For hundreds of thousands of Washington state workers, the governor's orders mean unemployment
By Samantha Wohlfeil
These are are our neighbors. These are readers. These are the people we're all trying to save.
How the coronavirus outbreak has upended people's lives across the Inland Northwest
What Inland Northwest schools look like in these "unprecedented times"
By Wilson Criscione
Spokane residents and businesses are stepping up to help the community weather the COVID-19 storm
By Josh Kelety
As many in Spokane face unemployment and the health care system is stressed, community grant funds are set up to respond
Local historian Logan Camporeale lives in the past to learn about our pandemic-pocked present
By Daniel Walters
In one day: quarantine, a birthday and unemployment
Married professors - one from Gonzaga, one from EWU - find themselves going suddenly online
By Dan Nailen
After she was laid off from two jobs in 24 hours, Jacy Martinez attempts to build stability at home for her son
James Lowe, the Spokane Symphony's music director, says closures could completely change the orchestra's model
By Nathan Weinbender
Local bartenders out of work worry about their futures and the fate of their industry
By Chey Scott
A senior year that should be full of proms and parties and joyful school activities gives way to uncertainty and lost opportunities for these LC twins
Peace Corps volunteer Dan Ritz was pulled out of a country that didn't have the coronavirus to return home to one who did
The owner of Resurrection Records talks about the challenges of closing a storefront amidst a pandemic
How a clever potato-related adjustment in their business model saved jobs at Duncan Produce
Cindy Wendle, who ran for Spokane City Council president, was one of many Spokanites who got sick, but couldn't get tested for coronavirus
Emily Jones introduced her three daughters to "pen pals" as part of their shift to education at home
One Logan Elementary teacher holds a virtual story time during school closure
How Spokane Bishop Thomas Daly wrestled with the moral dilemma of canceling Mass for coronavirus
Instead of heading into his busiest season, Spokane wedding photographer Zach Nichols is heading into uncertainty
A local public defender isolates himself from his family at home to keep serving his clients in court
A fire caused Ian Pickett to leave rural Stevens County. Coronavirus brought him back
One Spokane mother worries that the jail holding her son will kill him
Paul McNutt relied on Narcotics Anonymous meetings to stay sober — but then the coronavirus canceled them
The owner of Iron Goat scrambled to shift his business to an online model during the statewide shutdown
By Derek Harrison
One more consequence of the coronavirus: No more songs for kids in the local Children's Hospital
In an instant, Spokane Sports Commission's Eric Sawyer watched sports tourism go from invincible to non-existent
As more seniors isolate, volunteers ensure they continue getting hot meals to their door
Mead High School's Jordan Mattox won the state's Poetry Out Loud competition, but COVID-19 stole her chance at the national championship
A construction worker and father moved into a new apartment. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic left him without work and broke
With Inland Northwest Girl Scouts unable to deliver cookies, their biggest source of revenue sits in warehouses
In the already overcrowded Spokane County Jail, correctional officers are bracing for COVID-19 to strike
Getting to Know COVID-19
By Anne McGregor
Idaho issues stay-at-home order, Senate approves stimulus bill, and other morning headlines
Rosauers is banning reusable bags, putting up Plexiglas, to protect employees and customers
Spokane County saw state's highest increase in new unemployment claims last week
WA unemployment keeps rising, UK Prime Minister infected, and other morning headlines
Nurses, staff at Spokane Providence hospitals worry about mask conservation policies
Amid the coronavirus shutdown, Spiceology launches HelpChefs.com to, well, help chefs
Developers worry delay will restrict housing market further, traffic really is down, and other headlines
Spokane teen 3D prints face shields for mom, other home health care workers
Amazon "hustlers" like Devon Mahdi sought to make a profit from the coronavirus - but it backfired
Idaho Gov. Little vetoes bill that would have allowed rehab program to treat kids without license
In his 80s and male, our longtime Inlander columnist surveys the mess that is the federal government, but takes solace in our local leaders
By Robert Herold
On the Street
What are you most worried about right now, and what gives you hope?
By Jacob H. Fries
Coeur d'Alene-based virologist Karen Yao says that the Inland Northwest should take the threat of COVID-19 seriously
The Nose Museum
By Maya Jewell Zeller
Quarantine Dream
By Maureen Haeger
A Lesson in Empathy
By Cara Strickland
Unfinished Business
By Sheri Boggs
Lists
There’s one list I’ve started making that I suspect may be the most important list I’ve ever made
By Kris Dinnison
A Walk
a poem
By Robert Wrigley
A cherished resource in this moment: our region's writers, poets and journalists
Our Spring
If this is about saving lives, how I can I justify feeling sad about a few lost adventures?
By Tara Karr Roberts
Pasta and Cocktails and Slow-Roasted Salmon in the Time of COVID-19
By Emily Alexander
Boxes
By Leyna Krow
Make the most of your quarantine while stoned with these visual escapes
By Will Maupin
CDC Weighs Advising Everyone to Wear a Mask
By The New York Times
Taxpayers Paid Millions to Design a Low-Cost Ventilator for a Pandemic. Instead, the Company Is Selling Versions of It Overseas
As coronavirus sweeps the globe, there is not a single Trilogy Evo Universal ventilator — developed with government funds — in the U.S. stockpile. Meanwhile, Royal Philips N.V. has sold higher-priced versions to clients around the world.
By ProPublica
COVID-19 has forced area theaters to defer their seasons and find resourceful ways to survive
By E.J. Iannelli
Designated Hitters: Sports movies to replace the hole in your TV viewing, from all-time classics to wonderfully weird
Doom's new and improved storyline, Pearl Jams new album and more you need to know
You might be stuck online and at home, but that doesn't mean there isn't access to art to brighten your days
Sanity Tips: Five things to do in between working at home, watching the kids and reading the news
By Macie White
Keeping the Arts Alive
Local drag queens will hit Facebook Live on Friday night for a quarantine pageant
Bon Bon offers virtual trivia night, home bartending advice during shutdown
Join the MAC for free online lectures tied to the museum's Pompeii: The Immortal City exhibit
I Saw You
Settle in for replays of your favorite EWU games among the coronavirus-related online sports offerings
The region's food and beverage industry took a huge hit from coronavirus, but there are ways we can all help
TV, streaming, pandemic: Movie theaters meet their next big challenge
Movie binge: Keep an eye out for these indie and arthouse films when theaters reopen or they hit streaming services
‘Tiger King’: What Happened to Carole Baskin’s Husband, Don Lewis?
As Spokane's music venues go dark, owners and artists look with hope and caution toward an uncertain future
New music and live streams for your self-isolation pleasure, and ways to support the local music scene
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