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Franklin Elementary students weave a maypole in 25th year of the school’s annual spring festival, ‘it’s harder than it looks’

For much of her childhood in White Salmon, Washington, Tristin Roy marked the first of May by clutching a long ribbon and twirling it around a maypole with the rest of her ballet class until an intricate weave blanketed the length of the pole.

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2 drivers die in head-on I-90 crash

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Spokane County funds program aimed at helping homeless people leave Spokane for greener pastures

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Mary’s Place leveled for parking

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It’s the last Free Comic Book Day at the place where it was created

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Massive police operation breaches UCLA pro-Palestinian encampment, makes arrests

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Russians who fled abroad return in boost for Putin’s war economy

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Seattle mayor hires firm to investigate SPD sexism, harassment claims

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Idaho man arrested at Yellowstone for allegedly kicking bison while drunk

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Upwards of 16,000 immigrants on track to enroll in WA Medicaid expansion

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Supreme Court hears case that pits Idaho abortion ban against federal protections for pregnant women

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Wilson Elementary principal resigns due to unspecified ‘challenges’ following racist item in school newsletter

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Gonzaga students ask university to cut financial ties to Israel

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Parking to be limited for two months at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center for construction

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Spokane Airport planning expansion to ground transportation

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New leaders at National Weather Service’s Spokane office bring decades of experience

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Navy in court over Pearl Harbor water contamination

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Tornadoes in Kansas and Oklahoma wreak havoc, with more storms forecast

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50 years ago in Expo history: An ‘Impeach Nixon’ rally planned for the president’s arrival at the fair was the source of a local dispute

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50 years ago in Expo history: An ‘Impeach Nixon’ rally planned for the president’s arrival at the fair was the source of a local dispute

Religion

For six years, UW has wrestled with whether to revoke the Ph.D. of one of the Northwest’s most infamous child molesters. Advocates and victims argue the university should do more to hold him accountable

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News > Crime/Public Safety

Man has life-threatening injuries after crashing vehicle into Spokane River

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

A man was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after crashing Thursday morning into the Spokane River in east Spokane.

News > Business

The Dirt: Housing development planned for west Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Plans have been sent to the city of Spokane to build 72-units of housing near the Copper River Apartments in west Spokane. The site, owned by Catholic Housing Services of Eastern Washington, is across the Spokane River from Doomsday Hill.

News > Nation/World

President Biden expands Berryessa Snow Mountain monument in California to protect Molok Luyuk ridge

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

President Joe Biden will expand the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in Yolo County, a move that aims to safeguard nearly 134,000 acres including a ridgeline known as Molok Luyuk, which holds significance for local Native tribes.

News > Nation/World

Stormy Daniels’s lawyer testifies in Trump’s hush money trial

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Donald Trump was back in Manhattan criminal court Thursday for Day 10 of his trial, with lawyer Keith Davidson on the witness stand Thursday afternoon. The Los Angeles lawyer represented Stormy Daniels as she brokered a deal in 2016 to keep an alleged tryst with Trump secret ahead of the election. His testimony began Tuesday; the trial took a break Wednesday.

News > Business

Mortgage rate forecast for May 2024: No break for homebuyers

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

As homebuyers grapple with record prices this spring, mortgage rates have also crept up. On a 30-year fixed loan, the average rate was 7.39% as of May 1, according to Bankrate’s survey of large lenders, marking three straight months of 7% rates.

News > Health

Physical fitness linked to better mental health in young people

Thu., May 2, 2024

Physical fitness among children and adolescents may protect against developing depressive symptoms, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.

News > Nation/World

Rebuilding Baltimore’s Key Bridge expected to cost up to $1.9 billion

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Rebuilding the Baltimore bridge destroyed by a container ship in March will cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, according to Maryland estimates.

News > Nation/World

Biden urges campus protesters to remain peaceful

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

President Biden forcefully urged campus protesters to refrain from violence and intimidation on Thursday morning, saying that Americans have a right to peaceful protest but strongly condemning some of the tactics that have been used.

News > Nation/World

U.S. officials wary of Chinese plans for floating nuclear plants

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

China is pursuing plans to develop floating nuclear reactors that could power military facilities it has built in contested areas of the South China Sea, according to the top U.S. military commander in the Pacific and State Department officials, a prospect they warn would undermine regional security and stability.

News > Business

Tractor makers CNH and AGCO trim outlooks on weak farmer demand

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Tractor makers CNH Industrial NV and AGCO Corp. reduced their outlooks for 2024 on declining sales of farm machinery as growers continue to be squeezed by falling crop prices.

News > Nation/World

Hamas says truce deal being studied in ‘positive spirit’

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Hamas is studying a proposal for a temporary cease-fire with Israel in a “positive spirit,” as international pressure mounts on the two sides to reach a deal and end a conflict that has shaken the Middle East.

News > Crime/Public Safety

2 drivers die in head-on I-90 crash

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Two people died in a head-on crash early Thursday after a driver went the wrong way on Interstate 90 in Spokane.

News > Business

Amazon bets big with CrowdStrike on cybersecurity products

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Amazon.com Inc. is betting big on cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., replacing other defensive tools with the company’s safeguards.

News > Nation/World

Russians who fled abroad return in boost for Putin’s war economy

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

As many as a million Russians fled abroad in the first year of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Now thousands are returning home, delivering a propaganda victory to President Vladimir Putin and a boost to his war economy.

News > Further Review

Coming To You Live…

Thu., May 2, 2024

Nineteen thirty-nine was a big, big year if you were a sports fan, you lived in New York City and you owned one of the primitive TV sets that were available at the time. Five sports made their live television debut over a 10-month period from May 1939 to February 1940.

News > Business

Biden opens door for tax credits so corn farmers can grow jet fuel

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

To cut greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes, the Biden administration issued guidelines this week that could shape U.S. farming for decades by offering corn growers tax credits to turn their crop into jet fuel.

News > Business

It’s the last Free Comic Book Day at the place where it was created

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Joe Field needed something to write about. “I came up with the idea for Free Comic Book Day when I was a columnist for an industry trade magazine,” says Field, who is the owner of the Flying Colors Comics and Other Cool Stuff store in Concord, California. “I was scratching for ideas when my deadline was looming, looked out the front window of my shop to see a long line of people and none of ...

News > Nation/World

Massive police operation breaches UCLA pro-Palestinian encampment, makes arrests

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Police moved into the pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA Thursday morning, where they faced intense resistance and made dozens of arrests.

News > Home and garden

Gardening: Landscape fabric is a temporary solution that becomes a problem

Thu., May 2, 2024

Landscape fabric, once considered the magic bullet for keeping weeds out of garden beds, is proving to be as much of a problem as the weeds it supposedly was to stop.

News > Spokane

With the Pilgrim Lutheran Quilters there’s a job for everyone - no sewing skills required

Thu., May 2, 2024

Every Wednesday morning, the basement of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Northwest Spokane hums with activity as members of the church’s quilting group descend.

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