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Cheney Public Schools starts construction on new elementary school in Airway Heights

As crickets chirped and promotional flags advertising new homes for sale flapped in the wind gusts Monday, construction began for a new elementary school in Airway Heights.

Spokane ICE protester trial: Were they bad decisions or was it a conspiracy?

Updated 10:31 p.m.

Updated: Judge again finds Mead School District liable in hazing lawsuit
Suspect in Stout Road stabbing arrested
50 goats, pickleball and queer Marxism: Potential jurors in Spokane's ICE protesters trial offer quirky, sometimes politically charged comments

Spokane council approves another $650,000 to fight six lawsuits on Monday

The Dirt: Four-story apartments planned near Liberty Park

Home Depot flags choppy demand for large remodels as housing affordability bites

Updated 9:45 p.m.

Senate votes to take up measure to force Trump to end Iran war

EU strikes provisional agreement to finalize U.S. trade deal

Updated 6:58 p.m.

Three Washington residents were exposed to hantavirus amid the cruise outbreak. Why risk of further spread is low

Midair collision sparks crash at Idaho air show; crews ejected, ‘found safe’

New USDA conditions are hampering state and local wildfire services. Northwest fire officials warn of dire consequences

Jim Woodward faces Scott Herndon in another rematch for Idaho senate District 1

Construction starts on new Adams Elementary School

Newly identified genetic groups of bighorn sheep could aid Idaho management

CDC to escalate Ebola response after WHO declares emergency

U.S. House lawmakers propose $130 annual EV fee to pay for road repairs

When tornado weather hits, these scientists break out the colored pencils

Midair collision sparks crash at Idaho air show; crews ejected, ‘found safe’

Large wildfire burns Santa Rosa Island, endangering ‘gem of California coast’

This day in history: Opening date for Pavilion Circus slated for July 1977; Salmon run aplenty on Colville reservation

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This day in history: Opening date for Pavilion Circus slated for July 1977; Salmon run aplenty on Colville reservation

New book by WSU history professor ‘Chosen Land’ examines Christianity’s deep influence on American identity

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News > Health

Erin Brockovich urges ‘sticktoitiveness’ to fix Spokane problems in Women Helping Women gala speech

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

Erin Brockovich hopes Spokane protects its water.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane ICE protester trial: Were they bad decisions or was it a conspiracy?

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

The actions of three protesters on trial this week in Spokane were chaotic in the minds of their defense attorneys. But prosecutors believe their tactics amounted to a conspiracy.

News > Federal Government

Patty Murray rages against $1.8 billion ‘slush fund’ to pay Trump allies, while Washington Republicans voice cautious support

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

WASHINGTON – Sen. Patty Murray expressed outrage Tuesday after President Donald Trump sued the government he runs, then settled the lawsuit with his own Justice Department and created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who say they were mistreated by the federal government.

News > Federal Government

U.S. pursuing second criminal investigation into Maduro, sources say

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

WASHINGTON – The U.S. is pursuing a second criminal investigation into ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, raising the possibility that he could face additional charges, according to a Justice Department official and another source familiar with the matter.

News > K-12 education

Judge again finds Mead School District liable in hazing lawsuit

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

Mead School District Superintendent Travis Hanson deleted references to “race and racial targeting” from the district’s investigation into football player hazing and later “stood before the school community” and said “nothing learned during the investigation suggested racial targeting or motivations,” according to court documents filed May 11 by an attorney representing one of the football players who was hazed.

News > Nation

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie falls to Trump-backed GOP challenger Ed Gallrein

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Northern Kentucky Republicans embraced President Donald Trump’s choice for Congress on Tuesday, advancing GOP primary challenger Ed Gallrein to the Nov. 3 general election and rejecting seven-term U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, whom Trump targeted for defeat. The Associated Press called the race shortly before 8 p.m. Eastern time. The Republican primary in Kentucky’s 4th ...

News > Federal Government

Senate votes to take up measure to force Trump to end Iran war

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday agreed to take up a measure that would force President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran or win authorization from Congress to continue it, after a handful of Republicans joined Democrats in pushing forward with a resolution the GOP has managed to block for months.

News > World

Xi, Putin to meet in Beijing for tea diplomacy after Trump visit

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

BEIJING – China and Russia's leaders are set to meet for a summit in Beijing on Wednesday featuring discussions on bilateral and international issues, capped by an intimate tete-a-tete between "old friends" over tea.

News > Nation

Former ‘pray-away-the-gay’ activist charged in child sex sting, Florida deputies say

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

ORLANDO, Fla. — The former president of a now-shuttered, anti-LGBTQ organization was arrested Tuesday for seeking sex from an undercover deputy posing as a 14-year-old boy, according the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Alan Chambers, 54, of Winter Park, was booked in the Orange County Jail without bond on charges of soliciting a minor, transmitting material harmful to minors and unlawful use ...

News > Federal Government

EPA to end some limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Monday it will drop some limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water that officials had determined can cause cancer and other serious health problems – angering some key activists who had supported President Donald Trump’s campaign.

News > Washington

Deaths on Washington roads drop again

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

In an encouraging sign for road safety, traffic deaths in Washington fell significantly for the second year in a row in 2025, according to state data released Tuesday.

News > Washington

WA’s transgender prisoner policy is target of new federal investigation

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

The Trump administration on Tuesday launched an investigation into Washington state’s practice of housing transgender women in its women’s prison.

News > Nation

Woman dies after falling into open manhole in Manhattan

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

A 56-year-old woman died overnight after falling into an open manhole when she stepped out of her vehicle in midtown Manhattan, one of New Yorkers' greatest fears.

News > Nation

Teens suspected in mosque shooting met online, where they were radicalized, FBI says

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

As the investigation into Monday’s deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego continues, the three slain victims were praised for actions and heroism that local Muslim leaders said saved lives.

News > National business

Biggest U.S. wind project is due to come online next month

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

A wind project billed as the largest clean energy installation in the U.S. is due to come online next month, even as the pipeline of new large-scale renewables dries up amid pressure from the Trump administration.

News > Nation

Boeing-maintained plane flaw found 10 other times, NTSB finds

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

WASHINGTON — The airplane part that cracked and caused a UPS cargo jet's engine to fly off the plane’s wing had fractured 10 times in the past, aviation accident investigators said Tuesday.

News > Washington

What are the safest hospitals in Washington state? These 9 spots got ‘A’ grades

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

How safe are hospitals in Washington state?A total of nine hospitals across the Evergreen State got “A” grades for patient care, according to The Leapfrog Group.

News > World

NATO is starting to consider Hormuz mission to protect ships

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

NATO is discussing the possibility of helping ships pass through the blocked Strait of Hormuz if the waterway isn’t reopened by early July, according to a senior official in the military alliance.

News > World

Russia conducts massive nuclear drills as Putin visits China

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

Russia is holding a major combat exercise to practice preparing and using its nuclear forces at the same time as President Vladimir Putin travels to Beijing for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

News > National business

US software stocks rebound, seeking to loosen AI’s grip

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2026

Shares of several U.S. software stocks gained on Tuesday, as the industry attempts a comeback after being battered for much of the year on fears of disruption from artificial intelligence.

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