Top Regional News
Three eastern Washington legislators share experiences from their first terms; reaction to English as the U.S. official language; the history of apples in Washington
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The United States is not at war, but this weekend President Trump invoked a wartime law that gives him sweeping deportation powers.
Arts & Culture
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Samples of Spokane's legendary recording studio of 1950's-1980's with co-owner Irene Carter, recorded in 1994.
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Helen Byrne and Jeanette Wee-Yang talk with Jim Tevenan about the SSQ's upcoming concert. -
Host Michael Millham and friends discuss Spokane luthier Pat Foster and his guitars, and play music illustrating their own Foster instruments.
Events
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Tune in for a KPBX live broadcast featuring a selection of Fall Folk Festival performers. -
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The next Free KPBX Kids' Concert features The Radio Helpers in the Great Room at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, Saturday, November 23rd at 1 pm
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Amazon added the first season of The Apprentice to Prime Video. More seasons are on the way, along with a Prime Video documentary and docuseries on First Lady Melania Trump.
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As the measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico continues to grow, doctors say this is a good time to remember just how dangerous measles can be - even years after an infection.
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Dr. Kurt Papenfus, CEO of a small rural hospital in Colorado, was a memorable voice on NPR 5 years ago when he recounted his run in with "the 'rona beast." How is he five years later?
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The president says we're in a transition period and tariffs will remake the economy for the better. Economist Matthew Slaughter tells NPR's Ailsa Chang he thinks they're a recipe for long-term pain.
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It's now been one year since the start of the largest wildfire in Texas' history. Residents of hard-hit Canadian, Texas, say the heartbreak lingers on and recovery will take years.
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The state Employment Security Department is offering free webinars to all federal workers in the state who’ve been subject to job cuts, covering topics like applying for federal unemployment insurance and skills training opportunities from area schools. -
Amer grew up in Kuwait, where he enjoyed a comfortable life — until the first Gulf War forced his family to flee to the U.S. His Netflix show Mo is in its second season. Originally broadcast in 2022.
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Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender play a high-ranking spy couple in Steven Soderbergh's new film. Black Bag offers Bond-style globe-trotting intrigue and marital dramedy. -
Reykdal says state discrimination law takes priority over Trump orders in Mead and parents' rights bill still needs work, ID public schools could hire chaplins under new bill, WA aims to support federal workers after mass layoffs with resource webinars, and furloughing state workers on the table to solve state budget shortfall. -
Hamas, the militant group the U.S. has labeled as terrorists, says it's willing to release the one living American hostage and bodies of four others it's held in Gaza since the 2023 attacks in Israel.
