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Paris Olympics: Ways to watch the summer games
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Paris Olympics kick off with its opening ceremony July 26 at the Seine River and Trocadero. Live coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. on NBC4, and the ceremony is expected to last over three hours. Along with coverage on NBC4, there are other ways to watch the summer games through streaming […]
Single-family homes proposed for vacant Dublin lot near Columbus border
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — Vacant land in Dublin bordering a Columbus neighborhood could soon be home to a single-family development launched by one of central Ohio’s most prominent builders. A proposal by Schottenstein Homes calls for a development named “Miller Farms” to include 113 single-family homes on a 46.5-acre site located east of Cosgray Road […]
Biden campaign reiterates president will be nominee in post-RNC memo
The Biden campaign reiterated in a new memo following the Republican National Convention that the president will be the Democratic nominee, even as the party remains embroiled in disagreement about the path forward. The memo also targeted Project 2025, which Donald Trump has disavowed.
Missing endangered child recovered after Ohio Amber Alert
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The child who was the subject of an Ohio Amber Alert has been safely recovered. A four-year-old child was last seen early Friday morning in west Columbus, in the area of Wedgewood Drive and Eakin Road of the Holly Hill neighborhood. He was recovered in the 600 block of Dexter Avenue, […]
Paris Olympics: what to know, how to watch basketball tournaments
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The best basketball players in the world will be in Paris this summer and once again, they all will be chasing the United States. Team USA has won every men’s and women’s Olympic basketball gold medal since 2008 and will be bringing teams of NBA and WNBA superstars. While the men […]
Ohio is among the top 10 states with the most gun sales, study says
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio is among the top 10 states that sold the most guns in 2023, a new analysis shows. In the first four months of 2024, nearly 5.5 million firearms were sold nationwide, averaging almost 1.4 million each month. SafeHomes.org, a safety product review website, tracked gun sales using data from the […]
Columbus plans new courthouse building Downtown
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A building named after Franklin County’s longest-serving sheriff will be demolished after the City of Columbus purchased it for $7 million for a new court building. The James A. Karnes Building on the corner of High and Fulton streets is being purchased by the city to be made into a Franklin […]
Several airlines face global ground stop and services disrupted worldwide in wake of major Microsoft Outage
(WJET/WFXP) — Several airlines and multiple services worldwide saw major disruptions in the wake of a major Microsoft and Crowdstrike outage. Around 7 a.m., Microsoft 365 said they had released a fix for the update that had caused the disruptions. All the flights that were affected by the outage have since returned to normal service. […]
Shopping center developer purchases properties near Easton and Polaris
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Chicago-based company that touts itself as an industry leader in developing open-air shopping centers purchased two properties in the Polaris and Easton areas for more than $143 million. Pine Tree, a company with a $2.5 billion portfolio of shopping centers across the country, acquired Polaris and Easton properties in June. […]
Ohio bill advanced to observe daylight saving time permanently
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A bipartisan Ohio bill to urge observing daylight saving time permanently has taken another step forward at the Statehouse after passing the House last year. Concurrent Resolution 7 was considered in a Senate General Government Committee hearing late last month, marking the first time the bill has been debated at the […]
Beautiful weekend, gradual warm-up
High pressure will build east across the Great Lakes. A northwesterly flow of pleasant air will prevail. Temperatures will only reach the low 80s, after a week of heat and humidity. Lows tonight will fall into the comfortable upper 50s and low 60s.
Ohio universities comment on effect of FAFSA changes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, otherwise known as FAFSA, have created a lot of uncertainty for students heading off to college. Has this new ‘simplified’ student aid form hurt local universities when it comes to enrollment? This new form was supposed to be easier for families to […]
Biden is isolated at home as Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats push for him to reconsider 2024 race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Joe Biden to rethink his election bid, with former President Barack Obama expressing concerns to allies and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately telling Biden the party could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn’t step away from […]
Man sentenced for 2021 ‘brutal murder’
Watch a previous report on the July 2021 killing in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Plain City man will spend the rest of his life in prison for what Columbus police called a “particularly brutal murder” in July 2021. Timothy B. Kendrick, 36, of Plain City, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder […]
Local brewery honors Alexa Stakely, hosts fundraiser for son
CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio (WCMH) — A local brewery will be holding a fundraising event Monday in honor of Alexa Stakely to show support for her family and raise money for her son. The staff at the Loose Rail Brewing say they were devastated when they found out about Alexas’s death. Chelsea Herbert, the event coordinator, said […]
Boy, 2, shot in east Columbus drive-by, on the mend
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The mother of a two-year-old boy who was shot and seriously injured outside his home in east Columbus is now speaking out about his recovery, saying the boy is getting stronger each day. This shooting happened on July 7. Columbus Police say it was a drive-by shooting and believe the shooter […]
3 witnesses testify in fourth day of gender-affirming care trial
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — There is likely only one day left in the trial that will determine whether minors can receive gender affirming care and whether transgender athletes can participate on teams that align with their gender identity in Ohio. Thursday was the fourth day of the trial, and all about the defense, as they […]
Motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run crash
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A motorcyclist is dead after a hit-and-run crash in South Linden Thursday afternoon. Columbus police said the crash happened at approximately 5:30 p.m. near the intersection of Chittenden and Cleveland avenues. The victim was hospitalized in critical condition and pronounced dead at 6:29 p.m. There other vehicle was a Honda Fit, […]
What you need to know about recent data breaches
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Recent data breaches have left many Ohioans vulnerable. Here’s what you need to know. Just days ago, Rite Aid went public with its discovery of an “incident” that involved “certain consumers’ personal information.” The company said that in June, an unknown third party accessed the names, addresses and birth dates of an undisclosed […]
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