Nicholas Deshais
Nick Deshais roams eastern Washington, North Idaho and northeastern Oregon as the Inland Northwest correspondent for the Northwest News Network. Nick has called the region home since 2008. As a journalist, he has always sought to tell the stories of the area’s many different people, from the dryland farmers above the Odessa aquifer to the roadbuilders of Spokane. Prior to joining the Northwest News Network, Nick worked as a print reporter in Washington, Oregon and Michigan. Most recently, he covered city hall and urban affairs at The Spokesman-Review in Spokane. Nick was raised in rural Northern California, and is a graduate of Portland State University, where he earned degrees in history and math. When off the clock, Nick enjoys state-spanning bike tours, riding subways in foreign cities and walking slowly through museums. Nick’s reporting and writing has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies and the Best of the West. He was a Knight-Wallace fellow at the University of Michigan in 2017, and a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists in 2011.
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NOTE : This story is a collaboration between the public media Northwest News Network, Spokane Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting and the...
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Idaho Governor Issues 21-Day 'Stay-At-Home' Order, Reversing Course On Using 'Peer Pressure' InsteadQUICK LINKS: – Here’s What The Order Says – Here Are Essential Jobs And Services – Here Is Idaho’s Coronavirus Info Site Idaho Gov. Brad Little issued a...
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Washington school districts — and some in Idaho — have closed their doors for the foreseeable future, due to coronavirus precautions. But most are providing free meals to students and non-students alike. Here's a round-up of what some Inland Northwest districts are doing.
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A former police officer in the Okanogan County town of Tonasket will receive $80,000, after he alleged the mayor told him his name sounded “too Hispanic...
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Updated Wednesday, March 11, 10 a.m. PT After a night of big wins in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi for former Vice President Joe Biden, the...
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A gun ban at a popular music festival in North Idaho is splitting the community, leading to a lawsuit between Bonner County and its largest town,...
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Interior Dept. Grant To Help States With Wildlife Migration. One Area In North Idaho Is A ChokepointA new federal grant aims to improve wildlife habitat and migration corridors in the Northwest. About $100,000 is going to a project related to a...
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Prominent Spokane architect and developer Ron Wells was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for his role in staging a car crash to defraud insurance...