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Sandpoint man sentenced to 25 to life for murder of his 80-year-old father

Two men charged with killing 28-year-old man during a fight near a Kellogg bar
Medical examiner's office identifies man found dead in downtown Spokane after months-long effort
For six years, UW has wrestled with whether to revoke the Ph.D. of one of the Northwest’s most infamous child molesters. Advocates and victims argue the university should do more to hold him accountable

Books for sale by the bag and box at Shadle Park Library Saturday

The Dirt: South Hill Home Depot project devloping

‘The bane of retail.’ To prevent theft, many big chains now lock up all kinds of merchandise

Campus arrests spread as students press on with pro-Palestinian protests

Russia bombs power plants, Ukraine targets refineries in dueling attacks

Tukwila schools open doors to 300 new migrant students without warning

Two men charged with killing 28-year-old man during a fight near a Kellogg bar

$15 million from renewed Forest Service program will support schools, roads in rural Washington

Supreme Court hears case that pits Idaho abortion ban against federal protections for pregnant women

$15 million from renewed Forest Service program will support schools, roads in rural Washington

For six years, UW has wrestled with whether to revoke the Ph.D. of one of the Northwest’s most infamous child molesters. Advocates and victims argue the university should do more to hold him accountable

Supreme Court hears case that pits Idaho abortion ban against federal protections for pregnant women

Spokane International Airport and Department of Ecology at odds a month from PFAS cleanup deadline

New leaders at National Weather Service’s Spokane office bring decades of experience

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Retired captain of first U.S. nuclear submarine celebrates turning 100 in Spokane

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New leaders at National Weather Service’s Spokane office bring decades of experience

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50 years ago in Expo history: Calls to Mickey and a glimpse at newfangled technology like ‘conference calls’ were on tap

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50 years ago in Expo history: A Squamish tribal member and expert on longhouses was working on two for the fair

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For six years, UW has wrestled with whether to revoke the Ph.D. of one of the Northwest’s most infamous child molesters. Advocates and victims argue the university should do more to hold him accountable

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50 years ago in Expo history: A Squamish tribal member and expert on longhouses was working on two for the fair

Sun., April 28, 2024

Moses Antone, 70, a member of the Squamish Tribe in British Columbia, was busy putting the finishing touches on two longhouses on the Expo ’74 grounds.

News > Higher education

Challenges loom as higher education in Eastern Washington sees seismic shakeups

Sun., April 28, 2024

Higher education in Eastern Washington will look a little different next year.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Joining the ranks of the survivors: Spokane woman has pushed for change in victim treatment for decades

Sun., April 28, 2024

Growing up in Spokane, Sunny remembers how her father gave his five children one mandate: make the world a better place.

News > WA Government

Candidates hoping to replace McMorris Rodgers in Congress have raised $1 million. Here’s who’s got the most.

Sun., April 28, 2024

The race to represent Eastern Washington in Congress is heating up, as evidenced by the $1 million raised by a dozen candidates – most of it in the first three months of the year.

News > Weather

New leaders at National Weather Service’s Spokane office bring decades of experience

Sun., April 28, 2024

In the fall of his eighth-grade year, Andy Brown’s family moved to Dayton, Ohio. A surprise October snowstorm shut down the schools.

News > Military

Retired captain of first U.S. nuclear submarine celebrates turning 100 in Spokane

Sun., April 28, 2024

Frank Fogarty knew nothing about nuclear physics on ships when he got pulled from his Korean War submarine duty to interview for a fledgling U.S. Navy program, for the world’s first atomic-powered submarines. Fogarty, who just turned 100 in Spokane, recalls initially supporting the USS Seawolf before soon getting transferred to the USS Nautilus, the first one launched in 1955, while later being Nautilus Commanding Officer in 1963-67.

News > Health

Whooping cough cases rise in North Idaho’s Kootenai County, health officials say

Sat., April 27, 2024

Whooping cough, a highly contagious disease most dangerous to babies, is on the rise in Kootenai County, home to Coeur d’Alene in North Idaho, health officials say.

News > Home and garden

Want to watch the big game in a comfy space at home? Here are some tips for an epic man cave

Sat., April 27, 2024

Creating a great man cave takes some planning. There are some things you definitely won’t forget – like the biggest TV your space can handle – but there are also things you want to remember – like a pool table or kegorator.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Man dead, woman injured in Chattaroy fire

UPDATED: Sat., April 27, 2024

A man died, and his wife was in critical condition after an early Saturday morning house fire north of Chattaroy.

News > Nation/World

Southern California woman pleads guilty in $150 million counterfeit postage scheme

UPDATED: Sat., April 27, 2024

A California woman who was accused of using counterfeit postage on tens of millions of packages pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding the United States Postal Service out of more than $150 million.

News > Travel

A remote island draws thousands of turtles each tear. Could it attract tourists?

Sat., April 27, 2024

Each year, thousands of baby green sea turtles clamber across a beautiful, white-sand paradise that is one of the largest hatching sites of this species in the Atlantic, adorably making their way to the sea. There’s one noticeable absence: people.

News > Nation/World

Climber killed in fall at Denali National Park

UPDATED: Sat., April 27, 2024

One climber died and another was seriously injured after they fell about 1,000 feet from a peak at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska late Thursday, officials said.

News > Nation/World

Hamas releases video of North Carolina native being held hostage

UPDATED: Sat., April 27, 2024

A video released by Hamas on Saturday shows Keith Siegel, an Israeli American and a native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, who was taken hostage during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

News > Nation/World

Trump turns on RFK Jr. amid concerns he could attract Republican voters

UPDATED: Sat., April 27, 2024

Former President Donald Trump is sharpening his attacks on independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as new polls show an overlap between their core supporters.

News > Nation/World

Hamas says it is reviewing Israeli proposal on cease-fire deal

UPDATED: Sat., April 27, 2024

Hamas said Saturday that it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, a move that comes amid efforts to break a deadlock in the talks between the armed group and Israel.

News > Nation/World

L.A. supervisors oppose plan to eradicate Catalina Island deer by shooting them from helicopters

UPDATED: Sat., April 27, 2024

Last fall, the Catalina Island Conservancy labeled its plan to eliminate the island's invasive mule deer population by employing helicopter-bound hunters armed with high-powered rifles "bold and ambitious." But the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors chose other descriptors: "inhumane and drastic."

News > Nation/World

Campus arrests spread as students press on with pro-Palestinian protests

UPDATED: Sat., April 27, 2024

Arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters continued into the weekend, as student groups nationwide resisted orders to break down encampments, and some universities pointed to antisemitic acts on their campuses.

News > Nation/World

Russia bombs power plants, Ukraine targets refineries in dueling attacks

UPDATED: Sat., April 27, 2024

As Russian missiles streaked through the skies above Ukraine before dawn Saturday, once again targeting the nation's battered energy grid in a broad and complex bombardment, Ukrainian drones were flying in the other direction, taking aim at vital oil and gas refineries and other targets inside Russia.

News > Nation/World

Democrats, political figures dogpile onto Trump VP hopeful after story of animal killings

UPDATED: Sat., April 27, 2024

A growing number of elected officials and political groups all suddenly want you to know: they love their dogs. The outpouring of animal love from political social media is in response to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem admitting in her forthcoming book she killed a family dog and goat on the same day.

News > Nation/World

Britain’s Conservative Party, like the U.S. Republican Party, is in turmoil

UPDATED: Sat., April 27, 2024

Five years ago, Britain’s Conservative Party scored a landslide victory in a general election that contained outlines of a realignment in that nation’s politics. Today, Conservatives appear headed for one of their worst defeats in a generation, an unraveling of a party that has come with astonishing swiftness.

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