Saskia Molina Gamez
InternSaskia Molina Gamez is a student intern at WGLT who does Spanish translations for news articles. She joined the station in August 2025.
Saskia is a sophomore studying communications and Spanish education at Illinois State University. She has previously done school newspaper articles and yearbook publishing. She hopes to expand her journalism skills through her internship.
In the future she aspires to continue to be in a news-related field and use her Spanish skills to help expand the news to different outlets and audiences.
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Road construction will begin as soon as next week on a stretch of Fox Creek Road on Bloomington’s southwest side, between Savanna and Beich roads. There will be a bridge replacement, new roadway, multi-use, and new traffic signals as part of the project. -
After years of planning and fundraising, leaders at OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington invited community members to experience their new patient and family-centered chapel. -
En la comunidad de Bloomington-Normal se ha visto una gran necesidad de voluntarios que hablen español. Organizaciones como Sigma Delta Pi de Illinois State University (la Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica), la Iglesia Metodista Unida Wesley y miembros de la comunidad que se ofrecen como voluntarios independientemente están ayudando a cubrir esta necesidad de traducción e interpretación. -
Heartland Community College and three other institutions together generate $799.6 million in economic impact and support 10,464 jobs across Central Illinois, according to a new study. -
In the Bloomington-Normal community, there is a significant need for Spanish-speaking volunteer translators. Organizations such as Illinois State University’s Sigma Delta Pi (the National Spanish Honor Society) and Wesley United Methodist Church and community members who volunteer independently are helping fill this need for translating and interpreting.
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Desde el 2019, el Club de Lectura en Español cuenta con aproximadamente 20 miembros regulares y continúa con sus reuniones mensuales. -
Over the past seven years, the Spanish Book Club has gained about 20 regular members and continues its monthly meetings. It serves as a local resource for native Spanish speakers and language learners in the Bloomington-Normal area.
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La unión de crédito de Illinois State junto a la biblioteca de Bloomington ofrece sesiones de alfabetización financiera para adolescentes de grado 6 a 12 el próximo mes. -
The Illinois State Credit Union, in partnership with the Bloomington Public Library, is offering financial literacy sessions next month. The financial education sessions are offered in both languages to ensure accessibility. The English session is on April 14, and the Spanish session is April 21.
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Seis personas —incluyendo a dos menores— fueron baleadas la madrugada del domingo en un barrio residencial de Normal, justo al sur del campus de Illinois State University, informaron las autoridades. Es uno de los pocos tiroteos masivos en la historia reciente de Bloomington-Normal.
