The Spokesman-Review | Local News, Business, Entertainment, Sports & Weather for Eastern Washington

Spokane, Washington Est. May 19, 1883

Current Temperature: 39°F
Current Conditions: Light rain

View complete weather report

Today's Headlines

Ferguson signs AI protection bills as public increasingly embraces the technology

Ferguson signs AI protection bills as public increasingly embraces the technology

2:30 a.m.

OLYMPIA – Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a trio of bills to provide additional protections when using artificial intelligence amid increased use of the technology.

Local photographer’s eagle-and-eaglets to be featured on new postage stamp sheet

Two arrested at No Kings protest appear in court

Learn about weight loss medication as UW medical school hosts obesity expert Dr. Ellen Schur this week

Working together for wildlands: Dishman Hills Conservancy and Inland Northwest Land Conservancy consider merger

Washington ban of conversion therapy likely overturned by Supreme Court ruling

Baumgartner toasts to Trump as his re-election campaign starts with big fund-raising lead

Overpass may be renamed in honor of Spokane County deputy killed while helping driver last summer

Read all of today’s stories

Business

Apple at 50: How a garage startup became a $3.5 trillion titan

Apple at 50: How a garage startup became a $3.5 trillion titan

Sports

Gonzaga coach Mark Few reportedly voted into Naismith Hall of Fame: 'One of the best our game has ever seen'

Gonzaga coach Mark Few reportedly voted into Naismith Hall of Fame: ‘One of the best our game has ever seen’

Pacific Northwest

Cities in Washington ban new ICE detention centers amid Trump push to expand

Cities in Washington ban new ICE detention centers amid Trump push to expand

Sponsored

AtWork! Spokane builds inclusive employment opportunities across the Inland Northwest

AtWork! Spokane builds inclusive employment opportunities across the Inland Northwest

Morning Review Podcast

The Morning Review

The Morning Review podcast is your first look at the headlines in today’s paper. All the news, weather and sports you need to start your day.

Photo Galleries

The Spokesman-Review's award-winning photojournalists have been covering the Inland Northwest since 1894.

View all:

Nation/World

Judge rules Trump order eliminating NPR, PBS funding is unconstitutional

Judge rules Trump order eliminating NPR, PBS funding is unconstitutional

Education

East Valley School Board selects Mandi Rehn, current Valley School District Superintendent, to lead district

East Valley School Board selects Mandi Rehn, current Valley School District Superintendent, to lead district

A&E

Celine Dion announces comeback shows 4 years after diagnosis of rare condition

Celine Dion announces comeback shows 4 years after diagnosis of rare condition

Explore:

Government

Libraries across Stevens County could face cuts in services and hours if $1.1 million levy doesn't pass

Libraries across Stevens County could face cuts in services and hours if $1.1 million levy doesn’t pass

Transportation

Getting There: Spokane officials consider building a peanut on the Palouse Highway

Getting There: Spokane officials consider building a peanut on the Palouse Highway

Outdoors

A new hunting and fishing license this year comes with a question: Print or digital? | Michael Wright

A new hunting and fishing license this year comes with a question: Print or digital? | Michael Wright

Weather

Severe weather risks dot central U.S. as calendar flips to April

Severe weather risks dot central U.S. as calendar flips to April

Life

Dodos at the High Spot focuses on from-scratch, 'out of the box' menu

Dodos at the High Spot focuses on from-scratch, ‘out of the box’ menu

Public Safety

Two arrested at No Kings protest appear in court

Two arrested at No Kings protest appear in court

Science & Tech

Why are we going back to the moon? NASA Artemis campaign targets Mars

Why are we going back to the moon? NASA Artemis campaign targets Mars

Northwest Passages Book Club

Remote Alaska's 'queen of badassery,' Sue Aikens, shares life lessons and tales from the frontier

Most Recent Story:

Remote Alaska’s ‘queen of badassery,’ Sue Aikens, shares life lessons and tales from the frontier

Puzzles and Games

Columnists

This day in history: Experts issued warnings on Spokane Valley aquifer. Coeur d'Alene woman inherited a fortune.

This day in history: Experts issued warnings on Spokane Valley aquifer. Coeur d’Alene woman inherited a fortune.

Long Reads

Today’s Front Page

Today's Frontpage