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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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. -
The town of Newport has been scammed out of $330,000, officials announced last week in a news release. -
Last summer, Maya Edwards and her husband called the Washington State Department of Licensing hoping to speak with someone in Spanish. They got someone speaking English with a Spanish accent instead. -
Health care services for rural residents in northeast Washington will expand under a new project. -
It can be hard to find someone to translate for health care appointments in the Inland Northwest. Med students Victoria Caldera and Carmella Crooks at Washington State University want to fix that. -
Every day after working as a financial analyst, Luis Pérez goes to his garage to look for his next project. -
The Northeast Tri County Health District, which provides services to Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille counties, reports two additional measles cases, bringing the recent total to three cases. -
Special election results from across Eastern Washington roll in.
