Stories by Jonathan Brunt for the Spokesman-Review

Sports > High school sports

Spokane high school rivalry games about much more than the score

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 21, 2024

Basketball matters in the big rivalry games held this week at the Spokane Arena. Well, kinda.

News > Weather

Soaking rains expected to yield to favorable travel conditions for Thanksgiving holiday

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 22, 2024

After a couple days of soaking rain, the weather in the Inland Northwest is expected to shift.

News > Weather

Rain will continue through end of week in Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 20, 2024

The shallow covering of snow Spokane received overnight into Wednesday morning melted quickly as temperatures rose throughout the day.

News > Local government

Most Spokane County voters already have cast ballots

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 4, 2024

Most Spokane County voters already have voted.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Avista restores power to 10,000 customers who lost electricity for about an hour in Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 21, 2024

Much of Spokane’s South Hill lost power late Wednesday.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Police arrest man suspected of DUI after crashing into South Hill home

UPDATED: Wed., May 15, 2024

For the second time this year, a couple on the South Hill is dealing with the aftermath of a crash caused by an alleged drunken driver.

A&E > Music

Spokane Symphony will celebrate Expo ‘74 with concerts this weekend. Three players will be on stage who also played in Expo a half-century ago.

UPDATED: Fri., May 10, 2024

The first time Paul Raymond played with the Spokane Symphony in Spokane, the governor was in the audience. On stage was international opera star Roberta Peters, renowned ballet dancer Edward Villella and ballerina Lucette Aldous, who was more accustomed to playing world-famous venues like the Sydney Opera House.

News > Weather

Bloomsday likely will be wet – but maybe not too wet

UPDATED: Fri., May 3, 2024

Bloomsday participants wanting to donate their jackets by tossing them atop the branches of Riverside Avenue street trees – as is the Bloomsday starting line tradition – might want to wait little longer on Sunday.

News > Spokane

Spokane Indians unveil Expo ‘74 uniforms as city plans for more than 90 anniversary events

UPDATED: Tue., April 9, 2024

Soon after graduating from Lewis and Clark High School, Spokane City Council President Betsy Wilkerson got her first job: serving hamburgers and hot dogs at an Expo ’74 food stand.

News > Spokane

Kitschy fair souvenirs, a carousel and a super fast tiny car: Spokane’s presence at the Henry Ford Museum

Sun., Feb. 11, 2024

DEARBORN, Mich. –There’s a lot of what you might expect to find of Spokane in the extensive collections of the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.

News > Spokane

One image was selected to represent the vast holdings of the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan: It’s from Spokane

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 11, 2024

DEARBORN, Mich. –The logo for the Henry Ford Museum, the massive collection of cars, trains, planes and technology showcasing American ingenuity, isn’t the Model T that gave the museum’s founder much of his vast riches. Nor is it the dominating locomotive that towers over guests. Nor any of the presidential limos, including the one in which JFK was shot.

News > Weather

What drought? Recent rain doesn’t make much dent in Spokane region’s precipitation deficit

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 15, 2023

After the past few days, it might be hard to forget that Spokane remains in a drought.

News > K-12 education

Another Central Valley School Board incumbent falls behind in third day of vote counting

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 10, 2023

Long-time Central Valley School Board member Debra Long lost her lead Friday in her bid to retain her seat, putting more conservative candidates on a path for winning the majority on the board.

News > WA Government

Deal to avert shutdown in U.S. House backed by most members in Washington, including Republicans

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 30, 2023

Nearly all the Idaho and Washington members of the U.S. House of Representatives backed legislation approved in a surprise vote Saturday to keep the federal government open another 45 days.

News > Crime/Public Safety

I-90 crash forced freeway closure Monday morning

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 18, 2023

A semitruck crash west of Spokane caused the closure of eastbound Interstate 90 for several hours Monday morning as crews worked to tow the truck.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane Valley firefighters douse trash blaze at transfer station

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 9, 2023

Spokane Valley firefighters worked Saturday morning to fight a trash fire at the Spokane Valley Transfer Station.

News > Crime/Public Safety

I-90 closed in western Spokane County due to chemical spill in crash

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 9, 2023

Interstate 90 closed Tuesday night and reopened in segments Wednesday after a chemical spill from a semitruck crash in western Spokane County.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Fire near Hayden Lake grows to 300+ acres

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 4, 2023

A fire first spotted Thursday afternoon east of Hayden Lake grew to 300 to 400 acres by the end the day.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Lightning caused Whitman County wildfire that has burned more than 500 acres

UPDATED: Thu., July 27, 2023

A fire west of Pullman burned more than 500 acres of range and crop land this week, the state Department of Natural Resources reported.

News > Pacific NW

Heat invades Spokane and Northwest for next week at least

UPDATED: Fri., May 12, 2023

Summer temperatures are upstaging spring throughout the Northwest.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Officer shoots at man in confrontation near Sacred Heart; no injuries reported

UPDATED: Wed., May 10, 2023

A Spokane police officer shot at a man accused of brandishing a firearm during a police chase near downtown Spokane before dawn on Wednesday .

News > Spokane

Brandi Peetz won’t run for re-election to Spokane Valley City Council

UPDATED: Mon., May 8, 2023

Spokane Valley Councilwoman Brandi Peetz announced Monday that she won’t seek a new term.

News > Pacific NW

Major flood expected on Kettle River

UPDATED: Fri., May 5, 2023

Summer-like temperatures left the Inland Northwest on Friday, but three days of temperatures above or near 80 left the region with a problem: flooding.

News > Pacific NW

Spokane Public Schools delays classes, Mead cancels as snow makes for slick commute

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 28, 2023

Spokane and Coeur d’Alene received 4-6 inches of snow by Tuesday morning, leading to canceled school for some students and vehicle collisions across the region.

A&E > Food

Ms. Dot’s white BBQ sauce is a Spokane business with strong roots in Alabama

Wed., Dec. 7, 2022

Douglas Williams sells his barbecue sauce in more than a dozen locations in the Inland Northwest. And at one location in Hillsboro, Alabama – his mom’s restaurant, Dot’s Diner.

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