Also: it’s a dog in a car. 💗

It means they’re not really reporting.

I suspect it has something to do with permits. Shutting down large sections of downtown to traffic is a lot of work.

Spokane Valley councilman uses Somalian nationality to describe fraud concerns in a local project funded federally Three minutes before a special meeting at Spokane Valley City Hall ended, recently elected Councilman Mike Kelly said something that startled some in the room.

A Spokane Valley City councilman said during a meeting last week he didn’t want Somali people to build homes here.

He confirmed it was a comment made in relation to Minnesota. More: www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

Cool people doing cool things:

I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing Claire Edmo, Spokane Community College’s second sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist in Residence. Read Colton’s story about Claire and the program in this week’s @inlander.com

www.inlander.com/culture/seco...

I don’t know why it’s become commonplace for some news stations to never cite where they got information. “Spokane Police said” doesn’t tell me where, when or who said it.

Did the entire department tell you that?

Telling the public how you got information is part of the storytelling process.

Now if he would only get a Bluesky account…..

A few photos of No. 11 Gonzaga’s 71-62 win over Pacific last night.
Photos for @inlander.com

Two new anti-ICE laws proposed in Spokane As ICE continues to eye expansion into our region, local electeds in Spokane are proposing two ordinances to combat federal immigration enforcement overreach.

As ICE continues to eye expansion into our region, local electeds in Spokane are proposing two ordinances to combat federal immigration enforcement overreach:

collage art with shapes of various colors. text reads Bandcamp Friday benefit for East St Paul rent relief

mock up of black shirt with white text that says resist psychic death (a bikini kill song title)

Good morning! We are raising funds today for rent relief for families in East St Paul, MN who have been impacted by the federal government's siege there. We have a brand new, limited edition shirt available TODAY ONLY for it. bikinikill.bandcamp.com/merch/limite...

Photographer - The Seattle Times - Career Page Seeking a creative Photographer to support our Visuals team.

The Seattle Times is hiring a photojournalist for their newsroom; to cover a variety of assignments, from major league sports to spot news to magazine features. seattletimes.applytojob.com/apply/GeY4AJ...

A few photos from Friday of the vigil and protest for Minneapolis organized by some of Spokane’s faith leaders.
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Border patrol detains 10-year-old Spokane girl and her dad, sends them to Texas detention center Arnoldo Tiul Caal dropped his daughter off for school at Logan Elementary the morning of Friday, Jan. 9 with the unnerving sense that they were being followed.

NEW: Federal agents have detailed a Spokane 10-year-old and her father.

They remain in a Texas immigration detention center.

The judge that is set to oversee the case has a 90%+ denial rate for asylum claims. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

On the morning of January 7, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The fallout has rippled across the US, sparking protests in major cities and locally here in Spokane.

Spokane Valley councilwoman says she's a 'proud Islamophobe' in private Facebook post Spokane Valley Councilwoman Jessica Yaeger declared she is a “proud Islamophobe” on a post Thursday morning on her personal Facebook page.

Spokane Valley City Councilwoman declares she’s a “proud Islamaphobe” in social media post: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Always nice when my name is spelled correctly. Thanks @aanpublishers.bsky.social and @inlander.com

'There is a human being behind the camera': New doc focuses on life of award-winning photojournalist The new National Geographic documentary 'Love+War' focuses on the life of award-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario. Addario and David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee join Morning Jo...

MSNBC: 'There is a human being behind the camera': New doc focuses on life of award-winning photojournalist www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/... @msnbc.com @lynseyaddario.bsky.social‬ #photojournalism #journalism #photography‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Photos of Gonzaga’s 83-68 win over Oklahoma last night at the Spokane Arena.

Photos for @inlander.com

Spokane man fighting deportation arraigned on assault charge on agent A Spokane man arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents on April 29 appeared in court Thursday after a grand jury found probable cause to charge him with assault on a federal officer stemming from his arr...

A federal jury tonight found Martin Diaz, the Spokane man fighting deportation, “not guilty” of assaulting a Border Patrol agent when they tackled him outside of his home earlier this year.

He has been in the U.S. since he was 2 years old.

Link to prior coverage: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

A few photos of Spokane’s Navigation Center, relaunched on Sept. 25, which is part of the city’s new homelessness plan providing a centralized hub to connect people to service providers.

While there, I met Robert and his three-legged dog Atlas.

www.inlander.com/news/spokane...

Two Spokane Police officers resign amid investigation for on-duty sexual acts with domestic violence victims Two Spokane police officers have resigned within the past year amid internal affairs investigations into allegations that they had used their badge to seduce women who were victims of domestic violenc...

BREAKING: Two Spokane Police officers resigned this year amid an investigation into allegations they were seducing victims of domestic violence, hundreds of documents show.

MORE: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

The sun as it rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City, Sunday morning #newyorkcity #nyc #newyork #sunrise #statueofliberty

Starcrawler and Garbage at the Knitting Factory tonight in Spokane. Photos for @inlander.com

Scenes from the #NoKings protest in Spokane today. Photos for @inlander.com

a cartoon character from the simpsons is standing in front of a row of lockers ALT: a cartoon character from the simpsons is standing in front of a row of lockers

Yes…..that I’ll be there as well.

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