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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man accused of stealing explicit content from women’s phones pleaded guilty this week to federal child pornography charges. According to prosecutors, the investigation into Neil Brown, of Grove City, began in January 2025 when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cybertip that child sexual abuse material [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash in west Columbus late Friday night. Columbus police said a Honda Civic traveling westbound on Roberts Road was turning left onto Potts Place around 11:09 p.m. when it turned into the path of an eastbound Dodge Durango. Aaden Elswick, 19, was taken to [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) – A breakfast fast food chain known for its Timbits recently launched a location in Delaware.  Tim Hortons opened at 910 Sunbury Road on Aug. 19, marking the chain’s third location in Delaware. The other two are at 89 W. William St. and 1163 Columbus Pike. The city’s newest Tim Hortons was [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A settlement between Meta and multiple states, including Ohio, was reached this week. Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson announced Wednesday the $17.1 billion settlement, which requires Meta, the technology company owned by Mark Zuckerberg, to put safety measures in place to protect youth on their social media platforms, including Facebook and [...]

A handful of Glenville High School football players allegedly stole items from a Dick's Sporting Goods store while out of town for a game this weekend, Grove City police said in a statement.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther has announced major changes to the city’s license plate reader technology, more commonly known as Flock cameras. The change comes amid growing concerns over privacy and data sharing. Ginther said these stricter protocols will tighten control of who can access the video and puts limits on how [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Interest in Ohio license plates benefiting Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has skyrocketed in the days since her death. According to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, the requests for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library license plates since Aug. 25 have hit 259; for the first 24 days of August, the total [...]

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- U.S. Sen. Jon Husted made a visit to central Ohio on Friday to survey storm damage, and NBC4 followed him on his visit to Reynoldsburg. “I’m talking to all the agencies that are part of this. I want to tell them what I saw,” Husted said. The Franklin County and Ohio [...]

MCARTHUR, Ohio (WCMH) -- The grandfather in the case of 16 children rescued from a Vinton County home was back under medical care Friday. According to court records, Gary Siders Sr., 73, underwent a medical procedure. The type of procedure was not disclosed, but it was noted because Siders' GPS monitoring device needed to be [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Central Ohio is remembering longtime state representative Ray Miller, who died this week at the age of 77. Miller served at the Ohio Statehouse for a total of 24 years, starting as a state representative from 1981 to 1993 and again from 1998 until 2002, when he was elected to the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After an action-packed opening weekend of high school football in central Ohio, we are back for more. Week 2 of high school football is set for Friday night behind a backdrop of gorgeous temperatures and clear skies. Plenty of teams fresh off a Week 1 win will clash against each other [...]

A Delaware County nonprofit called Recreation Unlimited is urging the public to voice concerns before the September 1 deadline regarding a proposed highway connector between U.S. 23 and Interstate 71 that may pass within a half-mile of its campus.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One of the last remaining suspects in a north Columbus human and drug trafficking case was sentenced this week. After Jessica Lyles pleaded guilty to reduced charges in April, a Franklin County common pleas judge issued sentences to charges of engaging in corrupt activities and money laundering. Charges of promoting prostitution [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Dublin-based staffing and human resources company will expand its workforce and move into a new office in the city after Dublin City Council approved an economic development agreement Monday night to support the company’s growth. InnoSource plans to retain 80 employees and add 24 positions by the end of 2031, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A late-night Ohio pizza chain offering large, New York-style pies and slices will open a location in the Polaris area on Friday. Mikey’s Late Night Slice will begin welcoming customers at 2136 Ikea Way in north Columbus at 4 p.m. The new pizzeria is located within The Galaxy at Polaris, a [...]

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – The defense team in the trial for a man charged with killing two people during a New Albany warehouse mass shooting rested its case Thursday, leading the way for closing arguments. Bruce Foster III, 30, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder, four counts of murder, two counts of aggravated [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Five months after former Ohio State President Ted Carter's sudden departure from the university, he has filed a response to a lawsuit that stemmed from his relationship with podcaster Krisanthe Vlachos. Paul Hylenski is a disabled veteran and the CEO and founder of Vet Mentor AI, a tech company that develops [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Patients of Avina Women’s Care could face changes to their health coverage this fall if the central Ohio medical group and UnitedHealthcare do not reach a new contract agreement. Avina’s current agreement with UnitedHealthcare is scheduled to end on Oct. 1. Both sides said negotiations are continuing, but they have not [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Department of Justice is suing Franklin County Municipal Court over a rule preventing immigration arrests in the courthouse. The court adopted a rule this year preventing any civil arrests within the courthouse unless officers have a judicial warrant issued by a judge. On Tuesday, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday that new restrictions on mail-in voting are in place after the Supreme Court blocked Democrat-led states from challenging an executive order by President Donald Trump.  The court did not, however, address whether that order can be implemented, and the new USPS rules have already been [...]