Could improving Spokane's alleyways lead to a prettier downtown - and maybe even a safer one?
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WSU has made a planet-friendly packing peanut
By Samantha Wohlfeil
Federal lawmakers legalized hemp in December, but a truck driver could face five years in prison for transporting a load of hemp through Idaho
By Josh Kelety
Spokane County Medical Examiner Office gets new digs
K-12 student graduation will no longer hinge on passing state tests
By Wilson Criscione
Mayor Condon loves his veto power, states sue over opioids, and other headlines
Spokane hit with torrential downpour, Trump wants wall with spikes, and other morning headlines
Rain of terror: Images from Thursday's deluge
Ukraine swears in comedian as president, Grumpy Cat dies, and other headlines
Pro-choice rally planned for Tuesday evening in Spokane
McGahn defies House subpoena, Trump outspends opponents on Facebook, and other headlines
Spokane Tribe celebrates installation of its solar initiative, a step toward energy sovereignty
Confusion reigns as City Council remains defiant against combined 911 dispatch system
Pelosi and Trump to meet over infrastructure, Iran tensions ratcheting up, and other headlines
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Report slams county jails across Washington for routine inmate deaths and inadequate care for mental health and addiction
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What food do you throw away most often?
Dispatches from the living: A Mother's Day post mortem
By Inga Laurent
Two local artists talk about their downtown mural in progress for Spokane Arts
By Derek Harrison
Letter: A majority supports EIS for Sandpoint rail proposal
A world without reporters would be a much darker place
By Jacob H. Fries
Legislators across the country recently proposed marijuana legislation for veterans. The VA opposed all of it
Grumpy Cat, internet celebrity with a piercing look of contempt, is dead at 7
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As some states limit abortion, others move to protect abortion rights
New York passes bill giving Congress a way to get Trump’s state tax returns
Boeing faces compensation demand from China’s biggest airlines
Columbia Fire & Iron ramps up mobile blacksmithing program thanks to SAGA grant
By Carrie Scozzaro
HBO goes nuclear with Chernobyl, Mudhoney gets some helping hands and more you need to know
The Buzz Bin
As the Civic closes its season with Young Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's monster is the creation that keeps on inspiring
By E.J. Iannelli
I Saw You
We're all Blazers fans now
Is wasting food America's stupidest problem?
Food Waste
By Chey Scott
Much of our food is lost before it's even harvested, but farmers and growers do their best to be efficient
How grocery stores and restaurants in the Inland Northwest are curbing their food waste footprints
Most food waste happens at home. Here's how to change that
Why it's important - and relatively easy - to donate to organizations doing food recovery
The Campus Kitchens Project's Gonzaga kitchen rescues dining hall food to feed those in need
By Jackson Elliott
How and where we throw away food - when it comes to that step - matters
Glorious Artisan Bread owner Leo Walters seeks to create community connections, one loaf at a time
A fresh salad to celebrate asparagus season in Washington state, the nation's No. 1 asparagus producer
By Sylvia Fountaine
William Shatner comes to Spokane for a special screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
By Nathan Weinbender
Reversing the queer erasure of history, Wild Nights with Emily is the fun, gay romp that Emily Dickinson so deserves
By Elissa Ball
Downtown Boys are here to party with purpose
Before Neil Young hits Spokane, we go through some of our favorite B-sides and deep cuts in his vast catalog
A Spokane story that's like a movie — and now it will be
By Dan Nailen
CONCERT REVIEW: Neil Young's entrancing night at The Fox
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