Monica Carrillo-Casas
SPR Reporter/Murrow FellowMonica Carrillo-Casas joined SPR in July 2024 as a rural reporter through the WSU College of Communication’s Murrow Fellows program. Monica focuses on rural issues in northeast Washington for both the Spokesman-Review and SPR.
Before joining SPR’s news team, Monica Carrillo-Casas was the Hispanic life and affairs reporter at the Times-News in Twin Falls, Idaho. Carrillo-Casas interned and worked as a part-time reporter at the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, through Voces Internship of Idaho, where she covered the University of Idaho tragic quadruple homicide. She was also one of 16 students chosen for the 2023 POLITICO Journalism Institute — a selective 10-day program for undergraduate and graduate students that offers training and workshops to sharpen reporting skills.
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Providence Family Medicine - Chewelah has completed a remodel that will double patient care space and improve access to its services, the hospital said. -
Tracey Delyea was watching the Antiques Roadshow at her family’s cabin in Coeur d’Alene last summer when an ad caught her attention. -
Travelers going through the rural town of Chewelah will see delays and lane closures beginning Wednesday. -
Stevens County's seven libraries are a vital resource for many homeschooling families and rural residents. But officials say they’ll have to cut down on services and their already limited hours without a boost to their property tax levy in this April’s special election. -
WASHINGTON – Two years after his town lost funding to upgrade its aging water infrastructure, the mayor of Chewelah flew more than 2,000 miles to the nation's capital to ask members of Congress for another shot. -
As protesters outside urged the state to take further action to protect Washingtonians from federal immigration enforcement, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed legislation on Thursday that prohibits law enforcement from wearing facial coverings during official duties and bans falsely identifying oneself as a police officer. -
Spokane historian Ray Rast is weighing the future on Cesar Chavez’s legacy following a New York Times investigation detailing allegations that he sexually abused women and girls. -
CHEWELAH – For the past six months, Virginia Thomas has asked customers the same question: “What’s your favorite cheese?” -
The dizziness started while Baldomero Muñoz was working in the blueberry fields of Oregon. -
El mareo comenzó mientras Baldomero Muñoz trabajaba en los campos de moras de Oregón.
