poll of the Republican primary for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat showed Secretary of State Frank LaRose holding [...]
We've got more clouds building into the region today, and that will be our biggest change from yesterday. Expect highs to be similar, however, topping out in the middle 40s. Winds will remain light, and we'll see a few peaks of sunshine here-and-there, but overall, expect mostly cloudy skies.
WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) – Whitehall City Schools Board of Education appears set on not renewing the contract of the district’s superintendent Sharee Wells, despite a crowd of supporters showing up to a special board meeting Wednesday. The board room was over capacity and people were spilling into the hallway at the Whitehall City Schools administration [...]
CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- A central Ohio shelter is using a first-of-its-kind treatment to save the lives of dogs fighting off parvo. It’s a dangerous, deadly and expensive-to-treat disease that is especially harmful to puppies. On top of all that, it’s also very hard to predict. Gigi’s Animal Shelter is stepping up to help [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – For mom Tabita Suntheimer, a connection to the Salvation Army has been a godsend. “I don’t have enough money to go through a month,” Suntheimer said. NBC4 caught up with Tabitha as she waited with hundreds of others for her chance to shop at a holiday toy giveaway organized by the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – In the next six months, some families enrolled in the Columbus City Schools’ online academy will have to find a new school. In September, the district announced the kindergarten through sixth-grade portion of the program would be cut starting next school year. Parents and teachers at the online school have taken [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A cancer treatment that doctors describe as a "game changer" is now available to certain patients in central Ohio. Leaders from the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSUCCC - James) and Nationwide Children's Hospital Wednesday evening officially opened the Proton Therapy Center with a ribbon cutting. "We’re over the moon [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- More than 100 people have been given a second chance due to Ohio’s Expedited Pardon Project for individuals who have been convicted of a crime and have since worked to make changes in their lives. In Wednesday’s announcement, Gov. Mike DeWine said a milestone had been reached: 108 people have been granted [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three teens have been arrested and charged with the murder of a 53-year-old man, Columbus police said Wednesday. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Dec. 6 inside a business in the 3600 block of South High Street. Columbus police said 18-year-old Dionta Davon Hughes, 19-year-old Jamarion Fredrae Evans-Bennett, and a 17-year-old [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – A student unknowingly brought a firearm to High Point Elementary School in their backpack on Wednesday, according to a note to parents sent by Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools. The student notified a teacher after discovering a firearm with ammunition in their backpack, which the student was “shocked” to find, the note said. [...]