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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883
James Hanlon

James Hanlon

Current Position: reporter

James Hanlon came to The Spokesman-Review in June 2022 through a grant received from the Report For America reporter program. He is the rural counties reporter covering the eastern Washington and North Idaho counties. All of Hanlon's stories are available without a subscription on The Spokesman-Review's website, and can be republished by other organizations for free under a Creative Commons license.

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News >  Idaho

Sandpoint farmer wins $2 million on Powerball

When the fuel pump on Nathan Wood’s truck started making strange noises last week, he pulled into the nearest gas station, Arnie’s Payless Gas on Highway 200 in Kootenai, Idaho, to see what the trouble might be. Since he was already there, Wood purchased a few lottery tickets.

News >  Spokane

Powerball and Mega Millions approach a combined $2 billion

Amanuel Tedla has never bought a lottery ticket, but he sells dozens every day at a downtown Spokane convenience store – and a few more lately, as the jackpots for the country’s two largest lottery games each hit near $1 billion at the same time.