Alejandro Figueroa
Food ReporterAlejandro Figueroa covers food insecurity and the business of food for WYSO through Report for America — a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. Alejandro particularly covers the lack of access to healthy and affordable food in Southwest Ohio communities, and what local government and nonprofits are doing to address it. He also covers rural and urban farming
Alejandro is a 2021 graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, and while there he reported for The New Political, a student-run publication focused on politics and government. His reporting has been featured on NPR, The GroundTruth Project and the Ohio Newsroom.
Alejandro was born in a small coastal town in Puerto Rico and in 2014 he and his family moved to Columbus, Ohio. When he's not reporting, he enjoys going out on a hike and he sometimes daydreams about restoring an old pickup truck.
Email: afigueroa@wyso.org
Phone: 937-917-5943
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A local watchdog group is calling on county officials to improve conditions at the Montgomery County jail. That comes after a man died while in custody at the jail in late July, marking the seventh death there so far this year. -
Several urban and rural mayors met in Dayton with a bipartisan group of state lawmakers to discuss topics ranging from gun control to economic development, jobs creation and ways state and local governments can collaborate further. -
Some studies reveal poison ivy stands to benefit from the effects of climate change. -
A food truck featuring Haitian creole cuisine just opened up in Springfield. Creole Bites on 1832 E. Main St. serves to bring a taste of the Caribbean country to the city’s growing Haitian community. -
Northwestern Local Schools in Clark County, Ohio, has canceled all classes after a rollover school bus crash killed one elementary student and injured 23 other children. -
'It's a gut shot' Springfield commission votes to demolish Villager Inn meant to be homeless shelterThe Springfield City Commission voted to demolish the former Villager Inn motel. -
A mega gas station and convenience store chain with a beaver for a logo could soon come to Huber Heights — the first in Ohio. It’s Texas-based Buc-ee’s, known for its brisket sandwiches, snacks and souvenirs. -
A school district in Greene County is one of 12 rural districts in Ohio that received a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to improve its food services. The money is part of a national effort to support rural and small districts to modernize and develop high quality nutrition programs. -
The historic Wright Company Factory site in West Dayton was severely damaged by a fire back in March. Now, U.S. Rep. Mike Turner has proposed $4 million dedicated to restore the buildings through a House Appropriations Committee bill. -
A man died from a “medical emergency" while in custody at the Montgomery County Jail late July. That brings the total number of deaths in that jail to seven so far this year.
