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Travelers to see changes this summer at Spokane International Airport

Travelers to see changes this summer at Spokane International Airport

Travelers cycling through Spokane International Airport for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend are about to find some surprises, especially if they plan to use hourly parking next to the main terminal.

Comma reached its financial goal to turn The Spokesman-Review into a community nonprofit: What’s next?

Cool Critters: Meet the Julia orangetip, our region’s ‘new fvorite spring girl’

Woman sues Kootenai County Sheriff for forcible town hall removal

How will Gonzaga address its new void in the backcourt? | Transfer portal (and other) targets 2.0

How jumper Napela Naihe navigated uncertain journey to Spokane Colleges, and is shifting into high gear for NWAC championships

SNL alum Julia Sweeney reflects on return to Spokane as parade grand marshal

Two bodies found in Spokane River identified

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Business

Travelers to see changes this summer at Spokane International Airport

Travelers to see changes this summer at Spokane International Airport

Sports

A Grip on Sports: Not all decisions are good ones, as the M's season and horse racing decline show – though the PGA made an exceptional one

A Grip on Sports: Not all decisions are good ones, as the M’s season and horse racing decline show – though the PGA made an exceptional one

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Pacific Northwest

The final flowers: One botanist's mission to secure protections for the last of Central Washington's gray cat's eye

The final flowers: One botanist’s mission to secure protections for the last of Central Washington’s gray cat’s eye

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Nation/World

Voters in Louisiana head to the polls, uncertain but determined

Voters in Louisiana head to the polls, uncertain but determined

Education

Construction starts on new Adams Elementary School

Construction starts on new Adams Elementary School

A&E

Los Angeles museum gives new life to dead animals

Los Angeles museum gives new life to dead animals

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Government

Spokane Regional Health District pays $1.65 million to Lutz in settlement of wrongful termination lawsuit

Spokane Regional Health District pays $1.65 million to Lutz in settlement of wrongful termination lawsuit

Transportation

Travelers to see changes this summer at Spokane International Airport

Travelers to see changes this summer at Spokane International Airport

Outdoors

Hen-crazed gobblers turn hunt into spot-and-stalk adventure

Hen-crazed gobblers turn hunt into spot-and-stalk adventure

Weather

Severe storms to bring strong winds and hail to central U.S., forecasters say

Severe storms to bring strong winds and hail to central U.S., forecasters say

Life

New book by WSU history professor ‘The Chosen Land’ examines Christianity’s deep influence on American identity

New book by WSU history professor ‘The Chosen Land’ examines Christianity’s deep influence on American identity

Public Safety

New USDA conditions are hampering state and local wildfire services. Northwest fire officials warn of dire consequences

New USDA conditions are hampering state and local wildfire services. Northwest fire officials warn of dire consequences

Science & Tech

The final flowers: One botanist's mission to secure protections for the last of Central Washington's gray cat's eye

The final flowers: One botanist’s mission to secure protections for the last of Central Washington’s gray cat’s eye

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Northwest Passages Book Club

Craig Johnson - The Brothers McKay

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Craig Johnson - The Brothers McKay

May 26, 2026, 7 p.m.

The Garland Theater 924 W Garland Ave Spokane, WA

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Columnists

This day in history: North Central senior filled in for her sick dad to give sermon. 75,000 attended Fairchild open house

This day in history: North Central senior filled in for her sick dad to give sermon. 75,000 attended Fairchild open house

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