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Washington transportation officials are working to determine when they can reopen formerly-flooded state highways. Washington is changing its high school graduation requirement. And it turns out Northwest residents like a bit of the bubbly.
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For the first time, a nonprofit that serves Spokane’s Haitian community, is combining its New Year’s celebration with Haitian Independence Day.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart talk about the contemporary moviegoing scene as the end of year 2025 approaches, whether that involves going to a theater or simply staying at home and taking advantage of your favorite streaming service. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that, each in its own way, focuses on characters who suffer from regrets that prove nearly, if not completely, paralyzing. -
Movie ReviewsThe Netflix streaming feature “The Beast in Me” is a flawed-but-intense study of grief, revenge and sociopathy, Dan Webster says.
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Tune to SPR News Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 6-7:30 pm to hear holiday favorites played by local musicians. -
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China is conducting big military drills that encircle the island of Taiwan on Tuesday, demonstrating its ability to blockade Taiwan completely.
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Critic-at-large John Powers gives his due to the movies, TV and books he wasn't able to cover earlier in the year, including La Grazia, Andor, Mississippi Blue 42 and the documentary Mr. Scorsese.
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In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize. In Finding My Way, she writes about her life at Oxford and beyond. Originally broadcast Oct. 21, 2025.
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"Mr. Nobody Against Putin," a film made secretly by a teacher in Russia, shows the propaganda efforts in a country at war.
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There's increasing concern about PFAS, the substances commonly called forever chemicals found throughout the environment. Now volunteers in Minnesota are collecting pine needles throughout the state in an effort to help researchers determine how PFAS find their way in water, soil, and air when there seems to be no obvious source
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A three-generation family in Maine set up a camera to capture their deer-feeding station. Thousands watch online as hundreds of white-tailed deer enjoy the food at Brownville's Food Pantry for Deer.
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Russia says Ukraine tried to hit one of Putin's homes with a drone. Kyiv denies it, calling the claim staged to justify war. The Kremlin now warns it may toughen its stance in the ongoing peace talks.
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Trump and Israel's prime minister discuss next phase of Gaza peace plan, Russia threatens to harden stance in peace talks after accusing Ukraine attempted strike, the impact of DOGE in 2025.
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Nina Khrushcheva, professor of International Affairs at New York's New School, talks about the negotiating tactics Russia is using in peace talks with Ukraine.
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Malaysia expects to resume its search for MH370, more than a decade after the plane vanished with 239 aboard. Its disappearance remains one of aviation's greatest mysteries.
