Archives | May 2026

• This day in history: Struggling Spokane Valley zoo looked for big donors. New group formed for veterans of Indian Wars

• Bloomsday Perennial: Keith Lalonde likes to run fast, but savors the experience

• Idaho clerks have 60 days to verify signatures on reproductive rights, medical marijuana initiatives

• How West Valley sprinter Lauren Matthew is leaving past frustrations behind in her race for gold in 2026

• Educators face off in Idaho’s District 6 election

All stories for May 1, 2026 »

• ‘Wiped us out completely’: Trusted small-town clerk emptied Metaline’s bank account, cratered nonprofit

• This day in history: Foley hoped to see Carter’s presidential challenger win, and an immigration hearing was unexpectedly humorous on several fronts

• Commentary: A ballroom won’t save our children

• Trudy Rubin: King Charles III subtly reminds Congress about the importance of checks on kingly power

• Sara Pequeño: I voted for Harris in 2024. She shouldn’t run in 2028

All stories for May 2, 2026 »

• Daniel Allott: What America loses when the president becomes untouchable

• This day in history: Exotic bird on the lamb showed up in Chewelah. Paulsen Building safecracker arrested in Illinois

• 50 Years of fitness fashion: Readers, artists and graphic designers rank their favorite Bloomsday T-shirt

• Bloomsday Perennial: Bob Thornton takes brother’s advice in 50th race – ‘keep running and keep smiling’

• A Grip on Sports: The M’s made news Saturday night and it’s hard to find anything positive in any of it

All stories for May 3, 2026 »

• Michelle Goldberg: A Democratic version of the Tea Party is emerging

• This day in history: Expo site features linger two years later. Water shortage affects farmers in Northwest

• Then and Now: Highland Park United Methodist

• A Grip on Sports: A perfect day, a perfect Bloomsday, a not-so-perfect M’s weekend all lead off our tribute to Star Wars Day

• How the Pac-12’s deal with the CW, and the CW’s deal with ESPN, benefits Gonzaga | Jon Wilner

All stories for May 4, 2026 »

• Rex Huppke: I’ve had it with all the griping about high gas prices

• This day in history: For first time, a woman passed test to become Spokane firefighter. Chickens were victims of ‘murderous dogs’

• A Grip on Sports: The Mariners bring an old manager’s truism to life as we look ahead to the next few weeks

• Tommy Lloyd’s contract gives Arizona president, not AD, ‘exclusive authority’ on evaluation

• Is Mohamed Salah right to have concerns over Liverpool’s dressing-room culture?

All stories for May 5, 2026 »

• Michelle Goldberg: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ made me miss the #Girlboss era

• This day in history: Deputy rescued rafter. Theft victim said thief might suffer consequences

• A Grip on Sports: It’s always nice when only a few offseason roster additions are needed to continue a run of success

• Gonzaga Prep, University, West Valley earn top Greater Spokane League seeds to district play | Prep baseball

• Mead boys, Mt. Spokane girls place first at GSL track and field championships | Notebook

All stories for May 6, 2026 »

• Gardening: The right system gets your water just where your garden needs it

• Rex Huppke: Babbling Trump has Americans longing for Sleepy Joe Biden

• Ross Douthat: Trump’s Ukraine policy is succeeding while his Iran policy flails

• Dogs, Banjos, and Cake: Palliatives for a burning world | Ammi Midstokke

• This day in history: Chronicle reporter abducted by gang of Spokane ‘auto pirates’. Othello man, 80, a state bowling leader

All stories for May 7, 2026 »

• This day in history: 3 were found dead in car in Mead. Co-star of Douglas Fairbanks spent part of childhood near Manito Park

• Nicole Russell: Ted Turner changed news. America is paying the price

• Idaho lawmaker spends thousands on election ads — against his colleagues

• A Grip on Sports: Your only worry about the weekend? There won’t be enough on TV to avoid chores – or the grousing about the NCAA’s hoop tournament expansion

• Gonzaga commit Isiah Harwell withdraws from NBA Draft before G League Camp | Notebook

All stories for May 8, 2026 »

• This day in history: Grim clues mounted in the case of three people found dead in a car near Mead

• Commentary: Trump’s blockade is an act of war, not the end of war

• These therapy mini horses play the piano for hospital patients

• Sara Pequeño: Graham Platner isn’t perfect, but he’s better than Susan Collins

• A Grip on Sports: The world of college athletics seems to be populated by more Wile E. Coyotes than Road Runners these days

All stories for May 9, 2026 »

• This day in history: An inner tube tragedy and a shocking downtown act of ‘simply justice’

• The Dirt: MLK Center adding community center, apartments

• Baumgartner meets with defense contractors, real estate agents in Spokane stop

• Aisha Sultan: Who is more likely to fall for fake news?

• The hidden housing cost: How HOAs are becoming a ‘shadow mortgage’

All stories for May 10, 2026 »

• George F. Will: It’s graduation time for disappointed little Lenins

• This day in history: Balazs commissioned to do large murals at Seattle’s Kingdome. Suspect plans to enter insanity please in connection with downtown shooting

• Then and Now: The Lincoln Building

• A Grip on Sports: The Mariners will not reach their goals unless Cal Raleigh emerges from his slump and WSU athletics will not until more of its alums open their wallets

• A month away from World Cup, injury bug strikes USMNT at worst possible time

All stories for May 11, 2026 »

• Sara Pequeño: Republicans don’t care about spending, if it’s to please Trump

• This day in history: Spokane leaders debated how to relieve snarled traffic on Division Street. Bank official’s condition improved

• Gonzaga picks up commitment from Spanish pro, former G League standout Izan Almansa

• A Grip on Sports: Our Q&A today is something to sneeze at, rightfully so considering the awful questions

• Why the Seattle Mariners must consider moving Luis Castillo to the bullpen | Commentary

All stories for May 12, 2026 »

• This day in history: Spooked by ostriches, Spokane’s Manito Park zoo kangaroo was recovering in 2 casts

• A Grip on Sports: When even sports has a day that reminds us how fragile life can be, it makes sense to hold on to those around us as tight as possible

• Recent history says long shots don’t win the PGA Championship. But is this the year?

• As Mead grad Elijah Hainline impresses in Double-A, he keeps mind on big-league dream: ‘I’m always learning and growing’

• German guard Jack Kayil electing to stay in NBA Draft, won’t play at Gonzaga in 2026-27

All stories for May 13, 2026 »

• Gardening: Excessive pine cones are trees’ response to drought conditions

• American Indian Community Center makes plans for forever home

• Finding purpose in sailboats

• Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for May 14

• This day in history: Parents and 2 children killed when Buick plunged into Coeur d’Alene River. 4 ‘Pasco Connection’ were found guilty

All stories for May 14, 2026 »

• Rex Huppke: Let Trump build his vanity projects as a warning to everyone else

• This day in history: Clarkston teen won national Junior Miss Pageant. Condition of bank president shot in assassination attempt improved

• Cheney High School senior goes from crowd to highlight in this year’s Torchlight parade

• Commentary: However you feel about their creator, TrumpIRAs are sorely needed

• How Jedd Fisch and Matt Doherty’s restructured UW recruiting staff paid off for Huskies

All stories for May 15, 2026 »

• This day in history: A big racket was being made about a new tennis center

• Sara Pequeño: Trump, Republicans know how they’re hurting LGBTQ+ kids

• Ingrid Jacques: The left has a marriage problem. Women may be why

All stories for May 16, 2026 »