Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Spokane, Washington Est. May 19, 1883

Mayor enacts curfew with police on high alert for next few days, but downtown Spokane mostly quiet by 11 p.m.

UPDATED: 11:56 p.m.

updated Washington Gov. Jay Inslee ordered a statewide activation of the National Guard late Sunday as looting and violence spread to Spokane.

Spokane

EWU set to declare ‘severe financial crisis’ due to COVID-19

UPDATED: 10:56 p.m.

Spokane

Video captures looting of downtown Spokane’s Nike store

UPDATED: 9:09 p.m.

Spokane

McMorris Rodgers calls Floyd’s death ‘heart-wrenching’

UPDATED: 10:36 p.m.

Crime/Public Safety

Spokane sheriff, police chief blame Sunday’s violence on outside agitators

UPDATED: 11:49 p.m.

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Spokane sheriff, police chief blame Sunday’s violence on outside agitators

UPDATED: 11:49 p.m.

Local leaders ask for protesters’ message not to be lost as community addresses looting and violence

UPDATED: 10:54 p.m.

Citizens head downtown to clean up after protest escalates

UPDATED: 10:39 p.m.

Spokane County health officer joined in Sunday’s march

UPDATED: 8:50 p.m.

Coming back from stay-home restrictions, downtown businesses work to recover from riot impact

UPDATED: 8 p.m.

Spokane police use tear gas, rubber bullets to disperse crowds downtown

UPDATED: 1:18 p.m.

Thousands march in Spokane on Sunday to protest George Floyd’s death, police brutality

UPDATED: 11:50 p.m.

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Spokane

EWU set to declare ‘severe financial crisis’ due to COVID-19

UPDATED: 10:56 p.m.

Spokane

Video captures looting of downtown Spokane’s Nike store

UPDATED: 9:09 p.m.

Spokane

McMorris Rodgers calls Floyd’s death ‘heart-wrenching’

UPDATED: 10:36 p.m.

Spokane

EWU set to declare ‘severe financial crisis’ due to COVID-19

UPDATED: Mon., June 1, 2020

Sports

‘I will not be silenced.’ Coaches, players from local colleges speak out in the wake of George Floyd’s death

UPDATED: Mon., June 1, 2020

A&E

Here’s how to use your sourdough discard in everyday baking

Mon., June 1, 2020

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COVID Local

Enterprising Spirit: Gopher’s is keeping up with customers trying to keep up with yard work

Mon., June 1, 2020

Nation/World

Spike Lee on what’s different about these protests

UPDATED: Mon., June 1, 2020

Public Safety

Spokane sheriff, police chief blame Sunday’s violence on outside agitators

UPDATED: Mon., June 1, 2020

Life

Help make 2020 memorable for our high school graduates

Mon., June 1, 2020

Outdoors

Alan Liere: ‘The Pond’ much more than just a place to hunt geese

Mon., June 1, 2020

Business

Coming back from stay-home restrictions, downtown businesses work to recover from riot impact

UPDATED: Mon., June 1, 2020

Columnists

Shawn Vestal

Shawn Vestal: The race isn’t run, but we may already have a winner in coronavirus foolishness

Fri., May 29, 2020

Stefanie Pettit

Front Porch: Remembering Miss Chicken

UPDATED: Fri., May 29, 2020

Long reads

Summer Stories: ‘Rumblings’ by Beth Piatote

UPDATED: Sun., May 24, 2020

Helga Estby’s long, long walk was almost lost to history

Sun., May 17, 2020

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