Top Regional News
Primary election day in Idaho and Oregon; Spokane police to get an upgrade to its training facility; and Washington's newest Supreme Court justice takes the oath.
Enrollment in Healthcare.gov and the other marketplaces is plunging by 5 million, the new paper from KFF finds. Last year, Congress failed to make a deal to keep the coverage more affordable.
Arts & Culture
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Spokane Children's Theatre's Tanya Morton, The Isaac Foundation's Holly Goodman, and a host of performers join host Henry McNulty to discuss the upcoming run of Shrek, including a special "sensory-friendly" performance
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of streaming films. The first is a Belgian film by the Dardenne brothers titled “Young Mothers.” The other is a U.S.-based documentary about a Southern city titled “Natchez.”
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As the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival draws to a close, Nathan Weinbender returns with some of his highlights from a week in the dark.
Events
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EventsStop by your local Farmers' Market this summer and visit with SPR staff and volunteers at various Farmers' Markets in our region.
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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026.
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At least three people are dead after two teenagers attacked a mosque in San Diego — Police say the perpetrators then took their own lives. Six states hold primaries on Tuesday, with key races continuing to serve as a test of President Trump's influence on the Republican Party and voters. President Trump drops IRS lawsuit, paving the way for a settlement.
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At least three people are dead after two teenagers attacked a mosque in San Diego. Police say the perpetrators then took their own lives.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Rep. Scott Peters of California, who represents San Diego neighborhoods near the mosque where three people were killed yesterday.
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Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie has been a thorn in the side of President Trump, who is backing Massie's primary challenger, making Tuesday's primary high stakes for both prominent Republicans.
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With grocery store beef prices hovering around record highs, more consumers are choosing to buy a whole or half animal carcass for the bulk savings.
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A 90-year-old Palestinian man in Gaza says his life has never felt safe as he recalls displacements and wars
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Six states hold primaries on Tuesday, with key races continuing to serve as a test of President Trump's influence on the Republican Party and voters.
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Conservative political consultant and pollster Sarah Longwell talks about the Kentucky and Georgia primaries and what the results might portend for the midterm elections.
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Mark Fuhrman, the former Los Angeles police detective whose testimony played a key role in the 1995 murder trial of OJ Simpson, has died. Fuhrman later pleaded no contest to perjury charges.
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Rostam explains why he's embracing his Iranian roots on his new album, American Stories.