
Mark Ferenchik
ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ News DirectorMark Ferenchik is news director at ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ 89.7 NPR News.
Before joining ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ 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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Business & EconomyThe hospital plans to build a 14-story acute care facility and other buildings while adding 7,500 employees over 15 years.
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Business & EconomyState and local officials are reacting to Intel's announcement that the company was slowing construction on its $28 billion New Albany project in Licking County.
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Business & EconomyIntel CEO Lip-Bu Tan made the announcement in a note to employees on the company's second-quarter earnings.
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The court ruled that candidate Holly Stein did not meet the city's two-year residency requirement to run for city council.
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The Trump administration asked Congress to cut $9 billion in funding, including $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR, PBS and member stations including ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½.
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Gerald Dowling pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Alexa Stakely, 29, who was killed a year ago during an attempted carjacking.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe 2025 Franklin County health map provides a comprehensive look at health indicators in the county and serves as a guide to show officials where to concentrate resources.
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On Tuesday, a federal judge issued a temporary order blocking the Trump administration from clawing back money from Columbus, Nashville, Kansas City, Missouri, and Harris County, Texas.
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Protestors at the ICE Out! rally that began at Columbus City Hall on Tuesday marched through downtown streets.
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Former Mount Carmel doctor William Husel testified Tuesday about what he went through personally during an investigation into accusations that he overprescribed painkillers.