Community-Funded Journalism | The Spokesman-Review

A&E > Dining

Think you can handle the heat? The District Bar to host hot wing eating competition

UPDATED: Wed., July 15, 2026

Diners at the District Bar are about to feel the burn.

‘You did my son justice’: Mural honors life and legacy of Drey Davis

Tue., July 14, 2026

A sea of colorful T-shirts bearing a drum and the letters “QD” gathered around the Longbotham Building in downtown Spokane on Saturday.

News > Federal Government

The ‘SAVE America Act’ has brought Congress to a halt. Local election officials say it’s an unworkable bill

Sun., July 12, 2026

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has made it clear his top legislative priority is the “SAVE America Act,” a bill that would impose new restrictions on the way Americans vote this November.

News > Idaho

Winners of North Idaho College raffle receive house, car, gift cards

Fri., July 10, 2026

When Bill Hughes of Coeur d’Alene sat down at his computer Wednesday night, the last thing he expected to see was that he had won a $575,000 house.

News > Spokane

Bear grass boom: There’s still time to see these unpredictable, showy white blooms up on Mount Spokane – if you’re quick

UPDATED: Fri., July 10, 2026

There are times, Mount Spokane Park Ranger Scott Hupp said, when he feels like a Disney princess.

News > Features

Girls in Stereo dazzle the Big Dipper on Thursday night

UPDATED: Fri., July 10, 2026

At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, the sun began to dip below the city skyline as a crowd of teens and adults filed through the entrance to the Big Dipper.

Sports > Area sports

Team DeMello: Spokane family united by horseshoes rallies behind world champ Jeremiah, 12

UPDATED: Thu., July 9, 2026

For most families, a summer road trip means a vacation. For the DeMellos, it’s all business. Another summer road trip means another chance to compete for a world championship.

News > K-12 education

Turf fields at Shadle, Rogers should be ready by school year

UPDATED: Thu., July 9, 2026

The Highlanders and Pirates of Spokane will soon have home turf to defend.

A&E > Art

Two artists ‘Compare & Contrast’ prints and sculpture at D2 Gallery dual showing for July

UPDATED: Thu., July 9, 2026

D2 Gallery has been open for just over a year, featuring a different artist’s work each month. Their goal is to provide a professional gallery space that shows a variety of both local and national artists. For the first time this July, D2’s exhibit “Compare & Contrast” will feature two separate artists.

A&E > Stage

‘Night at the Grand Opera’ puppet show to come to Olmsted Brothers Green

Thu., July 9, 2026

From the prima donna to the vermin backstage, all the roles take on larger-than-life puppet forms in String & Shadow Puppet Theatre’s “Night at the Grand Opera.” The puppet show and its oversized characters come to the Olmsted Brothers Green in Kendall Yards on Saturday.

News > Features

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

Thu., July 9, 2026

For many musicians, playing at the Sydney Opera House is a lifelong dream.

News > Religion

‘Feel the peace and comfort’: Ground to be broken for Latter-day Saint Temple in Coeur d’Alene on August 29th

UPDATED: Fri., July 10, 2026

Ground will be broken in Coeur d’Alene for a new Latter-day Saint temple next month, making it the 11th temple announced in the state and the first in North Idaho.

A&E > Dining

Family legacy finds a new home at Coeur d’Alene’s Coral Cafe

Wed., July 8, 2026

Danny Griffin hopes customers are strangers only once.

News > Transportation

Spokane Valley nabs $21 million grant for Sullivan, Trent interchange project

UPDATED: Wed., July 8, 2026

The City of Spokane Valley won a $20.8 million federal grant to upgrade the degrading Sullivan Road bridge with two roundabouts and an additional lane.

News > Pacific NW

‘It feels more connected’: Gonzaga faculty, students reflect on Team Egypt’s presence in Spokane

Wed., July 8, 2026

After a narrow 3-2 loss to Argentina, the Egyptian men’s national soccer team is out of the World Cup.

News > Weather

Tuesday temperature marks hottest Spokane has seen in 2026

UPDATED: Tue., July 7, 2026

Despite a modest high of 90 degrees for Eastern Washington in the first week of July, Tuesday’s temperature topped records for the hottest day the region has seen this year.