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Avista agrees to framework to provide single business with power equal to half of all Spokane County customers

Avista agrees to framework to provide single business with power equal to half of all Spokane County customers

Updated 13 minutes ago

Avista has entered into a memorandum of understanding with one "large load" customer, but details of the business – and if it's a data center – were not released.

Newport teacher jailed on incest charges

Updated 6:05 p.m.

AI changed the world while the class of 2026 moved through high school. Here’s what they think of their new future

‘To all people of good will’: Spokane Catholics ponder and preach Pope Leo’s latest message on AI

Where’s Waldo? Pet bird always on the move with Spokane family

Feteers offers a taste of Egypt

Downtown Spokane salon closes doors, citing Catholic Charities housing and crime

Westview Elementary, Shadle Park high students collaborate on Garland District mural

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Business

Avista agrees to framework to provide single business with power equal to half of all Spokane County customers

Avista agrees to framework to provide single business with power equal to half of all Spokane County customers

Updated 13 minutes ago

Sports

Report: Gonzaga to meet first-year coach Will Wade, LSU in Nov. 14 nonconference game at Arena

Report: Gonzaga to meet first-year coach Will Wade, LSU in Nov. 14 nonconference game at Arena

Updated 7 p.m.

Pacific Northwest

How the Gorge Amphitheatre became Washington music’s crown jewel

How the Gorge Amphitheatre became Washington music’s crown jewel

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Every home gives: when buying a home means building community

Every home gives: when buying a home means building community

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Nation/World

US, Iran exchange military strikes to put fresh strains on ceasefire

US, Iran exchange military strikes to put fresh strains on ceasefire

Updated 8:05 p.m.

Education

Westview Elementary, Shadle Park high students collaborate on Garland District mural

Westview Elementary, Shadle Park high students collaborate on Garland District mural

A&E

Stage Left Theater’s Queer Voices Festival puts spotlight on LGBTQIA+ community

Updated 4:30 p.m.

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Government

Ferguson directs commission to develop training, resources for working women experiencing menopause

Ferguson directs commission to develop training, resources for working women experiencing menopause

Transportation

Some call on Washington to suspend gas tax amid high fuel prices. Is it on the table?

Some call on Washington to suspend gas tax amid high fuel prices. Is it on the table?

Outdoors

'They're Idaho horns': The cowboys, hunters and conservationists behind Lewiston's bighorn collection

‘They’re Idaho horns’: The cowboys, hunters and conservationists behind Lewiston’s bighorn collection

Weather

2025 wildfires were the costliest ever, researchers say

2025 wildfires were the costliest ever, researchers say

Life

Stage Left Theater’s Queer Voices Festival puts spotlight on LGBTQIA+ community

Updated 4:30 p.m.

Public Safety

Man faces murder charge for shooting girlfriend in Browne's Addition

Man faces murder charge for shooting girlfriend in Browne’s Addition

Science & Tech

Cats could help scientists better understand human cancer, study says

Cats could help scientists better understand human cancer, study says

Northwest Passages Book Club

The Pillagers Guide to Arctic Pianos by Kendra Langford Shaw

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The Pillagers Guide to Arctic Pianos by Kendra Langford Shaw

July 15, 2026, 7 p.m.

The Montvale Event Center 1019 W 1st Ave Spokane, WA 99201

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Columnists

This day in history: Man sentenced in kidnapping, slaying of 13-year-old girl. Country Clerk's Office facing nepotism charges

This day in history: Man sentenced in kidnapping, slaying of 13-year-old girl. Country Clerk’s Office facing nepotism charges

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