Top Regional News
Spokane's mayor directs money to homeless sheltering this winter, the state faces a shortfall in its own homeless service funding, the U.S. Attorney's office is looking out for election reports in eastern WA, and a Google map points visitors to "spooky houses."
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The Washington state Legislature will get a personnel makeover in next week’s election as a result of retirements, departures and redistricting.
Arts & Culture
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From “Smile 2” to “Speak No Evil,” Nathan Weinbender looks at some of the newest horror movies in theaters and on digital platforms, just in time for Halloween.
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In his latest film “Saturday Night,” director Jason Reitman takes us behind the scenes for a fictionalized look at the making of the first episode of “SNL.” Nathan Weinbender says some of the movie works and a lot of it doesn’t, meaning it’s not unlike the show it’s about.
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On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that key on personal struggles. The first is “The Outrun,” which stars the Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, while the second is the sister set-to titled “His Three Daughters.”
Events
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The next Free KPBX Kids' Concert features The Radio Helpers in the Great Room at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, Saturday, November 23rd at 1 pm -
SPR is a media partner for BODYTRAFFIC at the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center on the Gonzaga University campus, Saturday, October 19th.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Dom Kelly, co-founder and CEO of the advocacy group New Disabled South, about the disabled community's needs and demands ahead of the presidential election.
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A group of Vice President Kamala Harris' oldest friends from California are in Madison, Wis. -- going door-to-door to get out the vote for Harris.
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In preparation for the Day of the Dead, NPR's A Martinez speaks with Yvette Montoya about Mystical Lotería, a game-set and book that are building on the classic Latin party game.
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North Gaza's fate is at stake in Israel's offensive. Law enforcement agencies gear up for election violence and result challenges. How much power does a president have to change abortion access?
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The Dodgers' first baseman was already a hero after Game 1, which ended with his historic walk-off grand slam. But his heroics didn't stop there. -
Animal lovers are mourning the loss of grizzly bear 399. The oldest known reproducing female in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, she raised at least 18 cubs before being hit by a car.
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Jesse Eisenberg has written, directed and starred in a film based loosely on his own family, with a story about two cousins visiting the former home in Poland of their grandparents.
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Just six days out from the final day of voting, both Harris and Trump are hitting the campaign trail hard. Trump is deflecting controversy that arose from his Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden.
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Two former policemen stand accused of involvement in the assassination of an iconic Rio politician in 2018. Investigations into the case exposed rampant corruption among police and politicians.
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In Arizona, where there’s a significant population of Native American voters, Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego acknowledges his party has often taken Native votes for granted.
