Rebecca White
Former SPR News Host and ReporterRebecca White is a 2018 graduate of Edward R Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. She's been a reporter at Spokane Public Radio since February 2021. She got her start interning at her hometown paper The Dayton Chronicle and previously covered county government at The Spokesman-Review.
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The study, “(Com)passionate Revanchism and the Role of Private-Sector Coalitions in the Spatial Management of Houselessness” examines the rhetoric used by Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward, as well as business coalition Hello For Good, which was created in the last few years in response to increasingly visible homelessness in the city’s core. -
Two candidates are vying to represent Northeast Spokane on the city council this fall – incumbent Michael Cathcart and challenger Lindsey Shaw. -
Candidates for District 1, 2 and 3 answered questions from students and a public radio moderator about homelessness, climate change, LGBTQIA youth issues, and collaborating with others. -
The communities in and near Medical Lake and Elk in Spokane County were devastated by wildfires in August. Recovery is underway -- cutting down thousands of dead trees threatening homes and businesses, rebuilding, and replanting. -
A quirk in state law allows local governments to endorse, or oppose ballot measures only if they’ve heard from the public. -
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has formally requested federal assistance for victims of the two wildfires that burned through Spokane County in August. -
Avista customers in Eastern Washington may be eligible for lower energy prices if they live in Eastern Washington and are below income thresholds. -
Spokane County residents who weren’t able to graduate from high school can now get a diploma at their local public library. -
A new report from non-profit investigative newsroom, InvestigateWest, has uncovered allegations of child abuse, rape and racial slurs at the Post Falls facility. Employees say they reported the abuse to the state, but were fired. Spokane Public Radio's Rebecca White spoke to reporter Wilson Criscione about the investigation. -
Two groups of Spokane County residents who lost their homes in the Gray wildfire have sued Inland Power and Light, accusing the utility of negligently causing the fire.
