COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The City of Columbus has been selected among the host locations to participate in the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games. According to a release by the Columbus Crew, the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games announced Tuesday that six additional venues across the country will hold matches for the 2028 Olympic Football [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As parts of central Ohio continue to clean up from last week's snowstorm, some areas are preparing for the possibility of a little more. “This time of year, we stay constantly ready," Columbus Infrastructure Management Division Administrator Scott Tourville said. Even though Columbus is expected to get less than an inch of [...]

JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (WCMH) — As communities across central Ohio continue to dig out from the snow, one brought several groups of community members together to help. No matter what town or city, there are likely still places where a lot of shoveling is going on. “We basically did a whole cul-de-sac at that and we’ve [...]

MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) — As crews continue to clear snow off central Ohio streets, some local plow drivers and a police department are reminding community members about a danger they may not think about. They say letting children play in snow piles by the streets can be dangerous. Those piles are in just about [...]

UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) — Not everyone is able to dig out from the weekend winter storm but groups of central Ohio volunteers, including some students, have stepped up to help. “We couldn't get out of our garage at all and I think on the other side they couldn't get out of theirs so this [...]

GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) — With snow expected across the state this weekend, crews all around central Ohio have been preparing. “This is one of the bigger ones we’ve probably had in some time. So we’re geared up, all of our equipment ready to go, we’re fortunate enough we have salt on hand," said Shawn Anverse, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Mid-Ohio Market at Norton Road is set to reopen on Wednesday after a fire damaged part of the building around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. "This damage could have been much, much worse; this fire could have taken the whole building, we could be not open at all because the whole building [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — First responders from around Ohio gathered in Columbus this week for the third annual Ohio Counterterrorism Conference. “You’re always trying to stay informed of recent events," Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Jeff Young said. "Obviously, our world changes at a very fast pace and the concept 'it won't [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Franklin County Children Services is hoping a new pilot program will lead to more children being placed in the care of relatives. The more kids FCCS can place with grandparents or other relatives, the more they can keep out of the child welfare system. If FCCS determines a child cannot stay [...]

LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) — The Lancaster Fire Department responded to a record number of calls in 2025 and is expecting another busy year in 2026. The department has been keeping track of data for decades. In Chief Slade Schultz's office, there are pictures of equipment from 1916 and 1935 on the wall. They include information [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The end of 2025 was a busy time for many food pantries across central Ohio, and they expect the same to be true in 2026. “It (2025) was the busiest year we’ve ever seen," said Erin White Ulvi, Communications Manager for the Worthington Resource Pantry (WRP). In 2025, the WRP gave [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — About two weeks past Christmas, many Christmas trees around central Ohio will soon be serving another purpose. From picking out the perfect tree to decorating and opening presents around it, most put a lot of thought into the Christmas tree before and on Christmas Day. Here's what that tree can do [...]

WORTHINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) — Before it's demolished, the former locker room and lifeguard building by Thomas Worthington High School is serving a final, important purpose. The Worthington Division of Fire has been using the building for training. “The building’s going away, and it's provided a lot of enjoyment and recreation and yeah, on its last [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A deadly hit-and-run that happened Monday evening took place on a stretch of road the city of Columbus is trying to make safer for pedestrians. At this point, information about the vehicle involved in the incident has not been released. A pedestrian was hit by a car on Cleveland Avenue by [...]

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) - A decades-old, Fayette County family business is fully operational once again after an arson fire destroyed one of its buildings. “Of course, we lost everything in the fire, so we were able to just start fresh," Mayer Farm Equipment co-owner Dale Mayer said. Mayer showed NBC4 around the new showroom, office, [...]