Paige Van Buren

Current Position: Intern reporter

Paige Van Buren joined The Spokesman-Review in June of 2023 as a summer high school intern as part of the Teen Journalism Institute through a grant from Bank of America. She is a senior at Ridgeline High School in Liberty Lake.

Email: PaigeV@spokesman.com
Phone: (509) 459-5489

Most Recent Stories

News > K-12 education

Cheney, Central Valley, University High, Mead help round out regional marching band talent

Fri., Sept. 22, 2023

Josh Wiswell is bringing the golden touch this year to the Cheney High School marching band.

News > Higher education

Fewer males are going to college. What’s behind the national and local trend?

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 30, 2023

As new freshmen move into dorms in the coming weeks, with orientations and tear-filled family goodbyes, there will be more women than men on campus.

Sports > Outdoors

Climbing Washington’s second highest mountain was an elevated experience

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 1, 2023

There is no comfort zone when climbing Mount Adams, the second-highest peak in Washington. The area looks like an alien landscape, the hike is difficult and there’s no restrooms or running water. But reaching the top is beyond rewarding.

News > Spokane

Washington Trust Bank rebrands the Wells Fargo building in downtown Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 16, 2023

Washington Trust Bank gave the city’s skyline a new look this month with bold new paint and letters changing the name of what was the Wells Fargo building.

News > Crime/Public Safety

‘As a whole industry, we’re watching what’s happening’: Maui wildfires serve as warning for Spokane-area firefighters

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 10, 2023

The Maui fires have served as a reminder to Spokane-area fire departments about the importance of protecting urban areas from wildfires.

A&E > Entertainment

Lucky You Lounge closes after more than four years

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 9, 2023

Independent music venue Lucky You Lounge will close at the end of August, according to a Wednesday post on their Facebook page.

News > K-12 education

‘Jazz doesn’t take vacations’: Spokane All-City Jazz Ensembles will celebrate 20 years with youth concert

Wed., Aug. 9, 2023

At Holy Names Music Center on Tuesday nights, notes bounce off the walls. It’s filled with a vibrant energy created by high school jazz students as a song develops and shifts.

News > Local government

Cheney votes for the construction of a new city aquatics center

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 1, 2023

Cheney residents will get a new city pool.

News > K-12 education

Spokane Public Schools’ Camp Imagine connects kids with learning, fun and each other

UPDATED: Thu., July 27, 2023

Tacked to the walls of Holmes Elementary School’s cafeteria Tuesday morning were posters of different biomes, drawings of animals in their habitats and paintings of the earth done on paper plates. At the lunch tables, students were performing science experiments, crafting, eating breakfast and socializing, all activities encouraged and enabled by Camp Imagine, a program run by Spokane Public Schools.