KINGSTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) -- Forty dogs have been removed from a Delaware County property after a video showing their living conditions went viral over the weekend. On Sunday, the Delaware County Dog Warden removed the dogs -- most believed to be pit bulls or pit bull mixes -- from a property on the 7000 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The astronomical event decades in the making is here – the April 8 solar eclipse across North America is just hours away. But when should you pop on your eclipse viewing glasses because, let’s be honest, they aren’t exactly the most flattering or practical everyday eyewear? According to experts, the event [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on The Spectrum: “The growth that we’ll see over the next 20 years, 1 million more people into our region,” Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin said. Hear what city leaders are working to address to make sure the city is capable of supporting the predicted population boom. “This [...]
Moisture will spread northward tonight, with a round of showers that will end Monday morning. Clouds should gradually break in the afternoon, providing a filtered view of the total solar eclipse in the northwest half of Ohio and the partial eclipse statewide.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- April is Donate Life month, and Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center celebrated the gift of organ donation Sunday morning with their 16th annual Buckeye Pinwheel Planting and Transplant Reunion. The pinwheels have one stem and eight spokes, symbolizing how one person can save up to eight lives through organ donation. The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Even if clouds cover the total solar eclipse Monday afternoon, you can see it in your own home -- with a little bit of water, food coloring and an effervescent tablet. In this week's “Connecting with COSI,” Dr. Alyssa Cassabaum-Smith shows Monica Day how to make kid-friendly eclipse art at home. Tomorrow’s total [...]
A previous report can be seen in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An east Columbus homicide that occurred nearly four years ago remains unsolved with law enforcement asking for public assistance in the case. On Dec. 11, 2019, Columbus police sent a missing adult alert for 39-year-old Ricardo Vallejo-Truss, who hadn't been seen [...]
Protective eyewear is essential during the eclipse to avoid the risk of permanent eye damage. Youngsters, especially, should be reminded by parents not to even peek at the sun without their approved safety glasses.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three people were hospitalized after two shootings early Sunday morning in Columbus. At about 1:40 a.m., a shooting was reported at the 2500 block of Kimberly Parkway East in Eastland. A male with a gunshot wound was taken to Mount Carmel East in stable condition, dispatchers said. Columbus police later said [...]
As filmmaker and writer Nora Ephron said during a '96 commencement address at Wellesley College, "Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead." If that's the case, high school may be one of the greatest dress rehearsals of all. It's a place where students explore their interests, dive into [...]
Sunday starts off chilly across Central Ohio. A Freeze Warning is in effect until 10am across most of the area, including Franklin County. Skies will start off mostly clear, then the afternoon will bring more clouds as our next system approaches. Daytime highs will will closer to normal for this time of year reaching the low 60s. Light rain chances start up late in the evening.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Saturday's Powerball drawing has been delayed. Originally scheduled to be drawn at 10:59 p.m., by 11:35 p.m., there were still no winning numbers in Saturday's estimated $1.3 billion drawing. In a statement released after the drawing post time, Powerball stated that the drawing was delayed due to one lottery needing time [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Though Cucho Hernandez's return to the field for Columbus lasted less than 75 minutes, the Crew found a way to be resilient again thanks to Aidan Morris. Morris delivered a thrilling equalizer in the 87th minute with a long-range shot to the back of the net, tying the match at 1-1 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man was arrested Saturday after allegedly assaulting a woman more than one week ago. According to Columbus police, Jesse Wayne Walters Jr., 33, was arrested after a standoff with police and SWAT officers on the 100 block of South Eureka Avenue on the city's west side. Police said that [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – With a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse event just days away, one local folk singer wanted to take the event and turn it into a song. Columbus folk singer Bill Cohen said there’s a bigger meaning behind his song “Eclipse.” For those who listen to it, he hopes that it will remind people [...]
Clouds developed this afternoon, as high pressure slides east, with a cool northeast breeze. Temperatures will barely top 50 degrees.
Watch a previous report on the sexual harassment lawsuit againt Ryan Black in the video player above. LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hocking County's outgoing top prosecutor is facing new allegations of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, according to documents filed with the Ohio Supreme Court. Hocking County Prosecutor Ryan R. Black, who [...]