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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Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard
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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On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that offer up characters who end up questioning their very selves. The first is “Joker: Folie à Deux,” while the second is “A Different Man.” -
The Spokane String Quartet plays and talks with host Jim Tevenan -
Events
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SPR staff and volunteers enjoyed meeting listeners at a variety of Farmers' Markets this past summer. -
KPBX Kids' Concert featuring The Canote Brothers, June 22nd at 1 pm at nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall at Spokane Central Library (third floor) -
Spokane Public Radio is a media partner for Bike Everywhere Month 2024
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In the past few years, voters in Nevada who aren't registered with a party have become the largest voting group in the state.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with horror movie director and critic Rebekah McKendry about her favorite scary movies of 2024.
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During the Halloween season—a trip to a cemetery can be part of a spooky adventure. But in one Kansas City cemetery, volunteers work to clean markers and tombstones in order to preserve history.
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Seth Meyers draws a question from the Wild Card deck and talks about a lesson he learned during his time at Saturday Night Live.
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Filmmaker Paul Morrissey, best known for his avant-garde collaborations with Andy Warhol, died this week in New York at age 86. The pair made low-budget, provocative films in the 1960s and '70s.
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The Biden administration says it is tracking thousands of North Korean troops in Russia and, according to U.S. intelligence reports, those troops could be involved in combat with Ukrainians soon.
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On Oct. 31, some Hindu-American families will be celebrating the confluence of two holidays: Diwali and Halloween. One is a festival of lights; the other a fun celebration of darker things.
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Puerto Ricans will elect a new governor on Tuesday. For the first time in decades, an upstart political movement is posing a viable challenge to the island's two main parties.
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Strategies differ, but with days to the election, both campaigns are working to get out the vote.
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Housing costs are a top issue for many Americans. Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have proposed different ideas for addressing the country's housing woes.
