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Ohioans have until May 25 to submit data to the Revolutionary War Veterans Graves Project, which is collecting information on the final resting places of Revolutionary War veterans in the state in preparation for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Panda Express opened its first Dublin location on Tuesday with a community celebration that included a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a charitable donation and giveaways for early customers. The restaurant, located at 2750 Summer Drive, officially opened on Tuesday and marked the occasion alongside the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. Company representatives presented a [...]

ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, and Dick Strassburger, N9EEE, Editor of Solid Copy, the monthly newsletter of CWops, were guests on episode 94 of The DX Mentor (May 15, 2026) for a discussion about remote operating. The show is hosted on YouTube by Bill Salyers, AJ8B.

Strassburger led the discussion, which included Minster describing the contest station he frequently operates on the Caribbean isl...

Radio amateurs from around the world descended on Xenia, Ohio, last weekend for Hamvention® 2026. The three-day event featured five indoor exhibit halls for vendors and organizations, four parallel tracks of forums, and a massive flea market that filled the infield of a horse racing track and spilled over into surrounding areas. In addition, Hamvention served as the anchor for a variety of outs...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Franklin County man who assaulted a nurse at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center has been sentenced to three years in jail. Asiakare Minor pleaded guilty in late April to abduction and violating a protection order after he attacked a nurse while visiting Wexner Medical Center in November. He pleaded [...]

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Westerville leaders are putting consideration of a proposed Uptown redevelopment with apartments and a hotel on hold for several months after residents turned out in large numbers on Tuesday night to oppose the project. Council members approved a motion on Tuesday to postpone further deliberation on the proposed sale of the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Perry County LifeWise volunteer was immediately removed from the program after he was arrested in connection with the rape of a minor, one of three former Ohio LifeWise affiliates charged with sex crimes against a minor in the last six weeks. Northern Local LifeWise chapter volunteer William VanSickle was arrested [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio motorists are one step closer to getting a new license plate option.  The Ohio Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed Senate Bill 358, which would make blackout license plates -- or those featuring a black background and white letters -- available to drivers through the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.  The [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An Iowa woman has died after falling off a cliff at a Hocking Hills hiking trail on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Hocking County Coroner’s Office, a full autopsy may take up to two months, but a preliminary investigation reveals that 63-year-old Nancy Baker, of Davenport, Iowa, was traversing a trail at [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Dublin City Schools is one step closer to redrawing attendance boundaries for the district’s three high schools after the board of education approved a list of redistricting criteria Thursday night. With the rules in place, the superintendent will begin working with mapping firm Woolpert to draft new boundaries amid rapid growth [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Congratulations to the graduating class of Columbus Alternative High School. Ahead of the 2026 graduation, seniors were recognized on Thursday as part of a school-wide “signing day,” an annual tradition that recognizes the students as they commit to college, careers, and military service Students shared their experience as they get ready [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Many Bruno Mars fans said hours-long traffic backups on the way to his Wednesday concert at Ohio Stadium nearly ruined the night. The fans are blaming poor traffic planning. Heather Mitilien said what is usually about a two-hour drive to Columbus from her home in northern Kentucky turned into a nearly [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The city of Columbus and the Columbus Division of Police continue to look at ways to improve traffic and pedestrian safety on Cleveland Avenue. Neighbors have discussed the issues they've seen on the busy street a couple of times this year. Sgt. James Fuqua said it is one of the most [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – More than 100 people were arrested following a weeklong sting into human trafficking across Ohio, including several warrants executed at central Ohio massage parlors. The arrests, announced by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost during a press conference on Thursday, were made as part of Operation Spring Cleaning. “The task force's hard [...]