Emma Epperly

Current Position: Reporter

Emma Epperly came to the Spokesman-Review in 2019 as an intern. She is a breaking news reporter for The Spokesman-Review.

Email: emmae@spokesman.com
Phone: (509) 459-5122
Twitter: Twitter

Most Recent Stories

News > Washington

Difference Makers: Boris Borisov reminds refugees that ‘everybody has a role and everybody has dignity’

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 27, 2022

Boris Borisov helped pull the Spokane Slavic community together in a grassroots effort to create a soft landing place for the thousands of Ukrainians who sought refuge in Spokane this year.

News > Washington

Difference Makers: Once in the same situation, Anna Bondarenko aids Ukrainian refugees seeking new life in Spokane

Mon., Dec. 26, 2022

Anna Bondarenko is the assistant manager at the Thrive Center, a hotel run by the nonprofit Thrive International, where refugees, mostly Ukrainians, stay while transitioning to life in Spokane.

News > Crime/Public Safety

‘She was living the life that she deserved’: Maddie Mogen’s father braces for first Christmas without her

Sat., Dec. 24, 2022

It was a normal Sunday for Ben Mogen.

News > Crime/Public Safety

University of Idaho professor sues TikTok psychic for making false claims about homicides

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

A University of Idaho professor has sued a TikTok psychic for baselessly claiming the professor was involved in the killings of four students last month.

News > Nation/World

After taking refuge in Spokane, family returns to Mariupol only to find destruction – not hope

Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

Each time Anna and Mykhailo Kurilova got a text from their friends in Mariupol, their hearts sank.

News > Washington

With ‘joy in their eyes,’ Ukrainian refugee children get a surprise visit from Santa

Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

Santa sneaked through the front doors of the Thrive Center Thursday afternoon and settled next to a colorful Christmas tree.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Attorneys make closing arguments in defamation lawsuit against Spokane County Sheriff’s Office

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

Attorneys made closing arguments Thursday in a four-week civil trial over claims made by a former Spokane County sheriff’s deputy that Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich mischaracterized the results of an internal affairs investigation in a news conference following his firing.

News > Pacific NW

Getting There: Betty Whiteout and other Eastern Washington snowplows bring safety messages to new generation on TikTok

Mon., Dec. 19, 2022

WSDOT began naming their tow plows in 2019. The innovative plow features a typical snow plow in front, but in the back, an attached trailer using a hydraulic system swings out up to a 65-degree angle to clear two lanes at once, explained Joe McHale with WSDOT.

News > Education

More than a place to learn: SCC language program gets grant to expand capacity as Ukrainian refugees flock to Spokane

Sun., Dec. 18, 2022

Since arriving in the United States in June, Olha Hubarieva has struggled to feel understood.