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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan

@alexdugganreports.bsky.social
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Crime, cops, courts, fire reporter at The Spokesman-Review. Covering both Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Formerly both TV & print in Boise, ID. Reach me on Signal: aduggan.58

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Luke Baumgarten @lukebaumgarten.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One more thought: what @alexdugganreports.bsky.social did to stick up for her work and the editorial fire wall, then what Lindsey Treffry did to protect Alex, then what the photo team did to protect the first two … there aren’t words. It makes me emotional to contemplate the bonds this work forms.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
truuuuue. i love Spokane.
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Wilson Criscione @wilsonc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How Rob Curley’s plan to make the Spokesman-Review ‘The People’s Paper’ ended in a newsroom revolt (Reported in collaboration with RANGE) www.investigatewest.org/rob-curley-s...
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How Rob Curley lost the Spokesman-Review newsroom
Newsroom staffers tell InvestigateWest and RANGE that concerns about Curley’s leadership festered until his August suspension — weeks before the paper was set to transfer to his nonprofit
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RANGE Media @rangemedia.co · 02/10/2026
How Rob Curley’s plan to make the Spokesman-Review ‘The People’s Paper’ ended in a newsroom revolt: Newsroom staffers tell @investigatewest.bsky.social and RANGE concerns about Curley’s leadership festered until his August suspension — weeks before the paper was set to transfer to his nonprofit.
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How Rob Curley’s plan to make the Spokesman-Review ‘The People’s Paper’ ended in a newsroom revolt
Newsroom staffers tell InvestigateWest and RANGE that concerns about Curley’s leadership festered until his August suspension — weeks before the paper was set to transfer to his nonprofit
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Idaho Capital Sun @idahocapitalsun.com · 29/09/2026
An Idaho judge dismissed a lawsuit from a Boise daycare and parents that sought to block enforcement of a state law that bans daycares from requiring vaccines or medical treatment.
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Federal judge upholds Idaho law that bans vaccine, medical treatment requirements in daycares • Idaho Capital Sun
The ruling upholds an Idaho law that bans daycares, businesses, governments and schools from mandating vaccines or “medical interventions.
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CNN @cnn.com · 29/09/2026
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. cnn.it/4huSk5M
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Kulotissima @kulotissima.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“The issue we're always facing with botulism discussions is it can kill you,” says Waite-Cusic. “It’s not ‘I’m gonna vomit for a few hours and get better.’ It’s ‘No, if you don’t get to a hospital and get the antidote, you’re dead.’”
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TikTok influencers are promoting a home remedy to boost the immune system that could cause botulism
No, fermenting garlic in honey is not a replacement for antibiotic or antiviral meds
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Best night!!!
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
the traffic in Boise is so bad now that I’ve waited three cycles at a left turn light and am watching as cars are backed up on the freeway all the way to the airport
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
MS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Honestly, everything on both sides to any case with mention of the Tylenol killings is bat crazy. I told my editor, “I feel like I’m in a movie.”
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I keep updating this story, so bear with me. I just spoke to the former Chicago U.S. ATT, who told me: “I never said publicly who I believe did it … (But) It’s not this character who killed himself in 1982.”
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW: Idaho officials solved a cold case that they believe could be a connection to the infamous 1982 ‘Tylenol murders’ that roiled the nation’s stores: www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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Idaho officials solved a 1982 cold case that may have a connection to the infamous 1982 'Tylenol murders'
BOISE — Idaho law enforcement believe a man found dead after poisoning himself in a Boise church 44 years ago could have a connection to the 1982 Tylenol killings, an unsolved string of homicides that...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“.. For years, the strategy among U.S. allies was to wait President Trump out. Now many are preparing for a world in which the United States is no longer indispensable .. regardless of who occupies the White House.” @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Politico @politico.com · 20/09/2026
Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his control
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Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his control
The move came after the NIH director refused Trump’s request to cut Harvard grants in an Oval Office meeting.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Did anyone actually find themselves in their 20s or did everyone actually get it together when they were in their 30s? Asking for a friend
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation… Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
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RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Will be in Boise next week to cover … an Ada County Sheriff press conference?! Am I dreaming? 😆
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This doesn’t help much when a lot of U.S. cities have fairly poor public transit systems and are, for the most part, not very walkable.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW: True crime YouTubers are preparing to release unredacted photos of the Moscow murder scene. Officials condemned it in a press release Tuesday. One YouTuber told her followers, “stay tuned” as they cheered her on. More: www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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North Idaho investigators 'deeply troubled' as content creators prepare to release unredacted photos of Moscow crime scene
The families of four University of Idaho students slain in Moscow have said for years they are haunted by any photos depicting the murder scene.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thinking of the local reporters with Channel 4 in LA tonight as they navigate the aftermath of the helicopter crash & the tragic and sudden loss of those who do their very best to report the news. Absolutely gut wrenching for them
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 15/09/2026
Exclusive: The Pentagon is asking commanders to nominate troops to attend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “State of the Force” address this September, and says the servicemembers must meet waist-to-height requirements and exhibit “impeccable” grooming standards. on.wsj.com/3VwFKeF
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW: Before the active shooting in Wallace last year was a series of troublesome behavior by the suspect. More from me: www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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Records detail the suspect's complicated past leading up Shoshone County Sheriff's Office shooting
Minutes before an active shooter barricaded himself in a North Idaho sheriff’s office lobby, two women took note of an older man with a long, white beard walking down the street with a gun strapped to...
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today marks 3 whole years since I started at The Spokesman-Review, a place I love with my entire heart. So many people dread going to work or just go because they have to pay the bills. For all these hundreds of days here, I’ve never felt that feeling. ❤️ I’m grateful every day.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I’m not sure how young or old this makes me but listening to Shania Twain is nostalgic for me because the YMCA would often play most of her 2001 album during my swim lessons as a child 😭
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
There is so much stress going on everywhere in every aspect of everything and also in my life and work that I feel like the only way to deal with it is implode into tiny pieces 😆
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You can donate here to help the journalists McClatchy laid off from the Idaho Statesman as they look for new jobs: gofund.me/2c98f5247
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Donate to Help Idaho Statesman staff pay bills after McClatchy layoffs, organized by Sally Krutzig
Note: If you'd prefer to donate through Venmo, you can find u… Sally Krutzig needs your support for Help Idaho Statesman staff pay bills after McClatchy layoffs
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Journalists all across the PNW laid off by McClatchy today, a damn bloodbath. Some are people I’ve worked with, some are calling me crying because their mentors no longer have jobs. Journalism is so needed. Cutting investigative reporters, city reporters… Idaho & Washington will be worse off.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
COUGS
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Dannnnnggggg Broncos are coming out STRONG
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
NEW: Cremated remains were also lost in the Spokane fires. A team of dog handlers & archeologists, the same team that had assisted victims of the Palisades fire in California, descended on the city this weekend to uncover lost family members. Here’s what happened: www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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Cremated remains were also lost in the Spokane fires. With the help of archaeologists, one woman got her mother's back
A German shepherd known as Quinn trampled through the rubble of a duplex that had burned to the ground in Spokane’s Old Trails fire, sniffed and sat down.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP Dolly💔😭
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NEW: The girlfriend of the suspected Spokane arsonist, Aaron Farinacci, told me she had no idea about any previous behavior with fire until he spoke to a therapist about it. Plus, court records shed some more light on his mental health. Here’s what we know: www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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'I was shocked': Aaron Farinacci's girlfriend says she struggles to understand his history with fires. Court documents shed some light
Four days before Spokane’s most devastating inferno in history, arson suspect Aaron Farinacci confided in his therapist about setting 25 past blazes.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NEW: The feds are exploring charges against the suspected Spokane arsonist, I was able to confirm Monday: www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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Feds exploring charges against suspected Spokane arsonist in fire that destroyed hundreds of homes
The federal government is exploring charges against the man suspected of starting a fire that destroyed hundreds of Spokane homes earlier this month.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I feel like it’s becoming clearer and clearer each day that people do not understand how crime reporting works.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Me and my colleague and managing editor went on one of E&P’s podcasts to talk about the Spokane fires. Also, here is a little post that Editor & Publisher wrote: www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/when...
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When wildfires hit home: Inside The Spokesman-Review’s race to inform Spokane - Editor and Publisher
When wildfires roared toward Spokane, the journalists covering the disaster suddenly found their own homes, neighbors and newsroom in its path. Three newsroom leaders reveal how The Spokesman-Review r...
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
One of the Spokesman’s greatest photographers retired this summer, and it’s a heartbreak. He is the person that photographed the 11-day siege at Ruby Ridge. His photos are published in books across the U.S. about the incident. But he’s so much more. He’s our Colin.💗 www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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Behind the lens: Spokesman-Review's Colin Mulvany retires after 38 years of award-winning photography
I embarked on my first day as a photojournalist for The Spokesman-Review in 1988, excited for the opportunity for photographic storytelling. This month, I bid farewell to my career at the very same n...
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Pacific Palisades, Spokane, growing towards Reno. Every year, it gets worse, and worse, and worse, and worse.
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Stateline @stateline.org · 18/08/2026
New, from @oregoncapitalchronicle.com: The Trump administration will move ahead with plans to end more than 25 years of sweeping protections for tens of millions of wild, federally managed acres. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/18/t...
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Trump administration advances plan to rescind protections for nearly 45 million wild acres • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The USDA decision to rescind the 25-year-old forest and wildland protections was made without officials hosting any public meetings.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It’s been a nice few days being able to decompress in Boise, jump in the river with my clothes on, etc. 😌
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Randomly @bsky.app verified me. That’s chill. I just don’t know why or how it happened🤣
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/08/2026
US immigration agency plans to buy electric shock gloves, raising alarm among rights advocates reut.rs/4fWmKhM
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US immigration agency plans to buy electric shock gloves, raising alarm among rights advocates
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency plans to buy electric shock gloves for officers in the field, ​alarming rights advocates who have condemned the action of ICE ‌during President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
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Michelle 🧘🏻‍♀️ @itsamichellething.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I had to stop halfway through. Too emotional. When humans put aside the hate and divisions we can be the most beautiful and sacrificial people. Every single person who risked something to help someone will forever make me so proud to call Spokane my home.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This is a story I can say I cried while writing. These three Spokane firefighters battled flames in a cul-de-sac for hours, alone, in just a brush truck. A week later I was there when they ran into a family whose cars they saved by pulling them out of the garage. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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These Spokane firefighters thought they didn't do enough during the city's devastating fire. The neighborhood they battled flames in for hours shows they did
Children’s chalk art scrawled on a driveway in the middle of a barreling, uncontrolled firestorm jolted Noah Plowman out of exhaustion.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Spokesman-Review editor placed on leave pending investigation
Rob Curley, who has served as the executive editor of The Spokesman-Review since 2016, was placed on administrative leave Friday. Publisher William “Stacey” Cowles says an outside investigator and out...
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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Do read: 'I was one of first reporters at scene of Spokane’s devastating fires. This is what I saw': Jolting words & images by @alexdugganreports.bsky.social & Spokesman-Review www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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I was one of the first reporters on Spokane's devastating Old Trails fire. This is what I saw
As smoke and flames encroached on a neighborhood near Indian Trail Elementary School during Spokane’s most devastating fire, a Spokane police officer raced to the home of a couple in an attempt to sav...
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Not sure how much more Eastern WA can take at this point. It’s being ravaged by fire. There’s another one near Malden that forced the evacuation of the town. That town burned down in a wildfire in 2020. They just finished rebuilding their fire station last year. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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Malden, destroyed by fire in 2020, evacuated for Saturday fire that's grown to about 1,000 acres
MALDEN, Wash. – Two 1,000-acre wildfires were forcing evacuations in Whitman County, including for the whole town of Malden, according to a Whitman County Sheriff’s Office news release. Structures hav...
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Melissa Huggins @themelisser.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I don't know about y'all but I wept reading this. I've been feeling helpless from afar and obsessively reading/watching all the local journalism but the immediacy of Alex's account, present at the actual moment people had to decide what to grab and when to get it out, is really something.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
My firsthand account of what I saw during the Spokane Old Trails Fire, which razed hundreds of homes and forced the evacuation of more than 60,000 people. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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I was one of the first reporters on Spokane's devastating Old Trails fire. This is what I saw
As smoke and flames encroached on a neighborhood near Indian Trail Elementary School during Spokane’s most devastating fire, a Spokane police officer raced to the home of a couple in an attempt to sa...
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
NEW: Body camera footage shows how police quickly identified the suspected Spokane arsonist. Watch and read: www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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Body camera footage shows how police on scene quickly found the man they believe started Spokane's most devasting fire
Job No. 1 for Airway Heights Police Officer Jaelen Pace was to save lives.
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