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SUNBURY, Ohio (WCMH) – Sunbury is considering establishing a DORA, a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area where people can purchase to-go alcoholic beverages from participating businesses and have them outdoors, on its downtown square. On July 15, Sunbury City Council had a second reading of legislation to create a DORA. Within a DORA, people 21 and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — According to GasBuddy’s Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis, nearly every state in the country experienced higher fuel prices, including Ohio and in the Columbus area, which could see $4 per gallon in the coming weeks or even days. GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in and around Columbus, Ohio, cites [...]

The U.S. House has passed the bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act, which would establish permanent daylight saving time in the United States provided the Senate approves the legislation and the president signs it into law.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Downtown Columbus is heading toward several years of overlapping construction as roughly a dozen major transportation and infrastructure projects move forward at once.  The heaviest work is expected between 2028 and 2030 and will include the Capital Line, three LinkUS Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors, protected bikeways, the conversion of Main [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers are proposing legislation to cap rising energy costs for consumers. New bills at both the state and federal level were introduced this month in an effort to curb rising energy costs. Both bills attempt to address price hikes through the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, the state governing body [...]

MARION, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio’s state auditor has announced the city of Marion is in a state of fiscal emergency, effective Tuesday. Marion City Council held a meeting Monday night, allowing residents to voice their concerns. "We are in a horrible, horrible financial situation," one person said at the podium. “If anybody needs to be [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The family of a Franklin County nonprofit leader is in mourning after losing their son in a multi-car crash on Interstate 670 last week. The Human Service Chamber of Franklin County announced Monday that the 2-year-old son of its executive director Michael Corey died as a result of the crash last [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio has been recognized by the White House as one of ten states using a federal database to check voter rolls. Called the SAVE System, it helps identify non-citizens and deceased individuals who still show up on voter rolls. Ohio identified nearly 60,000 deceased individuals and 769 non-citizens on the voter [...]

LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) — Just about a year after flash flooding hit Lancaster, the Lancaster Festival team is incredibly grateful their event is back and they're hoping not to have to deal with severe weather again. One of the main stage concerts for this year's concert has already happened, with more shows taking place later [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For the second year in a row, the organization that supplies Ohio with electricity was unable to meet its full capacity target. PJM Interconnection, the regional transmission organization that includes Ohio and 12 other states, said the capacity of resources procured at last week’s auction is short of their reliability requirement. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Something fishy is going on in German Village and NBC4 found out what is causing it. Over the weekend, dozens of dead fish floated to the surface at the Schiller Park pond. Extreme humidity and lots of rain have impacted the water in that pond. If you were there over the weekend, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Moving from content creation to reality TV stardom is a natural progression for some influencers, including a Columbus couple who met on TikTok and are now growing their audiences together. Mitchell Bienvenue grew up in Worthington and started using a camera early in life. As a young adult, he decided to [...]

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) – A female tiger from South Korea is now the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s newest resident. The zoo welcomed Sarang, a 4-year-old Amur (Siberian) tiger on July 16 as part of a collaboration between the Columbus Zoo and Seoul Zoo. Sarang’s trip from South Korea to Columbus required “extensive international coordination, veterinary [...]

TOWANDA, Pa. (WCMH) -- A former Ohio State receiver who was facing homicide charges after an ATV crash that killed his girlfriend was sentenced Monday. According to a news release from Bradford County Criminal Court in northeastern Pennsylvania, Fleming was convicted of driving under the influence and involuntary manslaughter, and sentenced to 9 to 23 [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man who was wanted on suspicion of the fatal shooting of Bryce Persang in 2021 was issued a $2 million bond Monday. Hanut Abdulle, 23, was recently arrested in Somalia and extradited to the United States. In addition to bond, he must surrender his passport and wear a monitoring device [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ohio State assistant professor accused of assaulting an independent journalist in February pleaded no contest Monday to a disorderly conduct charge. Luke Perez was originally in court on an assault charge, with a trial proposed to start Monday. He pleaded no contest to an amended charge of disorderly conduct. Perez [...]

UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A court hearing in the legal battle over the stalled Golden Bear redevelopment has been pushed back for a second time, leaving the future of the former shopping center site unresolved. Court documents show that a preliminary injunction hearing scheduled for July 9 is now set for Aug. 24 in [...]

A mid-century modern home in Kent, Ohio, designed by architect Gerald Rembowski, has generated significant online interest and multiple offers after being listed for $350,000.

SUNBURY, Ohio (WCMH) – A vintage sports-themed restaurant with a pizza-focused menu and milkshake bar is preparing to take over the building that formerly housed PJ’s Original Family Restaurant in Sunbury. Sticks Table and Tap is coming to 571 W. Cherry St. PJ’s operated at the address from the 1970s until May, when it closed [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An air quality alert has been issued for central Ohio for Monday. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, or MORPC, said the alert will run until 9 p.m. Monday. Included counties are Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin and Licking, which includes all of Columbus. The notice said that ground-level ozone pollution was expected to [...]