Thomas Clouse

Current Position: reporter

Thomas Clouse joined The Spokesman-Review in 1999. He is currently the business reporter. He previously worked as an investigative reporter for the City Desk and covering federal, state and local courts for many years.

Email: tomc@spokesman.com
Phone: (509) 459-5495
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Most Recent Stories

News > Local business

Avista agrees to framework to provide single business with power equal to half of all Spokane County customers

UPDATED: Wed., June 3, 2026

Avista has entered into a memorandum of understanding with one "large load" customer, but details of the business – and if it's a data center – were not released.

News

Forest Service dispatcher honored for work in Canfield Mountain shooting

Sun., May 31, 2026

Haley Schelin's co-worker walked outside of their office on June 29, 2025, and snapped a cellphone photo of smoke on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d'Alene. "Have we got calls on this?" the dispatcher asked Schelin, 31, who is the assistant center manger for the Coeur d'Alene Interagency Dispatch. That afternoon quickly escalated.

News > Local business

Visit Spokane announces $1.55 billion impact from local tourism

UPDATED: Thu., May 28, 2026

Visit Spokane, while celebrating its 50-year-anniversary, announced this week that Spokane welcomed more than 10 million visitors in 2025 who generated an estimated $1.55 billion economic impact.

News > Local business

Spokane’s professional women’s soccer ended with no explanation

UPDATED: Sun., May 24, 2026

The ownership of Spokane's professional soccer teams abruptly dissolved the Zephyr, the women's team, as it struggled to meet payment deadlines and attendance fell.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane murder case delayed, again, after judge skewers and removes two defense attorneys

UPDATED: Wed., May 20, 2026

A Spokane County Superior Court Judge on Wednesday removed two public defenders from a murder case plagued by a series of delays, meaning the legal proceeding will continue to linger despite the passage of more than two years since the killing in question.

News > Transportation

Travelers to see changes this summer at Spokane International Airport

Sun., May 17, 2026

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.

Sports > Outdoors

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

Fri., May 15, 2026

The gobbles instantly announced, even to my impaired hearing, that I could make this work.

BoxLunch hosting grand opening in NorthTown Mall

UPDATED: Thu., May 14, 2026

The retailer BoxLunch will host a two-day grand opening event on Saturday and Sunday to commemorate its opening a location at NorthTown Mall.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Public defenders sue Spokane County over work standards

UPDATED: Mon., May 11, 2026

The attorneys hired by Spokane County to represent those who can't afford lawyers have sued their handlers over a sets of standards that the public defenders believe both violate the state constitution and could put the commissioners in jeopardy of future lawsuits filed by defendants who could claim that they didn't receive effective counsel.