Jess Walter thought he needed to move away to make it as a writer. He found the inspiration for “So Far Gone” in his hometown.

Thirty years ago, a Spokane reporter named Jess Walter wrote a full-length investigation of the standoff at Ruby Ridge in Boundary County, Idaho, an arrest-turned-shootout that killed a U.S. marshal ...

In several works that critique the civic scene of whatever period, the author asserts that most national ills are ...

Members of the Spokane Community Against Racism (SCAR) showed their support in court for individuals arrested during recent protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The protests ...

Spokane, Washington – A Spokane man and a Spokane Valley man were sentenced to 70 years in prison for producing child pornography and other related offenses.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash. -- A man from Spokane died in a car crash near Connell, Washington on Saturday, according to Washington State Patrol. Around 6:30 p.m. on May 31, three cars and three semi ...

Walter says his experience covering Ruby Ridge helped inform his new novel, “So Far Gone” (out June 10 from Harper), a contemporary Eastern Washington caper about who he calls “a hapless ...

CONNELL, Wash. — A Spokane man was killed in a collision involving 6 vehicles about 4 miles north of Connell on Saturday around 6:30 p.m. Washington State Patrol says 3 cars and 3 trucks were ...

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