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Spokane man completes number of grappler pullups for Guinness World Record attempt

Spokane man completes number of grappler pullups for Guinness World Record attempt

Updated 13 minutes ago

Most people might spend their birthday relaxing with their loved ones by lounging by the river with a beer in hand. Most don’t decide to break fitness world records on their special day.

Spin Control: Feds step up war over Washington elections with prosecution threat

Summer Stories 2026: ‘If I Rise’

Mario Saint-Supery leaves Gonzaga for Spanish club in shocking move: ‘A basketball decision’

A Spokane attorney sued the widow of the man he’s accused of killing. Why he says he had file

Green Bluff venue hosts a wine and painting event

Bear grass boom: There’s still time to see these unpredictable, showy white blooms up on Mount Spokane – if you’re quick

Inside the WSU lab helping MLB verify its automated strike zone system

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Business

Shopify tells users to remove vapes from online stores

Shopify tells users to remove vapes from online stores

Sports

Inside the WSU lab helping MLB verify its automated strike zone system

Inside the WSU lab helping MLB verify its automated strike zone system

Pacific Northwest

EPA to force the removal of leaking acids from deteriorating Washington pulp mill

EPA to force the removal of leaking acids from deteriorating Washington pulp mill

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As winter approaches, Spokane-area homeowners are getting smart about energy costs

As winter approaches, Spokane-area homeowners are getting smart about energy costs

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U.S., Iran trade wave of strikes while disputing status of Hormuz

U.S., Iran trade wave of strikes while disputing status of Hormuz

Updated 5:36 p.m.

Education

EWU creative writing students explore Yellowstone’s ‘wildness’ with wolves and words

EWU creative writing students explore Yellowstone’s ‘wildness’ with wolves and words

A&E

Local band When She Dreams nears new album release, set to perform at People's Town Hall event

Local band When She Dreams nears new album release, set to perform at People’s Town Hall event

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Government

The 'SAVE America Act' has brought Congress to a halt. Local election officials say it's an unworkable bill

The ‘SAVE America Act’ has brought Congress to a halt. Local election officials say it’s an unworkable bill

Transportation

Evacuations lifted, I-90 reopened after wildfire in Vantage

Evacuations lifted, I-90 reopened after wildfire in Vantage

Outdoors

WA Parks and Rec Commission approves master plan for Mount Spokane State Park

WA Parks and Rec Commission approves master plan for Mount Spokane State Park

Weather

'There’s nothing else. There’s just the planet': Is our infrastructure prepared for the impacts of climate change?

‘There’s nothing else. There’s just the planet’: Is our infrastructure prepared for the impacts of climate change?

Life

Summer Stories 2026: 'If I Rise'

Summer Stories 2026: ‘If I Rise’

Public Safety

$25K reward offered for information on Chelan Hills fire start

$25K reward offered for information on Chelan Hills fire start

Science & Tech

Bear grass boom: There's still time to see these unpredictable, showy white blooms up on Mount Spokane – if you're quick

Bear grass boom: There’s still time to see these unpredictable, showy white blooms up on Mount Spokane – if you’re quick

Northwest Passages Book Club

Kendra Langford Shaw to visit Spokane to discuss debut novel, boom and bust cycle of arctic treasure hunting

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Kendra Langford Shaw to visit Spokane to discuss debut novel, boom and bust cycle of arctic treasure hunting

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Spin Control: Feds step up war over Washington elections with prosecution threat

Spin Control: Feds step up war over Washington elections with prosecution threat

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