Julie Luchetta
Reporter, Report for America Corps memberExpertise: Audio editing, public health, social issues reporting
Education: University of Arizona
Highlights
- Loo-keh-Tah
- I have lots of opinions on podcasts and storytelling in general and I absolutely want to hear yours
- French
Experience
I joined Boise State Public Radio in 2022 as the Canyon County reporter through Report for America, to report on the growing Latino community in Idaho. I am very invested in listening to people’s different perspectives and I am very grateful to those who are willing to share their stories with me. It’s a privilege and I do not take it for granted.
I started this job, my first full-time position in journalism, a couple of weeks before the repeal of Roe v. Wade and have been covering the local implications of Idaho’s changing legal landscape ever since and the impacts it has had on the state.
Email: If you have a tip (or podcast recommendation) please shoot me an email.
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A federal judge says a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s ban on trans women from competing in women’s sports must continue. -
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday Mountain Home Air Force Base would be the new home of a Qatari fighter jets training facility. -
The Idaho State Police is struggling to hire troopers in North Central Idaho. Earlier this week, it announced it was extending a deadline to apply for an open position. -
Tuesday marks the two year anniversary of the October 7th terror attacks in Israel. Local Rabbi Johanna Hershenson reflects on what that day means for the community. -
An annual one-day survey in Ada County shows a small decrease in people experiencing homelessness. Advocates say more people are experiencing housing instability but a recent investment in infrastructure is helping meet the increase in need. -
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture started treatment Tuesday on a 3.5 miles section of the Snake River still affected by the invasive quagga mussels. -
From 1942 to 1945, 13,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned by the U.S. government at the Minidoka concentration camp outside of Jerome, Idaho. Today, a renovation project seeks to preserve the site’s lived history. -
A delegation of more than 250 state legislators from across the U.S., including five from Idaho, visited Israel. The conference was organized in part to advocate for laws that protect Israel from boycotts. -
As Israel invades Gaza City with ground troops, Idaho lawmakers are among 250 elected representatives visiting the country this week. The trip is sponsored by the Israeli Foreign Ministry as part of a “50 States, One Israel” campaign from the Jewish State. -
Quagga mussels are still present in the Snake River after two years of aggressive treatment.
