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Caution, Coug caravan: I-90 Vantage Bridge project, wildfire could cause traffic delays for Apple Cup travelers

The caravan of Coug fans headed to Seattle this weekend may see lengthy travel delays along Interstate 90.

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The remains of Spokanite Janice Blackburn Ott were found 50 years ago. She’s so much more than a Ted Bundy victim

Spokane International Airport gets $18 million from Biden administration

Hundreds lose out on $200 energy credit after Spokane Valley utility rejects state program
Chewelah to upgrade water infrastructure for the first time in 50 years; new well will eliminate manganese
Spokane Valley Councilman Al Merkel found 'likely in violation' of Public Records Act

Boeing strike appears increasingly likely, as union votes on contract

Updated 31 minutes ago

US airlines may soon face cash penalties for delayed flights

Updated 11:37 a.m.

Harvey Weinstein charged in new NYC indictment

Updated 28 minutes ago

Blinken visits Kyiv as U.S., Ukraine debate arms restrictions

The remains of Spokanite Janice Blackburn Ott were found 50 years ago. She’s so much more than a Ted Bundy victim

Gas station in north-central Idaho explodes, burns at least two people

Updated 3 p.m.

Washington approved insurance rate increase

Longtime councilman Woody McEvers sworn in as CdA mayor

State superintendent recommends school districts update their cellphone policies by next year

How does the presidential election affect your physical health? A team of WSU researchers monitored people during the debate to find out

Which school in Spokane should get a new health clinic? The school board isn’t sure

Caution, Coug caravan: I-90 Vantage Bridge project, wildfire could cause traffic delays for Apple Cup travelers

Billionaire, SpaceX employee crewmate perform first commercial spacewalk

Updated 13 minutes ago

Selling America: The Army’s fight to find recruits in a mistrustful, divided nation

Cooler temperatures and showers on the horizon for Spokane

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50 years ago in Expo history: Fair season was in full swing, with the county and Expo varieties offering fun fall festivities

Faith and Values: Death of mentor is reminder it’s never too early to reach out and say thank you

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News > Washington

Verdict reached in trial over Seattle Black Lives Matter protester’s 2020 death

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

The state of Washington was not negligent in the 2020 death of a Black Lives Matter protester, a King County jury ruled Thursday. The same jury determined that the driver who struck Summer Taylor must pay their family $6 million in damages.

News > Business

Spokane-based 4AM relocating into River Park Square

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

River Park Square announced Thursday that local business 4AM will be relocating to the downtown mall from its previous location at the corner of North Washington Street and West Dean Avenue.

News > Local government

Amid campaign of opposition, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown backs down from treatment service in Chief Garry park

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown has backed down from an effort started by her predecessor to disperse addiction treatment services from the city’s downtown core, after a concerted push by businesses to oppose the plan.

News > Local government

Too late for ballots this November, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown proposes safeguards for sales tax proposal

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown has proposed major changes to the sales tax measure voters will consider this November, including a sunset provision, though the proposal comes months too late to change the ballot measure itself.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Fire that destroyed Wolf Lodge Steakhouse caused by grease accumulation above grill

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Grease accumulation caused a large fire to raze the Wolf Lodge Steakhouse near Coeur d’Alene on Sept. 2, officials determined Thursday.

News > Nation/World

Residents survive a harrowing night as Francine blasts Louisiana

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Tina Christopher and her mother spent the night at their darkened home in Morgan City, Louisiana, listening to hurricane-force winds howl and branches pelt the roof. "I'll never stay for a storm again," Christopher, 57, said after emerging Thursday morning.

News > Nation

Judge overturns North Dakota’s near-total abortion ban

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

A North Dakota judge struck down that state’s near-total ban on abortion on Thursday, saying the state constitution gives women a “fundamental right to choose abortion” before fetal viability. Restrictions on that right is “a violation on medical freedom,” he ruled.

News > Business

The Dirt: New health clinic planned for Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Frontier Behavioral Health and CHAS Health are partnering for a new clinic on East Sprague Avenue, according to plans submitted to the city of Spokane.

News > World

Israeli commandos carried out raid on secret weapons site in Syria

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Israel carried out a commando raid in Syria on Sunday that obliterated a Hezbollah missile production facility near the Lebanese border, killing a number of people at the site, according to U.S. and other Western officials.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial will take place in Boise with a new judge: ‘We are prepared and ready’

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger’s trial will take place in Boise next year.

News > National business

Appeals court to hear TikTok challenge to law requiring app sale

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments Monday in TikTok’s challenge to a law requiring a sale or ban of the app in the U.S., in a case that could determine Congress’ ability to regulate the company and other platforms for national security or other reasons.

News > Nation

Jon Bon Jovi helps woman off ledge of bridge

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Singer Jon Bon Jovi is being hailed as a hero after he saved the life of a woman who was about to jump off a bridge in Nashville, Tennessee.

News > National business

Mortgage rates just fell again. Here’s what you need to know.

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Mortgage rates fell on Thursday to their lowest level since April 2023 - 6.2 percent for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, down from 6.35 percent a week before, according to Freddie Mac.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Sen. Mark Schoesler pleads not guilty to DUI charge

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Republican State Sen. Mark Schoesler pleaded not guilty to drunken driving Thursday.

News > World

Russian counteroffensive in Ukrainian-controlled Kursk begins, says Zelenskyy

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Thursday that Russia had launched a counteroffensive to take back the parts of its Kursk region occupied by Ukrainian forces last month.

News > National business

Student loan servicer Navient reaches $120 million settlement

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Navient, one of the nation’s largest student loan companies, will pay $120 million to resolve allegations that it misallocated payments, steered people into costly repayment plans, supplied the wrong information and ignored borrowers’ pleas for help, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday.

News > Local business

Boeing strike appears increasingly likely, as union votes on contract

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

More than 33,000 union workers will start voting Thursday on measures that could bring Boeing airplane production to a halt with a massive strike at the embattled aerospace giant early Friday morning.

News > Nation

Abortion remains a touchstone issue in the presidential race

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Early in their 90-minute debate Tuesday, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris spent about 10 minutes discussing access to abortion, a topic Democrats hope will boost their chances in November.

News > Nation

Harvey Weinstein charged in new NYC indictment

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges, Manhattan prosecutors said at a Thursday hearing, according to the Associated Press.

News > Sci/Tech

Billionaire, SpaceX employee crewmate perform first commercial spacewalk

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

The four crew of Polaris Dawn can breathe easy again after having vented the entire atmosphere of their SpaceX Crew Dragon so its commander and billionaire Jared Isaacman along with crewmate and SpaceX employee Sarah Gillis could venture outside the spacecraft and perform the first commercial spacewalk on Thursday.

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