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  • 2 days ago | spokanepublicradio.org | Doug Nadvornick |Owen Henderson

    There are no easy solutions to the region’s housing shortage and the unaffordability of housing in Inland Northwest cities and towns. Remedies are coming on a variety of fronts, from zoning changes to sweat-equity programs. We’ll hear about two examples of forward progress in Spokane on the home ownership front. This week, the Oregon non-profit group First Story held a wall-raising ceremony for a new home in Spokane’s Five Mile Neighborhood.

  • 4 days ago | spokanepublicradio.org | Doug Nadvornick |Owen Henderson |James Dawson

    Spokane considers comprehensive housing strategy, Prop 1 codificationThe Spokane City Council on Monday began consideration of a package of five ordinances that address the city’s homelessness problem. One, sponsored by Councilmember Michael Cathcart, seeks to revise provisions of Proposition 1, approved by voters by a three-to-one margin in 2023. The measure banned camping within a thousand feet of schools, parks and licensed daycare facilities.

  • 5 days ago | spokanepublicradio.org | Freddy Monares |Owen Henderson |Mitch Borden |Doug Nadvornick

    DHS pulls list of 'noncompliant jurisdictions,' continuing confusionA list of so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions around the country has been pulled from the Department of Homeland Security’s website. When published late last week, it had prompted confusion and outcry from many of those localities and the National Sheriffs’ Association. Cities like Yakima say they’re not sure how they ended up on the list of local governments DHS claims are defying federal immigration enforcement.

  • 1 week ago | spokanepublicradio.org | Owen Henderson |Doug Nadvornick

    Director talks connection between Vietnamese diaspora and euro disco musicSynth-pop beats and teased-up hair are hallmarks of the 1980s New Wave era — a movement that brought together a generation of young Vietnamese refugees in the U.S.For many kids whose parents fled the Vietnam War, filmmaker Elizabeth Ai said this music scene allowed them to connect with one another — in what were largely white spaces.

  • 1 week ago | spokanepublicradio.org | Doug Nadvornick |Bellamy Pailthorp |Owen Henderson |Steve Jackson

    WA traffic deaths fall from 33-year high but remain elevatedThe summer travel season unofficially began this week, and Washington state officials have released their annual report on traffic fatalities. The Traffic Safety Commission says 731 people were killed in accidents during 2024. Mark McKechnie, a spokesperson for the commission, said that’s down from more than 809 the year before.

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Doug Nadvornick
Doug Nadvornick @sprdougnad
27 Feb 25

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Doug Nadvornick
Doug Nadvornick @sprdougnad
23 Feb 25

RT @WSDOT_East: UPDATE: SR 231 is now CLOSED from I-90 to US 2 due to multiple areas of flooding and impassable water. Please do not cross…

Doug Nadvornick
Doug Nadvornick @sprdougnad
23 Feb 25

RT @WSDOT_East: Pictures of mud, debris and flooding on SR 231. This is just a couple spots of MANY where there are issues along SR 231 tha…