Mark Ferenchik
WOSU News DirectorMark Ferenchik is news director at WOSU 89.7 NPR News.
Before joining WOSU in March 2024, he was a reporter at the Columbus Dispatch for more than 25 years, where he covered Columbus City Hall, urban and growth issues, Columbus neighborhoods and other topics.
Before coming to The Dispatch, he reported for the Canton Repository and Medina County Gazette.
He's won Associated Press and Ohio Society of Professional Journalists awards.
He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Kent State University and lives in downtown Columbus.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe governor’s office said in a statement that DeWine is taking Paxlovid, a medication used to treat COVID-19. He is set to work from home for the rest of the week. -
Business & EconomyFormer Chief Financial Officer Greg Bell pleaded guilty to 14 felony counts in 2023 for his role in the scheme. -
The cities sued the state in 2020 claiming the state failed to update the criminal background check system used to investigate potential gun owners. -
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther talked to the media Saturday one day after the city offered credit monitoring to all city residents and others affected by the cyberattack. -
The group discovered the cyberattack Thursday when the association's email system and website didn't work. -
The international cyber criminal group Rhysida has released about 45% of the data, an IT consultant said. -
Security measures include handheld metal detector wands and walk-through screening detectors. -
The move comes after an international cyber criminal group started listing data it said it stole on the dark web.
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The Columbus police union president said three officers were stabbed. -
The U.S. Marshal's Task Force arrested Charles Davis in Ross County on Wednesday.
