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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- If it feels like the roads haven't been treated as much this winter, you're not imagining it. As another snowstorm heads toward central Ohio this weekend, many businesses and cities say they're running low on salt.  Doug Ryan, owner of DRE Landscaping, said the demand for salt is climbing, but the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers heard emotional testimony this week from several veterans, each describing how treatment with the psychedelic drug ibogaine helped them recover from post-traumatic stress disorder and other severe mental illnesses. The testimony was part of the second meeting of the House Ibogaine Study Committee, which is expected to make recommendations [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a hit-and-run crash on the north side of Columbus Thursday night. According to Columbus police, officers responded to the intersection of Morse Road and Sharon Avenue at approximately 6:25 p.m. for a call regarding an adult who was hit by a vehicle driving west on Morse [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The last thing a homeowner wants is for their HVAC system to break or their pipes to burst in the middle of a winter storm.  Technicians with Atlas Butler Heating, Cooling and Plumbing said they will be ready to help if needed but there are things residents can do now to [...]

Cold temps settling in for Friday, and the weekend. Snow will arrive on Saturday, with good shoveling snow expected by Sunday.

ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio University’s Marching 110 is closing in on a fundraising goal that will give the award-winning marching band its first-ever home field. OU is trying to raise $3 million to build a practice field for the band. So far, the university has raised more than $2 million, and is trying to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With severe winter weather on the way, local hardware stores have seen a rush of customers coming in to prepare for the snow. “Everyone's worrying about what's coming, how much is coming, when it's going to come and want to make sure they have plenty of snow shovels, ice melt, all [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Before the sun came up Thursday morning, volunteers across Franklin County came together to take a step in addressing the housing crisis. It’s called the Point-In-Time Count and it’s the count of every person experiencing homelessness in the county in a single day. It happens across the United States and it’s a [...]

ARRL is excited to announce that the 2026 edition of The ARRL Repeater Directory® is once again powered by RepeaterBook, amateur radio’s worldwide repeater database. New for 2026, The Repeater Directory features a City Quick Find Index, making it faster and easier than ever to locate nearby repeaters.

“Each year The ARRL Repeater Directory continues to set the standard for trusted repeater infor...

GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) – A central Ohio pizza chain known for its crispy, New York-style pies is preparing to open its newest location in Grandview Heights. Sexton’s Pizza will join The Little Grand food hall, located at 710 Grandview Crossing Way. Nora O'Malley of Thrive Companies, which owns the food hall, said the pizzeria [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Meet Roxanne! She is up for adoption at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center. Roxanne is around four years old and is a Pitbull mix who is described as the "sweetest girl at the shelter," according to staff. She is also gentle and loved by everyone there. Shelter staff [...]

From the Winter Ice Festival to music concerts, sports games, and children's activities, there is something for everyone to enjoy in central Ohio the weekend of Jan. 23-25.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio has begun distributing cannabis tax revenue to local communities that host dispensaries. Long-awaited tax revenue payments for communities that host adult-use cannabis dispensaries are now being released. State legislators said Ohio collected $33 million for host communities from July 2024 to November 2025, and began distributing funds on Jan. 7. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – More than 1,700 offenders in Ohio are missing from post-release supervision, including a Franklin County man who was in prison for the fatal beating of an 8-month-old infant and another who killed a disabled woman. In 2016, Quentin Jones and his girlfriend Evette Taylor were charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering [...]