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Mary Lou Reed's long-running and loving criticism of Idaho is captured in a new book
Mary Lou Reed, a former Democratic Idaho state legislator known for her dedication to public service in the region, is a fixture of the Inland... → Read More
Coeur d'Alene Police among local law enforcement agencies using phone-hacking technology
Last week, the Inlander broke the news that the Spokane County Sheriff's Office discretely purchased technology that enables them to access password-protected cell phones — including iPhones. The tech, officially known as GrayKey, raises the hackles of privacy advocates who point to the potential for abuse. → Read More
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office has discretely acquired technology that enables them to bypass phone passwords
Cops are hackers now, too. Sort of. In recent years, law enforcement agencies across the country have been buying technology dubbed GrayKey, hardware that can... → Read More
How local wineries are trying to adjust to the new business landscape
Life under the COVID-19 pandemic is rough for everyone, individuals and businesses alike. → Read More
Trump ignores his own public health guidelines, COVID-19 death-toll nears 70,000, and other headlines
ON INLANDER.COM NATION: Even as U.S. President Donald Trump urges states to reopen their economies, his own administration projects that the death toll from COVID-19 will spike to 3,000 people per day. → Read More
White House engages in revisionist history, Inslee extends stay-home order, and other headlines
ON INLANDER.COM NEWS: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says that his stay-home order will be extended beyond May 4. NEWS: The Spokane County commissioners are seeking... → Read More
Gov. Jay Inslee: Majority of stay-home order will stay in effect past May 4
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's Stay-Home, Stay-Healthy order will largely stay in effect past its current expiration date of May 4, the governor said at a Wednesday press conference. "Over a week ago, I said that I did not expect that the entirety of our Stay-Home, Stay-Healthy measure could be lifted on May 4. → Read More
House to vote on new aid package, Trump mixes COVID-19 messaging, and other headlines
ON INLANDER.COM COVER: Samantha Wohlfeil digs into the state of digital privacy — or lack thereof. NEWS: With COVID-19 forcing teaching online, local schools are... → Read More
Oil prices nosedive, 28,000 missing COVID-19 deaths, and other morning headlines
ON INLANDER.COM NEWS: As COVID-19 fears grew, public health officials and sports execs weighed health risks —and debated a PR message — but let 33,000 fans into a Major League Soccer game in Seattle. → Read More
One Spokane mother worries that the jail holding her son will kill him
For 69-year-old Spokane resident Carole Dillon, living through COVID-19 isn't just a question of keeping herself safe. She has to worry about the well-being of her son, an inmate at Kootenai County Jail in Coeur d'Alene. → Read More
A construction worker and father moved into a new apartment. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic left him without work and broke
Moving into a new apartment can feel like a big deal, especially when you're doing it for the first time. That's how it was for 32-year-old JP Purnell, a Spokane Valley-based construction worker and father of a 6-year-old boy. → Read More
In the already overcrowded Spokane County Jail, correctional officers are bracing for COVID-19 to strike
Last week, officials met with inmates in the Spokane County Jail to discuss protocols in the event of the worst-case scenario: a COVID-19 outbreak within the already overcrowded facility. Inmates could be locked down in their cells for an extended period of time, officials said. → Read More
Voters' Best Reasons to Visit... South Hill 2020
[IMAGE-1] The people were unequivocal: The South Perry District and Manito Park are the most popular reasons to visit the South Hill, and for good reason. Manito Park is sprawling and beautiful, with 78 acres of native and cultivated landscape and 20 acres of botanical gardens. → Read More
With a new coronavirus sweeping the world, how much should you really worry?
Since late last year, a new coronavirus, now dubbed COVID-19, has been sweeping the globe, sickening more than 114,000 with flu- and cold-like symptoms and killing more than 4,000 so far. → Read More
Take a gander at the new buses for the City Line, Spokane's bus rapid transit project
In this week's cover story, we take a look at the state of Spokane's bus system, what's working, what isn't, and its future. A key piece our regional mass transit network going forward is the City Line, the long-awaited bus rapid transit project that will run high-frequency all-electric buses along a 6-mile route through downtown. → Read More
Judge rules Tim Eyman concealed political contributions
Tim Eyman, longtime anti-tax activist and current Republican gubernatorial candidate in Washington state, violated state campaign finance laws by concealing over $766,000 in political contributions,... → Read More
Spokane County CEO, human resources director to retire
Two key Spokane County officials are retiring later this year: Spokane County CEO Gerry Gemmill and Human Resources Director Tim Hansen. Hansen, who has served as director of Human Resources since 2016, will stay with the county until May 1, according to Spokane County spokesman Jared Webley. → Read More
WSU researchers receive grant to study rural incarceration in Eastern Washington
While incarceration rates in large suburban and urban areas have been decreasing in recent years, jail populations in rural areas have increased dramatically. By some estimates, pretrial incarceration rates — meaning defendants who are locked up prior to conviction — in rural counties have increased 436 percent between 1970 and 2011. → Read More
Study: Cops with erroneous dispatch information more likely to shoot in error
Law enforcement officers who receive incorrect information from dispatchers are significantly more likely to shoot suspects in error, a new study found. The study, which was published in Police Quarterly last December, ran an experiment on 306 active officers from 18 different law enforcement agencies by putting them through an interactive training simulator. → Read More
Non-white Washingtonians experience higher premature deaths, new study finds
Premature deaths in Washington state, defined as deaths before the age of 65, are far more prevalent among non-whites and low-income communities, a new study from Washington State University found. → Read More