COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A teenage suspect in a drug deal that led to an assault has surrendered to authorities after a warrant was put out nearly two months ago. Romeo Dorsey, 19, had been wanted by the Columbus Division of Police in connection to an aggravated assault and by the Washington County Sheriff's Office [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 51-year-old woman has been arrested in connection to the death of an infant in October. According to Reynoldsburg police, Tammra Straughter was arrested on Saturday and charged with murder and endangering children. Straughter was operating an at-home child care service with police saying a five-month-old boy died in her care [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman is recovering after suffering a head injury when she was reportedly kicked out of a moving car on the far east side of Columbus. According to a police report, officers were called Saturday morning to OhioHealth Pickerington Methodist Hospital where a woman checked herself in with a severe head [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus-based bubble tea chain is coming to Gahanna. A Bubbles Tea and Juice Company will open in Gahanna's Creekside District at 121 Mill St. The Bubbles storefront will be owned and operated by Darrel and Alexandria Grumman. Bubbles in Gahanna is one of the first franchise-owned locations for the company. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man fatally shot by a Columbus police officer while allegedly brandishing a knife has been identified. The Franklin County Coroner's Office confirmed Monday morning that 26-year-old Colin Jennings died after being shot multiple times by police last week in east Columbus. Columbus police said they would give an update on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are searching for two masked suspects who were seen robbing a south Columbus Dollar General store late last week. According to an incident report two masked men were seen on video surveillance robbing a Dollar General store in the 1600 block of Parsons Avenue in the Vassor Village neighborhood [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man accused of standing over a victim and shooting him several times in the middle of a south Columbus street was arrested and faced a judge over the weekend. On Saturday, police arrested 46-year-old Shawn Higgs, who is accused of shooting another man several times near the intersection of East [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- In Ohio's U.S. Senate race, last week was marked by a debate among the top three Republicans and details about a lawsuit against one GOP candidate. On March 19, the Republican primary for Ohio's U.S. Senate race will decide who among state Sen. Matt Dolan, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose [...]
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A biotechnology company has arrived in Licking County with a $474 million facility. Amgen, a biotech company established in California, is the latest tech company to come to New Albany. The plant is located at 4150 Ganton Parkway, southwest of State Route 161's interchange with Beech Road. It will employ [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – After several weeks of increases, Columbus gas prices have dropped to close out the month of February. For the first time in six weeks gas prices have fallen, 12.1 cents per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations. The current price is 17.7 cents per gallon higher than one month [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A family-owned grocery store with two Cleveland locations is nearing the end of construction on a second Columbus market. Lucky's Market is opening this spring in Victorian Village as part of the mixed-use redevelopment of Thurber Village at the corner of Collins and Neil avenues. The 21,000-square-foot store will be operated [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The death of an 11-year-old girl is being ruled as suspicious, according to Columbus police. Officers arrived at the Wedgewood Village Apartments at around 11 p.m. Sunday night on reports of a girl who was suffering from cardiac arrest. The girl was taken to Doctors West hospital where she later died. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – More than 7,500 Ohioans will see their student loan balances wiped clean in the coming weeks, with more borrowers expected to follow suit. Federal loan servicers began processing loan forgiveness for 150,000 borrowers across the country on Friday, totaling $1.2 billion in student loans. Ohioans will see $60 million in their [...]
If you can, get outside today to enjoy the sunshine and warm temperatures. We are looking at close to the warmest day of the year thus far, with mainly sunny skies, and just a light wind.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Nearly 30 organizations across central Ohio have teamed up to analyze potentially preventable domestic violence deaths. Law enforcement, elected officials and community partners are working to save lives and provide a safe space for victims. Organizations such as the Center for Family Safety and Health track domestic violence deaths to figure out [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. (WCMH) -- Another Sunday and another shocker by the Ohio State men's basketball team. Dale Bonner hit a three-pointer to beat the buzzer, lifting the Buckeyes to a 60-57 win over Michigan State and ending the team's 17-game road losing streak dating back to New Year's Day 2023. After trailing by ten [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The City of Columbus is in the running for USA Today’s Best Beer City. The contest includes 20 cities selected by a panel of beer experts for hosting the best beer scenes in the nation. In addition to Columbus, cities including Austin, Denver, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia are included because of their [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Celeste Taylor scored 20 points and No. 2 Ohio State clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament with a 79-66 win over Maryland on Sunday. Jacy Sheldon had 17 points and three more players scored in double figures for [...]