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Lawsuit over state’s eviction moratorium names Spokane, alleging ‘government-compelled physical occupation’

A legacy decision that was put in place to protect renters during the COVID-19 pandemic is now the target of class-action lawsuit by property owners in Washington state, including Spokane, who claim that the policy constituted an unlawful "taking" from landlords.

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Public Safety

‘He’s going to get judgment’: Man linked to two Spokane killings dies on parole in Boise

Local Government

SCRAPS pauses dog adoptions, intakes following deaths tied to Parvo outbreak

Local Business

Bob Egger, member of famed Spokane butcher business family who founded South Hill market, dies at 86

National Business

Berkshire falls on Buffett’s last day as CEO, gained 6,100,000% over 60 years

Nation

New York Mayor Mamdani takes office with focus on liberal agenda

World

New Year party at Swiss ski resort turned into a disaster zone

Washington

Washington AG Nick Brown: Feds agree to resume review for NIH grants

Idaho

‘He’s going to get judgment’: Man linked to two Spokane killings dies on parole in Boise

WA Government

Gov. Ferguson requests $11 million for design of new Spokane Veterans home

ID Government

Ballot questions on abortion in Missouri, Idaho likely to spur more legal fights

Education: K-12

Coeur d’Alene area Catholic teens flock to youth group in record numbers

Higher Education

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

Health

Washington awarded $181 million from federal rural health fund from ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

Transportation

Getting There: Preconstruction work redoubles next year for Division Street rapid bus route, slated for 2030 launch

Science & Tech

Alaska Air’s year of expansion will bring the world closer to Seattle

Military

Trump says National Guard being removed from Chicago, LA and Portland

Weather

Brief snow blast allows Mt. Spokane to open amid historically ‘mellow winter’

Columnists

Front Porch: Readers share favorite holiday films

History

This day in history: Marijuana should be legalized, said North Idaho Medical Association in 1975. Spokane economy booming as 1925 came to close

Religion

Braver Angels trains Washington residents to bridge political divide

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News > Local Government

Disposal rates rise for garbage, yard waste and appliances at Spokane County transfer stations

Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

Along with resolutions and festivities, the new year also brings increased trash rates for Spokane County residents.

News > Local Government

Outgoing Councilman Rod Higgins calls for Spokane Valley to create its own police department as he reflects on long career with city

Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

A dominating force in Spokane Valley politics for more than a dozen years has stepped aside.

News > Spokane

Bloomsday Perennial: Despite health setbacks, long-time high school coach still runs 6 days a week

Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

Mike Fleming, as a physical education teacher, coach and runner, is all about staying in motion. At 79, he credits his active lifestyle as the reason he’s been able to do all 49 Bloomsdays, making him a Perennial.

News > Spokane

This day in history: LaGuardia Airport bombing kills 11, puts nation on alert. SPD investigate ‘baffling’ murder, assault cases

Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

From 1976: Security was tightened at Spokane International Airport in the wake of a bombing at LaGuardia Airport in New York that killed 11.

News > Washington

Thousands in Birch Bay attempt to make history in world’s largest polar bear dip

Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

In February 2025, the Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce announced it would hold a Guinness World Record attempt for the largest polar bear dip.

News > National business

Baltimore sues digital lender Dave, alleging the company misled borrowers

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced Tuesday that the city of Baltimore has filed a lawsuit against digital lender Dave Inc., accusing the company of luring cash-strapped residents into high-cost, short-term loans through misleading marketing and interest charges.

News > National business

Los Angeles ends strange rite of passage with new fridge law

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

When Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed a new state law in October mandating landlords supply tenants with a working stove and refrigerator starting on Jan. 1, 2026, it marked the end of a bizarre rite of passage for many moving to Los Angeles.

News > National business

New made-in-USA cars qualify for Trump tax perk, IRS says

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

Taxpayers who bought a new car in 2025 may qualify for a new tax break in the upcoming filing season – so long as that vehicle was made in the U.S., the Internal Revenue Service said.

News > National business

Repeat moviegoers help Hollywood eke out a slightly better 2025

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

LOS ANGELES – Let’s start with the good:

News > WA Government

Gov. Ferguson requests nearly $5 million in budget proposal for federal litigation

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

Gov. Bob Ferguson’s proposed budget includes nearly $5 million in funding to pay for the state’s lawsuits against the Trump administration.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Man found in Spokane River drowned, medical examiner says

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

A body of a man pulled in November from the Spokane River near T.J. Meenach Bridge drowned, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office Wednesday.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane Valley mobile home park fire displaces multiple families

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

Ten people were displaced from their homes after a Spokane Valley fire that started in a shed spread to three mobile homes.

News > World

At least seven killed in Iran as protests continue for fifth day

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

At least seven people have been killed in Iran as violence escalates amid a new wave of anti-government protests that continued for a fifth day on Thursday.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Suspected impaired driver crashes with son in car, then threatens witnesses with knife, police say

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

A 38-year-old man is accused of brandishing a knife and threatening to stab people after driving impaired and crashing with his young son in the car early in the morning on New Year’s Day, according to the Spokane Valley Police Department.

News > Idaho

Hundreds plunge into Lake CdA for annual New Year’s Day tradition

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

COEUR d’ALENE – Bundled in coats, hats and gloves, hundreds of people lined Sanders Beach on New Year’s Day.

News > Nation

Day cares say they are unfairly punished over misleading Minnesota video

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

Day care operators say the Trump administration’s restrictions on federal child care funding unfairly punish them over a conservative activist’s fraud allegations against Minnesota centers that are undercut by state records and disputed by some of the owners.

News > Nation

Oyster, crab, lobster thieves strike back-to-back in New England

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

A trio of recent commercial seafood thefts in New England highlights a titanic problem: cargo theft.

News > Nation

White House lays out nine-week timeline to win approval for Trump’s ballroom

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

The White House on Wednesday laid out a nine-week timeline to win approval for President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom, even as one federal review panel said it has yet to receive formal building plans and basic details of the project remain unclear.

News > Idaho

‘Fireball’ at Boise New Year’s Potato Drop shatters glass, video shows

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

A “fireball” during the New Year’s Eve Potato Drop fireworks show appeared to shatter glass at a downtown Boise building, injuring a child, according to video and witness accounts. Boise Fire Department spokesperson Lauren Melink confirmed in an email to the Idaho Statesman that fire crews and Ada County EMS responded to West Bannock Street for reports of a child injured by glass that broke ...

News > Nation

The Supreme Court broadly expanded Trump’s power in 2025, with key exceptions

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 1, 2026

The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., ended the first year of President Donald Trump's second term with a record of rulings that gave him much broader power to control the federal government.

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