Top Regional News
California Interagency Incident Management Team 7 and the Washington Department of Natural Resources/InciWeb
With wildfires burning across Idaho, Washington, Oregon and the West, officials call on public to prevent fire
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Iran aims to put pressure on Trump amid negotiations with Oman, Labor Department to release new report on inflation, new report reveals decades of abuse at arts school linked to Epstein.
Arts & Culture
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Rose of Nevada, now playing at the Magic Lantern Theatre, is a slow, dreamy meditation on time travel and maritime economies. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a challenging, heady film from British writer-director Mark Jenkin.
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The Odyssey is less a depiction of the Homeric poem than it is a reflection of Christopher Nolan’s trademark themes, Dan Webster says.
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This week, Movies 101 will be discussing three movies made by foreign directors. They are the haunting British time-travel tale “Rose of Nevada,” the Icelandic domestic study “The Love That Remains” and the Croatian historical documentary “Fiume o Morte!
Events
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Spokane Public Radio is a media partner for the 2026 Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival -
SPR was a Media Partner for Rock the Block: West Central! We also hosted our first-ever Record Sale Pop-Up Shop at the event! -
Thank you for joining SPR Staff, Hosts, and Volunteers at Art on the Green 2026!
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When Alaska Airlines wanted to optimize its operations, it turned to a small startup called Air Space Intelligence. Now the FAA has hired the company for a major reboot of the entire U.S. airspace. -
The military plans to start screening service members for low testosterone, and social media is overflowing with claims about testosterone therapy. But who actually needs it? -
A comedian dressed as a trash can is vying for Nigel Farage's seat in Parliament. Count Binface is Oxford-educated Jon Harvey, whose costumed character has become a fixture in U.K. politics.
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A volunteer group in Minneapolis is trading dating apps for garden tools and invasive plants, as singles passionate about environmentalism work together to restore a park while making new connections.
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The Labor Department releases a new report on inflation this week. It's higher than many would like, and with a sluggish job market, most people's paychecks aren't keeping pace with rising prices.
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Following a weak jobs report and looking ahead to Wednesday's inflation data, NPR's A Martinez speaks to Diane Swonk, chief economist at the accounting firm KPMG U.S., about the state of the economy.
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More than 300,000 people faced evacuation orders and 1,300 flights were canceled at Shanghai's airports as Typhoon Dolphin slammed into China's eastern coast.
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James Talarico, Texas' Democratic Senate nominee, is putting faith at the center of his campaign. Republicans are pushing back. Control over the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance.
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In a new report, former Interlochen students recount some 70 allegations of sexual abuse by nearly 50 adults employed or affiliated with the school. A former student shares his story with NPR.
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NPR's A Martinez asks longtime U.S. diplomat Richard Haass about peace plans for Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected an agreement with Hamas proposed by President Trump.
