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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His case, testing a new interpretation of long-standing state law, generated concern and confusion from candidates, as well as political and good government groups across the state.
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Spokane is now in a level 2 drought declaration, which steps up requirements to save water. Conservation measures include no watering at the hottest part of the day and limiting outdoor watering to two days a week.
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Thousands of gallons of diesel fuel have leaked from a gas station in Cheney into a creek. State officials say they are investigating the cause, and there is currently no danger to humans.
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WSU researcher Jennifer Sherman spoke to Spokane Public Radio’s Rebecca White about her recent book, “Dividing Paradise: Rural Inequality and the Diminishing American Dream” and a talk she will soon hold in Spokane.
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Spokane’s backlog contained evidence collected between 1981 and 2015. It was more than 1,400 kits. All but 23 have now been tested and processed.
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Two Spokane County Commissioners' proposal to delay a vote on new jail failed Monday. The $1.7 billion public safety measure will fund a new jail, as well as other criminal justice efforts. Voters will decide on it in less than four months.
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City and state officials cut the ceremonial ribbon this morning on Eastern Washington’s first rapid transit project, the CityLine. The zero-emissions bus line project was praised by federal and state officials for coming in significantly under budget as well as its potential to reduce car trips.
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This weekend Spokane Transit will launch its new CityLine, the rapid electric bus line designed to mimic a streetcar system, or the Light Rail.
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The Spokane County Courthouse campus is a busy place. You can get your vehicle licensed, get married -- or get divorced, pay taxes, and engage with the criminal justice system. It’s already confusing for fluent English speakers. A coalition representing Latinx domestic violence survivors, refugees and many other groups, said for people who aren’t proficient in English, it’s even harder.
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Spokane city administrator Johnnie Perkins has resigned after an investigation found he evidence that he violated the city’s sexual harassment policy.