© 2022 NW News NetworkRegional Public JournalismPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsProtestors took to the streets and parks in Spokane Wednesday in two events to push back against statewide stay-home measures.Like most other cities in the country under stay-home orders, the city core has been pretty quiet for weeks. Except for one corner by city hall, which was turned into a de-facto campaign event for Tim Eyman Wednesday afternoon.That’s what it looked like as the Republican candidate for governor smiled and handed out stickers and signs with his name.This downtown...…© 2022 NW News NetworkRegional Public JournalismPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsProtestors took to the streets and parks in Spokane Wednesday in two events to push back against statewide stay-home measures.Like most other cities in the country under stay-home orders, the city core has been pretty quiet for weeks. Except for one corner by city hall, which was turned into a de-facto campaign event for Tim Eyman Wednesday afternoon.That’s what it looked like as the Republican candidate for governor smiled and handed out stickers and signs with his name.This downtown...WW…

In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.Editor's note: This story is a collaboration between the public media Northwest News Network, Spokane Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting and the Spokesman-Review.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:The black-and-white images of the 16-mile high stanchion of ash give a false impression.The photos of Mount St. Helens’ eruption taken on May 18, 1980, suggest a cataclysm that remains in the past, safely ensconced in history and available for warm recollection of when the world exploded and we survived.But that’s wrong.Look no further than...…In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.Editor's note: This story is a collaboration between the public media Northwest News Network, Spokane Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting and the Spokesman-Review.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:The black-and-white images of the 16-mile high stanchion of ash give a false impression.The photos of Mount St. Helens’ eruption taken on May 18, 1980, suggest a cataclysm that remains in the past, safely ensconced in history and available for warm recollection of when the world exploded and we survived.But that’s wrong.Look no further than...WW…

In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.In the days leading up to the May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens eruption 40 years ago, Cowlitz County sheriff’s deputies tried to prevent people from getting too close to the growling, shaking mountain.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Not everyone listened, and public pressure grew great enough for law enforcement to relent. The day before the volcano blew and killed 57 people — making it the most fatal natural disaster in modern Washington state history — deputies let people go to their cabins around Spirit Lake.Most left by an evening deadline....…In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.In the days leading up to the May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens eruption 40 years ago, Cowlitz County sheriff’s deputies tried to prevent people from getting too close to the growling, shaking mountain.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Not everyone listened, and public pressure grew great enough for law enforcement to relent. The day before the volcano blew and killed 57 people — making it the most fatal natural disaster in modern Washington state history — deputies let people go to their cabins around Spirit Lake.Most left by an evening deadline....WW…