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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Bryce Eschenbacher, senior electric transportation engineer for Avista, said the $750,000 dollar project started in 2021 in collaboration with the city of Colville, with the goal to alleviate range anxiety for electric vehicle owners and boost local economies. -
While multiple Washington organizations have canceled or adjusted their Hispanic Heritage Month events amid ongoing immigration crackdowns under the Trump administration, Palacios and other Latinos are heading into the month feeling empowered. They hope people will look into the importance Latinos hold to the country’s history. -
President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential win shocked voters when they found out 48% of Latinos voted for him, despite his anti-immigrant rhetoric. According to Pew Research Center, this is the highest percentage ever received by a Republican presidential nominee. -
Five years after a fire destroyed much of Malden and Pine City in Washington’s Whitman County, bridges along a trail that stretches more than 250 miles and runs through the towns remain charred and unusable. -
Five years ago on Labor Day, the Babb Road fire consumed much of Malden and neighboring community Pine City, after a windstorm blew a tree branch into an Avista power line. While no deaths were reported, the fire burned 80% of the towns’ homes and multiple rail bridges on the John Wayne Trail over Pine Creek. -
Wildfires and heat brought Spokane County a grungy haze this week and triggered an air quality alert. Most of the smoke settling in the region is coming from fires in Stevens and Ferry counties, as well as ones burning in British Columbia and northwest Montana. -
The Northwest 12 Complex Incident Management Team took over Northeast Washington Incident Management Team 1 Tuesday morning to help contain three wildfires located near Northport, Marble and Onion Creek areas. -
Whitworth University welcomed 658 new students Saturday for move-in day, with 90% of them having visited campus prior to their acceptance. -
The four fires were reported on Wednesday. Two have spread significantly since then. -
