Rebecca Pettingill
Rebecca Pettingill developed her passion for journalism early. A native of Zillah, in the Yakima Valley, Rebecca was working at a McDonald’s the summer before her senior year of high school when a co-worker told her about a program the Yakima Herald-Republic offered. One student from each high school was invited to intern at the Herald-Republic and learn the basics of reporting, writing and photojournalism from local working professionals. She loved it so much that when she went off to Eastern Washington University in Cheney, she immediately made a beeline for the journalism department.
Rebecca graduated in 2020 and was immediately snapped up buy the Quincy Valley Post-Register, where she honed her skills until September 2021, when she joined the news team at the Columbia Basin Herald.