News | The Spokesman-Review

Featured Stories

Franklin Elementary students weave a maypole in 25th year of the school’s annual spring festival, ‘it’s harder than it looks’

For much of her childhood in White Salmon, Washington, Tristin Roy marked the first of May by clutching a long ribbon and twirling it around a maypole with the rest of her ballet class until an intricate weave blanketed the length of the pole.

Photo Galleries

Public Safety

2 drivers die in head-on I-90 crash

Updated 54 minutes ago

Local Government

Spokane County funds program aimed at helping homeless people leave Spokane for greener pastures

Local Business

Spokane Airport planning expansion to ground transportation

National Business

Starbucks CEO’s honeymoon is over after sales slump, shares dive

Nation

Navy in court over Pearl Harbor water contamination

World

Netanyahu juggles cease-fire, split cabinet as Blinken visits

Washington

Seattle mayor hires firm to investigate SPD sexism, harassment claims

Idaho

Idaho man arrested at Yellowstone for allegedly kicking bison while drunk

WA Government

Upwards of 16,000 immigrants on track to enroll in WA Medicaid expansion

ID Government

Supreme Court hears case that pits Idaho abortion ban against federal protections for pregnant women

Education: K-12

Wilson Elementary principal resigns due to unspecified ‘challenges’ following racist item in school newsletter

Higher Education

Gonzaga students ask university to cut financial ties to Israel

Updated 8:09 a.m.

Health

Parking to be limited for two months at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center for construction

Transportation

Spokane Airport planning expansion to ground transportation

Science & Tech

New leaders at National Weather Service’s Spokane office bring decades of experience

Military

Navy in court over Pearl Harbor water contamination

Weather

Tornadoes in Kansas and Oklahoma wreak havoc, with more storms forecast

Columnists

50 years ago in Expo history: An ‘Impeach Nixon’ rally planned for the president’s arrival at the fair was the source of a local dispute

History

50 years ago in Expo history: An ‘Impeach Nixon’ rally planned for the president’s arrival at the fair was the source of a local dispute

Religion

For six years, UW has wrestled with whether to revoke the Ph.D. of one of the Northwest’s most infamous child molesters. Advocates and victims argue the university should do more to hold him accountable

Latest Stories

News > Crime/Public Safety

2 drivers die in head-on I-90 crash

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Two people died in a head-on crash early Thursday after a driver went the wrong way on Interstate 90 in Spokane.

News > Further Review

Coming To You Live…

Thu., May 2, 2024

Nineteen thirty-nine was a big, big year if you were a sports fan, you lived in New York City and you owned one of the primitive TV sets that were available at the time. Five sports made their live television debut over a 10-month period from May 1939 to February 1940.

News > Home and garden

Gardening: Landscape fabric is a temporary solution that becomes a problem

Thu., May 2, 2024

Landscape fabric, once considered the magic bullet for keeping weeds out of garden beds, is proving to be as much of a problem as the weeds it supposedly was to stop.

News > Spokane

With the Pilgrim Lutheran Quilters there’s a job for everyone - no sewing skills required

Thu., May 2, 2024

Every Wednesday morning, the basement of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Northwest Spokane hums with activity as members of the church’s quilting group descend.

News > Local government

Liberty Lake Regional Park to remain closed through the summer

Thu., May 2, 2024

Spokanites wanting to hike, barbecue or take a dip at Liberty Lake Regional Park this summer will have to look elsewhere.

News > Spokane

Bloomsday returns to Spokane Sunday boasting larger turnout; trade show kicks off Friday

Thu., May 2, 2024

Bloomsday will grace Spokane streets this weekend, and organizers expect it to be their biggest spring fling since before the pandemic.

News > Spokane

50 years ago in Expo history: Thumbs up for symphony and new theater, thumbs down for commissioned piece

Thu., May 2, 2024

The inaugural concert of the Washington State Pavilion (aka Spokane Opera House, aka the First Interstate Center for the Arts) was the social event of the decade, according to The Spokesman-Review’s society columnist.

News > WA Government

‘Overcoming reefer madness’: Feds appear poised to ease restrictions on weed. Here’s how the change could impact Washington.

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

The U.S. government is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less harmful drug, a federal spokesperson confirmed this week. If finalized, this change in classification by the U.S. Department of Justice would federally recognize the medical use of cannabis. It would not federally legalize the drug for recreational use, however.

News > Idaho

Having exceeded goal, Idaho open primary supporters submit final signatures for verification

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

Supporters of the Idaho open primary ballot initiative are turning in their final signatures to local county clerks for verification after building up what they believe is a comfortable margin to qualify for November’s upcoming general election.

News > Washington

Washington’s neverending housing crisis

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

Washington is on track to hit some of its housing goals, but homeownership remains expensive, homelessness is growing, and the supply of affordable homes is still running short.

News > Washington

Inslee has 60 days to decide on controversial Horse Heaven wind farm

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

The fate of one the largest wind farms proposed in Washington rests with Gov. Jay Inslee.

News > Pacific NW

Gov. Tina Kotek, apologizing amid backlash, says she will not create Office of the First Spouse

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

Amid strong public backlash, Gov. Tina Kotek announced Wednesday that she will not create an Office of the First Spouse for her wife, Aimee Kotek Wilson.

News > Local business

Mary’s Place leveled for parking

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

For almost 120 years Mary’s Place has stood at its South Hill location, eventually in the shadows of the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center campus. But Wednesday morning, the house was flattened in about an hour.

News > Crime/Public Safety

One man dies in Newman Lake house fire

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

A man died Tuesday in a house fire on the shores of Newman Lake.

News > Nation/World

Tornadoes in Kansas and Oklahoma wreak havoc, with more storms forecast

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

Deadly thunderstorms, including several tornadoes, ripped across the Great Plains and Corn Belt on Tuesday - capping an abnormally active week and month for twisters in the central states. A violent tornado in Kansas killed one person and injured three more, while a family of tornadoes - including a deviant vortex that spun backward - danced in the dark in southwestern Oklahoma.

News > Health

After steady decline, TB has increased every year since 2020 in U.S.

Wed., May 1, 2024

After decreasing for 27 years, the number of U.S. residents with tuberculosis has increased every year since 2020, with 9,615 cases recorded last year in the 50 states and D.C., according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

News > Higher education

Gonzaga students ask university to cut financial ties to Israel

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Arrests, encampments and some violence marred recent pro-Palestine protests across the country, but a Wednesday afternoon demonstration at Gonzaga University was short, peaceful and without a police officer in sight.

News > Nation/World

‘He’s like a Talented Mr. Ripley’: Serial scammer Joey Cipolla faces sentencing for life of fraud

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

By outside appearances, Joey Cipolla was living large. The 30-something Chicago businessman had seemingly made a small fortune buying and selling luxury cars and leasing private airplanes. He was living in a 12,000 square-foot mansion in west suburban Bloomingdale with a Lamborghini and Bentley in the driveway. He piloted his own Cessna, spent money like water and gambled thousands of dollars at a time in Las Vegas and at local casinos.

News > Pacific NW

Seattle mayor hires firm to investigate SPD sexism, harassment claims

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is hiring an outside investigator to look into claims of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the Seattle Police Department, he said in a letter to members of the Seattle City Council on Tuesday night.

News > Washington

Need for diapers persists, even with new WA cash benefit

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

May 1—A law providing low-income Washington families with a monthly subsidy to buy diapers has been in effect for six months, but the need for diaper banks and other resources remains high. That's especially true in Yakima County, which had a diaper bank until July, when grant funding ended. Members of the Junior League of Yakima are having a Mother's Day diaper drive for Triumph's Parent ...

Older ›