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GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – Plans for a 36,000-square-foot flex-industrial development are moving forward in Gahanna. On Sept. 9, the city’s planning commission unanimously approved a project called Gahanna Flex Park, which would be developed on a vacant four-acre site along Eastgate Parkway, just east of Taylor Station Road. The proposed development, with 24 tenant spaces, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Nearly four years after the city attorney’s office announced its intention to file a lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai automakers, in the wake of an influx of car thefts, the two sides have agreed on a settlement. The city attorney’s office announced Friday that Kia and Hyundai, accused of having substandard [...]

Two Starbucks locations in Columbus will be shutting down as part of the company's latest wave of closures.

It’s been a half century since single sideband (SSB) supplanted amplitude modulation (AM) as the most popular voice mode on HF, due largely to its spectrum efficiency, occupying roughly half the bandwidth of an AM signal. Now, there’s a new digital voice mode from FreeDV called Radio Autoencoder, or RADE, that occupies half the bandwidth of an SSB signal and reportedly provides more natural-sou...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After a three-month pause, a Bethel Road matcha cafe is returning with a revamped concept built around tea from Yunnan, China, a province regarded as one of the birthplaces of tea. Enchantea will reopen as Enchantea 2.0 at 9 a.m. Friday at 811 Bethel Road. The remodeled cafe will operate from [...]

ARRL with ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® is following two new federal proceedings concerning radio frequency (RF) exposure. On September 17, 2026, the FCC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated parallel comment periods on RF safety issues. Neither inquiry changes the current FCC RF exposure rules that apply to all radio amateurs but could lead to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A restaurant serving Asian-inspired dishes will soon open in the Downtown space that formerly housed Rishi Sushi Kitchen and Bar. SAGE, located at 114 N. Third St., will begin welcoming customers Friday at 4 p.m. The concept is taking over the former Rishi — known for its traditional Asian fare and [...]

Solar activity is likely to continue at low levels with isolated to
occasional C-class flare activity, along with a slight chance for
R1-R2 (Minor-Moderate) M-class flare events, through September 25,
according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. The SWPC reports
that nine sunspot regions are on the visible disk, including a new
Region 4541. There were three solar flares observed in the past ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After two blowout wins over midmajor opponents and a frustrating loss at Texas, No. 7 Ohio State shifts its focus to the Big Ten, opening conference play Saturday at Ohio Stadium against Illinois. Kickoff is set for noon. The Buckeyes seek their 10th straight win over the Fighting Illini, a streak [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Bearded Baker will reopen Friday after an 11-day closure following a break-in. On Sept. 14, The Bearded Baker announced its bakery at 2918 E Main St. was broken into overnight and the business would have to temporarily close. After nearly two weeks, the bakery will reopen Friday at 10 a.m., [...]

A new study by WalletHub ranked Ohio as the 15th best state to visit in the nation based on its entertainment, recreation, and nightlife scores.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Across demographics and locations, polling shows most voters have an unfavorable opinion of data centers. There are nearly 200 data centers in Ohio, which are used to power and store information for most digital actions like streaming TV shows or using AI. Despite public campaigns supporting data center construction for economic [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Grid Growth West project aims to create 220 miles of new electricity transmission infrastructure, from the Indiana-Ohio border all the way to Guernsey County. The expansion plans include four new 765-kilovolt transmission lines — the largest in use in North America — and one new 345-kilovolt line. These lines will [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After 10 years of connecting the Bronzeville community with fresh food and local resources, the Bronzeville Growers Market is entering a transition. Thursday marked the final market of the 2026 season. Founder and manager Julialynne Walker said it was also the end of the market in its current form as she [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A central Ohio doctor is one of the first in the country to be doing a new-to-the-United-States procedure that treats thumb arthritis, a condition that affects millions. Julia Brown is one of the people who has thumb carpometacarpal arthritis, the type of arthritis treated by this surgery. As a former medical [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Franklin County Coroner's Office is seeing an alarming number of suspected overdose deaths. This week, the office put out an alert saying there have been six suspected overdose deaths in a 30-hour period. The six deaths happened on Monday and Tuesday.  “It's sad. It brings back memories of my son [...]