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Two die in collision north of Liberty Lake

'It's a shock': Wallace residents, employees recall downtown shooting that led to 'shaking' windows, 'cops everywhere' and general confusion
Three shot, including officer, before gunman killed by law enforcement in Shoshone County
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Local Government

Spokane County directs $200,000 to ongoing wildfire recovery efforts in Medical Lake and Elk

Local Business

‘We love our community’: Cheney refillery brings sustainable options to locals

National Business

US stocks slip as tech loses steam in final week of 2025

Updated 11:35 a.m.

Nation

ICE operation honoring Laken Riley yields more than 1,000 arrests

Updated 12:29 p.m.

World

US hit drug boat loading facility in Venezuela, Trump says

Updated 12:17 p.m.

Washington

Then and Now: Santa Claus comes to town

Idaho

‘Truly an amazing act’: Idaho doctor donates year’s salary to cure blindness

WA Government

Governor proposes $13 million in Capitol security improvements following October break in

ID Government

Ballot questions on abortion in Missouri, Idaho likely to spur more legal fights

Education: K-12

Coeur d’Alene area Catholic teens flock to youth group in record numbers

Higher Education

A couple in northeast Washington spent 30 years restoring a neglected tree farm. Last month, they donated it for research

Health

Bad flu season getting worse; skyrocketing cases set N.Y. state record

Transportation

Winter weather in northeastern U.S. leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations

Science & Tech

Dinosaurs discovered in 2025 that surprised paleontologists

Military

Sen. Patty Murray slams Trump’s abortion ban for veterans

Weather

Blizzard warnings active as snowstorm barrels across northern US

Updated 12:24 p.m.

Columnists

This day in history: Remodeling scheduled at Fairchild. ‘Soft drink’ establishments push back against Hedger recall amid Prohibition

History

Then and Now: Linder’s Lodge

Religion

Braver Angels trains Washington residents to bridge political divide

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News > Nation/World

Azerbaijan blames Russia for plane crash, rebukes Kremlin

Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

The leader of Azerbaijan directly blamed Russia on Sunday for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet last week, calling on Moscow to accept responsibility and offer compensation to victims.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Lincoln statue in downtown Spokane again vandalized with red paint

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

Downtown Spokane's Abraham Lincoln statue has been vandalized.

News > World

US hit drug boat loading facility in Venezuela, Trump says

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. had "hit" an area in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, marking the first known time Washington has carried out land operations in Venezuela since a pressure campaign began against President Nicolas Maduro's government.

News > Nation/World

Charles Dolan, HBO founder who sat atop Cablevision empire, dies at 98

Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

Charles F. Dolan, who founded HBO, merged a group of small Long Island cable TV systems into a network he called Cablevision and amassed a fortune building an innovative communications, entertainment and sports empire that included Madison Square Garden and its professional teams, died on Saturday. He was 98.

News > Nation

Florida executed 19 death row inmates in 2025. That caused unusual national uptick

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

Florida nearly doubled the national average of executions in 2025, with a record-breaking 19 death warrants carried out, according to an annual report released by the Death Penalty Information Center.

News > Nation

ICE operation honoring Laken Riley yields more than 1,000 arrests

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation staged over two weeks earlier this month yielded more than 1,030 arrests of unauthorized immigrants with criminal backgrounds across the country, the Trump administration announced Dec. 22. The crackdown was dubbed “Operation Angel’s Honor” in reference to Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student killed last year by a migrant from Venezuela. “This ...

News > Nation/World

Anger and agony in South Korea after plane crashes, killing 179

Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

A passenger plane with 181 people on board skidded on the runway at a high speed and slammed into a wall before exploding into flames. Two crew members were rescued alive from the tail of the burning plane, but by late Sunday, all of the remaining 179 people onboard were confirmed dead.

News > World

China holds military drills around Taiwan after US arms deal

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

China kicked off military maneuvers around Taiwan that it said included live-fire drills, in a dramatic show of force after the U.S. announced one of its biggest arms packages ever for the self-run democracy.

News > National business

The American dream now costs $5 million. Here’s a breakdown.

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

Anyone, in theory, can attain the American dream. But at what price? It now costs $5 million over a lifetime to fund eight key components of the American dream, including homeownership and raising children, according to a recent analysis from Investopedia.

News > World

Peace hopes dented as Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Putin residence

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

Russia accused Ukraine on Monday of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin's residence in northern Russia, although it provided no evidence to back up an assertion that Kyiv dismissed as baseless and designed to undermine peace negotiations.

News > Weather

Blizzard warnings active as snowstorm barrels across northern US

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

A powerful winter storm barreling across the northern tier of the country dumped heavy snow across multiple states, prompting delays on roads and at airports as officials warn of dangerous travel conditions.

News > Spokane

Then and Now: Linder’s Lodge

Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

The rustic Bear Creek Lodge along North Mt. Spokane Park Drive, just outside the state park, was built in 1952 but closed in 2023 and sold to the park for a new headquarters building.

News > National business

US stocks slip as tech loses steam in final week of 2025

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

Wall Street's main indexes kicked off the final week of the year on a softer note on Monday, as heavyweight technology stocks retreated from last week's gains that had pushed the S&P 500 to record highs.

News > National business

US economy to ride tax cut tailwind but faces risks

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

A see-saw year for the U.S. economy in 2025 looks set to give way to a stronger 2026 thanks to tailwinds from President Donald Trump's tax cuts, less uncertainty around tariffs, the ongoing artificial intelligence boom and a late-year run of interest-rate reductions from the Federal Reserve.

News > Spokane

Difference Makers: Spokane’s Repair Café and Mend-It Café reframe relationship with household items

Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

News > National business

Washington’s ‘constantly squeezed’ dairy farms find cheer in eggnog

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

More than 200 pairs of eyes turned to Larry Stap when he stepped into his dairy farm, Twin Brook Creamery, to check on the girls." Under the building's tin roof, a herd of curious Jersey cattle sheltered from the pelting rain on a December afternoon, crowding the edges of their pen to sniff newcomers.

News > WA Government

Gov. Ferguson requests $11 million for design of new Spokane Veterans home

Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

Gov. Bob Ferguson has requested $11 million from the Legislature for the design and preconstruction of a new 120-bed veterans home in Spokane.

News > Transportation

Getting There: Preconstruction work redoubles next year for Division Street rapid bus route, slated for 2030 launch

Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

Spokane is still years away from the launch of its second rapid bus route, a north-south equivalent of the east-west City Line that launched in 2023, but work does start next year on the extensive design and public outreach phase for the expansion to the Division corridor.

News > Spokane

This day in history: Remodeling scheduled at Fairchild. ‘Soft drink’ establishments push back against Hedger recall amid Prohibition

Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

From 1975: Fairchild Air Force Base was getting a “face-lift” in preparation for a new mission.

News > Family

Crescent memories (Part 5): Readers share memories of the downtown department store

Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

In October, The Spokesman-Review wrote about how “The Strange Beautiful” author Carla Crujido is seeking stories from the Crescent and is calling on readers to submit their tales of the shopping mecca.

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