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Plus, Washington U.S. Senator Patty Murray visited Spokane to talk wildfire recovery. And Spokane developer Walt Worthy, who helped renovate the Davenport, opens his wallet to help wildfire survivors.
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President Trump has signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America."
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This week, Movies 101 will tackle a pair of films that have little, if anything, in common … save for something plot-oriented that smacks of mystery. The first is the big-budget sci-fi survival adventure title, pun intended, “The End of Oak Street.” The other is the Japanese historical study “The Samurai and the Prisoner.” -
The End of Oak Street is a standard family-in-crisis movie with a fantastical dystopian conceit, Dan Webster says.
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Jim Tevenan and guests discuss the North Idaho Philharmonia's upcoming production of Carl Orff's beloved cantata, "Carmina Burana"
Events
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Join SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026 -
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 35th Annual Record Sale -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for BANFF Mountain Film Festival
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Syria's Kurds, once backed by the U.S. to fight ISIS, have relinquished autonomy and dissolved their army to rejoin Syria.
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This week, Pennsylvania officials reported two measles-related deaths. Those deaths have now become wrapped up in politics. The country is in the midst of a record-setting number of measles cases.
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The FDA just approved a breakthrough drug for metastatic pancreatic cancer, which is notoriously hard to treat. In clinical trials, the new pill roughly doubled how long patients survived.
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The legal fight over President Trump's name on the Kennedy Center isn't over. Rep. Joyce Beatty explains why she believes the board's latest plan still violates the law.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with correspondents Greg Myre, Daniel Estrin and Hadeel Al-Shalchi about where things stand with the U.S.-Iran war — diplomatically, economically and militarily.
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The prosecution and defense gave closing statements in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mom accused of killing her three small children.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kellie Tharp of Arizona's Game and Fish Department about what it takes to adopt a desert tortoise. The agency is trying to find homes for dozens of the reptiles.
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The history and impact of the Black Caps, Louisville's former Negro League team, is being celebrated at a special baseball game Thursday night.
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Family members are demanding answers as they try to navigate a life in limbo after being displaced from a U.S. base in Bahrain.
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Andy Thapa is a charter and rescue pilot for a Nepali helicopter company. He's been rescuing people stranded by the catastrophic flooding, and carrying them to safety.
