Jan 23-29, 2020

As Kootenai County grows, can it preserve what makes it attractive in the first place?

With her recent appointment, Betsy Wilkerson promises to bring more representation and moderation to the Spokane City Council

Olympia considers a ban on plastic bags

Spokane Valley's new mayor and new majority on the City Council aim to set a more moderate and inclusive tone

Law that would mandate comprehensive sex ed back in the Legislature

Report: Idaho prison spending among the highest in the nation

Spokane students experience steep drop in isolation, restraint after Eagle Peak closure

Stratton violates ethics code, mass shooting in Seattle, and other headlines

Louder for the people in the back: The new high school sports stadium is not the Sportsplex

Sewage restrictions weakened, Neo-Nazi in northeast Washington exposed, and other headlines

Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash, potential Idaho tax swaps, and other headlines

Coronavirus cases spike, Trump to release Middle East peace plan, and other headlines

Shea prepped for "government escalation," Trump slams Bolton, and other headlines

On the Street

As President Trump's impeachment continues, Utah Sen. Mike Lee could be a canary in the coalmine

The poet and executive director of Spark Central reflects on her writing and what's in store for the nonprofit learning center

Readers respond to the Spokane GOP's statement on Matt Shea, and to a new development in Browne's Addition

Yep, Idaho, cannabis is coming

Trump defense begins by accusing Democrats of subverting election

Supreme Court allows Trump’s wealth test for green cards

U.S. budget deficit to top $1 trillion for next decade

A dangerous glacier is melting from the bottom, scientists find

Boeing says 737 Max costs to surpass $18 billion

A dark farce with operetta-style music, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder isn't your average Broadway hit musical

Better late than never: What I learned watching all the Marvel movies for the first time

Iliza Shlesinger is back with Unveiled, Marmot Art Space gets national press, and more you need to know

Bill Engvall's had a long road of success since well before Blue Collar Comedy stardom

I Saw You

More and more top talent is headed to Gonzaga

Go big or go home at your next brunch outing with these seven bloody mary concoctions

The new Barnwood Social Kitchen & Tavern opens in Hillyard, offering burgers, beer and friendly neighborhood vibes

Guy Ritchie returns to the London underworld with The Gentlemen, a genial, meta crime comedy

Our predictions and preferences for the winners of the year's biggest music night

As the Spokane Symphony takes on Pixar, we revisit the best music in the studio's library