Arctic high pressure will settle over the region for the weekend, with lighter winds, after frigid subzero wind chills. Afternoon temperatures will stay in the teens, as high clouds arrive with an upper-level disturbance.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — It's no secret that temperatures have been well below average for this time of year across central Ohio. This weekend, another round of arctic air will move in and highs will remain in the 10s-20s. There is one spot warmer than Columbus that is noteworthy, and it's located in Antarctica. The [...]
View a previous report on Pamela Reed's arrest in the video player above. CALDWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two new charges have been stacked on for a Pleasant City woman accused of receiving thousands of dollars in donations for a child's medical expenses from an illness they never had. As a result of a Tuesday preliminary [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Friday's snowfall across central Ohio put nearly every county under a snow emergency and multiple remain under an advisory on Sunday. While only one county in the region remains under a Level 2 snow emergency, a handful of counties remain under a Level 1 snow emergency. After frigid temperatures on Saturday, [...]
Record rainfall pelted parts of Iowa for 12 hours straight in July 2010, sending 10 inches of rainwater draining toward Lake Delhi, Iowa, a popular recreation destination for decades since its construction in the 1920s. Holding back 9 miles of lake water with more precipitation flowing in by the minute was the 80-year-old Lake Delhi [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man was found guilty of multiple first degree felonies on Friday in connection to the 2021 murder of a local religious leader. Isaiah Brown-Miller was found guilty of aggravated robbery and kidnapping in relation to the the murder of Mohamed Hassan Adam, according to a news release from the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Although Columbus saw snow and freezing temperatures Friday, conditions were mild compared to a record-breaking cold that hit the city 30 years ago. On Jan. 19, 1994, Columbus reached its coldest temperature ever recorded, at negative 22 degrees. The cold wasn’t the only extreme weather the city saw - the freezing [...]
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) – While central Ohio is no stranger to winter weather, this is the first winter for a locally owned grocery store. Littleton's Market, in Upper Arlington, opened in early December. In its first month and half open it dealt with the holidays and a few rounds of winter weather. "It's been [...]
WORTHINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) – Bringing a whole new level to snow and ice treatment -- that’s what two cities in central Ohio are focusing on this winter and the technology came in just in time for our first plowable snow of the season. Worthington is one of the two cities taking this new approach. Their [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A new statewide initiative is underway, which will be led by researchers at the Ohio State University, to address what Gov. Mike DeWine calls the state’s mental health crisis. “Experts 10, 20, or even 30 years from now will look back on this moment, crediting the SOAR study for its life [...]
Overnight, we will have some scattered light snow showers still blowing in bands as winds will be breezy and cold into the morning.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Leaders from the City of Columbus have plans in place to provide shelter for anyone who needs it during Friday's latest round of snowfall. The Community Shelter Board has five warming centers available throughout the city that will remain open until 9 p.m. They include: Once the five warming centers close [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Galion City Schools athletic trainer was sentenced to prison on Friday after being convicted of child pornography charges. Jon Vitello, of Marion, was sentenced to 12 to 13.5 years in state prison on ten felony counts of possession and reproduction of child pornography, according to Prosecutor Ray Grogan. Vitello [...]