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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It takes months of hard work for athletes to compete at Special Olympics Ohio’s State Summer Games. For one central Ohio girl, this weekend’s competition marks her special comeback to the track.  For Alison Lonsbrough, this year’s games are different from the rest. It’s her first time running and competing in two years. [...]

MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead following a three-vehicle crash in Claridon Township in Marion County. According to an Ohio State Highway Patrol media release, at 5:28 p.m. Friday evening, 19-year-old Eva Moran, of Caledonia, was traveling eastbound on State Route 309 near milepost 21 when she rear-ended 19-year-old Nathaniel Blankenship, of Marion. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The cost of admission to city of Columbus pools is three times higher than it used to be, now at $3 per person. Four of the city's pools were supposed to open Memorial Day weekend but could not because of the weather. Pools did open on Memorial Day only, but the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police said one person was shot and killed in north Columbus Saturday afternoon. Columbus police responded to a report of a shooting at 1:35 p.m. Saturday in the 2700 block of Wedge Street. Dispatchers said officers found one person suffering from a gunshot wound, who was transported to a local hospital. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police have released the identity of a victim killed in a hit-skip crash that occurred in north Columbus two weeks ago. According to an incident report update, while a suspect remains at-large, police identified a pedestrian who was killed on May 16, at the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Republic [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus man will spend the next 35 years in a federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy with autism. According to federal prosecutors, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson sentenced Christian Toms to a total of 420 months for child pornography crimes involving a boy who [...]

SUNBURY, Ohio (WCMH) – A longtime, family-owned restaurant that has become a staple of Sunbury will soon close its doors. PJ’s Original Family Restaurant, located at 571 W. Cherry St., will permanently cease operations on Sunday, according to a post on its Facebook page. Anthony Eisnnicher has owned the restaurant since December 2016. He said [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There have been more than 1,160 undocumented immigrants arrested in Columbus since President Donald Trump took office, according to new White House data. On Thursday, the White House launched a new website dedicated to tracking immigration arrests. The site offers location-specific data and urges Americans to report suspected undocumented immigrants. Across [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With less than two weeks until the start of the World Cup, a central Ohio soccer club is lending an assist to a South American team that's calling Columbus home during the tournament. And considering that this is the first World Cup on U.S. soil in over three decades, this was [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- With less than a week until the first round of the Memorial Tournament tees off, three more big names have been added to the field, including major winners Matt Fitzpatrick and Justin Rose. Fitzpatrick, who won the 2022 U.S. Open in Brookline, Massachusetts, has had five top-ten finishes this season, including [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Four people were arrested after a large fight broke out at the Greater Columbus Convention Center Thursday night following a Columbus City Schools graduation ceremony. Columbus police were called to the convention center at about 7 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a group of people brawling in the intersection of [...]

Three years ago, Ryan McLellan suffered a life-threatening aneurysm just days before his wife, Morgan, gave birth to their first child. 

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A central Ohio tradition supporting Nationwide Children's Hospital is celebrating a major milestone this year. The Woody Hayes Celebrity Classic marks its 50th anniversary, honoring decades of community support that has helped generations of children and families. Organizers say the event has changed quite a bit over the last five [...]

A small plane crashed Friday afternoon in Muskingum County.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is dead after being struck by two vehicles Friday morning north of Downtown, Columbus. According to police, officers arrived to an area on Cleveland Avenue, near the East 5th Avenue intersection, after reports of an injured cyclist were received at 8:35 a.m. Police said the cyclist was pronounced dead [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man facing charges in the murder of his wife and her 11-year-old daughter was in court Friday morning. Derrick Green was named a primary suspect in the death of his wife Shalimar Green, 33, and her daughter, Aliv’eyah Chandler, 11, who were found dead in the 2900 block of Chatsworth [...]

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) – After opening two central Ohio locations over the past couple of months, Cava is preparing to launch its third area restaurant. Cava, a fast-casual Mediterranean brand, will begin welcoming customers at 4120 Buckeye Parkway in Grove City on June 10, according to a sign posted on the restaurant’s door. The [...]

BEXLEY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Cameron Mitchell Restaurants announced this week that it plans to open a new restaurant at a mixed-use development in Bexley next spring. The company said the project will bring a new location of Hudson 29 Kitchen and Drink to The Fitzgerald at 2200 E. Main St. The 5,500-square-foot restaurant will include [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- State lawmakers have introduced legislation that would prohibit the sale of certain diet pills and supplements to minors in Ohio. House Bill 943, introduced on May 19 by Reps. Jodi Salvo (R-Bolivar) and Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati), would bar retailers from selling over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements marketed for weight loss [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A former Ohio State official who resigned as part of the investigation into former university President Ted Carter is about to start a new top job in higher education. Chris Kabourek resigned as Ohio State's senior vice president for administration and planning on April 23 after university investigators determined he had [...]