Eliza Billingham
ReporterEliza Billingham is a full-time news reporter for SPR. She earned her master’s degree in journalism from Boston University, where she was selected as a fellow with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to cover an illegal drug addiction treatment center in Hanoi, Vietnam. She’s spent her professional career in Spokane, covering everything from rent crises and ranching techniques to City Council and sober bartenders. Originally from the Chicago suburbs, she’s lived in Vietnam, Austria and Jerusalem and will always be a slow runner and a theology nerd.
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The West Coast actor, writer, and funny guy gets serious about sacredness, meaning, and Mordor. -
Washington Health Secretary Dennis Worsham talks about public health's damaged reputation. A Seattle-area reporter talks about his research into how municipal employees use AI tools. Comedian/actor/writer Pete Holmes talks about his craft on the eve of a visit to Spokane. -
Spokane manufacturing and the 'overcast cloud'; making outdoor trails accessible for disabled hikersDale Silha from McKinstry tells us about making more 'pre-fab' components in factories, simplifying installation in the field. An advocate from Disabled Hikers talks about making trails and parks more accessible for all people; and we talk about housing and future stories we plan on writing. -
Online retailers are selling products with misleading THC labels to consumers across the country. -
Spokane City Council voted to pass measures called "Safe and Welcome in Spokane" and "Public Dollars for Public Benefit" at its meeting Monday. The latter increases requirements for union workers, at-risk employees, and employee benefits on public works projects, while the former expands protections against federal immigration agents in public spaces. -
Co-founder Nil Vinyals and head coach Mike Pellicio chat about Project Inspire. Some of Spokane's newest soccer players chime in, too. -
USL owner Katie Harnetiaux talks about how soccer needs more women, both on the pitch and off -
Is there a failsafe way to hold thousands of gallons of diesel over the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer? Kootenai County Commissioners considered their options Thursday. -
Historically underrepresented footballers are getting their time to shine on the pitch. -
Spokane's Criminal Justice Assistance Fund is empty. Now, it can't afford to pay for County jail beds.
