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Offended by annexation comments and worried about immigration enforcement, Canadian tourists are staying away from Spokane

By Eliza Billingham

Apr 24, 2025

For over a century, the longest international border in the world has been virtually unprotected. The 5,525-mile boundary between the U.S. and Canada is demarcated mostly by a strip of cleared forest — nicknamed the Slash — or low stone monuments, typically markers of good neighborliness and trust...

Image: Offended by annexation comments and worried about immigration enforcement, Canadian tourists are staying away from Spokane

Drones help with everything from real estate photography to protecting crops and tracking pygmy rabbits across the Inland Northwest

By Victor Corral Martinez
Apr 24, 2025
NEWS BRIEFS: WA Supreme Court blocks Spokane's voter-approved camping ban

Plus, Spokane reacts to Pope Francis' death, and WA blocks other states' armed forces

By Inlander Staff
Apr 24, 2025
The Spokesman-Review plans to go nonprofit, maintaining subscriptions and ads while asking for donors

By Samantha Wohlfeil
Apr 24, 2025
A 12-year-old killed herself at a Spokane hospital that recently closed its youth psychiatric unit

Workers say girl’s death is an example of what they feared from Providence closing the unit

By Kaylee Tornay and Whitney Bryen - InvestigateWest
Apr 23, 2025
Why the Department of Natural Resources is trading a Spokane forest for a Bellingham grocery store

By Eliza Billingham
Apr 17, 2025
NEWS BRIEFS: The Spokesman-Review is going nonprofit

Plus, WA launches an online tariff guide, and an Idaho judge rules women don't have to actually be dying to get an abortion

By Inlander Staff
Apr 17, 2025
New Idaho education laws touch on everything from campus free speech to human sexuality

By Samantha Wohlfeil
Apr 17, 2025
Idaho doctor says the measles vaccine’s success may strangely be contributing to a U.S. comeback

By Victor Corral Martinez
Apr 17, 2025
The Hope Issue: Finding the Light in Uncertain Times

Apr 10, 2025
Washington lawmakers are considering rent stabilization again. Would it solve renters' problems?

By Eliza Billingham
Apr 10, 2025
Washington Democrats are updating the ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ to include students’ rights, too

By Colton Rasanen
Apr 10, 2025
Even though resettlement funds are frozen and entry is paused, refugees already in Spokane need support, and offer hope

By Eliza Billingham
Apr 10, 2025
NEWS BRIEFS: Spokane Valley affirms it's not a sanctuary city

Plus, Spokane could "ban the address" on job applications; and WA joins the fight against a federal election mandate

By Inlander Staff
Apr 10, 2025
Gonzaga, U of Idaho are prepping next gen of immigration attorneys amid uncertain times

By Victor Corral Martinez
Apr 10, 2025
Washington lawmakers are poised to prevent medical debt from impacting credit scores

By Victor Corral Martinez
Apr 10, 2025
Protest is in the fabric of this country, and its power is still wielded by people today

By Colton Rasanen
Apr 10, 2025
Regional groups launch Eastern Washington Refugee Coalition

By Dora Scott
Apr 10, 2025
Whether they rely on federal funding or not, volunteering with local organizations can help

By Hannah Higens
Apr 10, 2025
As political polarization deepens, the North Idaho Kindness Project promotes positive connections

By Victor Corral Martinez
Apr 10, 2025
The NATIVE Project’s new children and youth services center offers vital substance use treatment for Spokane's kids

By Hannah Higens
Apr 9, 2025