Warm & sunny weather has returned to Central Ohio to end off the work week and welcome us in to the long holiday weekend. Skies will remain fairly dry through the rest of tonight, but a system brewing off to our west is eyeing Central Ohio as we go into the weekend.
View a previous report in this case in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Greyhound bus terminal at the center of a controversial lawsuit will undergo several changes as part of a deal reached between city attorneys and the companies running it. Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein announced Friday that his team, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Chicago man pleaded guilty to cyberstalking, sextortion and stealing multiple identities, including one instance in which he victimized an Ohio State student. According to a U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Ohio release, Omoruyi Uwadiae, of Chicago, targeted dozens of victims in multiple states, obtaining sexually explicit content of them, [...]
For a previous report on this story, view the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A softball player who was caught on video punching an umpire at Berliner Park has been arrested nearly 13 months after being charged with assault. On Wednesday, Columbus police took 39-year-old Gregory Roudabush into custody. A camera captured him assaulting an [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio-based casual restaurant known for its chicken wings is opening a new location just north of Gahanna, moving into a building that previously housed an O’Charley’s restaurant. A Roosters Wings is coming to 4850 Morse Road. The new restaurant will mark Roosters’ 15th Columbus-area location and 33rd Ohio location. “It’s [...]
Skies will be partly sunny, and it will be another warm and humid day, with temperatures reaching the mid-80s.
NEW YORK (AP) — Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who made food and American diets his life's work, famously eating only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53. Spurlock died Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to a statement issued [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A list of Yelp's highest-rated ice cream shops in the Columbus area includes a variety of options from Italian gelato to Mexican frozen desserts. Taking the number one spot is Dulce Vida, located at 7370 Sawmill Road in the Foxboro neighborhood. The ice cream shop, selling a variety of Mexican sweet [...]
HEATH, Ohio (WCMH) -- Microsoft is the latest tech giant with plans to build data centers in Licking County, the company confirmed to NBC4 nearly a year after first buying land in the area. With the recent purchase of 227 acres at 975 Thornwood Dr. in Heath -- costing over $32 million -- Microsoft's total [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) – From a tomato festival to concerts and movie nights, here are things to do this summer in Reynoldsburg. Recurring events First Friday The first Friday of the month, Reynoldsburg residents can enjoy a movie, food trucks and live music. Migration will stream at dusk on June 7, The Marvels will stream [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Red Lobster is closing nearly 100 restaurants across the U.S. after filing for bankruptcy earlier this week, citing $1 billion in debt and the restaurant's "endless shrimp" deal that yielded an $11 million loss. The Orlando, Florida-based seafood chain announced Sunday the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and has [...]
View a Yellow Springs growing facility's inaugural crop of recreational marijuana in the video player above. POMEROY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A marijuana festival in Meigs County has boldly made plans to host recreational sales ahead of state legislators launching a process to legally do so. The Stargazer Cannabis Festival has been announced for the weekend [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Bob Nunnally knows the difference between himself and the superhero characters whose adventures he loves to read. "Superman and Batman are, like, they're over 80 years old now," he said this week. But unlike the rest of us, "They don't age." Then again, he’s done something that not all superheroes can [...]
We've got a warm and sticky day ahead of us, with highs in the middle 80s, and partly cloudy skies.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, is being sued by the United State Department of Justice and accused of perpetuating a monopoly. The DOJ is accusing the company of hurting customers and violating antitrust laws by controlling the live event industry from ticketing, promotion, and venue ownership standpoints. Columbus is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus welcomed an all-time record of people in 2023. Experience Columbus, a tourism center in the city, showed off a new brand campaign and new data on Thursday night. Not only is the city setting new records for visitors, but the organization is also hearing how much the tourism industry is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus City Schools Board of Education member accused of writing a leaked memo describing how the board should handle the narrative surrounding its facilities has issued an apology amid calls for his resignation. The superintendent’s task force is looking at which schools in the district should be closed, consolidated or left as [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A combined effort to combat illegal activity was underway Thursday on the city’s west side. Operation Unity brings multiple law enforcement divisions together and spans a 12-hour period. The goal is to reduce violent crime, address theft, mitigate drug-related offenses and enhance overall safety. Law enforcement officials spent Thursday driving around [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A beloved west side business which has been open for more than 130 years is just a couple days away from closing up shop. Thurn's Specialty Meats first opened in 1886. For the last 36 years, it's been run by fourth generation owner Albert Thurn. But his time behind the counter [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – It’s that time of year, the sun is out which means people are taking to the roads and skies for Memorial Day travel. Whether residents are going out of state or traveling within Ohio, NBC4 has some tips. AAA is predicting 1.7 million Ohioans will be traveling this weekend. They said [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – With gas prices well above $3 a gallon, and as AAA estimates nearly 1.7 million Ohioans prepare to hit the highways for the long holiday weekend, every penny counts at the pump. Weights and Measures Inspectors from the Franklin County Auditor's Office recognize that, and work to make sure customers get [...]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – With Memorial Day weekend kicking off the unofficial start of summer, many pools are set to open, but some communities in central Ohio still need those workers that keep pools afloat. The City of Westerville is still looking to add staff to its fleet of lifeguards as Ohio begins to roll [...]