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Archives | Monday, Jan. 31, 2022

Results

A&E

Dear Annie 1/31
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Miss Manners 1/31
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Area sports

Locally: Former Idaho quarterback Matt Linehan hired as Vandals’ wide receivers coach; Tyson Degehnart settles into role at Boise State
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Books

An 8-year-old slid his handwritten book onto a library shelf – it now has a yearslong waitlist
UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 1, 2022

Business

Mexico’s economy enters technical recession
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Sony’s PlayStation buys Bungie, game studio with Xbox ties
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Boeing lands huge airplane order from Qatar Airways
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Drug distributor to pay $13M to settle kickback allegations
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Faith in the metaverse: A VR quest for community, fellowship
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Stocks rise, still on pace for worst month since March 2020
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Growth slows at end of 2021 in 19 countries that use euro
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Cartoons

Tim Campbell cartoon
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Lisa Benson cartoon
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Jeff Danziger cartoon
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Joe Heller cartoon
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Crime/Public Safety

Man’s death at homeless encampment in Spokane under investigation
UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 1, 2022
Spokane police investigating shots fired outside Best Asian Market on Sprague Avenue
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Family remembers Sam Strahan as they advocate for the maximum sentence for his killer in Freeman High School shooting
UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 1, 2022
Spokane Valley deputies investigating after finding SUV hit by gunshots
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Washington records
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Family frustrated after suspect in apartment complex shooting remains free, shooter claims self-defense
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

EWU basketball

Weber State out-shoots Eastern Washington in 90-84 win, as Eagles drop third straight
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
‘You’ve just got to have belief’: Former Eastern Washington coach Shantay Legans working to change perception at Portland
UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 1, 2022

EWU football

Teammates, coaches and analysts react to Cooper Kupp’s dominant performance, leading Rams to Super Bowl
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Entertainment

Spokane Civic Theatre returns to stage after two years of COVID-19 cancellations
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Features

Helping neighbors in need: Spokane’s Little Food Pantry sites grow as families juggle pandemic losses, inflation
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Food

In the Kitchen With Ricky: Classic little golden nuggets offer nostalgic feels for National Tater Tot Day
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga-San Diego key matchup: St. John’s transfer Marcellus Earlington a key addition for Toreros
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 2, 2022
Gonzaga’s Drew Timme, Chet Holmgren crack Wooden Award Top 20 watch list
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Gonzaga senior Andrew Nembhard on top 10 list for Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren collects WCC freshman of the week award for seventh time
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Auburn, Gonzaga remain 1-2 in AP poll, share first in USA Today rankings
UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 7, 2022

Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women return to the Kennel undefeated in WCC, trying hard not to overlook Pacific
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Letters

Letters for Jan. 31, 2022
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 2, 2022

Military

Idaho National Guard to aid COVID-19-hit prisons, clinics
UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 1, 2022

Nation/World

Russia, US exchange harsh words over Ukraine at UN
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Boris Johnson says sorry after report slams lockdown parties
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
California moves to dismantle nation’s largest death row
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Myanmar authorities arrest dozens ahead of planned protests
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Rogan responds to Spotify protest, COVID advisories
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Biden issues an infrastructure ‘roadmap’ to help spend $1T
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Georgia DA investigating Trump asks FBI for security help
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
U.S. gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Europe storms: Ships collide off Dutch coast; crew evacuated
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Cyberattacks increasingly hobble pandemic-weary U.S. schools
UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 1, 2022

News

State makes more at-home tests available through portal
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Other

On the Air
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Deputy seeking suspect mistakenly shoots off-duty officer
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Sony buys Xbox game studio
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
TV Best Bets
UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 3, 2022
TV Best Bets
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 2, 2022
The Super Bowl grew out of modest Los Angeles beginnings
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Getting There: Several Spokane, Kootenai county bridges in ‘poor’ condition – what does that mean?
UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 1, 2022

Outdoors

Mt. Spokane adds new uphill skiing routes
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Too wild? Legislators seek to tame Washington’s fish and wildlife agency
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Pro

Seattle Storm star Breanna Stewart reportedly re-signing on a one-year supermax deal
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Spokane

Bingle censured for violating mask mandate
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Maggie Yates, the woman leading the region’s criminal justice reform efforts, resigns
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
100 years ago in Spokane: Silent film star Nell Shipman gets fan mail at Minnehaha studio
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Sports

A Grip on Sports: Fandom works in strange ways, even leading a young boy to adopt a team from far away
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

WSU basketball

Washington State’s previously postponed game at Oregon rescheduled for Feb. 14
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

WSU football

Zack Miller, a towering tackle from California, commits to Washington State
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Washington State receives commitments from highly rated Floridian defender, running back out of Texas powerhouse
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022

Washington

COVID testing company faked test results, lied to patients, WA AG lawsuit says
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Fight over hospital safe-staffing standard continues in Legislature
Mon., Jan. 31, 2022