Feature Writing

After months in immigration detention, worlds of Central American, African refugees collide in Spokane during quarantine – The Spokesman-Review

Nicaraguan refugee Silvio Urbina Rojas, right, meets on April 10 in Corbin Park with Cameroonian refugee Lewis Nuah. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Black Lens monthly newspaper celebrates 5 years of sharpening Spokane’s perception of racism in the community – The Spokesman-Review

Sandy Williams, photographed in front of the future Carl Maxey Center in September 2019, is a community organizer and publisher of the Black Lens newspaper since 2015. Williams’ newspaper turns five this month, and members of Spokane’s African American community say that it is an important, legitimizing voice in the city. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Spokane trucker keeps supplies moving under increasingly difficult conditions. But will he ever find hand sanitizer? – The Spokesman-Review

Kevin Snider and his 14-year-old dachshund, Raider, pose for selfie inside the cab of his truck. (Courtesy)

Warning signs were there for Spokane woman missing more than a year; now she is feared dead – The Spokesman-Review

Courtney Holden, 27, of Spokane was reported missing in October of 2019, but has not been seen since summer 2018. (Spokane Police)

Following the gun: Law enforcement puts hope in tool that identified suspect in Ramey killing – The Spokesman-Review

Daryl Ramey, the husband of Shirley Ramey, is photographed at his home last fall in Hope, Idaho. Shirley was shot and killed on the back porch in April 2017. A mug shot of the suspected killer, Judith Carpenter hangs in his home office. Carpenter will face trial for the killing in June. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

Loved ones remember how 3 killed in Silver Mountain avalanche sought adventure, spread goodwill– The Spokesman-Review

Silver Avalanche survivor Bill Fuzak sent a photo of 8 skiers involved just before the incident to the Millwood Brewery, whose owners were good friends with Carl Humphreys and knew of Scott Parsons. They had a giant print made of the photo and hung it up in the brewery within weeks of the tragedy. Owner Shelley Eslick-Watkins, pictured, calls the photo "the final traverse." The Millwood Brewery also paid for Carl's celebration of life at CenterPlace. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

The Cline Gang: Woman discovers truth behind her family’s murderous past – The Spokesman-Review

Lila Peterson looks through her many family photos and clippings which tell the story of her mother's family, the Clines, at the office where she works in Spokane Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The Clines became the scourge of police from the 1930s to the 1960s, committing hundreds of thefts around the region. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

Spokane veteran finds new calling: Honoring fallen service members with engraved memorials – The Spokesman-Review

“He was the epitome of what it meant to be a soldier,” said Austin Waggoner, U.S. Army retired, about Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Bray as he talks about his memorial project to honor those who served and are no longer with us. Waggoner is creating metal portraits to give to families of fallen soldiers and was photographed on Wednesday, Nov.7, 2019. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)