Kip Hill

Current Position: reporter

Kip Hill joined The Spokesman-Review in 2013. He currently is a reporter for the City Desk, covering the marijuana industry, local politics and breaking news. He previously hosted the newspaper's podcast.

Email: kiph@spokesman.com
Phone: (509) 459-5429
Facebook: Facebook
Twitter: Twitter

Most Recent Stories

News > Health

Difference Makers: The family of Dylan Krogh works to inform about the dangers of fentanyl in northeastern Washington

Wed., Dec. 28, 2022

The wound is still fresh this Christmas, even though Dylan Krogh has been dead from a fentanyl overdose for almost two years. But Todd Krogh, and his family, continue to talk about Dylan and the dangers of the drug, holding an audience with newspaper and TV reporters, Newport high school students, a federal judge and more.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Pair of Phineas Priesthood bombers see sentences reduced following federal appeal

Wed., Dec. 28, 2022

Charles Barbee, 70, and Verne Merrell, 77, had their convictions on counts of armed bank robbery, destruction of a building and use of a firearm during a crime of violence reheard this month by U.S. District Court Judge William Fremming Nielsen. Their sentences were reduced by 15 years apiece, but both will remain in custody for at least another decade.

News > Pacific NW

Spokane Fire Department urges property owners to check their pipes as deep freeze comes to an end

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 26, 2022

Firefighters responded to more than 60 calls of damaged pipes or broken sprinklers over the weekend, according to a news release Monday. The department urged people who have been out-of-the-office over the holidays to check offices, shops and warehouses for standing water.

News > Auto

Son of Spokane man with mesothelioma awarded $5 million by jury in Volkswagen asbestos case

Mon., Dec. 26, 2022

Tony Sorrentino worked on brakes and clutches at United Volkswagen Inc. from 1971 to 1974, using a tool called an arc grinder to shape drum brakes before installing them on cars, according to a complaint filed in King County in January 2021. Grinding the brakes produced dust containing asbestos that Sorrentino inhaled during the roughly 700 brake jobs he performed on Volkswagen vehicles, according to the lawsuit.

News > Spokane

G-Prep alumni Anton Watson, Anne McClain team up for Spokesman-Review Christmas card

Sun., Dec. 25, 2022

The out-of-this-world pair joined forces for the latest iteration of a Christmas Day frontpage tradition at The Spokesman-Review begun in 2016, joining columnist Shawn Vestal, chef Chad White, restaurant owner Celeste Shaw, Spokane Quaranteam creator Rick Clark, and professional window cleaners Travis Green and Geoff Morris as Santa stand-ins.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Canceled flights, snowy passes for travel on Friday before Christmas

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

Wintry weather has canceled several flights leaving from and arriving at the Spokane International Airport on Friday morning, as widespread snow and ice is making holiday travel difficult.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Brutal cold prompts several 911 calls overnight in Spokane; rising temperatures, snow might make for dicey holiday travel

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

After Thursday morning's brutal cold, temperatures across the region are expected to slowly rise through Christmas with potential daytime highs in the 40s in Spokane next week. Before that, several rounds of snow and ice are expected to fall beginning Friday morning, adding to the potential for localized flooding on the Palouse and in urban areas during the week before New Year's.

News > Business

Boots Bakery & Lounge to move out of West Main historic building, find home in Saranac Commons

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

Owner Alison Collins and landlord Dan Spalding could not agree on terms to allow the business, opened in June 2012, to continue operating at 24 W. Main Ave. Both were present at the shop on Wednesday morning, the day after Collins posted on social media that Boots would be leaving after Dec. 31.

News > Health

Sacred Heart to lay off 8 psychiatric physicians in move to cut costs, change care model

Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center will lay off eight physicians caring for psychiatric patients, in a move that is anticipated to save between $2 million and $4 million and help the hospital's health care workers meet a need in the community beyond its doors.