Archives | July 2026

• This day in history: Auditor ‘suggested’ (or maybe ‘demanded’) his workers contribute to re-election campaign. Automatic telephones were about to be installed in Spokane

• A Grip on Sports: There is so much going on today we are a little overwhelmed, all the while waiting for the U.S. soccer team to play

• Mariners’ biggest issues can’t be fixed at the trade deadline | Commentary

• Supermodel Karlie Kloss wants to breathe new life into magazines

• Lindgren, Sandberg, Roberts, Young make initial list as USA Today looks to crown best Washington high school athlete

All stories for July 1, 2026 »

• Heather Jackson: Supreme Court ruling on trans athletes can’t change my daughter

• Ingrid Jacques: Supreme Court protects girls in sports, upholds biological reality

• Trisha N. Prabhu: Want more patriotism? Look to birthright citizens like me

• This day in history: Coeur d’Alene was on the rise. Woman purchased Little Spokane River ranch

• Undocumented immigrant was found with drugs in Idaho. Why he didn’t get probation

All stories for July 2, 2026 »

• This day in history: ‘I’m just here for the money,’ an all-business bank robber told Rosauers employees

• States gird for new Medicaid ‘medically frail’ rule

• A Grip on Sports: If the U.S. soccer team keeps rolling along, the players have a chance to rewrite a history dating back 250 years

• Jim Walden, WSU’s Hall of Fame football coach, dies at 88

• Egypt beats Australia on penalties for country’s first knockout win

All stories for July 3, 2026 »

• Rex Huppke: Trump’s Great American State Fair is a fabulous flop

• Chris Bumbaca: FIFA expanding World Cup to 48 teams was greedy, but fans benefit

• We asked what it means to be an American. Here’s what Spokane told us

• This day in history: How the Inland Northwest celebrated America’s sesquicentennial and bicentennial

• While great, an NCAA title for either Mark Few, Kelvin Sampson might ruffle a few feathers | College basketball mailbag

All stories for July 4, 2026 »

• Allison Schrager: Loan forgiveness made students worse off, then and now

• We’re eating too much sugar. There are ways to change that.

• The Blackout Ballers: Building community through recreation, joy, and connection

• This day in history: In Forks, firefighters turned hoses on logger-biker fracas. Man claimed he found traces of Vikings near Spokane

• How to sell a house without a Realtor – and what to know first

All stories for July 5, 2026 »

• This day in history: Spokane slated to Coors beer warehouse. Bikes celebrated at field day

• ‘This is the kind of thing I love to do’: Baby great horned owl finds surrogate family in Pullman

• Then and Now: Phillips Petroleum

• A Grip on Sports: Whatever motivated it, FIFA’s decision to allow the United States’ star Folarin Balogun to play tonight should come as no surprise

• Trump confirms call to Gianni Infantino over Folarin Balogun, wades further into saga

All stories for July 6, 2026 »

• This day in history: Prison in Walla Walla closed ‘blood alley’ in attempt to strengthen security. Harvard expert doubted Norsemen were in Spokane area in 1010 A.D.

• Silver Valley group loses grant after working with disbarred Spokane attorney

• A Grip on Sports: If the U.S. could have won Monday instead of falling apart against Belgium, the wait for the Hawks to open training camp would have been filled with more fun

• Patchin, Lukens and Nameck: Talking Jim Walden, the World Cup and the mediocre M’s | The Press Box Podcast

• USMNT’s 2026 World Cup carried so much promise. It ended like it always does.

All stories for July 7, 2026 »

• This day in history: Walla Walla prison official called it ‘an animal pit’. ‘Fat’ Spokane detective proved his fitness in chase

• As growth heats up, two Idaho fire districts consider joining forces

• A Grip on Sports: Hot hitters, hot pitching and hot on the road has helped the Indians rise to the top of the Northwest League in the second half

• Courtney Vandersloot making up for lost time after ACL injury: ‘I just want to be out there’

• The USMNT fell short at the World Cup, but were odds and expectations unrealistic?

All stories for July 8, 2026 »

• This day in history: Palouse town Garfield was smaller, but still had solid base. Spokane prepared to welcome Native leaders

• Chris Brennan: A year later, Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act looks really ugly

• ‘A real once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’: Spokane Youth Symphony Orchestra performs at Sydney Opera House

• Gardening: Keep plants happy as growing season gets into full swing

• A Grip on Sports: Even The Swami or Nostradamus would have trouble trying to decipher college football’s muddled middle these days

All stories for July 9, 2026 »

• Trudy Rubin: Holiday lessons about ‘patriotic values’ from Folarin Balogun, Pope Leo XIV, and JD Vance

• This day in history: Man who fell down river embankment in critical condition. Mayo Clinic founding doctor made raw fish, goiter clarification

• Dr. Thomas K. Lew: I’m an ER doctor. Politicians can save more gunshot victims than I can

• A Grip on Sports: If you are still interested even though the home team is no longer in the running, the World Cup continues this weekend

• ‘Abuse of discretion’: Death row prisoners sue over Idaho’s new firing squad

All stories for July 10, 2026 »

• Sara Pequeño: Oops! Fox News is making democratic socialists sound cool

• Amy L. Solomon: When law enforcement takes on immigration, our safety is the cost | Opinion

• Lisa Jarvis: It’s alarmingly easy to get obesity drugs online

• This day in history: Economy was on the upswing in Spokane. Radios were annoying neighbors

• Green Bluff venue hosts a wine and painting event

All stories for July 11, 2026 »

• Marc A. Thiessen: How young MAGA voters view America’s role in the world

• This day in history: Dixy Lee Ray campaigned for governor in Spokane. Wenatchee hosted KKK convention with keynote from Colfax reverend

• Chris Brennan: The SAVE Act is dead. That’s not stopping Trump

• What do we really know at MLB All-Star break? Baseball’s biggest second-half questions

• A Grip on Sports: The accelerating pace of change in college hoops hits Gonzaga like an avalanche Saturday, leaving behind a program covered in questions

All stories for July 12, 2026 »

• This day in history: Woman writes letters to zoos to find pygmy goat for pet. Mom, three kids found in train car traveling cross-country

• Then and Now: IBM Building

• A Grip on Sports: Not going to lie, it would have seemed weird to take a full day off, what with another perfect Spokane day on tap

• Gonzaga learns tipoff time for Players Era Festival opener against Kansas State

• Why sale of Seahawks to Khosla family group is ‘win all around’

All stories for July 13, 2026 »

• This day in history: Cheney City Council reversed course on nuclear project. Spokane Valley fruit packing plant destroyed before completion

• Gonzaga women retain wealth of experience through offseason: ‘We’re capable of a lot’

• A Grip on Sports: Our goal today is to prove questions, and their answers, don’t always have to be of the questionable variety

• Idahoans won’t get to vote on legalizing medical cannabis this fall. Here’s why

• Do Seattle Kraken have any big moves left after quiet offseason? | Analysis

All stories for July 14, 2026 »

• This day in history: Foley picked by Jimmy Carter to lead ag committee. Firefighters were sent to massive fire in Kaniksu National Forest

• Vaccine skeptic to stay on board of Idaho’s largest public health district

• A Grip on Sports: Everytime the NCAA makes a rule change, a bell rings in a court somewhere signaling a successful challenge, the latest of which could help Gonzaga take wing

• Nicole Russell: Lindsey Graham proved principle, bipartisanship can coexist

• How former Washington State forward Isaac Jones is bringing his engine to the Motor City: ‘I fit the mold’

All stories for July 15, 2026 »

• This day in history: Remains of NC student were found near Newport. Soldiers sent to fight fire near Sandpoint

• Gardening: Start planning for fall harvest now

• A Grip on Sports: The World Cup final is set and it again pits the two best teams from the two best soccer areas in the world

• Defending champion Daniel Campbell, strong field highlight Rosauers Open

• Eastern Washington safety Jaylon Jenkins earns preseason distinction | Big Sky football

All stories for July 16, 2026 »

• Sara Pequeño: That’s not Kathy Hochul. AI campaign ads are going too far

• Dave Granlund cartoon

• This day in history: A new beach in Coeur d’Alene and a devastating fire elsewhere in North Idaho

• Commentary: Fund families, not cruel crackdowns

• Amateur Tyson Arthur grabs Rosauers’ lead with 7-under 64

All stories for July 17, 2026 »

• Ingrid Jacques: Trump’s ‘big’ speech puts election fixation ahead of economy | Opinion

• Nicole Russell: America’s reading crisis isn’t about books. It’s about effort

• George F. Will: Crucial questions to ask Senate candidates

• This day in history: Farmers market opened in Riverfront Park. New city wells showed Spokane aquifer’s purity and abundance

• Jackie Calmes: Send Trump a message that the ICE killings have consequences

All stories for July 18, 2026 »

• Motley Fool: Not too late to invest in Nvidia

• Allison Schrager: Houses are no longer the best place for your money

• This day in history: A Frontier Days celebration became a real-life wild west after too much reveling

• Dr. Joseph V. Sakran: Hospitals plan for mass shootings. We must do the same for heat

• A Grip on Sports: Another trip cements the idea the best place to live for a sports fan is on the West Coast

All stories for July 19, 2026 »