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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man suspected of killing another man late last month in southeast Columbus is in police custody. Darren Cunningham, 23, surrendered to police Monday evening, Columbus police said. Cunningham is the suspect in a July 28 shooting that left Demonty G. Carter, 22, dead. According to police, the shooting happened on [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The rapid growth in data centers has been driving higher electricity demand in the state. It’s played a role in added pressure to Ohioans electric bills, but a new project in Licking County may provide some relief. Eolian broke ground on the Flint Grid Battery Energy Storage System to meet the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Backed by groups like the Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Veteran Assurance Network, two state lawmakers have proposed a new bill to crack down on what they characterize as predatory practices by unaccredited, for-profit claims assistance agencies. State Reps. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) and Sean Brennan (D-Parma) said that too [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and endangering children Monday in connection with the death of a 2-year-old boy in 2020. Dioblis Williams, 26, of Worchester, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 13 to 18.5 years in prison. Initially, he pleaded not guilty to murder and endangering children in Sept. 2025. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two additional teenagers were charged in connection with a southwest Columbus shooting that left a 15-year-old dead. The 13- and 14-year-old suspects were arrested Friday and each were charged with murder and robbery, police said. A 17-year-old suspect was previously arrested and charged with murder and felonious assault. Watch previous coverage [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The eldest Siders adult charged with 16 counts of child endangerment appears to be out of the hospital, as he appeared in court Monday. Gary Siders, 73, appeared in Vinton County court Monday morning, according to court documents. Records show he signed an agreement to be released on a $300,000 recognizance [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in southeast Columbus was given a $2 million bond Monday. Treshon Corbin, 20, of Reynoldsburg, who police said should be considered "armed and dangerous," was arrested Sunday for the alleged murder of Demontae Jonson, 20, after a warrant was issued for his [...]

MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- Mark Kelley, 66, who was convicted on one count of rape and one count of gross sexual imposition in July, received a life sentence Friday. The case began in October 2024 when the grandmother of the victim reported that her son had disclosed that he was raped by Kelley. He told [...]

A Columbus man won a $1,000,000 Stacked scratch-off lottery prize at an Upper Arlington gas station.

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Bojangles is planning another central Ohio restaurant, with a Grove City location expected to open later this year. The Southern-style chicken chain is coming to 2815 London Groveport Road, according to the company, continuing its expansion across central Ohio.  It will replace a KFC restaurant that previously occupied the property. [...]

SUNBURY, Ohio (WCMH) – A member of the family behind Auddino’s Italian Bakery in Columbus will soon open a shop offering baked goods, gelato and pizza in Sunbury. Marco Auddino, son of Auddino’s Italian Bakery owners Michele and Rosa Auddino, is preparing to open Pegasus Bread Co. at 490 Commerce Drive on Sept. 19. “It's [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A pedestrian on Interstate 670 East dodged a Monday morning crash by jumping onto a median wall along the east side of the city. According to traffic surveillance video obtained by NBC4, one person was standing near the median wall across from the I-670 interchange at East 5th Avenue in East [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Gas prices in and around the Columbus area skyrocketed last week, surpassing $4 a gallon, and then some, amid growing international conflicts. GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in central Ohio cites that gas prices rose by 35.4 cents per gallon last week, to average out at $4.23 per gallon. Sunday’s price [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A police chase covering multiple alleged crime scenes has resulted in the death of one person, according to authorities. At 2:38 a.m. Monday the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said a patrolling deputy heard shots fired in the area of South High Street and Mound Street in the Downtown area. The deputy [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A new bagel shop is preparing to open in the east Columbus space that housed Block’s Bagels for decades, while preserving its predecessor’s recipes. Anything Bagel will begin welcoming customers at 6115 McNaughten Road on Aug. 14. Block’s Bagels opened at the location in 1980 and closed in March 2025 after [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- School records show the six eldest children rescued from a Vinton County home were enrolled in public school for two years, the same district their mother had attended. Gary Siders, 73, Christina Siders, 67, Gary Siders II, 36, and Elizabeth Siders, 33, were arrested on June 30, and each was charged with [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ohio lawmaker is proposing new protections for pharmacies that help patients understand prescription costs and navigate insurance requirements.  House Bill 972, introduced July 1 by state Rep. Kellie Deeter (R-Norwalk), would prohibit health plan issuers, pharmacy benefits managers and other third-party administrators from restricting or penalizing pharmacies, pharmacists or prescribers [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two-time Ohio State President Gordon Gee will wrap up his one-year advisory role at the university this week. "Ohio State is always very much in my heart. I call myself a Buccaneer -- a Buckeye and a Mountaineer -- because I've been president of both institutions twice," Gee said, referring to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week’s Sunday Briefing: “I think it’s a mistake to say that they can no longer stay in this, in this country,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said. “And it’s not just Springfield.” DeWine discusses what is next for Ohio’s Haitian community. “We want the data center companies to bear the cost [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus man charged in the death of his toddler after the child shot himself with a handgun was formally indicted by a federal grand jury this week. Deshawn Levelle Butler, 35, is federally charged with illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Court records state that on July 11, [...]