Top Regional News
Newly revealed arrest records offer the clearest look yet at how President Trump’s immigration crackdown is unfolding in the state.
House to start summer recess early to avoid Epstein files vote, Trump deflects on Epstein probe with accusations about Obama, Columbia disciplines over 70 students for pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
Arts & Culture
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Movie ReviewsWhile it doesn’t rank among the best of Pixar’s animated efforts, “Elio” does address some worthy emotional issues, Dan Webster says in his review.
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A conversation with Zuill Bailey around the annual NW Bachfest performances at Spokane's Manito Park
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Movie ReviewsAndré Holland stars in the strange, hallucinatory noir "The Actor," about a man with amnesia trying to piece his identity back together. It’s now on Hulu, and Nathan Weinbender says it’s worth a look.
Events
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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for the 2025 Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival
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SPR was a media partner for the 2025 Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival
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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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A college student shares how his award-winning podcast about his rare mental health condition has connected him to a new community and opened him up to new opportunities.
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Studies show the populations of most North American shorebirds are declining. But the American oystercatcher found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts is a success story.
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The Justice Department has asked Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, for a meeting as it looks to make new inroads into what had been a closed investigation.
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What's the chance that new information comes out regarding Jeffrey Epstein? NPR speaks with Elliot Williams, former deputy assistant attorney general at the DOJ during the Obama administration.
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President Trump turned to a nearly 8-year-old controversy Tuesday when asked about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal that's been plaguing him for weeks, pivoting to Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
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NPR speaks with Tyler Pager, New York Times White House correspondent, about Hunter Biden's recent interviews in which he defends his father's legacy and points to rifts within the Democratic Party.
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Fireflies can make a summer night's walk seem magical. But a recent study shows you could see more or less depending on where you live.
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Columbia disciplined over 70 students who took part in a pro-Palestinian protests on campus in May. It comes as the university negotiates with the Trump administration over frozen research funds.
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Ozzy Osbourne, dubbed "The Prince of Darkness," has died at the age of 76. His band Black Sabbath laid the foundation of heavy metal music and has inspired bands for five decades.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump about the sentencing of a former police officer involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor.