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HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people are dead after a shooting Wednesday night in a Hilliard apartment complex. According to Columbus police dispatchers, the incident was reported on the 5200 block of Applebaugh Street in The Charles at Riggins Run apartment complex. The shooting was first reported at approximately 7:34 p.m. Both adult victims were [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The American Red Cross of Southern and Central Ohio said they are seeing a worrying trend this year of serious fires at apartment complexes. Red Cross officials say their disaster action team responded to Bairsford Drive early Wednesday morning. They called it a scary scene. The Red Cross said this situation [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The climbing wall at Scioto Audubon Metro Park is closed for the "foreseeable future" because repairs are needed to fix some unexpected damage. “A lot of climbers love to use it and having it closed, it's just like when you’re a kid and you go to the playground and it's closed, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The state is recommending a maximum sentence for a former Franklin County deputy who was convicted of reckless homicide in the death of Casey Goodson Jr. In a sentencing memorandum filed Tuesday, prosecutors requested the judge sentence Jason Meade to 36 months in prison due to the severity of his conduct. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman has been indicted and charged with murder more than four years after allegedly killing a man. Columbus police said on Wednesday that Alyssia C. Albert, 31, has been indicted on charges of aggravated murder, murder, aggravated robbery, and tampering with evidence in connection with the Feb. 18, 2022, killing [...]

A CBS Sports crewmember was killed last week in a crash while in Dublin covering the Memorial Tournament.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An 11-year-old girl killed after an alleged domestic dispute was shot four times and sustained additional wounds, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday. According to the Franklin County Coroner’s Office, Aliv’eyah Chandler was shot in the head twice, once in the chest and once in the thigh. Chandler and her [...]

UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) – A restaurateur who got his start in Columbus is preparing to bring one of his concepts to Upper Arlington.  Next Cool Restaurant Ventures, owned by Rick Doody, plans to open The Arlington Grille at 3150 Tremont Road in the Kingsdale Shopping Center later this year, according to the company. The [...]

Metro Parks has added a 166-acre site to its portfolio, Bank Run Metro Park in Lockbourne, Ohio, which features large meeting facilities, a 100-foot-long slide, and a 5-kilometer trail, and will eventually include a water feature for kayaking, paddleboarding, and fishing.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A person riding an electric bike is fighting for their life after being struck by a vehicle, which fled the scene in Downtown, Columbus Tuesday night. According to a Columbus police incident report, a person was operating an Electric-Bike, heading north on South High Street at the Mound Street intersection. The [...]

MASON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Kings Island on Monday introduced memberships that vary slightly from traditional season passes. The amusement park, which is owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, has two levels of membership -- gold and prestige. Unlike traditional season passes, the new memberships are on a 12-month basis from the date of purchase. Season [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Franklin County's specialized docket funding decreased by $50,000 in 2026, leading to the resignation of a long-term employee. Laurie Arsenault, the Franklin County prosecutor's chief counsel of the innovation unit, resigned in April after 25 years with the office, citing concerns about decreased funding for specialized dockets. A representative for Prosecutor [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman has filed a lawsuit alleging Columbus police allowed her 1994 rape case sit idle for decades despite leads she provided, ultimately contributing to the dismissal of charges against the suspect after his eventual arrest. The woman, identified in the lawsuit by the pseudonym Jane Doe, filed the legal action [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Three people were hospitalized after a two-alarm fire broke out in the far east side of Columbus Wednesday morning. According to Columbus Fire Lt. Nicholas Davis, crews were alerted to a fire at an apartment building in the 1900 block of Bairsford Drive, just after 2 a.m. Before firefighters arrived, a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Less than a week after Ohio State settled lawsuits with all but one of the survivors of university physician Richard Strauss' sexual abuse, another deposition was released. On June 3, the Ohio State University Board of Trustees announced a $100 million settlement with 279 of the 280 survivors who had been [...]

GRANVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a crash in Granville Tuesday night. The crash occurred on State Route 16 near milepost 15. Robert Lentz, 48, of Newark, was traveling east on SR-16 in a construction zone. No workers were present. He drove off the left side of the road and struck a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A needed step to bring professional women's soccer to Columbus has hit a roadblock. On Tuesday night, the Southwest Area Commission tabled a recommendation vote for a rezoning change to make room for a training facility.  “As neighbors, we need to get parks built, we need to get our training facility [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- New security measures are on the way for upcoming community events in Columbus, after a group of teens caused chaos at St. Catharine Fun Fest last Friday night, forcing police to shut it down. The Columbus arts festival kicks off this Friday. It's one of the largest visual arts festivals in [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- State lawmakers are preparing to leave Columbus for the campaign trail, but not before passing a flurry of bills. House Speaker Rep. Matt Huffman (R-Lima) has outlined a few priorities for lawmakers to tackle tomorrow, including data center regulations, Medicaid fraud prevention, and a constitutional amendment requiring voters to present photo [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Conversations about possible changes to the city of Columbus' curfew are taking place and are expected to be voted on by city council before it takes its summer recess. A group of more than 100 central Ohio teenagers are spending their summers looking toward their futures and learning life lessons. “So [...]