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Spokane refugee communities search for path forward after Supreme Court decision allows parole status to be stripped

It’s not clear how many refugees in the Spokane area will now lose their legal status to be in the U.S. following a decision Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court to allow President Donald Trump to end parole for roughly 500,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans.

Spokane mayor’s plan to restart city arts office faces skepticism, concerns from Spokane Arts, commission

Gonzaga breaks EWU’s 26-year Bloomsday Corporate Cup streak with victory last month

Trump threatens Washington funding in executive order targeting sanctuary states

Charges dropped against Spokane dermatologist accused of COVID fraud

Creek repair: North Idaho conservationists work to fix trout habitat in Prichard Creek

Man committed to state hospital for shooting his wife and daughter during a mental health episode in Airway Heights

Even 50 years after his death, Steve Prefontaine remains connected to Spokane and entire track and field community

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The Motley Fool: Delivering dividends amid uncertainty

Sports

Jim Meehan: Sandpoint’s Jeff Gove reflects on ‘amazing week’ at Senior PGA Championship

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Pacific Northwest

‘A big gut punch’: Oregon universities lose millions in federal science funding

Hydropower remains essential to affordable, reliable electricity in Idaho

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How Trump’s regulatory rollbacks are increasing costs on Americans

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Education

East Valley transgender runner, defending state champion Verónica Garcia third after 400-meter preliminaries

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Loretta Swit, who played libido-driven Maj. ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on ‘M.A.S.H.,’ dies at 87

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Spokane mayor’s plan to restart city arts office faces skepticism, concerns from Spokane Arts, commission

Transportation

Headed to the West Side? Washington Route 18 interchange work to cause days of detours at I-90 in King County

Outdoors

Creek repair: North Idaho conservationists work to fix trout habitat in Prichard Creek

Weather

Record heat to hit Las Vegas, California’s Central Valley this weekend

Life

Upward of 75 artists converge at MAC’s ArtFest this weekend

Public Safety

Man committed to state hospital for shooting his wife and daughter during a mental health episode in Airway Heights

Science & Tech

Possible accidental explosion averted at north transfer station, closed until further notice

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This day in history: Othello float committee said Spokane’s Lilac parade unfairly judged float celebrating women’s rights

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