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50 Years of fitness fashion: Readers, artists and graphic designers rank their favorite Bloomsday T-shirt

50 Years of fitness fashion: Readers, artists and graphic designers rank their favorite Bloomsday T-shirt

12:15 a.m.

Apart from “Is that a raindrop I felt,” “Can I really just throw this cup on the ground” and “When will I finally crest Doomsday Hill,” Bloomsday runners often can’t help but pine over a single, essential question: What will this year’s shirt look like?

A day before their golden Bloomsday, Perennials gather and celebrate

Updated 10 p.m.

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

Local medical students trade running shoes for bandage tape as they treat Bloomsday racers

Bloomsday breakthrough: First local elite champ Kim Jones recalls her victory nearly 30 years ago

Judge again blocks sheriff standards law, says it ‘appears’ Legislature doesn’t trust people of Washington

Sneakers, swag and CPR: Bloomies and friends prep for Spokane’s Sunday race at the 2026 annual trade show

Three killed in Chelan County crash

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Bob Felton jogs through a covered bridge — Bob Felton jogs through a covered bridge on March 24, 2026, in Newport, N.H. Felton runs Bloomsday every year, despite moving away more than 20 years ago. (Colin Tiernan / For The Spokesman-Review)

Bloomsday Perennials

Bloomsday turns 50 this week. Meet the runners who have been there since the beginning.

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Business

Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down

Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down

Sports

Bloomsday breakthrough: First local elite champ Kim Jones recalls her victory nearly 30 years ago

Bloomsday breakthrough: First local elite champ Kim Jones recalls her victory nearly 30 years ago

Pacific Northwest

Cool Critters: This amphibian is attracted to thunder, smells like peanuts and lives in a burrow near you

Cool Critters: This amphibian is attracted to thunder, smells like peanuts and lives in a burrow near you

12:15 a.m.

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Why Pacific Northwest farmers depend on Snake River dams

Why Pacific Northwest farmers depend on Snake River dams

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Nation/World

White House says U.S. could restart Iran strikes 'if they misbehave'

White House says U.S. could restart Iran strikes ‘if they misbehave’

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

'Star Wars' toy galaxy expands with a lifelike animatronic Grogu

‘Star Wars’ toy galaxy expands with a lifelike animatronic Grogu

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Government

'Wiped us out completely': Trusted small-town clerk emptied Metaline's bank account, cratered nonprofit

‘Wiped us out completely’: Trusted small-town clerk emptied Metaline’s bank account, cratered nonprofit

Transportation

Voters will be asked to extend 0.2% STA sales tax for 20 years this August

Voters will be asked to extend 0.2% STA sales tax for 20 years this August

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

Mild May? Enjoy cool weather while it lasts, forecasters say

Mild May? Enjoy cool weather while it lasts, forecasters say

Updated 9:57 p.m.

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

12 a.m.

Public Safety

Three killed in Chelan County crash

Three killed in Chelan County crash

Science & Tech

Cool Critters: This amphibian is attracted to thunder, smells like peanuts and lives in a burrow near you

Cool Critters: This amphibian is attracted to thunder, smells like peanuts and lives in a burrow near you

12:15 a.m.

Northwest Passages Book Club

Shelby Van Pelt

Upcoming Event:

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

Spin Control: After Bloomsday, the big races to enter are all political

Spin Control: After Bloomsday, the big races to enter are all political

12 a.m.

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