
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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Afghan journalist Zia Danesh speaks about his experience covering the Taliban and making the difficult decision to leave Afghanistan with his family, driven by the constant danger tied to his work.
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“No matter where you stand on this issue of America's immigration policy or the current administration, schools really should be a safe place for all kids,” said Washington state schools superintendent Chris Reykdal.
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The Valley Early Learning Center operates from four temporary and disconnected portable classrooms. The school's advocates hope residents will vote to approve a construction bond to increase the center's capacity and work space.
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The sub-agency has been in Chewelah since 1981. Its operator decided to pull the plug. State officials will see if there's a great enough need before opening a bid process for a new agency to handle the area's license business.
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Congressman Michael Baumgartner, who voted in favor of the bill, said it is a step forward in “strengthening our national security.”
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Women living in rural communities have higher rates of menopause symptoms than their city neighbors, research from the University of Washington has found, underscoring the lack of health care access in those areas.
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Residents of Colville's homeless camp share views ranging from confusion to support to concern of the city's plan to close the lot where they live.
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NEW Alliance is being sued by a Colville motel owner wary of the stabilization services that the group plans to move closer to his business through a $2 million state grant.
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Colville officials want to stop accepting new residents at the camp early next year and start removing people living there by April, with hopes of emptying the lot by October.