Labor Last week, the Spokesman-Review benched its top editor. Now, its union has voted no confidence For a decade, Rob Curley has told Spokane he knows how to save journalism. After last Friday, it’s unclear if he can save his job. By Aaron Hedge, Daniel Walters, Yong-Yu Huang and Luke Baumgarten / 11 Aug 2026
Healthcare A detox team from California flew in to try to treat ailing Spokane firefighters Firefighters are receiving injections, nebulizations and acupuncture — but do they work? By Daniel Walters / 11 Aug 2026
Environment The landscaping that burns down neighborhoods Your water-restricted lawn is fine, but some popular plants are fire bombs waiting to happen. By Daniel Walters / 5 Aug 2026
Opinion If the Old Trails Fire was arson, climate change was its accomplice Because of arson arrest, online pundits are mocking former Gov. Inslee's argument that fires show danger of climate change. By Daniel Walters / 4 Aug 2026
Election 2026 Auditing the Auditor Race We pose questions about the Auditor’s race and then answer them ourselves By Daniel Walters / 22 Jul 2026
Election 2026 Ten Questions With (Two Out Of) The Three County Auditor Candidates Where do the auditor candidates stand on ballot-box firebombings, mail-in voting, and which elections, if any, have been stolen By Daniel Walters / 21 Jul 2026
Election 2026 Michael vs. The Machine Cathcart says his opponent offered to not run for auditor in exchange for unethical job promise By Daniel Walters / 20 Jul 2026
Housing Stabbed. Frostbitten. Overdosed. Sheltered. Sober. Saved. In 2023, I interviewed three unhoused men at the Spokane library. Over the next three years, all of them escaped homelessness By Daniel Walters / 23 Jun 2026
Government Power Polls Avista has been poll-testing out Gavin Cooley and Betsy Wilkerson for mayor — and a whole bunch of natural gas questions By Daniel Walters and Aaron Hedge / 17 Jun 2026
Education One Bad Apple Spoils The Whole Lunch What Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez gets wrong about why you got gross apples in school lunches. By Daniel Walters / 19 May 2026
Politics Unlikely Political Animal Friends Spokane Republican and his former city council aide, a Democrat, are running for dual seats in the sixth district By Daniel Walters / 15 May 2026
Faith & Politics Nadine and the supremes Does ex-Mayor Woodward have a chance to win $10 million from the city she led? By Daniel Walters / 5 May 2026
