Yakima Herald-Republic

The Yakima Herald-Republic, a daily paper and news site, is the largest media outlet in the Yakima Valley, and dedicated to serving central Washington with breaking news and in-depth coverage. El Sol de Yakima, a Spanish-language website and weekly paper, is part of the Herald-Republic newsroom, and the two publications cross-publish stories. Yakima Magazine, a monthly, is also part of this news organization.

Current Position

Location: Yakima, Washington

Beat: Rural healthcare in Yakima County

Position:

This multimedia reporter covers rural healthcare in Yakima County, where more people are poor and uninsured, reluctant to seek help because of immigration status, and have worse health outcomes than many other counties in Washington.

Reporter: Santiago Ochoa