Slideshow, Inlander

It takes a village to run the largest theme park in the Pacific Northwest — take a peek at just one day

Erick Doxey — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 01:30:00 -0700

Managing any city presents its own challenges, but Silverwood, the largest theme park in the Pacific Northwest, elevates this endeavor to new heights…

Police respond in force to largely peaceful Spokane protests over immigration enforcement

Inlander Staff — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:31:46 -0700

When two protests against deportation actions by federal agents met up on Washington Street in Spokane Wednesday evening, the city issued a curfew and multiple police agencies filed into the area to push protesters away from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility just blocks away. But well before the 9:30 pm curfew took effect (and before it was officially announced at 8:24 pm), Spokane police officers deployed chemical irritants around 8:15 pm apparently to push the crowd back, sparking outcry from protesters who'd been chanting, "We are peaceful, let them go."…

After starring at Gonzaga, Robert Sacre continues his winning ways as North Central 's head boy's basketball coach

Seth Sommerfeld — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 01:30:00 -0800

When sports fans look back on the most memorable players to suit up for their favorite teams, the athletes in question often fall into one of two categories: the stars and the characters…

One month behind the scenes of Spokane's ongoing fight to end the deadly fentanyl crisis

Samantha Wohlfeil — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 01:30:00 -0800

In Spokane County, a single person died of a fentanyl-related overdose in 2018, according to official records…

We went behind the scenes at Scarywood to understand what it takes to bring the theme park alive with fright

Colton Rasanen — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 01:30:00 -0700

Fear is an instinctive, innate biological response that's kept humans safe for many millennia…

Snapshots from the Volume Scene

Madison Pearson — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 01:30:00 -0700

Look back at Volume 2024 through photos from our photographers Volume Music Festival's return after five years was nothing short of epic…

Royal Blue Fine Woodworking: Going with the grain to create lasting beauty and functionality

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 06:45:00 -0700

Josh King’s Royal Blue Woodworking is named for his first dog, Bud, a blue Great Dane. For six years King studied at Colorado’s Red Rocks Fine Woodworking College, where, as he puts it, he got to learn from “eight different Michael Jordans.” King has now been a full-time fine woodworker for 12 years, though Bud has sadly passed on…

We spent two home matches with the Spokane Velocity team, fans and staff at ONE Spokane Stadium. Here's what we saw.

Will Maupin — Thu, 23 May 2024 01:30:00 -0700

Soccer is the world's game — the beautiful game — and here in Spokane, it's the Velocity's game…

Retired veteran Richard Weatherly has been making grandiose clocks for over 20 years

Madison Pearson — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 01:30:00 -0800

Richard Weatherly has always had time on his side…

For more than a hundred years, bridges have united — and divided — Spokane

Nate Sanford — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 01:30:00 -0800

Spokane owes its existence to bridges…

FriendChips captures chipmunks in the office, playing poker and drinking Nutz Lite

Summer Sandstrom — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 01:30:00 -0800

When Christie Pierce took a photo of a chipmunk named Mr. Stubbs at her Valleyford home, making it appear as if he was playing cards with drink tickets she received at a casino night, she didn't expect it to catalyze the creation of a niche wildlife photography business…

Foo Fighters and the Breeders rock the Arena

Nicholas Deshais — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 10:28:05 -0700

There was a moment when Dave Grohl stopped the music and quizzed the adoring, rambunctious, rafter-packing, sold out crowd at the Spokane Arena last Friday…

An artist's touch revives a historic Spokane home

Anne McGregor — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0700

Everyone has a list of priorities when searching for a new home: a desirable city near work or family; two or more bedrooms; a chef's kitchen; a fenced yard for the dog…

Inside the world of Spokane's indie pro wrestling scene

Seth Sommerfeld — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:30:00 -0700

Chase James is ready for his crowning achievement…

Behind the Curtain

E.J. Iannelli — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 01:30:00 -0700

From auditions to opening night: How the Spokane Civic Theatre took Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from page to stage Everyone knows the story of Charlie, the Golden Ticket and his fateful visit to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory…

Seed banks around the world guard against the perils of industrialized farming and disasters. One of the most diverse banks in the U.S. can be found on the Palouse

Samantha Wohlfeil — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 01:30:00 -0800

Tucked inside a nondescript building on Washington State University's Pullman campus is a bank holding an abundance of the world's wealth, where row after row of temperature-controlled filing cabinets store something far more precious than savings bonds or artwork: seeds…

Gonzaga notches a critical win versus Kentucky in Spokane Arena

Will Maupin — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:00:00 -0800

After a tough loss at Texas, the Zags bounced back in a big way On Sunday evening, all eyes in college basketball were on Spokane Arena, where a battle between “new blood” Gonzaga and the bluest of blue bloods Kentucky went down. A fervent fanbase stoked on by two-plus decades of increasing success, against a team that has been at the top of the sport since time immemorial…

The shadow of election denial hangs over Spokane elections

Nate Sanford — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 01:30:00 -0700

In the weeks leading up to Election Day, local officials are required by law to perform what's known as a "logic and accuracy" test on the ballot counting machines…

Spokane artist Chris Bovey opens Vintage Print + Neon storefront, studio and workshop in the Garland District

Chey Scott — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Chris Bovey's new shop on Garland Avenue isn't technically open on Tuesday, but it's too enjoyably warm and sunny on a late September afternoon to keep the roll-up door along the sidewalk closed…

The Spokane Indians offer a tasty lineup of new food items at the ballpark

Carrie Scozzaro — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 01:30:00 -0700

Going to a Spokane Indians game is as much about the sensory experience at the ballpark as it is rooting for your favorite team…

Meet the Mild Riders, Spokane's chillest (and only) scooter gang

Chey Scott — Thu, 19 May 2022 01:30:00 -0700

Whizzing through West Central Spokane on the back of a scooter, the wind whipping around your face, offers a new perspective to getting around town…

Inland Northwest tribes are using technology to track young salmon in hopes of returning runs to the Columbia and Spokane rivers

Samantha Wohlfeil — Thu, 12 May 2022 01:30:00 -0700

It starts raining just as two trucks hauling juvenile salmon arrive near the end of a gravel road at Chief Joseph Dam in the Central Washington town of Bridgeport on Friday, May 6…

Shrek, sharks and Kung Fu Panda: Spokane becomes the first U.S. destination for new Dreamworks Animation exhibit

Madison Pearson — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 01:30:00 -0700

Don't even try to deny it, you're a total sucker for an animated children's movie…

Historic preservationists in rural communities across Eastern Washington race against time to save old buildings

Chey Scott — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 01:30:00 -0800

It doesn't take long for a really old building to fall apart…

A Washington-wide nonprofit helps old places survive — and thrive

Chey Scott — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 01:30:00 -0800

Since 1976, the nonprofit Washington Trust for Historic Preservation has been advocating to save old places from oblivion…