Spokane Valley City Councilwoman declares she’s a “proud Islamaphobe” in social media post: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Callout: If you live in Coeur d’Alene or know someone who does that voted Dan Gookin for mayor, please holler

A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi. I hired and worked with Jamal for a year. www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...

Trying not to stress / frustration cry so I’m just drinking local wine instead. Makes more sense.

NEW: Spokane City Council & Spokane police scrap request for “sound cannons” that are notoriously controversial after public outcry about their effects on people. More www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Just think about all the different positions the admin has taken on this since Monday “We will comply. We will not comply. We will partially comply. We’ll pay half. We’ll pay slightly more than half. We’ll do it but not bc a judge told us to. We are appealing! We withdraw the appeal. We’re paying”

Breaking: A federal appeals court just denied a last-minute bid by the Trump admin to temporarily halt some SNAP funding during the shutdown.

One of the most interesting parts about this is the AG is arguing this was a private event which would restrict free speech. All of my reporting indicates that it was not. It was — by all accounts — a public event. Here’s that story: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Remember Teresa Borrenpohl, the Coeur d’Alene woman dragged out of a Republican town hall by her arms? Idaho AG Raul Labrador has cleared Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris of any wrongdoing in the matter. Norris is seen putting hands on Borrenpohl before directing her removal in multiple videos.

A federal jury tonight found Martin Diaz, the Spokane man fighting deportation, “not guilty” of assaulting a Border Patrol agent when they tackled him outside of his home earlier this year. He has been in the U.S. since he was 2 years old. Link to prior coverage: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

The Caldwell Police Department has been the only one of 10 agencies at a recent federal raid in Wilder, Idaho, to confirm that its officers zip-tied children during the Oct. 19 operation at a horse racing venue. www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwe...

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

SCOOP: Idaho’s health department quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding in April, leaving patients statewide without any access to the family planning program. One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all. From me:

NEW: Spokane’s police chief issued a release to all media this morning following our story that broke Friday. “This conduct is unacceptable and does not reflect the values or professionalism of the Spokane Police Department.” ICYMI, here’s the link to that: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

I always wonder what work I could be doing in Boise if I had stayed there. Then I remember how bad of a spot I was in. I was overeating, under eating, barely sleeping, angry all the time, hated my life and wanted everything to just end. All it took was a reporter asking if I wanted a job in Spokane+

British police said 10 people have been hospitalized, nine with life-threatening injuries, following a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train Saturday evening, and that counter-terrorism police are supporting the investigation. n.pr/49yyTqb

OK, palate cleanser from the other story, y’all. I wrote this story a ways back about an SPD officer who has worked very hard trying to get people into treatment through kindness & compassion. Here’s that: www.spokesman.com/stories/2024...

BREAKING: Two Spokane Police officers resigned this year amid an investigation into allegations they were seducing victims of domestic violence, hundreds of documents show. MORE: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Keep an eye out for a story from me today 👀

From me: Spokane mayor declares citywide emergency in response to federal shutdown & more unhoused people seeking shelter in the coming months www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

I’ve been in an Eminem phase lately… please send thoughts and prayers because idk what’s happening

Turned on music from 2012 and it transported me back to being a teenager frolicking around the gardens of the Idaho Penitently after hours, because that’s like, what teenagers in Boise did or something.

A North Idaho sheriff’s deputy is facing a criminal charge after accusations that he beat a jail inmate so badly he ended up in the hospital. Court documents state the deputy kicked, punched and slammed the man’s head and threw his limp body against a wall. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Good morning. I am fascinated with Spokane Police’s evolving “dialogue policing” unit, where members focus on connections and conversations to prevent any type of escalation at mass protests. All things considered, it appears to be working. Here’s more from me: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Boise friends! What’s a good after-work drink spot downtown these days? I am not keeping up with the new bars and the old stuff and whatever. Help!

Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America

Ok, so a couple things. My job today was mostly to focus on how SPD’s new dialogue unit was engaging w/ protesters & organizers. From everyone I’ve spoken to, everything was overwhelmingly positive.

If you plan on attending the No Kings protest in Spokane tomorrow I’ll be there to cover it, is there anything I should know?

before and after the light leaves your eyes

my staff mugs from then to now is a *very* visual representation of my growth in the last two years🤣

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo an order blocking deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois. "We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Justin Crenshaw, who brutally killed two people and stabbed them with swords to stage their bodies in 2008, was just re-sentenced to life in prison. Following the decision, he told the judge, “Wipe your ass with that, your honor.”

Hey, I'm a stranger on the internet and you didn't ask for advice. But I want to flag that secondary/vicarious trauma is a thing that many reporters deal with, and the old Dart Center's resources are now available via the Global Center for Journalism & Trauma. E.g.: gcjt.org/resources/me...

Another day of court and another day of coming back to the newsroom, crying. Truly indescribable what families of murder victims have to deal with. And to come back to court and relive their trauma all over again is something I could never do.

I've seen posts expressing frustration that Department of Education/disability stuff firings isn't in the news. Some places have covered it, but I encourage people to recognize that journalists are humans who can't do everything on the weekend when we need to rest.

I wrote a month ago on this website I was in a funk, plateauing and feeling like garbage in my work. I think it’s fair to say that in the last two weeks I’ve completely made up for it. Whew.

BREAKING: Spokane Catholic priest accused of sexual misconduct, Diocese removes him from ministry and requests police probe More from me: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Linda Strait was raped and murdered in Spokane in 1982 and then dumped in the river. Her killer has a shot at being released. “I can never make my sister come back, right?” John said. “So he shouldn’t be able to come back.” More: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

I’ve gotten so many emails that say: “Spokane is not liberal. The majority voted for Trump.” And then they send me the election results. Those are COUNTY results. The majority of Spokane CITY (and Boise, too) voted for Harris. Thus the use of “liberal cities”

ICYMI: Federal law enforcement is seeking to expand its reach in Spokane, Boise to support “administration’s goal” www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Good to see news coverage about homelessness/low income housing issues talk to people affected + involved. Kudos to Spokesman's @alexdugganreports.bsky.social + Nick Gibson for a "nuanced" look on a tough spot in downtown Spokane. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

My worst traits in order - crying at the end of National Treasure - believing National Treasure could be real - crying at the end of National Treasure 2 - also believing that could be real

You may have heard about the break-in at the Washington State Capitol last night. The suspect, arrested on three charges in connection to the break-in, was a former Gonzaga baseball player. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

“They call us ‘Camp Dope’”: So many people continually blame the Ridpath affordable apartment complex for part of Spokane’s homelessness problem, but what’s really going on there? www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

So many things I still do today bc I was working and riding the bus in that era. One night back then 7-8 of us got off the bus going home from work & formed a tight pack, men & women walking to our apts. No one said a word. We all knew why.

I have not cried in court in a very long time, but yesterday was that day

NEW: Spokane serial rapist Kevin Coe is released “You gave me a life sentence … The fear will never go away. I was just a young adult, and you destroyed over 40 years of my life.” www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...