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GOP leaders in Washington react to new polls favoring Democrat in race for governor

Two new polls show Democrat Bob Ferguson holding a steady lead over Republican Dave Reichert. The polls show Ferguson grossing roughly 50% of the statewide vote followed by Reichert who picked up support from about 35% of those polled. The remaining 15% of people polled reportedly indicated they were undecided.

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Public Safety

Two people die in RV fire near Colbert

Water main break temporarily shuts down State Route 31, disrupts water service to Metaline Falls customers
Stabbing in West Central leaves two injured
12-year-old who brought loaded handgun to Shaw Middle School threatened to shoot student, documents say

Local Government

Spokane City Council approves proposal preventing evictions, rent increases if landlord is not registered

Local Business

Survival of the delicious: Downtown Spokane’s newest bars and restaurants

National Business

Boeing strike pushes supplier Spirit to plan worker furloughs

Nation

Trump hotel overcharged Secret Service, report by House Democrats finds

World

US pushes for truce in Gaza after Israel kills Hamas leader

Washington

‘This is not acceptable’: Centralia Police Department investigates reports of white supremacist propaganda

Idaho

Donations sought for another victim’s family to travel to University of Idaho murder trial in Boise

WA Government

‘Building a prison for children’: Overcrowded youth detention centers in Washington draw concern

ID Government

Idaho AG accuses pediatrics academy of possible consumer violations over gender care policies

Education: K-12

Spokane Public Schools Board interviews three finalists for vacated seat

Higher Education

The University of Idaho debuts first Spanish football broadcasts

Health

New drug overdose data provides hope while deaths remain too high

Transportation

All aboard Holmes Elementary’s ‘bike bus,’ which teaches kids independence and safe ridership to and from school

Science & Tech

NASA orders up more SpaceX flights, tables Boeing’s Starliner until at least late 2025

Military

Search continues for Navy aviators missing after crash near Mount Rainier

Weather

Hurricane center says depression could form in Caribbean, tracks 1 other system

Columnists

50 years ago in Expo history: Sagging Expo attendance boosted by warm autumn weather

History

50 years ago in Expo history: Officials preparing for Expo ‘75 impressed by Spokane’s fair

Religion

Latter-day Saints church plans temple for Coeur d’Alene; faith membership has been on the rise across Inland Northwest

Latest Stories

News > National business

Hungry for energy, Amazon, Google and Microsoft turn to nuclear power

Sat., Oct. 19, 2024

Technology companies are increasingly looking to nuclear power plants to provide the emissions-free electricity needed to run artificial intelligence and other businesses.

News > Home and garden

Ask the Builder: Pavers laid in sand are no match for burrowing animals

Sat., Oct. 19, 2024

I installed an attractive concrete paver patio for my wife seven years ago. I knew it would fail, but I didn’t know when. She wanted the patio completed as soon as possible. This tight deadline dictated that I had to set the patio stones on sand instead of mortaring them to a steel-reinforced concrete slab.

News > WA Government

GOP leaders in Washington react to new polls favoring Democrat in race for governor

Sat., Oct. 19, 2024

News > Spokane

50 years ago in Expo history: Officials preparing for Expo ‘75 impressed by Spokane’s fair

Sat., Oct. 19, 2024

A delegation of Japanese visitors had a particularly significant reason for touring Expo ’74: They were preparing to launch Expo ’75 on the island of Okinawa.

News > Family

Spokane man, 84, fell outside Stevens County cabin, was rescued by his dog

Sat., Oct. 19, 2024

Keith Johnson was at his cabin in Stevens County when his continuous glucose monitor began beeping around 5:30 a.m.

News > Military

Two crew members still missing from Navy aircraft crash near Mount Rainier

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

The U.S. Navy, local law enforcement and partner agencies reached the remote location where a Navy EA-18G Growler crashed during a routine training flight Tuesday east of Mount Rainier.

News > Pacific NW

Beloved nonprofit in financial trouble as demand grows for its horse therapy programs

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

Oct. 18—A Kennewick-based nonprofit that uses horses to help children and adults with a range of disabilities is struggling to stay afloat. For the first time in its 10-year history, Therapeutic Riding of Tri-Cities is trying to raise $18,000 in donations from the community to help it through the winter, said Cynthia MacFarlan, TROT's founder and executive director. TROT serves hundreds in the ...

News > Pacific NW

Tri-Cities ‘enforcer’ involved in 2018 murder back in jail after holding woman at gunpoint

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

Oct. 18—After a woman walked into a Kennewick trailer and saw Guadalupe Angelita Sanchez in late September, she feared she wouldn't see her children again. The 33-year-old convicted felon spent the next eight hours allegedly holding her victim at gunpoint, moving her to a locked free-standing garage. Along the way, she hit the victim and took her cellphone and purse. Now Sanchez is now behind ...

News > Pacific NW

Feds award $657 million contract to get fish past dam in Tacoma Public Utilities watershed

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

Oct. 18—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday that it has awarded a $657 million contract to build fish passage facilities at a flood control dam on the Green River in the watershed used for Tacoma's drinking water. The Howard A. Hanson Dam Additional Water Storage Fish Passage Facility Project contract went to Flatiron-Aecon Joint Venture, the Army Corps said. "We are excited to ...

News > Washington

Tux and gown alert: Washington will have an inaugural ball after all

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

Washington’s Inaugural Ball is back on.

News > Education

Washington Board of Education wants to overhaul high school graduation requirements

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

The Washington Board of Education has launched a multiyear initiative to rework the state’s high school graduation requirements, arguing that the current standards fall short of “fully preparing all students for success.”

News > Washington

Bird flu infects flock of 800,000 poultry in southeast Washington

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

Bird flu has infected a commercial flock of about 800,000 fowl at an egg farm in southeast Washington, the state’s Department of Agriculture said this week.

News > Business

Avista lands $85.6 million grant from feds

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

Washington Senator Maria Cantwell announced Friday that Avista Utilities is among three Evergreen State utilities will get a total of $208.4 million in federal grants to harden electrical infrastructure against natural disasters.

News > Local business

Central Washington faces challenges, opportunities with growing renewable tech industry

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

MOSES LAKE – Once known primarily for agriculture, Grant County is fast becoming a hub for electric vehicle batteries and green technology.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Woman bites and fends off attacker on WSU Spokane campus

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

Spokane police arrested a man accused of brazenly attacking a woman in the heart of the Washington State University Spokane campus in broad daylight Thursday.

News > Crime/Public Safety

17-year-old girl dies in rollover crash near Newport

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

A 17-year-old North Idaho girl died four days after she was thrown from a car during a rollover crash on Sunday.

News > Nation

Trump hotel overcharged Secret Service, report by House Democrats finds

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

During Donald Trump’s presidency, his D.C. hotel charged the U.S. Secret Service 300 percent or more above standard government rates on multiple occasions, and at times charged the government agency more than it did other patrons – including a Chinese business and members of a foreign royal family, according to a new report released Friday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.

News > Military

Search continues for Navy aviators missing after crash near Mount Rainier

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

The wreckage of a Navy aircraft that crashed near Mount Rainier this week was spotted Wednesday afternoon. Two crew members who were onboard remain missing.

News > Pacific NW

State investigates Longview papermill as possible source of September’s mysterious odor

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

Oct. 18—The mysterious odor people reported from Kelso to Portland last month may be tied to Longview's WestRock mill, according to a spokesperson from the Washington Department of Ecology. Brittny Goodsell, communications manager for the Southwest Region Office for the Washington State Department of Ecology, said the department is investigating WestRock's air quality data, which could be tied ...

News > Crime/Public Safety

Stabbing in West Central leaves two injured

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2024

A stabbing after an argument in West Central Spokane left two injured Thursday night.

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