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LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead, and another person escaped safely after a house fire on Sunday afternoon. Crews responded to the fire around 2:15 p.m. at the 300 block of Williamsburg Lane. Red Cross and Charity Newsies are assisting the survivor. No other injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Longhorns defeated the Buckeyes 24-23 Saturday, ending Ohio State's 3 game winning streak against No. 4 Texas and dropping them to No. 6 in the AP Top 25 ranking. Texas took the No. 1 spot, followed by Georgia, which remained at No. 2 after beating Western Kentucky 70-20. Newly unranked [...]

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) -- Five years after a Licking County man was released following a decade behind bars for rape and sexual battery, he was sentenced to 19 years in prison for child pornography crimes. Christopher McInturf, 56, pleaded guilty in federal court in February to two counts of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police continue to investigate a 14-year-old double homicide in which cousins were gunned down in a northeast Columbus home. On March 13, 2012, Antonio Bolden was visiting his cousin, Daniel Floyd, at an apartment in North Linden in the 2900 block of Cleveland Avenue, near Eddystone Avenue and the New [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 17-year-old boy is the second teenager to be arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man at a west Columbus apartment complex. Officers said the teen suspect was arrested Thursday, following the arrest of a 17-year-old girl Tuesday. She told officers a dispute led to the shooting. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- PETA began a "chicken war" against Raising Cane's on Thursday, parking a vegan chicken truck in front of the chain's campus location to promote going vegan. PETA's "Free the Chicken" truck will be parked in front of the campus Raising Cane's through Monday. The truck offers free vegan chicken fingers to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio’s distracted driving law is now three years old. The goal of the law was to create a stronger enforcement authority while also improving driver safety.  David Berk, owner of Faith Driving School, said the law has led to safer roadways for all Ohioans. He noted it has reduced crashes, accidents and deaths.    [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Sen. Jon Husted’s campaign has parted ways with a top staffer after questions surfaced about social media activity that included a Facebook profile photo showing soldiers from a Nazi military unit. Stephen Woytek, 25, joined Husted’s campaign in August as political director in the Ohio Republican’s race against former Democratic Sen. [...]

LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man has received a $5 million bond in an aggravated vehicular homicide case, accused of crossing a highway median and striking another vehicle head-on in a fiery crash. The Ohio State Highway Patrol responded about 6:15 p.m. Sunday to a crash on U.S. 33 near U.S. 22 near Lancaster. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man arrested in connection with a 2025 drive-by shooting has pleaded guilty to multiple charges after being indicted in five cases, including two other drive-by shootings. According to Franklin County prosecutors, 20-year-old Kaden Ratcliff pleaded guilty to felony charges in five cases and could spend a quarter-century in prison. Charges [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An entertainment venue chain featuring multi-level indoor electric go-kart racing has broken ground on a location near Polaris Fashion Place.  Supercharged Entertainment began site work on Sept. 2 to construct a facility at 9300 Lyra Drive in north Columbus. The planned 125,000-square-foot entertainment hub is slated for a summer 2027 opening, [...]

Central Ohio farms and orchards are inviting visitors to participate in various fall activities, such as apple and pumpkin picking, while following specific etiquette guidelines to prevent theft.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person was killed in a crash Friday evening on Interstate 70 West in east Columbus, according to police. The crash happened around 7:05 p.m. in the westbound lanes of I-70, west of South James Road. Police say Carl Moorer Sr., 45, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Suburban when he lost [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Kids at a Columbus recreation center marked the National Day of Service and Remembrance by giving back to veterans and others in need. More than a dozen kids at Feddersen Recreation Center participated in a service project Thursday, putting together hygiene bags that will be distributed through the National Veterans Memorial [...]

GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A hotly contested political race that may be your toughest choice yet. The city of Grandview Heights is electing its first dog mayor. It's in partnership with The Wag, a dog bar and park in Grandview. From now until Sept. 16, if you live in Grandview Heights, you can submit [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Local business owners say even with the Ohio State Buckeyes being on the road for the highly anticipated match against the Texas Longhorns, they are still expecting one of the busiest weekends of the football season. The managers we spoke with say these weekends are why they get into the hospitality [...]

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — Cleanup from flooding has been going on for much of the past two days in Pike County after several inches of rain fell there overnight Wednesday into Thursday. The lower level of the Cartwright's home was full of almost three feet of water at one point. Ryan Cartwright was at [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther has released his proposed 2026 capital budget. It outlines how your tax dollars will be spent on city equipment and infrastructure. This year’s proposed budget is $24 million less than last year, which is a little less than one percent. He is proposing a more than $2.8 [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Central Ohio woman is carrying on her late husband’s mission to get more men talking openly about prostate cancer. Jessica Stanley, co-founder and executive director of BraveMen Inc., knows firsthand how a prostate cancer diagnosis can affect an entire family. Her husband, former Ohio State football standout Dimitrius Stanley, was [...]

ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people wanted in connection with a quadruple shooting in North Carolina led law enforcement on a chase in southeastern Ohio before they were found dead in their vehicle. According to a Facebook post from the Gaston County police in North Carolina, at 8:43 a.m. on Thursday, officers responded to reports [...]