Nathaniel Shuda

Attorneys for Nationwide Children's Hospital and the U.S. Department of Labor will try to negotiate a settlement over the citations, which allege the Columbus hospital didn't protect workers from patient assaults or properly report 42 incidents.

Nationwide Children's Hospital contesting OSHA citations alleging unsafe workplace Nationwide Children's Hospital will try to negotiate a deal with OSHA over citations that allege it didn't protect employees from patient assaults.

I've been a bit lax on sharing content lately, but here's a story I did a couple weeks ago about a MU School of Medicine virologist who identified a unique strain of COVID-19 in Columbus and Washington Court House, Ohio, using wastewater data.

A virologist's search for answers: Curious case of 'cryptic COVID' leads to Columbus area University of Missouri virologist Marc Johnson says Ohio wastewater data led to a unique strain of COVID in Columbus and Washington Court House.

The U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA issued Nationwide Children's Hospital two citations this week, accusing the Columbus hospital of not protecting employees at its Behavioral Health Pavilion from patient assaults and not properly filling out workplace injury forms 42 times from Jan. 3 to March 11.

OSHA cites Nationwide Children's for not protecting employees from patient assaults The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Nationwide Children's, accusing the Columbus hospital of not protecting employees from patients.

Morgan Wallen will play at The Ohio State University on Aug. 12, featuring HARDY, Ernest and Bailey Zimmerman, as part of his "One Night At A Time" tour.

Country singer Morgan Wallen to play Ohio Stadium for 'One Night At A Time' tour on Aug. 12 Country music star Morgan Wallen will play Aug. 12 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus as part of his "One Night At A Time Tour," the singer announced.

The refunds range from $1.07 million for the Columbus City Schools to $2.88 for the Delaware County District Library.

Franklin County refunds $5M in property assessment fees to local schools, municipalities Franklin County is refunding $5 million in leftover property assessment fees to school districts, municipalities, libraries, parks and other agencies.

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners chose former Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office deputy Dr. Andrea McCollum as acting coroner until the Franklin County Democratic Party picks a permanent successor in December.

Franklin County names Dr. Andrea McCollom acting coroner; Democrats to choose successor Franklin County commissioners named Dr. Andrea McCollom acting coroner after Dr. Anahi Ortiz retired. McCollom previously worked in Cuyahoga County.

Today is the last of three hearings on the 2023 Franklin County budget proposal. It runs from 1-3:45 p.m. and can be accessed on the Franklin County Board of Commissioners' website, commissioners.franklincountyohio.gov. Here are six things you need to know.

6 things you need to know about Franklin County's proposed 2023 budget Franklin County commissioners will begin holding public hearings this week to review the 2023 budget proposal. Here are six things you need to know.

ICYMI: I spent the past six months digging through public records and interviewing experts across Ohio about how counties handle autopsies amid a nationwide shortage of forensic pathologists. Among my investigation's findings was that the Montgomery County Coroners Office handles autopsies for more than half the state's 88 counties.

How the county coroner in Dayton is building an autopsy empire across Ohio As Ohio coroners struggle with staffing amid a forensic pathologists shortage, Montgomery County handles autopsies for over half the state's 88 counties.

After some time off and pinch-hitting for editor colleagues, I'm finally getting back to reporting: The Franklin County Board of Commissioners committed Tuesday to addressing "the scourge of gun violence." But unlike the original version — or that of City of Columbus - City Hall — the plan doesn't address the issue as a "public health crisis." Here's what that means.

Franklin County to address gun violence as 'scourge,' but not as 'public health crisis' Franklin County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday committing the county to addressing "the scourge of gun violence."

Ohio Secretary of State's poll worker tracker says Franklin County Board of Elections - Ohio is 829 short of the 3,536 needed for Tuesday's primaries. Here's why local elections officials say that won't be an issue.

Franklin County needs 829 poll workers for Tuesday's primary election Franklin County needs more than 800 poll workers for Tuesday's primary elections, though voters likely won't notice a difference, an official said.

ICYMI: Red, White & BOOM Columbus got $50,000 this year in federal COVID money. I recently crunched the numbers on how Franklin County Board of Commissioners spent $70 million so far.

Red, White & Boom! had help from COVID relief money. How else did Franklin County spend it? Franklin County shared $70 million in federal COVID relief funds. Most went to child care and training programs, but Red, White & Boom got funds, too.