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Cory McCoy

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Kennewick, Tyler
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Covers:  Social accountability, homelessness, mental health, investigations

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Cory McCoy’s Biography

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Award winning editor and reporter. Tri-City Herald.

Cory McCoy’s Journalist Portfolio

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'Gone for good.' U.S. workers flee farms, leaving WA growers struggling under old rules

'Gone for good.' U.S. workers flee farms, leaving WA growers struggling under old rules

Washington's farms are increasingly dependent on migrant workers in the H2A visa program, but critics say it'…

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'So many fragile families.' End of pandemic housing aid has Tri-Cities bracing for the worst

'So many fragile families.' End of pandemic housing aid has Tri-Cities bracing for the worst

New data from the state shows that housing insecurity is growing in the Tri-Cities, but are there really more…

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Exclusive | Easterday sentenced for 'brazen' NW cattle scam. 'This is not the man I am.'

Exclusive | Easterday sentenced for 'brazen' NW cattle scam. 'This is not the man I am.'

Cody Easterday is headed to prison after being sentenced for a massive "ghost cattle" scam that defrauded Tys…

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What we know about ex-Kennewick Mayor Bill McKay's massage parlor scandal

What we know about ex-Kennewick Mayor Bill McKay's massage parlor scandal

Readers had plenty of questions after it came to light that Kennewick's mayor resigned ahead of a scandal inv…

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Campus crime not always reflected in annual campus safety reports

Campus crime not always reflected in annual campus safety reports

It's the toughest decision many high school seniors, and by extension their parents, recently faced. As they …

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Police say WA drug laws are too lax. Tri-Cities took the issue into its own hands

Police say WA drug laws are too lax. Tri-Cities took the issue into its own hands

Tri-City leaders say law enforcement's hands are tied when it comes to dealing with increasing drug use on pu…

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Pardoned WA J6er wants some of $1.8B Trump fund. And he’s on a Tri-Cities ballot

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By Cory McCoy 
| Yahoo
A pardoned Tri-Cities January 6 rioter wants a cut of President Trump’s proposed $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. But he might be headed back to jail for probation violations related to his bomb hoax and weapon charges conviction for threatening to blow up and federal building before trying to get inside former President Barack Obama’s Washington, D.C. home.
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Big changes coming to Tri-City transit agency after report led to CEO firing

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By Cory McCoy 
| Tri-City Herald
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Ben Franklin Transit board made decision on a new permanent CEO. Board voted unanimously at an April special meeting to fire former CEO Thomas Drozt. Agency will make a number of policy changes related to the 280-page investigative report. Big changes are coming to the Tri-Cities’ transit agency after an investigation led to the firing of its CEO last month.
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Big changes coming to Tri-City transit agency after report led to CEO firing

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By Cory McCoy 
| Yahoo
Big changes are coming to the Tri-Cities’ transit agency after an investigation led to the firing of its CEO last month. Ben Franklin Transit’s board of directors voted Thursday to make its interim leader permanent, officially elevating Chief Experience Officer Brian Lubanski to the agency’s new head. He’s served as interim since February when former CEO Thomas Drozt went on voluntary leave during the investigation.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelance magazine and entertainment writing/photography

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. I don't think i'm cool enough to take one to a coffee shop though.

How is social media changing news?

Social media empowers us to connect with readers in a way never before possible. It also changes the way we approach deadlines.

Awards

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Texas Associated Press Managing Editors

2015 - Short Feature

This was a short feature about a nonprofit looking to reunite tornado victims with their irreplaceable family photos strewn all over the county in the aftermath of the storm

Texas Associated Press Managing Editors

2016 - Team Effort

I wrote 5/7 bylines submitted in the aftermath of the murder of a young girl who went missing during church.

Texas Associated Press Managing Editors

2017 - Freedom of Information

A five year investigation showed that a local college had been under reporting sexual assaults for years. The story resulted in systemic changes.

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