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LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lancaster will soon be home to its first Chick-fil-A restaurant. The new location is scheduled to open at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday at 1513 Ety Road, employing about 100 full- and part-time workers, according to Chick-fil-A's announcement. The restaurant is locally owned and operated by Julia Herrington, who began her career [...]

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) – A Bexley Indian restaurant is expanding in central Ohio by opening a second location. Khaab Indian Kitchen & Bar will open this spring at 230 W. Olentangy St. in Powell, according to its website. The building currently houses Doaba Indian Restaurant, which will continue operating until Khaab takes over. “We’re excited [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University President Ted Carter resigned effective Monday after an inappropriate relationship with an unnamed person seeking public resources. The Ohio State University Board of Trustees accepted Carter's resignation over the weekend. Trustees said Carter disclosed he had "an inappropriate relationship with someone seeking public resources to support her personal [...]

Arcadia Development has paused construction on the Golden Bear site in Upper Arlington, Ohio to refine plans after acquiring the neighboring Arby's property, and is now focusing on submitting an updated development plan and a separate zoning and development application for the former Arby's parcel.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers want to create something the state has never had before: a commission focused on defense and space. Supporters say the proposal, House Bill 292, would help Ohio compete for federal defense spending, attract aerospace companies and coordinate strategy among military, research and manufacturing partners across the state. The bill, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A portion of Fisher Road has closed Monday morning due to falling concrete from an interstate overpass in west Columbus. According to a representative for the Ohio Department of Transportation, two large chunks of concrete and general debris have fallen into the center lanes of Fisher Road in the North Hilltop [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio lawmakers are hoping to make it harder for violent offenders to post bail, with a bill named after a woman who was attacked in a viral Cincinnati brawl last summer. The Holly Act, drafted by Reps. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) and Jeff LaRe (R-Violet Township), would place restrictions on nonprofits posting [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Skyrocketing oil prices due to the conflict in the Middle East has caused a massive surge in central Ohio gas prices not seen in years. According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in and around Columbus, Ohio, gas prices jumped by a whopping 62.6 cents per gallon from last week, to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two motorcycles involved in a southeast section of the city crash resulted in one death late Sunday night. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a crash at approximately 11 p.m., when a black 2023 Kawasaki Ninja 400 was traveling eastbound on Interstate 270 West, in the Obetz [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Ohio communities push back against data center construction, legislators are proposing limitations for data center construction. Ohio is experiencing an influx of data centers, high-tech buildings that support all digital infrastructure and require immense amounts of energy and water. Ohio has more than 200 data centers and dozens more planned, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus native and Air Force veteran is turning his grief into grit. He created a performance-focused energy drink that he debuted this weekend at the Arnold Sports Festival. It is called Battle Flow. Zach Caudill said everything about this mission is personal. “It means everything to me,” Caudill said. Caudill [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The 2026 Arnold Sports Festival came to a close Sunday with one of the most highly anticipated events for the annual event - the Arnold 5K Pump and Run. “The fact that no matter your age, no matter your body type, no matter who you are, everybody can do this,” said [...]

Women recognized for strengthening communities across the country were honored this weekend as Nexstar Media Group hosted its annual Remarkable Women national celebration in Nashville.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A red-hot Ohio State Buckeyes basketball team is heading into Chicago as one of the teams to watch out for. The 2026 Big Ten men's basketball tournament is set to begin on Tuesday at the United Center and Ohio State enters as one of the few teams on a winning streak. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man living in Newark has been sentenced after a drug trafficking investigation also revealed child sexual exploitation crimes. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, a man was sentenced in district court after investigators found fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and multiple firearms at his home. Anicleto Olvera-Sanchez, 35, was the subject of [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police have made an arrest in connection with the stabbing of a COTA bus driver last year on the Southeast Side. According to a criminal complaint, officers responded to reports of an assault of a Central Ohio Transit Authority bus driver near the area of Gender and Refugee roads. The [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Intel told Ohio's Department of Development that it invested around $1.4 billion in Ohio in 2025 and is not planning another delay for its New Albany project as of February. Three years after Intel selected Licking County for its $20 billion chip manufacturing plant site in 2022, Intel said it has [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bruce Thornton scored 25 points and had seven assists, John Mobley Jr. and Amare Bynum each added 18 points, and Ohio State defeated Indiana 91-78 in a Big Ten regular-season finale on Saturday night. The Buckeyes (20-11, 12-8) rode a strong shooting performance to the win, making 59% of their shots, [...]

LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Lancaster man is displaced from his home after severe storms Saturday afternoon that caused a tree to crash into his roof.   A tornado warning in Fairfield County brought intense winds that uprooted a massive tree in Asa Daniel’s backyard. It crashed into his home and completely destroyed his roof. “It’s completely devastating,” Daniel said. Daniel says the house is the first he’s ever [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There is a new report out from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, which shows that the overall air quality throughout central Ohio decreased from 2024 to 2025. The annual end of season air quality report showed 76% of days saw "Good" ozone levels. But overall "Good" days dropped from 65% to [...]