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Pentagon confirms all six crew members died in KC-135 crash in Iraq

Pentagon confirms all six crew members died in KC-135 crash in Iraq

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WASHINGTON – The Pentagon confirmed on Friday that all six crew members aboard a tanker aircraft that crashed in Iraq a day earlier had died, raising the total number of Americans killed in the war with Iran to 13.

Washington to stop printing hunting, fishing licenses on waterproof paper

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Winter sports 2025-26 high school all-league teams for Greater Spokane League and Eastern Washington

KC-135 reported down in Iraq; rescue underway

Washington’s income tax on millionaires clears Legislature; business groups worry about tax affecting competitiveness

Ruby Ridge standoff negotiator Bo Gritz dies in Nevada

Dear friend of late ‘Train Dreams’ author recalls the history that led to film’s Academy Award nominations

Detectives investigating a homicide stumbled upon a Spokane County deputy accused of trading pills and sexting at work, records say

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Business

U.S. shipping waiver and release of stockpiles will not ease pain at the pumps, analysts say

U.S. shipping waiver and release of stockpiles will not ease pain at the pumps, analysts say

Sports

A Grip on Sports: Ironies abound in every facet of life, including televised sports and the decisions made about them

A Grip on Sports: Ironies abound in every facet of life, including televised sports and the decisions made about them

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Pacific Northwest

UW Medicine ramps up measles testing as nationwide outbreak grows

UW Medicine ramps up measles testing as nationwide outbreak grows

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AtWork! Spokane builds inclusive employment opportunities across the Inland Northwest

AtWork! Spokane builds inclusive employment opportunities across the Inland Northwest

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Nation/World

ICE taking steps to terminate contract of Fort Bliss detention center, document shows

ICE taking steps to terminate contract of Fort Bliss detention center, document shows

Education

Former Mead football player files $50M federal lawsuit over alleged camp hazing

Former Mead football player files $50M federal lawsuit over alleged camp hazing

A&E

Matt Mitchell Music Co. to play Hamilton Studios hot off a new EP

Matt Mitchell Music Co. to play Hamilton Studios hot off a new EP

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Government

Washington's income tax on millionaires clears Legislature; business groups worry about tax affecting competitiveness

Washington’s income tax on millionaires clears Legislature; business groups worry about tax affecting competitiveness

Transportation

A family grieves amid pedestrian safety improvements at an intersection where their daughter was killed

A family grieves amid pedestrian safety improvements at an intersection where their daughter was killed

Outdoors

A backwoods girl congregates | Ammi Midstokke

A backwoods girl congregates | Ammi Midstokke

Weather

Windstorm toppled dozens of trees and left tens of thousands without power early Thursday; Lucky Friday miners rescued after power outage left them trapped

Windstorm toppled dozens of trees and left tens of thousands without power early Thursday; Lucky Friday miners rescued after power outage left them trapped

Life

Holden Village reopening awaits federal funding for flooding, mudslide repairs; slim staff maintains grounds in interim

Holden Village reopening awaits federal funding for flooding, mudslide repairs; slim staff maintains grounds in interim

Public Safety

Detectives investigating a homicide stumbled upon a Spokane County deputy accused of trading pills and sexting at work, records say

Detectives investigating a homicide stumbled upon a Spokane County deputy accused of trading pills and sexting at work, records say

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Science & Tech

United Launch Alliance tapped to provide replacement Artemis stages after revamp

United Launch Alliance tapped to provide replacement Artemis stages after revamp

Northwest Passages Book Club

Remote Alaska's 'queen of badassery,' Sue Aikens, shares life lessons and tales from the frontier

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Remote Alaska’s ‘queen of badassery,’ Sue Aikens, shares life lessons and tales from the frontier

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Columnists

Front Porch: Tea Tuesday and bookstores a perfect date with daughter-in-law

Front Porch: Tea Tuesday and bookstores a perfect date with daughter-in-law

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