Columbus News
The Ohio State Buckeyes home season opener against Oregon had 108K fans in attendance including Antwan Andre Patton AKA Big Boi half of the legendary rap duo Outkast.
According to NBC4i, The Ohio Department of Health Director says there are now over 3,000 patients in the hospital with COVID-19 throughout the state, with 800 of those patients in intensive care. Dr. Gastaldo addressed the question of breakthrough cases of COVID-19 among the fully vaccinated. He said the majority of breakthrough cases are in […]
The masks are coming back on in Columbus. Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced Wednesday that he is issuing an executive order requiring facemasks to be worn in indoor public spaces because of a recent surge in COVID-19 cases.
According to NBC4i, Libraries in Ohio continue to offer free at-home COVID-19 tests. Earlier this year, the Ohio Department of Health announced it had purchased 2 million rapid at-home tests to distribute to people through local libraries across the state. In August, the ODH provided more than 53,000 tests through 246 libraries around the state. […]
According to NBC4i, The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium says it will be holding open interviews to fill 350 seasonal positions. A release from the zoo states that open interviews will be taking place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, at the Lakeside Pavilion to fill a variety of seasonal positions in the areas of food […]
According to NBC4i, as the latest COVID-19 surge continues, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is reporting its highest case numbers since January. On Tuesday, 5,914 new cases were reported in Ohio, with 318 new COVID-19 hospitalizations across the state. ODH numbers show there are currently 2,468 COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide, which is more than 800 […]
According to NBC4i, COSI has announced the single largest exhibit of the Marvel Universe will be coming to Central Ohio later this fall. During a ceremony Wednesday, leaders from COSI announced that the exhibition “Marvel: The Universe of Super Heroes” will be coming to the museum starting Nov. 26 and will run through May 30, 2022. […]
The City of Columbus has announced that after more than 40 years of service to the City of Columbus, Public Safety Director Ned Pettus, Jr., officially retires tomorrow. Pettus spent 35 years with the Columbus Division of Fire, starting in 1977. He rose through the ranks to become the city’s first African American Fire Chief in […]
The Classic is Coming to the capital city and there is lots of excitement surrounding it. Last week on ‘Eye On The Community,’ I spoke with the social media leader for the Classic for Columbus, Ms. Whitney Barkley to discuss the upcoming games and events. The classic game is August 28th at OSU. Featuring the […]
According to NBC4i, A man has been arrested after causing a disturbance at the Easton Town Center AMC movie theater Saturday night. Benjamin Pendleton, 25, was arrested and faces a misdemeanor charge of inducing panic. Police said they received reports of an active shooter around 8:54 p.m. However, Columbus Police Sgt. James Fuqua said there […]