Boise/Latino affairs reporter for the Idaho Statesman. Aspiring 🐕 owner. My name is pronounced comet-sue-lis.
“We’re still working on that...He’s gonna get a coach.” www.idahostatesman.com/news/busines...
Saint Al’s coworkers questioned a surgeon’s competency. They say the hospital retaliated“I’m not sure that I want to scrub in and put my license at risk,” one employee told leadership during a meeting about the surgeon’s work.www.idahostatesman.comThe Statesman's been trying to get these records for months, part of an ongoing legal process www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/c...
How did Kohberger’s attorneys spend $5.5 million? Our legal action seeks those answersA judge agreed to the Statesman’s request to unseal at least some spending records for the quadruple murderer’s defense. Case is now at the Idaho Supreme Court.www.idahostatesman.com
Kevin Fixler won second place for his profiles from the Kohberger case www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/c...
Idaho prosecutor in Kohberger case has history of plea deals over death penalty“I can’t think of anybody else I’d rather have doing this case,” another longtime county prosecutor and friend to Bill Thompson said.www.idahostatesman.comSally Krutzig and I won first place for our coverage of the Wilder raid www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/c...
‘Cruel’ and ‘heartbreaking’ family separations: What witnesses saw at Wilder raidAs families sorted through separations in the weeks following the raid, the agencies involved were celebrating.www.idahostatesman.comSarah Cutler won third place for this story on healthcare www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...
‘People are going to die’: Idahoans fear spike in insurance costsBoise resident Susan Wood spent her career in the health insurance industry. She worries federal changes may upend her health care coverage.www.idahostatesman.comKevin Fixler and Ian Max Stevenson won second place for their in-depth report (with incredible visuals, i might add) www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/e...
$13 billion in Idaho gold. A mineral critical to U.S. defense. And fresh fears for salmonPerpetua Resources, the mining company planning to dig in the mountains outside McCall, promises to clean up the site — including the damage done by decades of previous mining.www.idahostatesman.com@beccasavransky.bsky.social won second place for her reporting on special education in Idaho! www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/e...
Idaho schools break disability laws, are told to change. Parents say they don’tIdaho students with disabilities have worse outcomes than many of their peers in other states, according to federal data.www.idahostatesman.comFirst, @alexbrizee.bsky.social and Rose Evans won first place for their story of "the chaotic events that began with a report of domestic violence and ended with four bullets" in a water park "among dozens of bystanders" idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article305586611.html#storylink=cpy
‘Instant panic’: Families break silence over police shooting by Roaring SpringsFour bullets were recovered from the wave and kiddie pool areas of the popular water park.idahostatesman.com