Новости за 22.02.2026

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Team USA won its first men's hockey gold medal at a winter Olympics since 1980 and spent much of the celebration honoring the late Johnny Gaudreau. The Blue Jackets star player and his brother Matthew were killed in August of 2024 when an alleged drunk driver ran over them in New [...]

KENTON, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman previously convicted of felony drug possession will spend at least 14 years in prison over her involvement in a fatal Hardin County crash. According to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, Hailey Breeden, 28, was deemed at fault for one fatality after a two-vehicle crash on State Route 309 east [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus man has been indicted on federal charges related to defrauding the government through the GI Bill, student aid and disabled veteran load forgiveness programs. According to prosecutors, a grand jury indicted Adam Steinberger, 36, charging him with fraud via the GI Bill educational assistance, Federal Student Aid and military [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An upscale all-you-can-eat sushi and hibachi restaurant recently opened in northwest Columbus near Dublin.  Takumi Sushi began welcoming customers at 7370 Sawmill Road on Friday. The sushi spot took over the space that previously housed Sunflower Chinese Restaurant, which closed in January after nearly 40 years in business; owner Danny Chung [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition after being hit by a car overnight Sunday in eastern Franklin County. The sheriff's office said that right before 3 a.m., a pedestrian was walking on the road in front of Taylor Road, where a driver was going east in a Honda. The driver hit [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers defended a proposal this month to allow state income tax deductions for church donations, arguing the change would align state policy with federal law and bolster faith-based services in local communities. House Bill 444, introduced last fall by Reps. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) and Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus), received its [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The final day of the Milan Cortina Olympics is here and there are no throwaway events to end these Olympics. After the four-man bobsled, women's freeski halfpipe, women's 50km cross-country race, and women's curling gold medal game, the world will zero in on the USA and Canada men's hockey gold medal [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There’s a volunteer-driven effort to abolish property taxes in Ohio. The group is petitioning now, with the goal of getting a constitutional amendment on the ballot. The movement has been met with support and backlash. “People have had enough. We have had enough,” said Brian Massie, who is a committee member representing the proposed amendment. Massie and Leonard Gilbert, another committee member [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The final day of the Milan Cortina Olympics is here, even though it felt like yesterday when these games opened on Feb. 6. All five events Sunday will happen in the morning with the headliner and closing event of these games being the men's hockey final between the United States and [...]