COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – After seeing a round of recording breaking snow across central Ohio, the harsh winter is not letting up any time soon. A stretch of overnight low temperatures at or below zero degrees are likely for the rest of the week. Two nights in particular that may meet or break their current [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Even though central Ohio's roads are improving day-by-day after a massive weekend winter storm dropped a foot of snow, frigid temperatures are keeping local school districts closed Wednesday. Snow won't melt anytime soon and Sunday's snowfall prompted most central Ohio schools and businesses to close Monday and Tuesday. Districts are beginning to [...]

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Construction is nearing completion on COhatch's new coworking and event space in downtown Powell, with the company confirming the location is on track to open in early-to-mid March. The Powell site is progressing alongside another Ohio project, COhatch Hamilton, which is expected to open in February. Recent images shared by the [...]

Central Ohio families have plenty of free or budget-friendly indoor play spaces to explore, including nature centers, libraries, retail stores, churches, and community spaces.

Two groups in Ohio, one of 25 people in Columbus and one of 29 coworkers in Independence, won a total of $1,052,504 in the Powerball lottery, with the Columbus group winning $50,004 and the Independence group winning $1 million.

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) – Powell officials hope to gain insight into the city’s economy through the use of an artificial intelligence software that tracks cellphone data to determine which businesses people are visiting. On Jan. 20, Powell's city council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing a two-year contract with Placer Labs, Inc., a California-based company that [...]

PIKETON, Ohio (WCMH) -- After 20 years in high-stakes environmental law, attorney Kevin Thompson said he's seen a lot of cancer-ridden towns. Piketon stands out. “People don’t want to leave; they’re tied to the land, but the land is contaminated,” Thompson said. “They have a feeling that there’s something killing them about the land, and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hospitals are, by nature, built to handle emergencies, but in extreme weather emergencies like this past weekend’s snow event, hospital planning and protocols are tested at a massive level. "We spend every day and all year just planning for these events,” OhioHealth Director of Safety Matt Akers said. When roads are [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This past weekend’s winter storm is having a significant impact on some of our most vulnerable neighbors, and central Ohio nonprofit organizations focused on supporting our elderly neighbors are sending out a plea. That plea: check on your elderly neighbors and, if you can, help dig them out. Meals on Wheels [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- This past weekend’s powerful winter storm impacted each of Ohio’s 88 counties, and while the storm has moved on, state officials are urging Ohioans to remain cautious as new weather challenges approach. For the rest of this week, the state will be facing high winds and dangerously low temperatures, which will [...]