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Canadian police link killings of four young women in 1970s to North Idaho sex offender who died in prison

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City leaders condemn arson of Pride crosswalk; prosecutor's wife questions whether charges should be pursued

City leaders condemn arson of Pride crosswalk; prosecutor’s wife questions whether charges should be pursued

Boeing at risk of prosecution for breaking deal over crashes

Shoplifting has retailers putting more items behind antitheft glass, but it’s driving customers away

Driver takes down 113-year-old salt tram tower in Death Valley

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Heavy fighting in northern Gaza as Israeli official gives Netanyahu ultimatum

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City leaders condemn arson of Pride crosswalk; prosecutor’s wife questions whether charges should be pursued

Canadian police link killings of four young women in 1970s to North Idaho sex offender who died in prison

Thousands of free opioid overdose reversal kits headed to Washington

Traditional Republicans flood May ballot for control of Kootenai County GOP

Spokane Public Schools teaching kids to ride bikes in gym class through state program

Several UW buildings vandalized in what campus official calls ‘major escalation’

Actor Sean Astin returns to Spokane to advocate for mental health, following mother Patty Duke’s lead: ‘That was her superpower’

Bye-bye, benches: City of Spokane blocks off seating on Monroe Street bridge as part of safety improvement project

New Star Wars plan: Pentagon rushes to counter threats in orbit

Navy jet noise could mean long-term health impacts for Washington’s Whidbey Island

Hurricane season starts in two weeks: Why you should pay attention and prepare

50 years ago in Expo history: Gordon Lightfoot dazzled at the fair, as did the Garbage Goat for one visiting toddler

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50 years ago in Expo history: Gordon Lightfoot dazzled at the fair, as did the Garbage Goat for one visiting toddler

Faith and Values: Pecking order: A bantam hen’s lesson in patience

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News > Spokane

Flyover, bands, sea of purple highlight Spokane Lilac Festival parade: ‘A great day’

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

Emma Goodwin may have seen thousands of faces in the downtown crowd as she cheered Saturday night in the annual Spokane Lilac Festival Association’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade.

News > Nation/World

Two decades after 9/11, Biden signs law requiring secondary cockpit barriers

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

One of the tragic flaws of 9/11 is now fixed. President Joe Biden has signed into law the “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024,” requiring secondary cockpit barriers on all commercial airplanes.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Plane makes emergency landing on North Spokane Corridor, then takes off from highway

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

The North Spokane Corridor turned into a runway Saturday as a small airplane made a successful emergency landing before taking off hours later in the Hillyard Neighborhood.

News > Nation/World

Georgia’s president vetoes foreign influence law

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia said Saturday that she had vetoed a bill on foreign influence that has sparked protests and plunged the nation into a political crisis, threatening to derail its pro-European aspirations in favor of closer ties with Russia.

News > Nation/World

Judge will reopen sentencing hearing for Paul Pelosi’s attacker

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

The federal judge who sentenced the man convicted of violently attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband said Saturday that she would reopen the sentencing portion of the case later this month, acknowledging that she had not properly given him a chance to speak in court.

News > Nation/World

Can indicted Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar survive corruption charges?

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar insists he has no intention of stepping down since being indicted on federal charges accusing him of taking nearly $600,000 in bribes.

News > Nation/World

Giuliani formally notified of indictment in Arizona election case

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

Rudy Giuliani on Friday night was served with a notice of his indictment in the Arizona election interference case, becoming the last of the 18 defendants to receive the notice after nearly a month of unsuccessful attempts by authorities.

News > Nation/World

Lawyer preparation suggests Trump won’t testify

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

After brashly declaring he wanted to testify in his criminal trial, it appears increasingly unlikely that Donald Trump will do so, as the jury seems poised to hear closing arguments next week.

News > Nation/World

Driver takes down 113-year-old salt tram tower in Death Valley

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

A century ago, a timber-and-iron tower had supported a tram carrying precious salt mined from a remote valley in the California desert. A visitor to Death Valley National Park in California brought the 113-year-old structure down on April 19 when it was used in an effort to pull a pickup truck out of the mud.

News > Nation/World

Heavy fighting in northern Gaza as Israeli official gives Netanyahu ultimatum

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

Israel’s lack of a coherent postwar strategy threatened to unravel an increasingly fragile government as Israeli forces on Saturday sought to stamp out a resurgent Hamas in northern Gaza, where it had earlier claimed success.

News > Nation/World

The last giant pandas in the U.S. are leaving, but China will send more

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

The Atlanta zoo will return its four pandas to China late this year, the facility announced Friday, in the latest chapter of a program often labeled “panda diplomacy.”

News > Nation/World

Slovak Premier Fico’s prognosis moving closer to positive

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition remains serious but the most recent surgery helped to bring it closer to a “positive prognosis,” a minister said on Saturday.

News > Nation/World

Mosquitoes are swarming around Houston. The future could bring even more

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

Standing in his neatly manicured front yard in this Houston suburb, Mitch Varley stopped for a moment and slapped his right arm. Did he get the mosquito in time before it bit? Not that it matters, because there will be another. “If you open the car door to go somewhere, you’ve got 10 mosquitoes inside,” said Varley.

News > Nation/World

Day-care workers charged with lacing children’s food with melatonin

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

Day-care workers in New Hampshire were charged with giving children the sleep aid melatonin without their parents’ knowledge, police said.

News > Nation/World

With its energy network nearly destroyed, Ukraine already fears the winter

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

While the rolling plains of Ukraine’s countryside are in full spring bloom, officials already fear what the distant winter will bring as a major energy crisis grips the country and power companies resort to phased blackouts to conserve supplies.

News > Nation/World

Biden’s tariffs mark end of era for cheap Chinese goods

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

For the first two decades of the 21st century, many consumer products on America's store shelves got less expensive. A wave of imports from China and other emerging economies helped push down the cost of video games, T-shirts, dining tables, home appliances and more.

News > Spokane

50 years ago in Expo history: Gordon Lightfoot dazzled at the fair, as did the Garbage Goat for one visiting toddler

Sat., May 18, 2024

The Spokane Chronicle ran a photo of Kristen Spakes, 3, of Denver, with one of Expo ’74’s enduring landmarks: the garbage-eating goat.

News > ID Government

Republican voters in Kootenai County have many considerations on Tuesday’s ballot

Sat., May 18, 2024

Kootenai County Republican voters have quite a few options on Tuesday’s primary ballot for seats in Kootenai County and the state Legislature.

News > Spokane

Shades of pink and purple to fill Duncan Garden this summer, with planting already underway

Sat., May 18, 2024

Dig, plant, fill, repeat.

News > Sci/Tech

New Star Wars plan: Pentagon rushes to counter threats in orbit

Sat., May 18, 2024

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is rushing to expand its capacity to wage war in space, convinced that rapid advances by China and Russia in space-based operations pose a growing threat to U.S. troops and other military assets on the ground and U.S. satellites in orbit.

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