Organizers set out signs for awareness on missing Indigenous people, during the Kalispel Tribe’s event at Northern Quest Resort & Casino. (Credit: Monica Carrillo-Casas / Spokane Public Radio) Read By […]Read More
A recent study released by the Pew Research Center detailed the fact that many adults have left the religions they grew up in — mainly Christianity and Buddhism — and that includes people in the Inland Northwest.Read More
Actor Bradley Cooper's experience caring for his terminally ill father led him to produce a documentary called "Caregiving". Part of the film will be shown May 29 at the Lewiston City Library followed by a panel discussion.Read More
Lewiston-based insurance company pulled Asotin MedAdvantage plans, citing growing financial pressure
In Asotin County, Washington, just over a quarter of the population is 65 or older. This year, a locally based insurance provider pulled its Medicare Advantage plans in the county. Read More
The Washington state Department of Health reported on March 20th that influenza activity reached its highest levels in seven years, with the most flu-related deaths since the 2017-2018 flu season.Read More
Vitalant in Lewiston, Idaho is one of several regional locations that collects blood donations. (Courtesy: Vitalant) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read Blood banks in the Northwest reported a drop in blood […]Read More
Listen (Runtime 1:13) Frank Lipera and his 87-year-old mother Anna Lipera, Anna King’s great-grandmother, fry clams Sicilian-style in a cast iron skillet at the family’s beach house near Gig Harbor, […]Read More
Inland NW health care providers reassess how they provide care following 2 years of the COVID pandemic Listen NWPB’s Rachel Sun reports on how Inland NW health care providers have […]Read More
Temperatures in the Inland Northwest are still hotter than normal, and this week the region will also be more prone to fire danger and smoky air due to drought and wind.Read More
A powerful wind storm rolled through the Pacific Northwest Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon, causing the deaths of at least two person and leaving a trail of damage -- including a highway shut down after a landslide and a tractor-trailer that was nearly blown off a bridge. More than 500,000 people lost power.Read More
Canvassers have been out in North Idaho the past few weeks. They will be working between now and the end of September to follow up with people who haven’t filled out census forms.Read More
The year was 1918 – the last time a pandemic reached Spokane. A century has passed, and the Inland Northwest and the world are once again contending with quarantine and the powerful role public health officials can play in times of outbreak.Read More