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

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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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Public Safety

‘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

Pentagon to pay Boeing $8.6B to make fighters for Israel, raising concerns

Nation

Deep cuts made 2025 a difficult year for National Park Service

World

Pakistan has deadliest year in decade as Taliban ties worsen

Washington

Difference Maker: ‘Saint Bette’ is the guiding force for the Mead Food Bank and an inspiration to students

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

Latest Stories

News > Spokane

The Collector: Rob Rowe’s collection features classic beer, ‘land of sky-blue waters’

Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

A blind taste test of cheap beers spawned a collection that numbers in the hundreds.

News > Local Government

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

Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

News > Spokane

This day in history: Tribal leader who lobbied successfully to protect Indian reservations dies in Spokane. New Episcopal cathedral named

Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

From 1976: “Thousands of mourners” were expected to attend the wake and funeral ceremonies for local tribal leader Joseph R. Garry in DeSmet, Idaho.

News > Spokane

A new year in Spokane: From officials to readers, here are our community’s wishes for the region in 2026

Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

With every new year comes the tradition of resolutions, setting an intention to somehow make the coming calendar year better than the one we are leaving behind.

News > Home and garden

Gardening: Journaling is nice solution for recording gardens past

Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

Editor’s note: This column previously ran in January 2013.

News > Spokane

‘Just incredibly generous’: Christmas Bureau meets goal for the first time since raising it to $600,000

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

The generosity of Spokane-area residents was never in doubt.

News > Washington

Researchers find more long COVID than expected in WA Hispanic population

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

A significant percentage of 1,500 Latino patients in Washington state who had been diagnosed with COVID reported in a survey that they had experienced long COVID symptoms, according to a UW Medicine study.

News > Washington

Former National Guardsman facing prison for Richland molestation, rape

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

A former Oregon National Guardsman is facing prison for molesting a Richland boy following a fight-viewing party about five years ago.

News > Pacific NW

Gen Zers, just because you can buy a home, should you?

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

Just because you can buy a home, should you?

News > Pacific NW

These are the Seattle area’s Gen Z homeowners. How did they do it?

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

If you picture a first-time homebuyer in the Seattle area, you probably would not think of 24-year-old Edwin Nino Delgado with his hip-hop posters taped to the wall of his $770,000 Lake City, Washington, triplex.

News > Obituaries

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

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

After all these years, Renea Yamada still will make a Sunday chicken.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Sandpoint man dies in crash with train

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

A 63-year-old Sandpoint man died after the pickup he was driving was struck by a a train Sunday north of Sandpoint, according to Idaho State Police.

News > Military

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

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration was removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland but he added in his social media post that federal forces will "come back" if crime rates go up.

News > World

Finland detains vessel, holds 14 after ship damages underwater cable

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

Finnish police arrested 14 people and detained a ship after the vessel was found with its anchor lowered into the water in the vicinity of a freshly damaged underwater cable, according to reports on Wednesday.

News > Crime/Public Safety

20-year-old Clayton man identified in double fatality crash near Liberty Lake

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

A 20-year-old Clayton, Washington, man who died Saturday in a head-on crash that also killed the driver in the other car near Liberty Lake has been identified.

News > Nation

Duty? Insanity? These former members of Congress want to come back.

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

On the Hill, the direction of travel is toward the door. Members of both parties - some disgruntled with a dysfunctional institution, some older and just ready to retire - have already announced they’re departing. But outside of Washington, another group is emerging: former lawmakers who want to return.

News > National business

Costco loses $400,000 worth of lobster as cargo theft rises

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

Costco recently found itself in a pinch after criminals allegedly stole $400,000 worth of lobster headed to its stores in Illinois and Minnesota.

News > National business

Pentagon to pay Boeing $8.6B to make fighters for Israel, raising concerns

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

Boeing will design and produce 25 new fighter jets for the Israeli Air Force under a new contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, reigniting concern about the aerospace manufacturer’s connection to the ongoing violence in Gaza.

News > Nation

U.S. freezes child care payments to Minnesota over fraud claims

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

The Trump administration is freezing child care payments to Minnesota and demanding a comprehensive audit to identify any illicit activity in government programs, escalating a fight with the state over alleged fraud.

News > Nation

America’s 250th birthday is the moment Philly museums have been waiting for

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 31, 2025

No one throws a “Happy 250th Birthday, America” jammy jam like a Philadelphia museum.

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