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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The second Thursday of the winter Olympics is always one of the best on the docket and for the Milan Cortina games, that remains the case. We will crown a new women's figure skating champion and see the 195th edition of one of the best rivalries in sports for a gold [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two state lawmakers are proposing a bill to remedy gaps they see in the statewide system for responding to allegations of child abuse. Ohio Reps. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) and Darnell Brewer (D-Cleveland) plan to introduce what they call Kei’Mani’s Law, named after Kei’Mani Latigue, a 13-year-old girl who was abducted [...]

MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- There’s been an increased push for answers as residents in Marion have been expressing concerns about their water for two months. Marion County Prosecutor Ray Grogan has stepped in and said he sent a letter to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, calling on them to come to Marion and conduct an [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University has announced ticket details for its annual spring football game. Tickets for this year's spring game will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Tickets will cost $13 for general admission, plus a limited number of reserved seats for $30 and $60. Tickets will be available for purchase [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The questions that members of Congress asked Ohio billionaire Les Wexner on Wednesday didn't just touch on his business relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but Wexner's relationship with President Donald Trump, how close he was with Epstein and whether the two had a sexual relationship. The questioning took [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- In his prepared statement to Congress, Ohio billionaire Les Wexner discussed his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and brought up one connection they shared in particular: the Manhattan penthouse that Wexner sold to Epstein where many of the latter's alleged crimes took place. Wexner testified Wednesday before the [...]

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The South Western City Schools Board of Education narrowly voted against renewing membership in two advisory groups that had some parents leaving the district. In a narrow 3-2 majority, the South Western City School Board voted not to renew membership in the National School Board Leadership Council (NSBLC) and the [...]

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Goodwill Columbus plans to open its first store in Westerville this spring, taking over a former Big Lots location that closed during the retailer's bankruptcy proceedings in 2024. The nonprofit group announced in January that it will move into the former Big Lots building at 60 E. Schrock Road. The retail-only [...]

Ohio will celebrate Toni Morrison's life and works with a year-long event, "Beloved: Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison," featuring readings, discussions, author talks, writing contests, film screenings, and live performances, beginning on February 18, 2026, which would have been her 95th birthday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The death of Hailey Buzbee, an Indiana teenager who police said was lured to Ohio by a 39-year-old Columbus man she met online, is prompting legislative change in her home state. Hailey Buzbee, 17, went missing from her home in Fortville, Indiana, on Jan. 6. Police say Tyler Thomas, who had [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A soda brand for kids created by a Columbus family has expanded its reach by entering thousands of Walmart stores across the country.  In January, Roxberry launched in 2,200 Walmart locations in the U.S., including multiple central Ohio stores. The product is the first kids’ beverage to be sold in Walmart’s [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's richest man, Les Wexner, will sit for a congressional deposition Wednesday morning regarding his former relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to the congressional subpoena, Wexner was commanded to appear before the House Oversight Committee at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Although the subpoena directed the deposition to take [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lawmakers are considering legislation that would waive penalties for taxpayers who fail to file certain Ohio tax returns when no tax is owed. Senate Bill 284, introduced last fall by Rep. Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster), would amend sections of the Ohio Revised Code to prohibit the state from imposing penalties or interest [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The final Wednesday of the Milan Cortina Olympics will have historic and dramatic moments all day long. Mikaela Shiffrin has her last chance to break her Olympic medal drought. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo looks for a historic 10th career gold medal. And plenty of Ohio connected athletes are on display from Red [...]

How secure are your Chrome extensions and certificate signings really? This episode pulls back the curtain on a massive spyware discovery and exposes the convoluted hoops developers must jump through to prove their identity in 2026.

• Websites can place high demands upon limited CPU resources.
• Microsoft appears to back away from its security commitment.
• What's Windows 11 26H1 and where do I get it.
• Chrome 145 brings Device Bound Session Credentials.
• More countries are moving to ban underage social media use.
• The return of Roskomnadzor.
• Discord to require proof of adulthood for adult content.
• Might you still be using WinRAR 7.12 -- I was.
• Paragon's Graphite can definitely spy on all instant messaging.
• 30 malicious Chrome Extensions.
• 287 Chrome extensions from spying on 37.4 million users.
• The first malicious Outlook add-in steals 4000 user's credentials.
• Some AI "vibe" coding thoughts.
• What I just went through to obtain a new code signing certificate

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Some members of the Columbus City Council want to put new safeguards in place as immigration enforcement activity reportedly increases in the city. During a public hearing on Tuesday, Council President Pro Tem Rob Dorans and Councilmember Lourdes Barroso de Padilla announced a new legislative package aimed at protecting residents in [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – February is American Heart Month, and doctors and patients across central Ohio are reminding people that heart disease doesn't always come with obvious warning signs.  "It's very important that we all listen to our bodies," OhioHealth Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist Dr. Lindsay Castle said. "We know our bodies better than [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Crafting military ships for the U.S. Navy requires elite precision; thousands of tons of metal must be welded together to create reliable ships for national defense, and finding welders to do the actual work is an extreme challenge. According to data from the American Welding Society, America is in desperate need [...]