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Community gathers to bid farewell to local civil rights leader Rev. Happy Watkins: ‘He went wherever his love could help somebody’

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“Unwavering,” “an inspiration” and “devoted pastor” were just a few of the words and phrases used to describe the late Rev. Percy “Happy” Watkins Friday as hundreds gathered at Life Center church to celebrate the life of one of Spokane’s most prominent civil rights and spiritual leaders.

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California teen who made threats against hundreds of schools, including Central Valley, pleads guilty to federal charges

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Spokane Valley City Council poised to enact new punishments related to homelessness

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Pullman’s Main Street opens to one lane of drivers; businesses relieved construction wraps up soon

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U.S. retail sales increase on autos in start to holiday season

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$Trump picks fracking firm CEO Wright to be energy secretary$

Trump picks fracking firm CEO Wright to be energy secretary

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First U.S. case of deadlier mpox virus strain reported in California

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Pullman’s Main Street opens to one lane of drivers; businesses relieved construction wraps up soon

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Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys challenge DNA, search warrants in Idaho murder case

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Northwest lawmakers not surprised Trump would ‘take a wrecking ball’ to Justice Department with Matt Gaetz pick

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Northwest lawmakers not surprised Trump would ‘take a wrecking ball’ to Justice Department with Matt Gaetz pick

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California teen who made threats against hundreds of schools, including Central Valley, pleads guilty to federal charges

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Gonzaga University launches online-only Master of Public Health for fall 2025

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Omak medical clinic pays fine over nurse’s mishandling of drugs

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Larry Krauter departs as Spokane Airport CEO

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U.S. unveils plan to triple nuclear power by 2050 as demand soars

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Volunteer groups help Spokane Navy veteran with autoimmune disease

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Wet weather, including snow, expected in Spokane area this weekend

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50 years ago in Expo history: The symphony got a boost in sales from the fair

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50 years ago in Expo history: The symphony got a boost in sales from the fair

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Community gathers to bid farewell to local civil rights leader Rev. Happy Watkins: ‘He went wherever his love could help somebody’

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News > Nation/World

Man hiding tarantulas, centipedes, ants stopped from boarding flight in Peru

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

Something about a man who was trying to board a plane last week in Lima, Peru, caused customs officers to do a double take: He had an extraordinarily swollen belly. They asked him to lift his shirt. When he did, they found he was carrying 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants.

News > Nation/World

Texas judge finds mother on death row innocent in daughter’s death

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

A Texas district judge declared that a mother on death row is innocent in the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter, according to court documents filed in October but made public this past week.

News > Home and garden

How to make the bathroom the liveliest (looking) space in your home

Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

Despite their stuffy-sounding name, powder rooms are where designers tend to have the most fun – and so can you. This formal space offers a lower-stakes place to experiment with wild wallpaper or use a natural stone you couldn’t afford to install in an entire kitchen. “We generally subscribe to the idea that less is more, but in a powder room, more may actually be more,” says Carrie Moore, North Carolina-based interior designer and co-founder of Carrie Moore Interior Design. Here’s how to make yours sing.

News > Nation/World

Biden, Xi meet, deliver messages seemingly intended for Trump

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

When President Joe Biden and China's leader, Xi Jinping, met Saturday in Peru, they spoke directly to each other for perhaps the last time about a fierce superpower rivalry that Biden has sought to keep from spiraling into open conflict.

News > Nation/World

Trump picks fracking firm CEO Wright to be energy secretary

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he has selected Chris Wright, the head of fracking company Liberty Energy, to lead the Department of Energy and to serve on a new National Energy Council.

News > Nation/World

China hit again with fatal violence as at least eight die in stabbing

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

Eight people were killed and 17 others injured in a stabbing attack Saturday night in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi, police said in a statement, in what appeared to be a second burst of deadly violence in China in less than a week.

News > Travel

Stepping into a hidden world in the Everglades

Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

Deep within the seemingly endless saw-grass marshes of the Florida Everglades, I found myself standing on an unexpected speck of dry land on a bright spring day. The boat ride to this spot had fully exposed my tour group to the blustery wind and midday sun, and the island, by contrast, felt lush and welcoming, ringed by trees that cast shadows and tempered the gusts and insulated us from the elements beyond.

News > Nation/World

Venezuela releases 70 political prisoners from post-election sweep

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

Venezuela’s authoritarian government Saturday released dozens of political prisoners - including some women and children - who were detained in a brutal crackdown on dissent following the country’s presidential election.

News > Nation/World

First U.S. case of deadlier mpox virus strain reported in California

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

A California resident has been infected with the more severe type of mpox virus, the first U.S. case of a virus that has sickened thousands and killed hundreds in an outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa, health officials said Saturday.

News > Nation/World

Trump won. The celebrations started. Then the trouble began

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Former congressman Matt Gaetz greeted his admirers Thursday night on the lawn outside Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, freshly named as the president-elect’s pick to be the nation’s top law enforcement officer despite an outstanding House investigation into allegations that he engaged in sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old girl.

News > Nation/World

Reeling from election losses, Democrats cast blame on each other

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

Two weeks removed from a set of losses that sent Democratic leaders into a tailspin, the years-long ideological battle between the progressive left and centrists has once again come to a head as both sides fight to shift blame and take the reins of the future direction of the party.

News > Home and garden

Ask the Builder: Cleaning the inside of a toilet tank

Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

Ed subscribes to my free weekly newsletter. He lives in western North Carolina, as does his son. His son’s house was flooded by a portion of the trillions of gallons of water Hurricane Helene unleashed on the interior Southeastern U.S.

News > Local government

Spokane Valley City Council poised to enact new punishments related to homelessness

Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

Homelessness in Spokane Valley parks and public spaces is about to come with more stringent penalties.

News > Spokane

50 years ago in Expo history: The symphony got a boost in sales from the fair

Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

Expo ’74’s beneficial effects apparently extended to Spokane’s cultural institutions, especially the Spokane Symphony.

News > K-12 education

Who stole Mary Peabody’s peanut butter sandwich? Westview Elementary students try ‘suspect’ at Spokane County Courthouse

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 15, 2024

Spokane County Superior Court Judge Julie McKay had a bit of a different trial on her docket Friday: the case of who stole Mary Peabody’s lunch.

News > Weather

Wet weather, including snow, expected in Spokane area this weekend

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 15, 2024

The first round of snow for the season could hit the region this weekend, according to the National Weather Service Spokane.

News > Pacific NW

Tri-Cities nonprofit to sue after Gov. Inslee loosens rules for WA’s largest wind farm

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 15, 2024

Nov. 15—Tri-Cities CARES plans to file a lawsuit challenging Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's decision to approve the Horse Heaven wind farm with fewer restrictions than originally recommended. The wind farm, which would be the largest in the state, would stretch along 24 miles of the Horse Heaven Hills just south of the Tri-Cities, from Finley to Benton City. The nonprofit group, Tri-Cities ...

News > Washington

WA agency failed to catch doubled-up benefit payments

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 15, 2024

Inadequate tracking by the Employment Security Department led to Washington workers receiving both unemployment insurance and Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits at the same time, a new state audit found.

News > Agriculture

Race for WA Supreme Court seat still close as final votes are tallied

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 15, 2024

The trailing candidate for an open Washington state Supreme Court seat is urging voters to check that their ballots have been accepted as he looks to close the gap in a race that remains tight more than a week after Election Day.

News > Idaho

In 2025, Idaho will let families apply to child care aid program paused amid budget concerns

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 15, 2024

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare in 2025 will reopen applications to the Idaho Child Care Program with a lower income eligibility cutoff and a waitlist.

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