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Baumgartner faces angry, disruptive town hall following two months of Trump's presidency

Baumgartner faces angry, disruptive town hall following two months of Trump’s presidency

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U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner was confronted by a disruptive, angry crowd that demanded answers for the freshman Republican congressman’s voting record and recent actions in President Donald Trump’s White House – and regularly interrupted each answer during a town hall Monday evening at Whitworth University.

Despite being a No. 8 seed, Gonzaga still among Midwest Region, title favorites

Democratic lawmakers warn of ‘all-out assault’ on Medicaid, though Trump says the program is safe

Spokane proposes spending plan for $1.5 million in opioid settlement funds

WSDOT again warns it may close local access to U.S. 195 without Latah Valley improvements

Tilting at windmills: How a developer’s emails became the bullhorn of Spokane’s anti-progressive politics

2025 NCAA Tournament

Getting There: I-90 construction projects ahead in Idaho, Washington

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Business

Trump's looming tariff deadline could trigger 'self-inflicted recession,' Slotkin warns

Trump’s looming tariff deadline could trigger ‘self-inflicted recession,’ Slotkin warns

Sports

A Grip on Sports: Though the NCAA tourney begins tonight, there is still time to make plans or, if you want, you can just wing it

A Grip on Sports: Though the NCAA tourney begins tonight, there is still time to make plans or, if you want, you can just wing it

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Pacific Northwest

Oregon appeals court rules in favor of voter-approved gun control law

Oregon appeals court rules in favor of voter-approved gun control law

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Nation/World

Survivors pick through ruins after monster storm kills 40 across U.S.

Survivors pick through ruins after monster storm kills 40 across U.S.

Education

Spokane Public Schools to move ahead with property consolidation to save $5 million, maybe more if $200 million bond passes

Spokane Public Schools to move ahead with property consolidation to save $5 million, maybe more if $200 million bond passes

A&E

Spokane String Quartet explores anxieties of centuries past, juxtaposed with world premiere of strings work

Spokane String Quartet explores anxieties of centuries past, juxtaposed with world premiere of strings work

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Local Government

Spokane proposes spending plan for $1.5 million in opioid settlement funds

Spokane proposes spending plan for $1.5 million in opioid settlement funds

Transportation

Getting There: I-90 construction projects ahead in Idaho, Washington

Getting There: I-90 construction projects ahead in Idaho, Washington

Outdoors

'Such a cool experience': Lewis and Clark grad competes in NCAA Nordic skiing championships

‘Such a cool experience’: Lewis and Clark grad competes in NCAA Nordic skiing championships

Weather

Sen. Murray, former NOAA administrator warn about danger of mass National Weather Service layoffs for farmers, fire season

Sen. Murray, former NOAA administrator warn about danger of mass National Weather Service layoffs for farmers, fire season

Life

Love Story: The Bakkens were so in love, they married twice

Love Story: The Bakkens were so in love, they married twice

Public Safety

Idaho man who sold weapons to law enforcement charged with rape, attempted strangulation

Idaho man who sold weapons to law enforcement charged with rape, attempted strangulation

Return to Space

Spokane astronaut Anne McClain set for Wednesday launch to International Space Station

Spokane astronaut Anne McClain set for Wednesday launch to International Space Station

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Leah Sottile's new book BLAZING EYE SEES ALL

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Then and Now: Corbin Park

Then and Now: Corbin Park

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