Renee Fox
ReporterRenee Fox is a reporter for 89.7 NPR News. Fox joined the WOSU newsroom from the Tribune Chronicle/Vindicator in the Youngstown area, where she’d been a reporter since 2014.
Fox has been nominated for and won several awards for her work, which ranges from local government coverage to investigative journalism and features.
She’s also an Air Force veteran and former defense contractor who worked on linguistics projects at Bagram Airfield and other bases in Afghanistan.
Fox served in the United States Air Force after joining in 2006 as an Airman First Class at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California where she also completed the Pashto Basic Course. She served as a specialist for a voice biometric project based at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan in 2009, and from 2010 to 2011.
Fox studied International Journalism at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, and political science at the Hawaii Pacific University – Honolulu.
Contact Renee at renee.fox@wosu.org.
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The young man wants to see dress code policies that are more inclusive toward trans people at public swimming areas, including Zoombezi Bay, the Columbus Zoo's waterpark. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentHEAL Palestine connects injured children with free health care. So far, the agency has helped 62 kids get to the U.S. for treatment. Four of the children have been treated in Columbus, and three others have received treatment in Cleveland. -
Business & EconomyZachary Mears, senior vice president of strategy for Anduril, gave a speech and participated in a panel discussion about the company's plans and progress at their Pickaway County site near the Rickenbacker International Airport in central Ohio. -
A Franklin County jury found former Columbus police officer Adam Coy guilty of murder, reckless homicide and felonious assault in November in the 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill. -
There was a shortage of driver education opportunities in Ohio for 15, 16 and 17 year-olds, but by September, even more young adults will also be on the hook for the $500 classes when Ohio law will force even more teens to take 24 hours of driver education in the classroom and eight hours with an instructor on the road. -
Business & EconomyA staffing agency and the owners of The Plaza Hotel at Capitol Square in downtown Columbus are in a $130,000 federal dispute. The staffing company Xclusive Staffing claims they provided services to the hotel, while the hotel owners claim they didn't want or agree to any services. -
Connor Grubb, the Blendon Township police officer accused of murder after shooting and killing pregnant woman Ta'Kiya Young in the parking lot of a grocery store in 2023 asked a Franklin County judge earlier this week to move his trial to a different county. The judge has denied that request. -
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is investigating the behavior of gas and electric retail supplier SunSea Energy. The New Jersey company is facing allegations of noncompliance and a possible fine of $240,000. -
The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority ended a contract with CGI to administer its housing voucher program. Months later, landlords aren't getting paid. -
A Franklin County judge will decide if Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb should be tried in the county or grant a defense request for a change of venue.
