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Why the Department of Natural Resources is trading a Spokane forest for a Bellingham grocery store

By Eliza Billingham

Apr 17, 2025

The hundreds of acres just south of Thorpe Road are the largest area of undeveloped land left inside Spokane city limits. They're a travel corridor for moose and songbirds, and home to wetlands and unique plant and animal species...

Image: Why the Department of Natural Resources is trading a Spokane forest for a Bellingham grocery store

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
I was at the National Debate Tournament at 2 am. Here's what you missed.

By Eliza Billingham
Apr 8, 2025
How can you prepare for a recession? A Spokane credit union and nonprofit share tips as Washington is already facing a rainy day

By Victor Corral Martinez
Apr 3, 2025
A voter-approved natural gas initiative, ruled unconstitutional, could be headed to the Washington Supreme Court

By Samantha Wohlfeil
Apr 3, 2025
NEWS BRIEFS: WSU preemptively clamps down on spending

Plus, women's scattered site shelter opens; and Idaho expands indecent exposure law

By Inlander Staff
Apr 3, 2025
Will Spokane city voters get the chance to rejoin the region's Aquifer Protection Area?

By Eliza Billingham
Apr 3, 2025