Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• The danger increases, but still the water calls

  November 5, 2012 in Nation/World CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — “We are tied to the ocean,” an avid sailor and president named John F. Kennedy once said. “And when we go back to the sea, whether … 1

• Debate surrounds annual $60M cost of 9/11 memorial

  September 10, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — A debate over balancing the need to honor the memory of Sept. 11 with the enormous costs of running a memorial and museum at ground zero … 1

• Out & About: Chapman Lake may not reopen

  April 1, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTCRY – Chapman Lake, a popular trout, kokanee and spiny ray fishing lake south of Cheney, may not reopen for public access this season. The family-operated Chapman Lake Resort did …

• Lowland waterfalls great spring hike destinations

  May 29, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 With water, water everywhere this spring, lowland waterfalls are dazzling attractions for hikers. Following are examples of good Inland Northwest early-season dayhikes that lead to uplifting falls.

• Whitman students seek answer to height of Palouse Falls

    September 6, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C14 Professional paddler Tyler Bradt raised a puzzling question on April 21 when he traveled to southeastern Washington and set a world record for the highest waterfall descent in a kayak: …

• Spokane Falls will flow full time

  May 6, 2009 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Water will cascade over the Spokane River’s waterfalls even during the hottest and driest of summers. Avista Utilities and the Sierra Club have worked out an agreement for year-round flows. … 1

• Taking the plunge

  April 12, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C10 Paddling atop a 60-foot waterfall seated in the equivalent of a glorified milk jug, Chris Korbulic’s mind calmly analyzes the speed, trajectory and technique that make kayaking over mega-waterfalls more …