News Editor at the Inlander newspaper in Spokane, WA. Formerly at the Bellingham Herald. [email protected]
Studied journalism, Spanish @ WWU
Samantha Wohlfeil
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The calls almost always come from a spoofed number (the number that shows on the call is not the number that shows when the voicemail is left as images show) Today I’ve gotten NINE so far (dozens of messages/week, for months). Always different numbers so you can’t block them.
BREAKING: A lawyer for former Spokane health officer Dr. Bob Lutz says he has signed a $1.65M settlement with the health district in his wrongful termination lawsuit. The health board met in executive session earlier this week but did not publicly vote on anything
www.inlander.com/news/lawyer-...
Are any WA lawmakers working to address scam/possibly AI calls? I’ve posted about it on Facebook before and several friends are also experiencing exorbitant voicemails offering personal loans. They’re prerecorded and purportedly come from vaguely named places like “the lending department.”
Thank you!
Today’s exciting vote tally in Spokane County saw the race for D1 Spokane City Council flip to Sarah Dixit. Plus, Together Spokane for sure passed, and in Cheney one City Council seat keeps flipping
www.inlander.com/news/dixit-s...
This week’s cover story features Donna Miser, who, like thousands of women, got what’s often referred to as the “sling” procedure to help with urinary incontinence. The plastic mesh (and method) used has created horrific complications for her and many others www.inlander.com/news/airway-...
I didn’t include this context in this story, but I think this is worth remembering: if you work full time at federal min wage ($7.25/hr) you earn just $15,080/year. 138% of fed poverty level is ≈ $10.38/hr full time. More than 20 states use fed min wage.
For the last 40 minutes, we've been monitoring a small group of protesters near Riverpark Square and attempts by Spokane Police, and also Councilmember Paul Dillon and a local organizer, to get the protesters to go home.
We've been unable to identify explicit demands the group have
Just under a year ago, my colleague Whitney Bryen and I began hearing about women in Idaho prisons being sexually abused by staff. We investigated — and what we've found since has shocked us.
Today, the first two stories in our 6(!)-part series were published.
Come learn about Spokane City Council candidates at tonight’s Spotlight forum at the Central Library hosted by @merrywanderer.bsky.social @elizabillingham.bsky.social Clarinne Kirk of the Gonzaga Bulletin and me. events.spokanelibrary.org/event/14682571
