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Rings and races: Marji and Mike Arnold ran Bloomsday, got married, and kept running and running strong

Rings and races: Marji and Mike Arnold ran Bloomsday, got married, and kept running and running strong

Mike and Marji Arnold have the distinction of being the only married couple among the current Bloomsday Perennials to run all 49 races together.

A look back at 10 years of Spokesman-Review Christmas Cards

Did Gonzaga just complete the best nonconference run in school history? The numbers won’t dispute it

Behind the Scenes: Beer-drinking Mr. and Mrs. Claus

25 years later: Playfair Race Course is long gone, but memories, records and a few treasures remain

Updated 10:05 a.m.

Spokane Symphony rings in New Year with Beethoven’s Ninth

Updated 56 minutes ago

Women’s notebook: West Coast Conference has handful of contenders for league championship

A couple in northeast Washington spent 30 years restoring a neglected tree farm. Last month, they donated it for research

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Business

Exaggerated Demise? Nissan's Altima won't be discontinued after all

Exaggerated Demise? Nissan’s Altima won’t be discontinued after all

Sports

Did Gonzaga just complete the best nonconference run in school history? The numbers won't dispute it

Did Gonzaga just complete the best nonconference run in school history? The numbers won’t dispute it

Pacific Northwest

Public health emergency declared for Washington after flooding

Public health emergency declared for Washington after flooding

Updated 7 minutes ago

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Why Pacific Northwest farmers depend on Snake River dams

Why Pacific Northwest farmers depend on Snake River dams

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Nation/World

Arkansas ticket scoops $1.8 billion in Christmas Powerball jackpot

Arkansas ticket scoops $1.8 billion in Christmas Powerball jackpot

Updated 40 minutes ago

Education

WSU researchers, including 'Dr. Christmas Tree,' are chipping in on a multi-million dollar project to develop the ideal Christmas tree

WSU researchers, including ‘Dr. Christmas Tree,’ are chipping in on a multi-million dollar project to develop the ideal Christmas tree

A&E

Local theaters collaborate on 1920s-themed New Year's Eve celebration event

Local theaters collaborate on 1920s-themed New Year’s Eve celebration event

Updated 56 minutes ago

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Government

Governor proposes $800 million in cuts as part of budget proposal

Governor proposes $800 million in cuts as part of budget proposal

Transportation

Ferguson proposes $2.1 billion 'first step' to improve aging, neglected infrastructure

Ferguson proposes $2.1 billion ‘first step’ to improve aging, neglected infrastructure

Outdoors

Ammi Midstokke: Same trail, different day

Ammi Midstokke: Same trail, different day

Weather

A not-so white Christmas forecast for the Spokane region

A not-so white Christmas forecast for the Spokane region

Life

Community Cookbook: A brief Christmas tale paired with some holiday breakfast ideas

Community Cookbook: A brief Christmas tale paired with some holiday breakfast ideas

Public Safety

Teens sentenced for punching, shooting man outside Spokane apartment over vape pen

Teens sentenced for punching, shooting man outside Spokane apartment over vape pen

Science & Tech

A year of grace remaining, Spokane pivots on its energy generating trash incinerator

A year of grace remaining, Spokane pivots on its energy generating trash incinerator

Northwest Passages Book Club

Northwest Passages: 'Cozy fantasy' author Travis Baldree found success by mixing in personal experiences

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Northwest Passages: ‘Cozy fantasy’ author Travis Baldree found success by mixing in personal experiences

Puzzles and Games

Columnists

Need a Little Christmas? Here are 12 questions to help set the mood.

Need a Little Christmas? Here are 12 questions to help set the mood.

Long Reads

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