James Hanlon

Current Position: reporter

James Hanlon came to The Spokesman-Review in June 2022 through a grant received from the Report For America reporter program. He is the rural counties reporter covering the eastern Washington and North Idaho counties. All of Hanlon's stories are available without a subscription on The Spokesman-Review's website, and can be republished by other organizations for free under a Creative Commons license.

Email: jamesh@spokesman.com

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Most Recent Stories

News > Pacific NW

Supreme Court rules homeless camping bans are constitutional, overturning Martin v. Boise

UPDATED: Fri., June 28, 2024

The 6-3 ruling will have broad implications for local governments across the West, where the 2018 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision Martin v. Boise prevented cities from enforcing camping bans against the homeless if there were not enough available shelter beds.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane County to pilot hate crime hotline

UPDATED: Thu., June 27, 2024

Spokane County will join King and Clark counties in testing a statewide hate crimes hotline, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday.

News > Transportation

Getting There: Expansion planned for U.S. border crossing at Porthill, Idaho

Mon., June 24, 2024

Plans to rebuild the U.S. port of entry at Porthill, Idaho, have prompted questions from residents at the tip of the Panhandle about why the border crossing hasn’t returned to prepandemic hours.

News > Nation

U.S.-Canada border crossing hours

Mon., June 24, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S.-Canada border closed except for essential services. Hours of operation gradually returned as restrictions were lifted, but not all hours are what they used to be. Here are the U.S.-Canada border crossing times for noncommercial traffic at Inland Northwest ports as of June 2024.

News > Pacific NW

For the first time, federal government acknowledges damage Columbia River dams caused tribes

UPDATED: Tue., June 18, 2024

A report from the U.S. Department of the Interior released Tuesday documents the historic and ongoing harms federal dams along the Columbia and lower Snake rivers caused area tribes.

News > Washington

Bye-bye, butter churn: St. John’s local history museum favors narratives over artifacts

Tue., June 18, 2024

ST. JOHN, Wash. – Many small-town museums are rarely open, perhaps only for a few hours on weekends in the summer or by appointment.

News > Spokane

Native American citizenship, a century later: Looking back on the national Indian congresses that followed in Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., June 14, 2024

A century ago this month, Congress made all Native Americans citizens of the United States. In Spokane, this was a rallying cry for the first National Indian Congress, a gathering held over the next two years that grew solidarity and collaboration between tribes.

News > Washington

High-speed boating extravaganza continues Saturday on Webb’s Slough in St. John

UPDATED: Wed., June 12, 2024

ST. JOHN, Wash. – Sprint boats plowing around hairpin turns at up to 80 mph through a narrow ditch 3 feet deep, while spraying spectators with a rooster tail wake. That’s what’s in store Saturday for the opening of the 18th season of Webb’s Slough.

News > Washington

Chewelah’s First Thursday Art Walk rivals Spokane’s First Friday: ‘This town has an interesting vibe’

UPDATED: Tue., June 11, 2024

CHEWELAH – On the first Thursday night of every month, this old mining town 45 miles northwest of Spokane comes to life with artistic expression.