Victor Corral Martinez

An Afghan family separated during the chaos of the U.S. withdrawal has been reunited in Spokane In August 2021, people around the world witnessed chaos unfold on the tarmac at Kabul International Airport. Afghans desperately fled for their lives, trying to...

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Trump aims to defund public media, impacting rural residents most, including in Washington and Idaho President Donald Trump has doubled down on his feud with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps fund National Public Radio and public television stations...

Trump aims to defund public media, impacting rural residents most, including in Washington and Idaho
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New Washington laws strengthen protections for immigrant communities amid federal attacks The legislative session in Olympia this year was dominated by a focus on the biennial budget. But between discussions of funding cuts and new taxes,...

With ICE detentions on the rise and immigrants fearful of coercion, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law many immigrant protection bills. www.inlander.com/news/new-was...

Police respond in force to largely peaceful Spokane protests over immigration enforcement When two protests against deportation actions by federal agents met up on Washington Street in Spokane Wednesday evening, the city issued a curfew and multiple...

When two protests against deportation actions by federal agents met up on Washington Street Wednesday evening, the city issued a curfew and multiple police agencies filed into the area to push protesters away from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.

More than 30 arrested at immigration protest in Spokane sparked by arrest of 2 immigrants Immigration protests erupted in Spokane on Wednesday, sparking a massive police response and 30 arrests.

A former city councillor in Spokane, WA trying to stop the deportation of two young men w/work permits called for help sitting in front of the ICE bus. He'd just become the legal guardian of the 21-YO asylum seeker from Venezuela & saw both detained at ICE check-ins www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

It is a humbling thing to request numbers on how well your book is selling and see how very, very long you have to go before you get paid. 🫣 Please allow me to make a plug for Blazing Eye Sees All — 

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A cannabis-focused learning academy provides professional industry education in partnership with a Seattle college If you've ever considered working in the cannabis sector, there are educational pathways to build knowledge and become certified for jobs in the industry. As...

Get high, get high grades?
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How a North Idaho city is skirting a statewideflag law to show solidarity with Canada Since 1982, the city of Bonners Ferry in North Idaho has flown its Canadian flag alongside the U.S. and Idaho flags, reflecting a shared connection...

A new Idaho law prohibits cities from flying flags of other countries. Here is how one city demonstrated solidarity with its neighbors to the North.

The Trump administration wants to cut a grant program that helps low-income households in Spokane On May 2, President Donald Trump released his discretionary budget proposal for the 2026 federal fiscal year, slashing $163 billion in non-defense funding in areas...

The 2026 discretionary budget proposes eliminating the $3.3 billion Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), which is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A look at how these cuts are impacting Spokane:

Researchers at Washington State University are developing a process to safely recycle end-of-life wind turbine blades Wind turbines have quickly been adopted in Washington for their attractive renewable energy generated by harnessing the wind. According to the Northwest Power and Conservation...

Here's a story highlighting how research will positively impact the recycling of wind turbines. www.inlander.com/special-guid...

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@lukebaumgarten.bsky.social is such a girlboss anti-capitalist that he laid *himself* to try to buy RANGE time to fix a cash flow issue 😭🥺 when do you ever see a boss lay themselves off?

Anyways it’s a pretty scary time to be a journalist. Help us survive because the community needs us now 💜

Washington legislators secure North Spokane Corridor project funding with gas tax increase Many Spokane residents are unfazed by the broken record of threatened (or real) delays in completing the North Spokane Corridor, which broke ground in 2001....

Many Spokane residents are unfazed by the broken record of threatened (or real) delays in completing the North Spokane Corridor, which broke ground in 2001. The construction project could have been paused again due to a $1 billion deficit in the state transportation budget for the next biennium.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is battling Trump’s executive orders through litigation Since taking office on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has signed 144 executive orders (and counting), many of which are already facing legal challenges alleging...

Since taking office on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has signed 144 executive orders (and counting), many of which are already facing legal challenges alleging constitutional violations. www.inlander.com/news/washing...

White smoke puffed from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals sequestered inside for two days have elected a new pope. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4iRTk2c

Federal judge blocks new Idaho immigration law through preliminary injunction as lawsuit plays out • Idaho Capital Sun A Federal judge temporarily blocked Idaho from enforcing two new crimes created through a new Texas-style immigration enforcement bill.

A federal judge temporarily blocked Idaho from enforcing two new crimes created through a new Texas-style immigration enforcement bill. #idleg #idpol

Washington lawmakers are poised to prevent medical debt from impacting credit scores On Jan. 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a new rule prohibiting consumer reporting agencies from including medical debt on credit reports. However, on...

Washington state will prohibit medical debt for Washingtonians from being reported to credit reporting agencies. www.inlander.com/news/washing...

I've attended St. George before and was extremely disappointed when Father Sleeva mentioned that Washington's Initiative 2109 not passing was a reason a donor wasn't giving more money for the parish build and inserting politics into the church.

Pope Francis challenged all of us to be better, more loving, more caring toward those too often forgotten. No matter our differences, His Holiness said, ‘We must meet one another doing good.’ I join my fellow Catholics in mourning him, and praying for his eternal peace.

I've always been critical of the Catholic Church for many reasons. The progressive and humble Pope Francis helped strengthen my connection to the institution. He had his issues (like all of mankind) but did a lot for his flock.

Your comment is a waste. thanks.

You calling me a kid is disrespectful. The confetti is usually recycled paper scraps and the eggs are eaten and not wasted. So where is the waste?

You hating on a Mexican tradition is not love.

Cascarones, a playful and colorful tradition that unites friends and family around Easter From ancient origins to backyard traditions, the confetti-filled eggs carry centuries of history in every crack.

From ancient origins to backyard traditions, the confetti-filled eggs carry centuries of history in every crack.

"Hybrid nonprofit" 🧐

How can you prepare for a recession? A Spokane credit union and nonprofit share tips as Washington is already facing a rainy day Washington is experiencing a tough budget deficit, inflation is easing but still high as people feel pinched at the grocery store, and financial institutions nationwide...

Washington is experiencing a tough budget deficit, inflation is easing but still high as people feel pinched at the grocery store, and financial institutions nationwide are forecasting a recession closer to the end of this year, all of which could have real impacts on the average Washingtonian.

The world needs this right now. 😭

I wrote an article that highlighted this in 2019 for the State Hornet. It's disappointing that the facilities still have not been addressed six years later.

In 1862, a Union soldier found cigars wrapped in a piece of paper in a field of clover. The paper was a copy of Confederate Gen. Lee's invasion orders. The Southern sloppiness helped the Union stop Lee at Antietam.
It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.