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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – NBC4 has obtained 911 calls that tipped off federal investigators to a plot to attack the UFC event at the White House this past weekend. The calls led to the arrest of five people, including 19-year-old Tycen Proper from Danville in Knox County. The investigation began after Proper’s mother became worried [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — While gas prices are noticeably lower than they were about four weeks ago, experts expect it could be several months before they get back to pre-March numbers. Drivers have been feeling the pain at the pump throughout most of the spring. “Close to five bucks, probably, a gallon, at one point," [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As the solar industry continues to expand across Ohio, a new workforce training program is helping central Ohio residents launch careers in solar panel installation. Goodwill Columbus Clean Tech Accelerator Program recently celebrated the graduation of its first Clean Tech Accelerator cohort, a program designed to train participants for careers installing solar [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Additional details are emerging on a case against a Columbus police officer accused of strangling a woman in west Columbus earlier this week. According to Franklin County court records, Timothy Fuller, 42, appeared before a municipal court judge for an arraignment hearing, facing a charge of strangulation, a second-degree felony. The [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Meet Chikoo! He is up for adoption at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center. Chikoo is a one-year-old mixed breed who is a happy, active, social butterfly who loves staying busy. The shelter said Chikoo loves being part of playgroups, overnight sleepovers and offsite events where he gets to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Heavy rain and dangerous storms rumbled through south central Ohio Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, leaving a trail of damage in its wake. Though unconfirmed, reports of a tornado touched down in Pike County at around 4 a.m. Thursday, near the State Route 32 corridor. Central Ohio weather and radar [...]

Columbus, Ohio is hosting a variety of events this weekend, including Origins Game Fair, Juneteenth celebrations, Stonewall Columbus Pride, the Columbus Airshow, Ganhanna's Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival, Crew Soccer Celebration, and more.

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Some residents in Grove City may have received a notice that AEP Energy will no longer supply their electricity, but there's no need to panic. The notice was sent by AEP Ohio to alert customers to a change beginning July 23 due to Grove City's Electric Aggregation Program, which was [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It has been over a year since Ohio billionaire Les Wexner has attended a meeting of the hospital board he serves on as chairman. Wexner is the chairman and namesake of Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center. He was not present at the board's June 2 meeting and has now gone [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio bill inspired by the 2017 murder of Ohio State student Reagan Tokes and aimed at cracking down on offenders under post-release control has passed the House. On June 10, the House approved House Bill 667 in a 96-2 vote. Introduced by Rep. Cindy Abrams (R-Harrison), the measure would require [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A southeast Columbus community is now a recreation center desert after the Jerry L. Garver YMCA closed after 30 years. Now, developers want to repurpose the area into apartments. A proposed 216-unit affordable housing development is proposed for the roughly nine-acre site. The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority wants to build a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a crash involving a COTA bus on the east side of Columbus Wednesday night. According to a Columbus police spokesman, the crash happened at approximately 7:18 p.m. near the intersection of Allegheny Avenue and James Road. Police said the bus was stopped in the southbound lanes [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus police officer was arrested Wednesday after he was accused of strangling a woman. Timothy Michael Fuller, 42, was charged with one count of strangulation, a second-degree felony. Fuller allegedly got into an argument Tuesday night with a woman at a home in the Hilliard area, pushed her onto a [...]

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- A newly passed bill could put an end to a nearly year-long dispute between the Columbus Zoo and Liberty Township over a safety tax. The legislation, now in front of Gov. Mike DeWine, would prohibit Ohio townships from imposing a fee on local venues. If it’s signed into law, it would [...]

PLAIN CITY, Ohio (WCMH) — Hundreds of thousands of dollars from the state's capital budget signed by Gov. Mike DeWine earlier this week are going toward a new central Ohio fire training facility. The facility will be at Tolles Career and Technical School. Josh McDowell, the school's public safety coordinator and a battalion chief at [...]

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Grove City community is getting creative in order to get a voice on whether large developments like data centers get to settle down near their homes. Grove City already has a temporary pause on data centers in place but some residents are pushing for something more permanent. “It’s not [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Federal authorities remain tight-lipped about a reported FBI raid at the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collective last week. The Cleveland FBI office declined to comment on Wednesday when asked about the bureau’s alleged interest in OOC and what might have precipitated a federal investigation into that group’s activities. State leaders [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman arrested for her alleged involvement in a wrong-way crash that began as a reported vehicle theft is one of three suspects recently indicted in fatal wrecks in the Columbus area. Xiaoke Fan is accused of killing 32-year-old Kaitlyn Spahr after a wrong-way crash on State Route 315 the night [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A suspect wanted in a mass shooting in Toledo was arrested Wednesday in Columbus. A source tells NBC4 Ka Nye Taylor, 20, was arrested at an apartment along East Town Street. A second suspect was previously taken into custody. The Toledo police department confirmed Taylor's arrest while thanking the U.S. Marshals [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus’ Franklinton neighborhood recently welcomed a 235-unit apartment complex. Residents began moving into Westrich, located at 509 W. Rich St., at the beginning of the month. The five-story complex serves as the second phase of a larger project that includes the neighboring River & Rich apartments. One more phase is expected, [...]