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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Spokane's Afghan community faces fear, uncertainty after DHS ends protected status for their countryLocal leaders report a growing wave of anxiety among Afghan families in Spokane after the Department of Homeland Security announced plans to strip protections for those with Temporary Protected Status. -
Many Catholic Latinos across the state of Washington are mourning the death of Pope Francis – a pope who, they say, not only spread the word of God but also taught the importance of unity and acceptance — even if it came with criticism. -
Lawyers and other residents across the Inland Northwest received a letter last week from the Department of Homeland Security telling them they have seven days to leave the United States or face legal consequences. -
In a three-way agreement, the owners of Terra Gold Farms, the superintendent of the Othello School District and the town's mayor traded and purchased land to build new infrastructure in the area with a goal to grow the rural town. -
Micaela Eudave, an Othello business owner, was granted release Monday afternoon on bond after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested her on Feb. 8. Her sudden arrest left her son, a student at Othello High School, to manage their family’s food truck while coping with her absence. -
An attorney representing a man accused of assault, who was arrested by immigration authorities in Spokane Valley on his way to a court hearing, says the Spokane County Sheriff's Office likely violated state law by assisting federal immigration officers. -
After years of President Donald Trump claiming the 2020 presidential election was rigged, he signed an executive order Tuesday that would reshape future voting and force major changes to Washington state’s elections. But Washington Attorney General Nick Brown suggested the state would challenge Trump’s declaration. -
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating English the official language of the country, the first time for such a declaration in U.S. history, and leaders from around Eastern WA shared their thoughts. -
High school students volunteered at Bridges of Hope, a new transitional housing facility in Colville that will help up to 10 men transitioning out of homelessness or recovery. Colville city officials announced last year that all individuals at the homeless camp must be completely moved out by October 2025. -
U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner faced a mix of about 100 supporters and displeased constituents during the first of his town-hall doubleheader Monday morning about an hour's drive southwest of Spokane, where he faced a much larger and angrier crowd Monday night at Whitworth University.
