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News >  Pacific NW

Hagadone Media Group will take over printing of The Spokesman-Review this fall

UPDATED: Wed., July 2, 2025

Northwest Offset Printing, The Spokesman-Review's printing facility and Spokane's leading large-scale printer, is ceasing operations in September.

News >  Pacific NW

Fourth of July 2025: Where to see fireworks in the Inland Northwest and how to stay safe

UPDATED: Thu., July 3, 2025

Independence Day is here, meaning parades, hot dogs and, of course, fireworks are in your near future.

News >  Spokane

Winners of the Air Race Classic ‘Skybound Scotts’ find friendship through flying

Mon., June 30, 2025

This year’s Air Race Classic, a historical all-female flight competition, landed in a new city: Spokane.

News >  Spokane

Thousands pack Spokane streets as Hoopfest returns

UPDATED: Sat., June 28, 2025

Emily Turner showed up for her second Hoopfest on Saturday to support her boyfriend and his team, “Trill Walton,” named after the late famous basketball player and sportscaster, Bill Walton.

Sports

Dribbling around the clock tonight: Hoopfest’s first 24-hour basketball challenge to benefit foster kids

UPDATED: Fri., June 27, 2025

Most know Hoopfest as a signature Spokane event that tips off every final Saturday in June.

Sports

Hoopfest 2025: Everything you need to know about this year’s event in Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., June 27, 2025

It’s that time of year again.

News >  Spokane

‘Connected to the whole world’: Thrive hosts youth soccer camp for international children

Thu., June 26, 2025

Hart Field was a sea of neon jerseys as hundreds of kids from 28 countries took turns playing the game that transcends cultural barriers.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Travis Decker remains at large. Authorities say there’s ‘no certain evidence’ he’s alive

UPDATED: Tue., June 24, 2025

As the search for an ex-U.S. Army solider from Wenatchee accused of kidnapping and killing his three young daughters enters its fourth week, authorities say there’s “no certain evidence” that he is alive.

News >  K-12 education

Peperzak Middle School honors its 101-year-old namesake and Holocaust survivor with a dedication ceremony for a sapling from Anne Frank’s tree

UPDATED: Sun., June 22, 2025

About a hundred people gathered at Peperzak Middle School Saturday to commemorate a new addition to its exterior: a horse chestnut sapling standing a few feet tall, upheld from gusts of wind by wooden stakes and protected by a fenced barrier.

News >  Spokane

‘It’s just so refreshing’: All-women airplane race sticks the landing in Spokane

Sat., June 21, 2025

Before Bella Memeo learned how to drive, she learned how to fly.

A&E >  Movies

Longer than just Shark Week: The lasting legacy of ‘Jaws’ in Spokane and beyond

UPDATED: Fri., June 20, 2025

If you’ve ever swum in the ocean, chances are this thought has entered your mind: Could there be a shark down there?

News >  Spokane

Juneteenth celebrations in Spokane started small but keep growing

UPDATED: Wed., June 18, 2025

Torrents of rain did nothing to stop the Inland Northwest Juneteenth Coalition’s first celebration at Liberty Park in 2011.

A&E >  Art

Spokane digital sculpture tour makes viewing, learning about artworks more easily accessible

UPDATED: Wed., June 18, 2025

Ken Spiering and his welding students put the finishing touches on their steel creation “Mountain Sheep” during the early morning hours of May 4, 1974, the first day of Expo ’74. Walking upstream against the traffic of eager visitors to put their equipment away, they had no idea what a landmark their life-sized sheep would become.

News >  WA Government

‘This isn’t the answer to political problems’: Washington lawmakers react to Minnesota assassination

UPDATED: Sat., June 14, 2025

For lawmakers in Washington, the assassination of a Minnesota state representative hit close to home.

News >  Spokane

‘A deeper sense of love’: Thousands celebrate pride in Spokane days after mass protests erupted

UPDATED: Sun., June 15, 2025

Lorena Rodriguez is an angel.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane man suspected of encouraging Colorado teen to kill herself after sexually exploiting her

UPDATED: Fri., June 13, 2025

The Washington State Patrol’s Eastern Washington Missing and Exploited Children Task Force has arrested a 34-year-old Spokane man accused of sexually exploiting a minor in Colorado and encouraging her to kill herself .

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate deceased person found in Spokane River

UPDATED: Fri., June 13, 2025

Spokane County Sheriff’s detectives and the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating the discovery of a dead body found in the Spokane River.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Officials expect Travis Decker, father suspected of killing his three children, to make a mistake that will lead to capture

UPDATED: Thu., June 12, 2025

WENATCHEE – Through trees, trails, rocks and mountains, agencies in and out of Chelan County have descended on the area surrounding Blewett Pass in the Cascade Mountains as they try to capture a man suspected of suffocating his three children in a remote campground.

News >  Spokane

City of Spokane releases its 2024 report on drinking water quality

UPDATED: Tue., June 10, 2025

The city of Spokane met all state and federal drinking water standards last year, according to its required 2024 report on drinking water quality measuring levels of contaminants and “forever” chemicals in its source wells.

News >  K-12 education

‘That’s their future’: Elementary students consulted to help City of Spokane with urban planning project

UPDATED: Mon., June 9, 2025

Francis Scott Elementary’s fifth-grade class peered through the chain-link fence surrounding their playground Monday to get a closer look at the lot just a block north of the school.

News >  Idaho

Pride in the Park is back in CdA on Saturday

UPDATED: Fri., June 6, 2025

The North Idaho Pride Alliance is hosting the ninth annual Pride in the Park Saturday at Coeur d’Alene City Park – and is expecting a bigger turnout than last year.

News >  Pacific NW

Spokane’s guide to Pride: Where and how to celebrate this June

UPDATED: Fri., June 6, 2025

Pride celebrations in the Inland Northwest have kicked off with a bang and show no signs of stopping after the month of June.