Stories by Jonathan Brunt for the Spokesman-Review

News > Pacific NW

Surprise swirly storm spawns significant snow surrounding Spokane

UPDATED: Sat., April 16, 2022

Heavy snow fell unexpectedly over portions of the Inland Northwest late Thursday, making for a slippery morning commute in some locations

News > Crime/Public Safety

Hayden fire destroys repair and assembly shop

UPDATED: Wed., April 13, 2022

Firefighters were called to an assembly and repair shop for Ballard Golf and Power, 11521 N. Warren St., just after 7 p.m. by a passerby who saw smoke coming from the building, said Fire Marshal Tyler Dreschsel, of the the Northern Lakes Fire District.

News > Spokane

Pushing 60 and 70: Warm weather records are falling all over the Spokane area

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 1, 2021

Warm air from over the Pacific Ocean is breaking high temperature records throughout the Inland Northwest.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Kootenai County fire truck tips on side in crash

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 23, 2021

Kootenai County Fire and Rescue is without its newest fire engine after it sustained significant damage Monday in a crash about 8 miles southwest of Coeur d’Alene.

News > Nation/World

Washington, Idaho Congress members vote on party line on $2 trillion Build Back Better Act

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 19, 2021

Like nearly all Congressional delegations, members of Congress from Idaho and Washington voted Friday along party lines for a roughly $2 trillion bill that would make fundamental changes to numerous federal social and environmental programs.

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Crawford State Park quietly turned 100 this year. Never heard of it or its attraction, Gardner Cave? Apparently, you’re not alone

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 7, 2021

METALINE FALLS – Erica Thorson turned off the lights 500-feet into Gardner Cave to show a tour group of nine people just how dark the dark can be.

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Gardner Cave was lost in a poker game? Don’t bet on it

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 6, 2021

It was 1899, or thereabout, when Ed Gardner was minding his own business (booze) in the dense forests along the Canadian border when his horse slipped into a hole.

News > Spokane

Storm brought 250 lightning strikes to Inland Northwest

UPDATED: Wed., July 21, 2021

Officials were keeping an eye out for lightning fires Wednesday after some 250 strikes in the Inland Northwest.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Lori Isenberg sentenced to life for killing husband by drugging him on boat on Lake Coeur d’Alene

UPDATED: Mon., May 24, 2021

A woman who killed her husband by drugging him on their boat on Lake Coeur d’Alene likely will spend the rest of her life in prison.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Man who fired at officers on West Plains and Liberty Park found dead after standoff

UPDATED: Mon., April 12, 2021

A man who fired at officers on the West Plains and in East Central Spokane early Monday was found dead after a standoff with police, said Spokane police Officer John O’Brien.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police respond to couch-burning in aftermath of Gonzaga win

UPDATED: Thu., April 1, 2021

Gonzaga’s win sending the undefeated men’s basketball team to the NCAA Final Four sparked a rowdy gathering and couch burning near campus Tuesday night.

A&E > Entertainment

Without work for a year, hope is growing among ‘backstage ninjas’ that they’ll be helping entertain Spokane soon

UPDATED: Sun., March 14, 2021

Jim Volke’s pandemic souvenir is his 2020 scheduling book. After March 13, 2020, it’s a calendar of events that never happened. Show after show crossed out. “It is too early to be funny,” said Volke, a stagehand and lighting technician.

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UPDATED: Wed., June 3, 2020

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News > Washington

Thousands in Eastern Washington, North Idaho lose power in storm

UPDATED: Sun., May 31, 2020

Thousands of Inland Northwest residents lost power in a quick moving storm Saturday night.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Fire damages Longhorn Barbecue in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Mon., March 9, 2020

A fire damaged the Longhorn BBQ in Spokane Valley early Monday.

News > Spokane

David Condon’s comeback for the ages led to quick change at Spokane City Hall

Sun., Dec. 29, 2019

To shake things up at Spokane City Hall, David Condon first had to make an improbable comeback against an incumbent who trounced him in the primary.

News > Spokane

Analysis: Candidates for Spokane’s mayor have taken confusing, but understandable postures. So does either one have the advantage?

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 4, 2019

Tuesday’s election features a candidate running pretty much as the incumbent mayor, though he isn’t the incumbent mayor, against an opponent who for the most part concedes that she’s running against the incumbent mayor, though he is not.

News > Spokane

Spokane restores power to thousands, picks up countless tree limbs after surprise snowstorm

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 10, 2019

Unseasonably cold temperatures are expected to continue this week as Spokane residents grapple with power outages and finish clearing debris from a surprise October snowstorm that struck early Wednesday. There was no additional rain or snow in the immediate forecast, but Mark Turner, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Spokane, said Thursday could see low temperatures in the mid-20s and highs in the upper 40s or lower 50s.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Surprise October snow in Spokane knocks out power, blocks streets, closes schools

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 9, 2019

A record snowstorm early Wednesday snapped trees across Spokane, blocking streets and cutting power to thousands of homes.

News > Nation

Here’s what Jay Inslee said in his 6 answers in the Democratic presidential debate

UPDATED: Wed., June 26, 2019

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee spoke six times during Wednesday’s Democratic debate, largely sticking on topic on his top issue: climate change.

News > Spokane

100 years ago in Spokane: Soldier recently home from World War I to speak at NAACP event; prosecution develops motive in landlady murder case

Fri., May 31, 2019

Lt. Charles S. Parker, one of four black soldiers in Spokane who fought in World War I, returned back home after 10 months in France.

News > Spokane

100 years ago in Spokane: Witnesses back up landlady who shot and killed drunken man who brandished club. But she remained in jail.

UPDATED: Thu., May 30, 2019

Henry E. Haley succumbed to a gunshot wound he received two days earlier at the Thorslund hotel, 226 W. Riverside Ave.

News > Spokane

100 years ago in Spokane: Medical Society debate shows the debate over paying for health care isn’t new

Wed., May 29, 2019

The Spokane Medical Society was considering a proposal to expel members who had contracts with companies to provide care for their employees.

News > Spokane

100 years ago in Spokane: North Central High School girls vote for stricter dress code

Tue., May 28, 2019

Girls at North Central High School voted overwhelmingly for a stricter dress code.

News > Spokane

100 years ago in Spokane: City wins seized German cannon in World War I Victory bond drive

UPDATED: Fri., May 24, 2019

Spokane came from behind on the final day of competition and won a seized German cannon.

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