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NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) – An independent bookstore doubling as a wine bar and café is preparing to welcome readers in New Albany. Shayla Cole, a 32-year-old New Albany resident, will debut The Novel Sip in the city in early 2027. Cole said she could not yet share the exact address, as she is currently [...]

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center will open a suburban outpatient facility in Powell on Monday, its latest expansion into growing parts of central Ohio. The 208,000-square-foot Outpatient Care Powell, located at 7171 Sawmill Parkway near Home Road, includes a five-story medical office building connected to a two-story ambulatory health center offering [...]

Ohio's sales tax holiday will return to its traditional three-day back-to-school format from August 7 to August 9, 2026, offering tax exemptions on specific clothing, school supplies, and instructional materials.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Dorian Baum, attorney for the eldest man facing 16 counts of child endangerment out of Vinton County, said he thinks the case may not be criminal in nature. "Everyone should take a deep breath and step back because unfortunately, when all this comes out, (what) we're going to see is a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a fatal shooting overnight Tuesday in southeast Columbus. A police dispatcher told NBC4 that officers were called to the 2700 block of Brandy Drive at 2:10 a.m. One victim was found with a gunshot wound and taken to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead [...]

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) – Reynoldsburg joins a growing list of central Ohio cities debating the use of license plate reading systems. Flock cameras are automated license plate reader systems powered by artificial intelligence and made by the national company Flock Safety. The cameras capture vehicle details, including license plates, vehicle makes, models and colors. Some [...]

GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Gahanna-based nonprofit organization is celebrating a major milestone after helping provide clean drinking water to more than 1 million people around the world through a technology designed in central Ohio. Design Outreach has spent the last 16 years working to address the global water crisis by developing its LifePump system, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Somali American business leaders appeared in front of the Statehouse today to describe the disruption to their neighborhoods over the last year amid viral rumors and allegations of rampant fraud in their community.  Zamzam Liban, a former intensive care nurse who has operated her own home health care business since 2011, [...]

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Anduril marked a major milestone at its Pickaway County facility, Arsenal-1. The defense technology company has now finished their first product called Fury. “Fury is an unrivaled technology. A loyal wingman for the U.S. military and gives our war fighter an unfair advantage,” Head of Production John Malone said. After more [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Central Ohio health leaders are concerned that the number of measles numbers nationwide so far this year is already higher than all of last year. “Very disappointing to think that the United States has had that number of measles cases this year," Columbus Public Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts said. Just [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Social media and influencer success rely on two critical elements: attention and retention.  "How do you stand out from thousands of pieces of content daily to somebody?" Columbus-based content creator Ross Smith said. With more than 45 million Americans labeled as content creators, it's an extremely crowded marketplace. "The influencer economy [...]

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead Monday after a dump truck overturned, ejecting and partially pinning the driver underneath it. According to a media release, officers arrived to the scene at U.S. 23 south of Weigand Road about 7:26 a.m. where they found a 2015 construction dump truck on its side, blocking the [...]

A new report by Restaurant Furniture found that McDonald's locations in Ohio received some of the lowest average customer ratings in the United States.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman accused of murdering a 5-year-old boy in Columbus over two years ago received a plea offer from state prosecutors. Pammy Maye, 50, appeared in Franklin County Common Pleas Court on Monday morning for a status conference hearing. During the hearing, state prosecutors offered Maye a plea deal to avoid [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The suspect in a fatal east Columbus shooting turned himself in on Saturday. Davon Israel, 19, was identified by witnesses as the individual allegedly responsible for shooting Delon Bryd, 18, on Friday. A warrant was issued for his arrest and investigators asked the public for assistance in locating him. Israel was [...]

GRANVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- After 14 years of pouring wine in the rural greenery of rural county, one of Licking County's five wineries will close this year. On July 20, Three Oaks Vineyard owners Pete and Diana Hooverman announced 2026 will be the site's final season as a winery. The Hoovermans said wine will be [...]

GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Grandview’s after-hours pizza cravings are about to have a new home again.  Mikey’s Late Night Slice is welcoming customers back to Grandview Heights, opening at 1312 Grandview Ave. starting at 4 p.m. on July 31, according to a social media post by the pizza chain. The shop serves New York-style [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police have launched a webpage detailing the department’s use of Flock technology amid community concerns about data sharing with federal immigration enforcement. The division launched the online tool Friday as part of “its ongoing commitment to community transparency,” according to a news release. The webpage includes information about Columbus police’s [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gas prices remain near $4 per gallon across the Columbus area to end the month of July. The average price for a gallon of gas in Columbus is now $3.88, a subtle two cents drop from the previous week. That $3.88 per gallon average is nearly 5 cents higher than a [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Dublin’s busiest hospitality strip is set to get busier, with two more hotels on the way. A Tempo by Hilton and a Cameron Mitchell-branded boutique hotel are both planned within roughly a half-mile of each other along Riverside Drive, joining the AC Hotel and SpringHill Suites by Marriott that have now [...]