Picture stories

Dan Pelle won third place in the Photo Portfolio category and a second in the Feature Photography category, and Kathy Plonka won third in the News Photography category in the 2011 SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism Competition.

The annual first air shipment of Copper River king salmon arrived from Alaska early Friday morning, May 18, 2012, in Seattle and were used in a cook-off among Seattle restaurants. The fish are prized for their high oil content and flavor and typically bring the highest prices at restaurants and fish markets.

The 2012 Armed Forces Torchlight Parade will be held on Saturday evening, May 19, 2012. Take a look back at the Lilac Parade through the years.

Thursday was the first day of the new Pawsitive Dog Training Program at Airway Heights Corrections Center. The program teams up inmates with dogs to achieve socialization of the animals.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks at the commencement of Gonzaga University Sunday, May 13, 2012.

More than 50,000 Bloomies enjoyed sunny skies at the start of Spokane’s annual celebration of spring and fitness. Sunday, May 6, 2012, was the 36th running of Bloomsday .

Bloomsday illustrations from Spokesman-Review staff artist Molly Quinn.

Ninety-one miners perished in the Sunshine Mine Fire on May 2, 1972. The fire was the second deadliest hard-rock mining disaster in U.S. history, and the deaths spread tragedy throughout the Silver Valley. On Wednesday, May 2, 2012, the community gathered to mark the fire’s 40th anniversary.

Eastern Washington University wraps up spring football drills with the Red-White Game at Roos Field, April 28, 2012 in Cheney, Wash.

2012 will mark Bloomsday’s 36th year. Started in 1977, the race grew into the region’s signature athletic event. Upload your Bloomsday photos and memories here.

Under new head coach, Mike Leach, the Washington State University football team traveled from Pullman to play their Crimson and Gray in Spokane’s Joe Albi Stadium, on Saturday, April 21, 2012.

The Spokane Chiefs win 4-3 in overtime against the Tri-City Americans in game six of the WHL playoffs, Monday, April 16, 2012, in the Spokane Arena.

Gonzaga University students, numbering near 160, participate in the 18th annual April Angels project at St. Joseph Family Center in Spokane, Wash. This year’s initiative, titled “Live Together, Rebuild Toberther” Logan Neighborhood Revitalization Project, focused on Gonzaga’s mission of service to others to helping the school’s neighbors.

The Chiefs won game four against the Tri-City Americans in the WHL playoffs, Friday, April 13, 2012. The Chiefs won 3-2 in overtime.

The Americans scored twice in the first period and Ty Rimmer made 24 saves as Tri-City picked up a 2-1 win and took a 2-1 lead in the Western Hockey League playoff series in front of 4,742 fans on Wednesday night at the Arena.

In all its faded, 1970ish glory, Spokane’s flag flew on Tuesday in its rightful place, third only to the American and Washington flags. What would normally be unremarkable background at a mayoral news conference became a highlight because city officials have largely shunned the city’s flag in recent years, so much so, that the only known remaining city flag is wrinkled, browning and was missing for years until it was recently located in storage box unrelated to the flag.

As another snow storm covered mainly grassy surfaces around Spokane and Coeur d’Alene this morning, emergency managers in North Idaho were trying to figure out how they are going to repair a series of road washouts caused by record March rainfall combined with lower-elevation snow melt.

Spokane Shock get mauled by the San Jose SaberCats and go down to a 69-35 defeat, March 30, 2012 in the Spokane Arena.

Spokane Chiefs battle back against the Vancouver Giants and try to even the best of seven series at two games apiece.

Spokane Chiefs try to get a win in game 3 against the Vancouver Giants after trailing 2-0 in the best of seven series.