Former NFL player Steve Gleason has received the Congressional Gold Medal — the highest civilan honor bestowed by Congress — for his work as an advocate for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Read More
It's billed as one of the most livable places in the country with its good schools, leafy streets and safe neighborhoods. That's what makes Boise, Idaho, an odd backdrop for a heated legal fight around homelessness that is reverberating across the western United States. Read More
The Medicaid fraud division of the Washington Attorney General’s office is conducting a criminal investigation into the death of a developmentally disabled woman who died last February in Spokane. The existence of the state’s investigation, which began in August, has not been previously reported. Read More
Hospitals are costly places to get healthcare and not therapeutic environments. So why does Washington have hundreds of people in hospital beds with no need to be there? Because there’s a lack of community beds for people with behavioral challenges. Read More
A 17-year-old male accused of shooting and killing a fellow classmate at Freeman High School south of Spokane in September 2017 will stand trial as an adult.
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Bringing KWSU-TV to Spokane with a new translator. Continue Reading More Public Television Coming To Spokane: KWSU-TV Translator Expands ServiceRead More
Crosby set the mold for the multimedia star: on radio, on the big screen and on record. The 1940s was the period when his star shone brightest and 'Swinging on a Star' by Gary Giddins tells that story. Continue Reading Read More
Policymakers, academics and regional industry leaders from the U.S. and western Canada are getting together in Spokane on Monday, July 23 to get an update on ongoing talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. So far, top U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials have missed numerous self-imposed deadlines to reach a deal. Read More
Back in 2015, Rachel Dolezal became a walking Rorschach test for America's racial dysfunction. She was the president of the Spokane NAACP chapter, and she was outed as white after spending years claiming she was black. Continue Reading Rachel Dolezal Read More
The “Mobile Mouth," a 42-foot long mobile dentist’s office, will stop in Portland and Spokane this week as part of a nationwide tour to provide free dental care to veterans. Continue Reading Free Dental Work For Veterans In Spokane And Portland Read More
A Passion for Pottery Produced by Greg Mills It took twenty four years for Pete Glarborg to turn the wheel back on and reignite his passion for pottery. Now his love for making art from clay and his passion for classical music have moved to front and center in his life. Full Transcript I have… Read More
In 1889, three massive - and mysterious - fires engulfed Washington cities. Continue Reading How Three Major Fires Reshaped Washington’s CitiesRead More
What’s the best way to learn a language? Salish teachers are using music and song to introduce their Native American language to new speakers. It’s a language spoken by many tribes across the Northwest. And it's considered ‘critically endangered’ by UNESCO — the cultural arm of the United Nations. Read More
Native speakers from across the Northwest and Canada are in Spokane this week to speak Salish and learn from those who teach it. Continue Reading Salish Speakers, Teachers Gather In Spokane To Celebrate Their Native LanguageRead More
The ordinance would not ban reality TV shows from shooting footage of police officers and arrests in Spokane, but it would require companies that film within the city limits to buy a business license. They would have to carry up to a million dollars in liability insurance. And companies would be required to get written consent from the people they film. Read More
There’s all kinds of stuff found in beers these days: cucumbers, pumpkins—-and plums A small brewery in Spokane will start selling beer they’ve made from local fruit. Continue Reading Spokane Brewery Makes Beer From Food Waste (And It’s Darn Tasty)Read More
Sour Beer Sour beers are slowly becoming more popular among brewers. Cameron Johnson, owner of Young Buck Brewing in Spokane, is one of them. Johnson started brewing way back in college, but hopes to expand his business in the coming years by focusing mainly on sour beers. Full Transcript [Narrator] At The Incubator brewhouse in… Read More
