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Nez Perce Tribe asks Congress to 'avert a financial crisis,' warns Trump administration is withholding fish hatchery funds

Nez Perce Tribe asks Congress to ‘avert a financial crisis,’ warns Trump administration is withholding fish hatchery funds

Updated 9:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Nine months into the fiscal year, the Nez Perce Tribe is still waiting for money Congress approved months ago for contracts to operate fish hatcheries vital to maintaining Northwest salmon runs – and the tribe’s chairman is worried those funds may never arrive.

Sheriff’s office looking for missing 72-year-old Deer Park man

Updated 9:48 p.m.

Bonnie Lake fire almost fully contained

Updated 9:50 p.m.

Man with child porn conviction sentenced to prison again for same crime

Updated 9:47 p.m.

Hayden man sentenced to 10 years in prison for breaking infant’s legs, ribs

Updated 9:47 p.m.

Spokane County considers improves to Centennial Trail’s ‘Argonne Gap’

Updated 9:51 p.m.

‘We just need him back’: Injured Coeur d’Alene firefighter faces ‘long, hard road’ to recovery

Updated 10:23 p.m.

Travis Decker may have escaped to Idaho mountains after potential sighting

Updated 9:51 p.m.

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Business

Trump tells Japan and South Korea their tariff rate: 25%

Trump tells Japan and South Korea their tariff rate: 25%

Sports

'It's not even work to us.' Gonzaga forming early identity, chemistry through offseason workouts

‘It’s not even work to us.’ Gonzaga forming early identity, chemistry through offseason workouts

Updated 6:21 p.m.

Pacific Northwest

Tuesday 'one of those days' to be concerned about fires in the Inland Northwest, officials warn

Tuesday ‘one of those days’ to be concerned about fires in the Inland Northwest, officials warn

Updated 10:23 p.m.

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Nation/World

Veterans Affairs reverses course on large-scale layoffs

Veterans Affairs reverses course on large-scale layoffs

Updated 9:55 p.m.

Education

WSU releases new insights on Washington's LGBTQ+ community

WSU releases new insights on Washington’s LGBTQ+ community

A&E

Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron quits after 27 years with band

Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron quits after 27 years with band

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Government

Ferguson calls One Big Beautiful Bill a 'grotesque betrayal'

Ferguson calls One Big Beautiful Bill a ‘grotesque betrayal’

Updated 9:50 p.m.

Transportation

Traveling for the Fourth? Record numbers of Americans will be joining you

Traveling for the Fourth? Record numbers of Americans will be joining you

Outdoors

Little lynx: Colville Tribes confirm Canada lynx kittens in the Kettle Range

Little lynx: Colville Tribes confirm Canada lynx kittens in the Kettle Range

Weather

Tuesday 'one of those days' to be concerned about fires in the Inland Northwest, officials warn

Tuesday ‘one of those days’ to be concerned about fires in the Inland Northwest, officials warn

Updated 10:23 p.m.

Life

Summer Stories 2025: 'Next of Kin'

Summer Stories 2025: ‘Next of Kin’

Public Safety

Sheriff's office looking for missing 72-year-old Deer Park man

Sheriff’s office looking for missing 72-year-old Deer Park man

Updated 9:48 p.m.

Science & Tech

Citizen scientists pinpoint 10,000 eclipsing star pairs

Citizen scientists pinpoint 10,000 eclipsing star pairs

Northwest Passages Book Club

"Atomic Pilgrim" by James Patrick Thomas

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“Atomic Pilgrim” by James Patrick Thomas

Aug. 12, 2025, 7 p.m.

Gonzaga Univesrity - Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center - Recital Hall 211 E Desmet Ave Spokane, WA 99202

Columnists

Then and Now: Fort George Wright

Then and Now: Fort George Wright

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