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, [...]