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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- County fair season and campaign season are overlapping this summer, and the Ohio Republican Party is seizing the chance to campaign against Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor. Acton is best known for her role as former Ohio health director, as she advised Gov. Mike DeWine during the early days [...]

A swimmer died Wednesday after being pulled from the water at Alum Creek State Park.

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — Community members and the city of Westerville are preserving history and giving new life to a historical tree that was knocked down by recent severe weather. History is scattered all over cemeteries. At Otterbein Cemetery in Westerville, a big piece of history is no longer standing. “There is a whole lot [...]

A $14 million investment in public safety on the Hilltop is a step closer to completion.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The sentencing of a former Franklin County deputy who was convicted of reckless homicide has been postponed. Michael Jason Meade, 47, was originally scheduled to be sentenced on June 16, but the hearing has been pushed back two weeks to June 30. A spokesperson with the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office said [...]

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) — For three years the team at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has been working to successfully breed a puggle, an echidna baby. This December it finally succeeded and welcomed the sweet little puggle to the zoo family. "Most people don't know what an echidna is. They've never even heard of them," [...]

A fire at an east Columbus apartment that sent three people to the hospital in critical condition was caused by a natural gas leak, according to fire officials.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio legislators rushed to pass legislation Wednesday ahead of an extended summer break but failed to reach a resolution on one of Ohio's top issues: data centers. Legislators had expected to vote on a bill that would establish new requirements for data centers, update how their utility costs are regulated, and [...]

A shooting in northwest Columbus that claimed the lives of two people has been noted as a murder-suicide.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- State lawmakers raced to finish up some important, last-minute business late into Wednesday night before leaving Columbus for the summer break. The General Assembly passed a capital budget, new fraud prevention regulations for Medicaid and SNAP and a resolution calling for photo ID requirements to be added to the state constitution. A [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man has been charged with aggravated robbery after allegedly stealing a pizza and assaulting the store manager. According to Columbus police, a man entered a Pizza Hut at 11:26 p.m. Tuesday. He attempted to pay for a pizza at the North High Street location near the South Campus area. Police [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Meet Merlin! He is up for adoption at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center. Merlin is a 4-year-old corgi mix who has been with the shelter since May. Staff said the sweet dog is a little shy, but he has been working with the shelter to come out of [...]

Columbus, Ohio is hosting a variety of events this weekend, including stage performances, festivals, World Cup watch parties, and more, offering something for everyone to enjoy.

Transportation Security Administration agents found replicas of explosive devices at the security checkpoints of two Ohio airports this week, including Rickenbaker International Airport.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Former gubernatorial candidate Heather Hills is back in the race after filing to run as a write-in candidate Wednesday. According to Secretary of State Frank LaRose, Hill filed paperwork Tuesday morning to run as a write-in candidate for governor. LaRose said her running mate is listed as Patrick Manley, a Republican [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A federal judge in Ohio has tasked the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles with reviewing thousands of rejected vanity plates under stricter standards for denying applications. U.S. District Court Judge Dan Aaron Polster signed an order May 29 directing the BMV to re-evaluate approximately 3,400 prohibited plates after finding the agency [...]

BERNE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Lancaster man is dead following a one-vehicle crash in south Fairfield County early Wednesday morning. According to the Lancaster post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ian James McCoy, 36, was driving a 2013 Fiat 500 north on Horns Mill Road at approximately 2:43 a.m. when he failed to [...]

HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people are dead after a shooting Wednesday night in a Hilliard apartment complex. According to Columbus police dispatchers, the incident was reported on the 5200 block of Applebaugh Street in The Charles at Riggins Run apartment complex. The shooting was first reported at approximately 7:34 p.m. Both adult victims were [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The American Red Cross of Southern and Central Ohio said they are seeing a worrying trend this year of serious fires at apartment complexes. Red Cross officials say their disaster action team responded to Bairsford Drive early Wednesday morning. They called it a scary scene. The Red Cross said this situation [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The climbing wall at Scioto Audubon Metro Park is closed for the "foreseeable future" because repairs are needed to fix some unexpected damage. “A lot of climbers love to use it and having it closed, it's just like when you’re a kid and you go to the playground and it's closed, [...]