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Byline: Emry Dinman Jan. 3The state Department of Ecology determined that an oily substance found on the Spokane River in the Millwood area on Dec. 26 was a mineral oil [...]

Byline: Kimberly Lusk Apr. 28That saying, 'April showers bring May flowers' probably wasn't written with Spokane in mind. Sure, some bulbs, flowering trees and perennials are blooming, or will be [...]

Byline: Colin Tiernan Nov. 28Spokane County's largest private landowner is seeking millions of dollars from the federal government in exchange for conservation easements that would permanently protect from development thousands [...]

Mar. 4From staff reports The Spokesman-Review sports department earned a Top 10 award in the 2023 Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) Contest. The award came in the Division A-B Print [...]

Byline: Garrett Cabeza May 4The chemical fire at Inland Empire Paper Co. has been out for more than a day but crews from several agencies continued work at the scene [...]

Byline: Emma Epperly and Garrett Cabeza May 3Dozens of firefighters from multiple agencies responded to a chemical fire at Inland Empire Paper Co. Wednesday afternoon. A bleaching agent leaked out [...]

Byline: James Hanlon Nov. 30Clyde Anderson, a former president of Inland Empire Paper Co. and Washington State Parks commissioner who played a key role in the creation of the 40-mile [...]

Byline: Thomas Clouse Aug. 31The owners of a cryptocurrency operation announced Tuesday a plan to rehire as many as 150 workers to restart operations this fall at the Ponderay Newsprint [...]

Byline: Amy Edelen Nov. 4Clearwater Paper Corp. has reported a decline in third-quarter earnings compared with the third quarter of 2020. The Spokane-based tissue and paperboard supplier's net income for [...]

Byline: Lee Howard Jun. 23Getting more people involved in their local hometown paper was one of the goals when I first took the reins of the Times papers four years [...]

Byline: Colin Tiernan Apr. 28Spokane Valley has banned newspapers from the City Hall lobby. On Tuesday, the City Council voted 4-2 to prohibit third-party publications from the lobbies of City [...]

Byline: Brian Hallenbeck Apr. 28MOHEGAN Sarah Harris, vice chairwoman of the Mohegan Tribal Council, first visited Dartmouth College when she was in high school. She later enrolled at Dartmouth, in [...]

Byline: Brian Hallenbeck Apr. 28MOHEGAN Sarah Harris, vice chairwoman of the Mohegan Tribal Council, first visited Dartmouth College when she was in high school. She later enrolled at Dartmouth, in [...]

Byline: Nick Gibson Jul. 11As a longtime public servant in Thurston County, Heather Hirotaka is used to preserving history, not making it. But that's what Hirotaka did earlier this month, [...]

Byline: Elizabeth Regan Aug. 1NORWICH Lottie B. Scott has always been a dreamer. That creativity and insight helped shape her rise from Longtown, S.C., farm girl to a host of [...]

Byline: Ellen Dennis Dec. 7A handful of Washington business groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming the water quality standards it adopted last year are impossible to meet. [...]

Byline: Laurel Demkovich Jan. 30OLYMPIA A bipartisan effort to rid the Spokane River of harmful chemicals is the latest step in the decadeslong quest to clean Washington's waterways. Sponsored by [...]

Byline: Kip Hill Apr. 9The Environmental Protection Agency has once again signaled its plans to revise limits on potential cancer-causing chemicals in the Spokane River, this time satisfying the concerns [...]

Byline: Thomas Clouse Mar. 16The company that runs a cryptocurrency operation in Usk is seeking a $400,000 grant from the state that it says will help to restart a shuttered [...]

Byline: Thomas Clouse Mar. 15The company that runs a cryptocurrency operation in Usk is seeking a $400,000 grant from the state that it says will help to restart a shuttered [...]

Byline: Thomas Clouse Mar. 13Nearly a year after a bankruptcy trustee told a federal judge that Allrise Capital represented the best chance for about 140 workers to get their jobs [...]

Byline: Thomas Clouse Jun. 1The first major regulatory hurdle has been crossed for a California-based company trying to convert the shuttered Ponderay Newsprint mill in Northeast Washington into one of [...]

Byline: Thomas Clouse May 13At the end of about five hours of testimony Wednesday, a hearing examiner ended the discussion about permitting what could become the largest crypto-mining operation in [...]

Byline: Karen Florin Jan. 15Did you work as a paperboy or papergirl for The Day when you were younger? Over the years, many locals have shared their fond memories of [...]

Byline: James Hanlon Dec. 2Spokane's only Black newspaper is set to relaunch early next year this time with a much wider distribution and a new website. After a two-year hiatus, [...]

Byline: Thomas Clouse Sep. 16The new owners of the shuttered Ponderay Newsprint in Usk, Washington, have formally requested enough power to restart the mill and build what could be one [...]

Byline: Michael Wright Jan. 31Anglers fishing for salmon and steelhead in Idaho will soon be able to log their catch on their phones. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game [...]

Byline: Amanda Sullender Dec. 26Christmas cleanup has started, and those living in Spokane city limits can leave their Christmas tree on their curb and have it picked up at no [...]

Byline: Kip Hill Dec. 14A unanimous Washington state Supreme Court earlier this month approved a method of testing for potential cancer-causing chemicals in water spilling into public waterways over the [...]

Byline: John Cox Nov. 30A computer connectivity problem is holding up parts of the city of Bakersfield's permitting process, delaying many but not all construction projects, with no estimate available [...]

Byline: Gary Miles Apr. 22Robert W. Matje, 84, of Malvern, longtime sales manager and executive at Paper Corp. of America, decorated Army combat veteran, and tireless community volunteer, died Wednesday, [...]

Byline: Paul Choiniere Apr. 21Ever get the feeling you're being penalized for somebody else's inaction? For example, getting stuck longer than necessary in traffic because some numbnuts decide they can [...]

Byline: Maddie Hanna Apr. 18No more filling in the bubble to answer a multiple-choice question: By 2026, Pennsylvania's standardized tests will be online, Gov. Shapiro announced Thursday. As students across [...]

Byline: Isabella DiAmore Apr. 4'What is a Mirror?' Many Central High School alumni still don't know the answer to that question. Central was founded in 1836, and until the 1960s, [...]

Byline: Nate File Apr. 4Last night, stacks and stacks of intricately placed paper were laid on Independence Mall. A new art installation open to the public Thursday morning, Waiting Workforce, [...]

Byline: Lee Howard Mar. 25LEDYARD A barn at the Dragon's Egg on Shewville Road, home of the performance troupe Mystic Paper Beasts, burned to the ground Sunday afternoon, destroying a [...]

Byline: Shawn Vestal Mar. 14I wrote my first newspaper column when I was 14 years old. One of my hometown's two weekly newspapers The Enterprise, not the Gooding County Leader [...]

Byline: Kip Hill Jul. 6Popular lore would have you believe it's the Spokane Chronicle that's responsible for the mispronunciation of 'Spokane' every year on national TV when Gonzaga makes it [...]

Byline: Brian Hallenbeck May 4NEW LONDON Problems hiring and retaining carriers have hampered The Day's delivery of its print editions in some areas, an issue it's working to correct as [...]

Byline: Karen FlorinAudience Engagement Editor Feb. 24--Colleen Proctor, then 16 years old and known as Colleen Dougherty, came to The Day in 1973 as a work-study student from Waterford High [...]

Byline: Karen FlorinAudience Engagement Editor Feb. 24--Colleen Proctor, then 16 years old and known as Colleen Dougherty, came to The Day in 1973 as a work-study student from Waterford High [...]

Byline: John Ruddy Feb. 6Inch by inch, the last of the linotype machines, stripped of its smaller parts, rose slowly with a block and tackle until it reached the fourth [...]

Byline: Karen Florin Jan. 18We asked readers who worked as newspaper carriers for The Day to tell us about their experiences. We were delighted with the responses we received by [...]

Nov. 15Many Spokesman-Review readers who looked for their morning paper on doorsteps and in driveways Tuesday morning were disappointed, unfortunately. Because of press issues overnight, delivery of the Tuesday paper [...]

Byline: Elizabeth Regan Jan. 12It used to be up to humans in the East Lyme Public Works department to take note when blatantly unacceptable items were placed in recycling bins. [...]

Byline: Dana Jensen Jan. 9NEW LONDON Homeschooled students participated in a decorative arts workshop Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2023, in the 'Louis Comfort Tiffany in New London' exhibition at the Lyman [...]

Byline: Lee Howard Dec. 31I sometimes think we underestimate how difficult it is for the public to communicate their news to the local newspaper. Let's face it, it's so much [...]

Byline: Lee Howard Dec. 31I sometimes think we underestimate how difficult it is for the public to communicate their news to the local newspaper. Let's face it, it's so much [...]

Byline: Lee Howard Apr. 2So, after six years of overseeing the weekly Times papers in southeastern Connecticut, I'm back as business editor of The Day, planning to bring more local [...]

Byline: Lee Howard Apr. 2So, after six years of overseeing the weekly Times papers in southeastern Connecticut, I'm back as business editor of The Day, planning to bring more local [...]