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Spokane County on the precipice of renewed effort to overhaul criminal justice system

Spokane County on the precipice of renewed effort to overhaul criminal justice system

12:15 a.m.

Three years after conservative and liberal Spokane County voters unified, soundly rejecting a county tax to build a new jail and boost criminal justice, local leaders are about to decide if and how they might try again.

Artist Liv Hebert Watkins celebrates the act of gathering in Terrain’s ‘The Table is Set’

12 a.m.

Washington Supreme Court declines attempt to reinstate sheriff standards law

Monaghan statue will be up after Memorial Day in Fairmount Cemetery

Two surveys suggest most Spokane residents are contemplating an exodus

Baumgartner talks Iran, immigration, Big Beautiful Bill as he kicks off campaign re-election

Updated 10:06 p.m.

Food safety inspectors struggling to keep up with ‘criminal organization’ of unpermitted taco stands in Spokane

Late bloomers: Hourlong delay at the starting line leaves some racers dismayed on Bloomsday’s 50th

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Business

As H-1B rules tighten, Seattle’s immigrant tech workers weigh leaving the US

As H-1B rules tighten, Seattle’s immigrant tech workers weigh leaving the US

Sports

Arizona State transfer Massamba Diop signs financial aid agreement with Gonzaga

Arizona State transfer Massamba Diop signs financial aid agreement with Gonzaga

Pacific Northwest

Idaho eyes restart of death row executions as firing squad draws near

Idaho eyes restart of death row executions as firing squad draws near

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AtWork! Spokane builds inclusive employment opportunities across the Inland Northwest

AtWork! Spokane builds inclusive employment opportunities across the Inland Northwest

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Nation/World

Supreme Court resembles a feuding family with arguments that go on for years

Supreme Court resembles a feuding family with arguments that go on for years

Education

Temple Grandin to visit Spokane, Pullman to share insights into autism and agriculture

Temple Grandin to visit Spokane, Pullman to share insights into autism and agriculture

A&E

Met Gala: A night of fashion one-upmanship

Met Gala: A night of fashion one-upmanship

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Government

Baumgartner talks Iran, immigration, Big Beautiful Bill as he kicks off campaign re-election

Baumgartner talks Iran, immigration, Big Beautiful Bill as he kicks off campaign re-election

Updated 10:06 p.m.

Transportation

Getting There: New shuttle system takes off in Riverfront Park

Getting There: New shuttle system takes off in Riverfront Park

Outdoors

Part tying, part carving: How Derek Darst turns deer hair into elaborate bass bugs

Part tying, part carving: How Derek Darst turns deer hair into elaborate bass bugs

Weather

Winter storm warnings issued ahead of much needed snow in Colorado, Wyoming

Winter storm warnings issued ahead of much needed snow in Colorado, Wyoming

Life

The real life inspiration behind Shelby Van Pelt's 'Remarkably Bright Creatures,' coming to Netflix and Northwest Passages in same week

The real life inspiration behind Shelby Van Pelt’s ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures,’ coming to Netflix and Northwest Passages in same week

Public Safety

Washington Supreme Court declines attempt to reinstate sheriff standards law

Washington Supreme Court declines attempt to reinstate sheriff standards law

Science & Tech

Portion of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a collision course with the moon

Portion of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a collision course with the moon

Northwest Passages Book Club

Shelby Van Pelt

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Shelby Van Pelt

May 12, 2026, 7 p.m.

Gonzaga University Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center Coughlin Theater 211 DeSmet Ave Spokane, WA

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Columnists

Then and Now: Highland Park United Methodist

Then and Now: Highland Park United Methodist

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