ENVIRONMENT -- Scott Reed, a Coeur d'Alene attorney who devoted himself to environmental law and causes for 60 years, died Saturday at 87. Reed and his wife, Mary Lou, are monumental examples of people who look ahead to the future good of all rather than…
WILDLIFE -- A young black bear was captured in the Five Mile Area of Spokane Saturday, less than a week after a nuisance bear was killed by wildlife officials to protect the neighborhood. After receiving complaints for homeowners, the second black bear was removed from…
FISHING -- Wishing was slow for lower Yakima River anglers out last weekend for the May 2 opening of spring chinook fishing. Flows averaged 1,800cfs and fishing was slow for both salmon and bass, said Paul Hoffarth, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fisheries biologist....
FISHING -- Anyone with doubts about the lunker bass fishing potential of Lake Spokane (a.k.a. Lone Lake) should note the stats from the May 2-3 tournament organized by the Spokane Bass Club. Justin Cox and Ben Schilling weighed in a first-day, five-fish total of 29.05...
FISHING -- The cheerful squeals of kids catching their first fish was all the reward dozens of sportsmen and sportswomen needed for their hours of work organizing the annual Kids Fishing Day, May 2, at Clear Lake. More than 700 kids took part in the...
FISHING HISTORY -- A lucky find in a garage sale in Spokane led to the recovery of fishing-related documentary films made by Montana's fish and wildlife agency in the1920s. The result of tedious restoration and copying is interesting viewing for history buffs, cinematographers and anglers...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.