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Lawsuit over state’s eviction moratorium names Spokane, alleging ‘government-compelled physical occupation’

A legacy decision that was put in place to protect renters during the COVID-19 pandemic is now the target of class-action lawsuit by property owners in Washington state, including Spokane, who claim that the policy constituted an unlawful "taking" from landlords.

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‘He’s going to get judgment’: Man linked to two Spokane killings dies on parole in Boise

Local Government

SCRAPS pauses dog adoptions, intakes following deaths tied to Parvo outbreak

Local Business

Bob Egger, member of famed Spokane butcher business family who founded South Hill market, dies at 86

National Business

Tesla surrenders EV crown to BYD after 8.6% sales decline

Updated 19 minutes ago

Nation

A Virginia woman’s epic paper napkin collection is being preserved

World

Swiss fire survivors fight for life; sparklers seen as cause

Updated 6:58 p.m.

Washington

Washington AG Nick Brown: Feds agree to resume review for NIH grants

Idaho

‘He’s going to get judgment’: Man linked to two Spokane killings dies on parole in Boise

WA Government

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

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

Washington awarded $181 million from federal rural health fund from ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

Transportation

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

Science & Tech

Alaska Air’s year of expansion will bring the world closer to Seattle

Military

Trump says National Guard being removed from Chicago, LA and Portland

Weather

Brief snow blast allows Mt. Spokane to open amid historically ‘mellow winter’

Columnists

Front Porch: Readers share favorite holiday films

History

This day in history: Marijuana should be legalized, said North Idaho Medical Association in 1975. Spokane economy booming as 1925 came to close

Religion

Braver Angels trains Washington residents to bridge political divide

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News > Washington

Trailblazing Washington jurist Carolyn Dimmick dies at 96

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

When newly minted law school graduate Carolyn Dimmick passed the state bar exam in 1953, a headline in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer crowed: Pretty Blonde Water Skier Qualifies as Attorney!"

News > Washington

Kent Youth and Family Services sets up children and families for success

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

Asia Butler, 33, has been determined to provide stability for her five children by furthering her career. After finishing a dental assisting program last year, the Kent resident decided to take the next step and complete her prerequisites for dental hygiene.

News > Washington

WA could regulate Flock Safety and other license-plate readers in 2026

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

Washington could join more than a dozen states that have regulations on fast-growing and controversial license-plate-reading surveillance cameras under a bill Sen. Yasmin Trudeau plans to propose.

News > Spokane

SpokAnimal to remain closed amid respiratory infection outbreak among dogs; health of some improving

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

SpokAnimal’s dog shelter will remain closed to the public as the nonprofit organization continues to battle respiratory infections affecting more than a dozen dogs in its care.

News > World

Why a nuclear plant is a big sticking point in the Ukraine peace plan

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine and the United States are 90% of the way toward an agreement to end the war with Russia. Within the 10% still in dispute is who will control Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.

News > Weather

California’s latest storm brings flooding to San Francisco Bay Area

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

Parts of the San Francisco Bay Area were inundated with floodwaters heightened by exceptionally high tides Friday as yet another storm began to smack California, bringing more wind and rain to a region where a steady flow of storms since mid-December has soaked the landscape.

News > Home

Ask the Builder: Building strong, simple stairs

Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

You may be like most folks. I’m guessing you give very little thought to the stairs you go up and down on a regular basis. They might be constructed from wood, steel, or concrete. The vast majority of stairs in residential homes are made from wood.

Sports > Outdoors

Idaho’s domestic elk farms drawing criticism

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

Despite legislative testimony saying it was unlikely to happen, some of Idaho's domestic elk farms have proven to be porous with multiple examples of wild animals getting into the high-fenced operations and domestic animals escaping.

News > Sci/Tech

When did humanity take its first step? Scientists say they now know.

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

More than two decades ago, scientists digging in Central Africa unearthed the 7-million-year-old remains of what may be one of the earliest known human ancestors.

News > Sci/Tech

Cool Critters: Who goes there? A small owl with bouncing ball call

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

It’s dusk, and you’re outside taking down the last of the Christmas decorations. Suddenly, you hear what sounds like a ping-pong ball that just got dropped. It starts out slow, accelerates in tempo and then lowers in pitch before coming to a stop.

News > World

Eleven killed as bus crashes head-on into truck in southern Brazil

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

SAO PAULO – A head-on collision between a bus and a truck left at least 11 people dead on Friday in southern Brazil, the country’s Federal Highway Police said in a statement.

News > Weather

Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser erupts unexpectedly on New Year’s Eve

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

Tourists traveling by plane over Yellowstone National Park on Thursday were treated to a rare and magnificent view of the world’s tallest active geyser shooting steam 400-plus feet skyward.

News > Nation

California ban on openly carrying guns is unconstitutional, court rules

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that California’s ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of the state was unconstitutional.

News > Washington

Ferguson, Legislature at odds over housing

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

Jan. 2—OLYMPIA — It's no secret that housing prices are rising in Washington. How to address that — and who should address that — is the subject of some disagreement in Olympia. A bill introduced in the 2025 Washington Legislative Session, House Bill 1108, would have directed the nonpartisan Washington State Institute for Public Policy to determine the primary cost drivers for owning or ...

News > Local Government

Spokane County Superior Court could grow pending state approval, just two years after last judge addition

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

Momentum for an additional judge to join the Spokane County Superior Court appears to be building in the new year.

News > Idaho

New chief judge named for federal court in Idaho

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

A new chief judge has been named to help manage federal courts in Idaho.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Court docs: Woman charged with vehicular homicide was drunkenly driving 80 mph seconds before the South Hill crash

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

A 39-year-old woman is back in jail after failing to appear in court for a vehicular homicide case where she is accused of driving over 80 mph on the South Hill, running a red light and slamming into a car, killing a 79-year-old woman who worked four decades for Spokane Public Schools.

News > Nation

Charlotte-area teen charged with planning ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve attack

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

An 18-year-old from Mint Hill planned to use knives and hammers to kill people in a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in an ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve attack, U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson said Friday. FBI agents foiled Christian Sturdivant’s plans and charged him with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, Ferguson said at a news conference after ...

News > Washington

‘Immigrants are welcome’ signs appear in Bellingham shops’ windows. Here’s why

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

“Immigrants are welcome.” That three-word phrase is popping up on signs across downtown Bellingham and Whatcom County as part of a new program called “Signs of Solidarity.”

News > Nation

A Virginia woman’s epic paper napkin collection is being preserved

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

When Charlotte LaRoy was in elementary school, she had a quiet revelation. Paper napkins are beautiful. It was the 1940s, she was the daughter of a federal food-safety scientist, and she was just discovering the spectacular variety of face-and-finger wipes.

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