Former Spokesman-Review editor and University of Idaho journalism professor Steven Smith will spend 10 years in prison for child pornography and child exploitation after he paid underage girls as youn...

I write books about terrible women, so of course I read the most talked about novel of ‘26

In messages, SPD officers hoped they inflicted maximum damage when they shot Joshua Musselman, mocked the police chief’s response to the killing.

Assembly Bill 2222 will create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ.

I write books about terrible women, so of course I read the most talked about novel of ‘26

His acclaimed album, Sea Change, was inspired by a breakup. For his ex-partner, it was the story of how the Church of Scientology took over his life.

The police are supposed to keep protesters safe as they exercise their rights to free speech—not retaliate by shooting them with rubber bullets, striking them with batons, or spraying tear gas at more...

What if all you knew was extremist politics? Welcome to being young in America.

Spokane author Leyna Krow on Tuesday won a 2026 Washington State Book award for her fiction novel, “Sinkhole, and Other Inexplicable Voids.”

In progressive Oregon, the Parks department has wrung its hands for years over inclusion

Sex worker gun clubs are popping up across the country as a form of self-defense and community protection.

An overview of California’s proposed local journalist employment credit for newsrooms, explaining how the program works, who qualifies, and the safeguards designed to prevent misuse.

The Idaho Statesman is being hit by McClatchy layoffs, with 10 journalists in Idaho affected, according to the union representing workers.

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As Labor Day approaches, The Western Edge spoke to one labor activist on an extended hunger strike to highlight deaths inside Amazon facilities.