A Spokane Valley City councilman said during a meeting last week he didn’t want Somali people to build homes here. He confirmed it was a comment made in relation to Minnesota. More: www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

Cool people doing cool things: I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing Claire Edmo, Spokane Community College’s second sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist in Residence. Read Colton’s story about Claire and the program in this week’s @inlander.com www.inlander.com/culture/seco...

I don’t know why it’s become commonplace for some news stations to never cite where they got information. “Spokane Police said” doesn’t tell me where, when or who said it. Did the entire department tell you that? Telling the public how you got information is part of the storytelling process.

A few photos of No. 11 Gonzaga’s 71-62 win over Pacific last night. Photos for @inlander.com

As ICE continues to eye expansion into our region, local electeds in Spokane are proposing two ordinances to combat federal immigration enforcement overreach:

Good morning! We are raising funds today for rent relief for families in East St Paul, MN who have been impacted by the federal government's siege there. We have a brand new, limited edition shirt available TODAY ONLY for it. bikinikill.bandcamp.com/merch/limite...

The Seattle Times is hiring a photojournalist for their newsroom; to cover a variety of assignments, from major league sports to spot news to magazine features. seattletimes.applytojob.com/apply/GeY4AJ...

A few photos from Friday of the vigil and protest for Minneapolis organized by some of Spokane’s faith leaders. Photos for @inlander.com

NEW: Federal agents have detailed a Spokane 10-year-old and her father. They remain in a Texas immigration detention center. The judge that is set to oversee the case has a 90%+ denial rate for asylum claims. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

On the morning of January 7, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The fallout has rippled across the US, sparking protests in major cities and locally here in Spokane.

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

Always nice when my name is spelled correctly. Thanks @aanpublishers.bsky.social and @inlander.com

MSNBC: 'There is a human being behind the camera': New doc focuses on life of award-winning photojournalist www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/... @msnbc.com @lynseyaddario.bsky.social‬ #photojournalism #journalism #photography‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Photos of Gonzaga’s 83-68 win over Oklahoma last night at the Spokane Arena. Photos for @inlander.com

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...

A few photos of Spokane’s Navigation Center, relaunched on Sept. 25, which is part of the city’s new homelessness plan providing a centralized hub to connect people to service providers. While there, I met Robert and his three-legged dog Atlas. www.inlander.com/news/spokane...

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...

The sun as it rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City, Sunday morning #newyorkcity #nyc #newyork #sunrise #statueofliberty

Starcrawler and Garbage at the Knitting Factory tonight in Spokane. Photos for @inlander.com

Scenes from the #NoKings protest in Spokane today. Photos for @inlander.com

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Had the pleasure of photographing this beauty for @inlander.com a few weeks ago. Read up on some of the local barns on Washington’s Heritage Barn Register in this week’s issue. www.inlander.com/culture/wash...

i wrote about The Life of a Showgirl

“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...

Come learn about Spokane City Council candidates at tonight’s Spotlight forum at the Central Library hosted by @merrywanderer.bsky.social @elizabillingham.bsky.social Clarinne Kirk of the Gonzaga Bulletin and me. events.spokanelibrary.org/event/14682571

It’s been a minute or two but here’s a fun pic of mine on the cover of this year’s Annual Manual by @inlander.com. Link to the digital version below but you can pick up a physical copy around Spokane now. issuu.com/theinlander/...

This week’s cover story features Donna Miser, who, like thousands of women, got what’s often referred to as the “sling” procedure to help with urinary incontinence. The plastic mesh (and method) used has created horrific complications for her and many others www.inlander.com/news/airway-...

Sarah (Clark) Doxey. Total badass. This photo is from 2016, taken on our family’s first trip to the Oregon coast. She was watching our children play when I took this photo. Tell your loved ones how much you love them every day. www.inlander.com/news/friends...

Our friend Erick, who is a photojournalist in the Inland NW, lost his wife Sarah after she was struck by a car while on her morning run. I am so grateful he trusted me to write a story about the ‘90s punk, headstrong, powerful type of person she was — More: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Today, U.S. Marshals arrested nine people in Spokane who protested outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on June 11 in an attempt to block the agents from transporting two men legally seeking asylum to ICE's detention facility in Tacoma.

This morning, federal agents arrested & search homes of multiple people who were protesting against ICE arrests in Spokane on June. This is a photo from the father of one of the protesters www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Spokane activists were arrested by federal agents in connection to ICE protests on June 11, including Justice Forral, Erin Lang and former city council president Ben Stuckart, who were previously arrested on June 11. Organizer Jac Archer, who was not arrested June 11, was also arrested this morning.

Law enforcement is investigating a surge of suspicious fires reported throughout Spokane over the past few days.

This evening’s visitors to the feeder, including a black-chinned hummingbird.

NEW: We now have a special section on the Spokesman’s website for the shootings on Canfield Mountain. Here’s everything. www.spokesman.com/sections/can...

We are updating as we go. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

A thing I noticed yesterday: there was misinformation about the shootings/fire in CDA spreading because people were quoting the site “Spokane News.” A reminder that Spokane News is not a good source with fact checking. Follow @alexdugganreports.bsky.social and other local reporters please!

Christine Myron, spokesperson for Idaho’s largest health care system St. Luke’s, told States Newsroom via email that the time to get an appointment with an OB-GYN has increased over the last two years in all of their service areas, which include every region of the state.

Federal helicopters are here. They took off. Life flight is around. Everyone from everywhere is here. I have a family friend who works for the Fire department here. I am praying really hard.

Idaho banned abortion. Three years later, minors & seniors struggle to get routine care. Of all the outcomes Rachel Castor could have predicted from Idaho’s abortion ban, her teenage son being denied hospital admission during an asthma attack wasn’t on the list. Recent work for @statesnewsroom.com

For this week’s @inlander.com cover story, I spent a day at Silverwood to meet and photograph the folks who make it run and the folks who get to enjoy the fruits of that labor. I even managed to write a few words as well….

The @inlander.com is hiring for a staff news writer, and hoping for someone with a few years of experience. Share if you know anyone who’d be interested. www.journalismjobs.com/1690860-staf...

I know we are focused on the war right now… but if you want to divert your attention to a former firefighter that has a FIRE museum in his Spokane backyard and lived a crazy life, here it is. Btw, go to his museum. He wants people to come and care about fire. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

This one was a blast - The two pilots, who make up the Felts Field Sky Queens, are competing from June 17 to 20 in the Air Race Classic, an all-female transcontinental air race w/ nearly 100-year-old roots. Read @elizabillingham.bsky.social’s story on @inlander.com www.inlander.com/culture/the-...

Sleepy hummingbirds or new camera technology? YOU BE THE JUDGE

Just after the Pride Parade had concluded and while the No Kings protest was happening in downtown Spokane, conservative musician and anti-LGBTQ+ activist Sean Feucht headlined Jesus Fest 25 in the Garland District in north Spokane.

A few photos from this year's Pride Parade in downtown Spokane today. Photos for @inlander.com

1/3 📷 for @inlander.com of protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s deportation actions, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/news/police-...

When two protests against deportation actions by federal agents met up on Washington Street 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.

Video shared from a protestor shows a wider angle of protestors and our reporter getting pushed back by purported law enforcement agents at the ICE office in #spokane