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News >  Pacific NW

High school students and teachers review books the Community Library Network is considering restricting from minors

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 2, 2025

The Community Library Network in Kootenai County, Idaho, is considering a list of 140 books – many of them young adult novels – to possibly add to its mature content collection that will be kept in a room at Post Falls Library with adult access only.

A&E >  Dining

First, Revival Tea Company expanded its food menu into Phoenix Cafe. Next? 50 more tea locations nationwide.

Wed., Aug. 28, 2024

Revival Tea Co. launched a new cafe with acai, coffee, boba tea, toast and grab-and-go bites on Spokane’s busiest weekend of the year.

Sports >  Area sports

Spokane Zephyr prep for first home game Saturday: ‘These women know they are the beginning, but that’s just the start’

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 13, 2024

Spokane's first professional women's soccer team is breaking boundaries for women in sports. 

A&E >  Art

15 Spokane artists transform concrete wall into city’s longest mural

Thu., Aug. 8, 2024

Fifteen friends integrated in Spokane’s art scene grew together in July and August, creating the city’s largest mural.

Sports >  Area sports

‘A different sense of belonging’: In Hooptown USA, the 509 Syndicate creates a community for soccer

Tue., July 30, 2024

While the stands of One Spokane Stadium rumble as Velocity FC starters walk on the pitch, superfans Jessica Prewitt and Siri Throm-Saxe’s chants are still audible.

News >  Local business

There’s still time to Find Waldo in Spokane as part of beloved annual business event

UPDATED: Wed., July 24, 2024

Waldo is hiding in some of Spokane’s most popular local businesses, waiting to be spotted.

News >  Nation/World

Has VP Harris’ planted her ‘coconut trees’ in Spokane? Here’s what it could mean for young voters during the ‘Brat’ season

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 1, 2024

Three months before Vice President Kamala Harris found herself in the middle of a recent social media blowup referencing the green-colored Charli xcx album “Brat,” Spokane resident Lucy Reed dyed parts of her dark hair lime green.

News >  Agriculture

Weird winter weather was the pits for Green Bluff peaches and cherries

UPDATED: Tue., July 23, 2024

Local farms are working hard to counteract the negative effects of last winter's weather on their crops. 

News >  Sci/Tech

Hundreds treated to the ‘disgusting’ and ‘gooey’ spectacle of a shark dissection at the Mobius

UPDATED: Thu., July 18, 2024

For 9-year-old Metta Olson, watching a shark dissection at the Mobius Discovery Center each summer is becoming a tradition.

News >  K-12 education

How Spokane Farmers Markets are encouraging healthy habits in the youth

Tue., July 16, 2024

It’s fresh produce season in Spokane, and KERNEL is keeping children engaged and educated at local farmers markets.

News >  Weather

Sizzling Spokane: With no end to heat in sight, could the city break its record for 90-degree days?

UPDATED: Fri., July 12, 2024

The city of Spokane is working hard to keep people cool during these record-breaking temperatures. 

News >  Local Government

Airway Heights requests tax increase to hire more police and boost public safety efforts

UPDATED: Thu., July 25, 2024

Airway Heights voters will decide next month if they want to increase property taxes to boost policing in step with the city’s rapid population growth.

News >  K-12 education

Girl, 10, partners with Spokane Public Schools to bring ice cream to local shelters

UPDATED: Fri., July 12, 2024

SPS' HEART brings fun activities like Lem's Pops to homeless shelters in Spokane.

News >  K-12 education

AP scores release today: Here’s how high school students are preparing for college early

UPDATED: Mon., July 8, 2024

AP exam scores are upon us and here are some of the potential paths to pick including dedication to AP classes, studying via running start, or attending NEWtech.

News >  K-12 education

Hazel Guieb harnessed disappointment and drive to guide herself to success

Sun., June 30, 2024

Hazel Guieb finds her community and learns to succeed independently.

News >  K-12 education

University of Idaho basketball players inspire the next generation of athletes at Hoopfest

Sat., June 29, 2024

University of Idaho men's basketball team comes to Spokane to prepare elementary schoolers competing in Hoopfest for the upcoming tournament.