Politics Canada, U.S. Columbia River Treaty negotiations in jeopardy Amid the Trump administration’s trade war and annexation threats, the work to update the 60-year-old treaty is paused after years of progress. by Nicholas K. Geranios / April 1, 2025
News Departing WSU President Kirk Schulz reflects on nine years in Pullman From rebuilding the PAC-12 to navigating academic life during COVID, Schulz shares some highs and lows of leading Washington's land grant university. by Nicholas K. Geranios / December 2, 2024
Environment Washington is building hundreds of EV chargers, but is it enough? The state is spending $100M to create 575 new charging sites, but one expert says electrification is out of reach without private sector buy-in. by Nicholas K. Geranios / October 8, 2024
Environment U.S. and Canada update 60-year-old Columbia River Treaty Politicians are celebrating the tentative agreement, while activists and tribal leaders say it doesn’t do enough to protect endangered salmon runs. by Nicholas K. Geranios / July 24, 2024
Politics Who are the three candidates running for WA attorney general? Two Democrats and one Republican, all with notable legal experience and all people of color, are competing to run the state’s largest law office. by Nicholas K. Geranios / July 2, 2024
Politics Spokane-area 5th District race wide open with McMorris Rodgers out After the 20-year incumbent declined to run, 11 candidates are now battling to represent Eastern WA in the historically powerful U.S. House seat. by Nicholas K. Geranios / June 19, 2024
Politics Who will pay to fix Spokane Valley’s sinking City Hall? The city had to close sections of the six-year-old building after cracks appeared in the walls and floor and water started seeping in. by Nicholas K. Geranios / June 8, 2023
Environment U.S. House Republicans halt plans to breach WA's Snake River dams Previous plans to help endangered salmon by removing four dams are likely on hold with Republicans in the majority. by Nicholas K. Geranios / April 3, 2023
Culture Remembering the Wobblies, the labor union radicals of the early 1900s In a new novel by Jess Walter, the personal and the political collide during a historic, and still relevant, labor battle in Spokane. by Alex Gallo-Brown / December 31, 2020
Opinion The Seattle I thought I knew The Seattle I grew up in was far from perfect, but its recent reaction to the head tax has shaken me to the core. by Alex Gallo-Brown / June 12, 2018