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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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. -
Rep. Michael Baumgartner made his way to the rural town of Chewelah Thursday morning to meet with NEW Health and city officials after they announced plans to expand the city's health care services in the next couple of years. -
A four-member volunteer board in a rural Eastern Washington town sold an apartment complex for $1, hoping the move will help protect one of the town’s only low-income options.
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Last year, Deer Park Ambulance spent more than $18,000 just to replace an engine. -
City officials approved a library service agreement last Monday night after months of uncertainty for the Omak Library. -
County officials in Whitman County narrowly approved a strict wind farm ordinance Monday morning.
