Allie Vugrincic, WOSU Public Media
Allie Vugrincic is a reporter for 89.7 NPR News. She comes to Columbus from her hometown of Warren, Ohio, where she was a reporter, features writer and photographer for four years at the Tribune Chronicle and The Vindicator newspapers.
Allie graduated from Denison University with a bachelor’s degree in cinema. She also holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from University College Cork in Ireland. She was happy to spend a year in County Cork riding her bicycle, looking for castle ruins in the rain and writing fiction and poetry. Several of her poems have been published in Irish literary journals.
Enthusiastic about all forms of storytelling, Allie also dabbles in community theatre and has appeared annually in the Warren Ghost Walk.
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A judge says a diversion program helps homeless people avoid jail and start fresh. Though some experts question camping bans and other charges the participants often face, proponents say the court gives people a second chance. -
The Ohio State Fair opened on Wednesday with a new glittering crown jewel: a custom-carved, Ohio-made carousel celebrating wildlife and notable landmarks from all over Ohio. -
Archaeologists recently began digging in a field in Granville after a perfect circle appeared in their subsurface imaging. They believe it could be the remnants of an ancient Hopewell earthwork. -
Ohio State University has tested 6,000 ticks from all over the state for bacteria, viruses and disease-causing parasites over the last year. -
Thousands of Ohioans choose a pirate's life at the annual Buckeye Lake Pirate Festival each year. -
Columbus already puts about $7 million towards emergency response alternatives. Issue 5 in Columbus would create an overarching office and expand those efforts. -
The Ohio History Connection has digitized 160 pieces of analog media like cassettes and VHS tapes. Their next step? Creating a searchable database. -
The Zanesville Police Athletic League boxing gym has been a refuge for community youth for decades – but with rising utility costs, the gym has struggled to stay open this winter. -
Eight ancient earthworks make up Ohio’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site. Until recently, one of them was a golf course. -
Many of Ohio's rural hospitals are barely breaking even. Now, new Medicaid changes could mean a major loss of income.
