Spokane Valley woman discovers World War II veteran father, far-flung family from DNA kit

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Bobi Sussman had all but given up discovering what happened to her biological father. A submission to an online DNA ancestry website revealed not only that Army Cpl. Charles Marse Seward was part of a massive family in the Midwest, but that he’d been involved in one of the worst maritime disasters the Allies suffered in World War II.

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Washington State’s Mike Leach one of six finalists for Munger Award

UPDATED: 7:47 p.m.

Spokane City Council passes Uber and Lyft regulations

UPDATED: 11:30 p.m.

Volunteers swarm the Christmas Bureau to unload toys

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Winter storms set to push into Spokane this week

UPDATED: 10:16 p.m.

Whitworth president announces school-wide ban on tobacco products

UPDATED: 6:49 a.m.

Spokane County Commissioners expected to rehire heads of public defender’s office, counsel for defense

UPDATED: 6:37 a.m.

‘The damage is already done’: Anglers celebrate revival of steelhead season, but say economic impacts will likely remain for fishing guides and tourism

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News > Spokane

Spokane City Council puts property tax to pay more firefighters, police on ballot

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News > Spokane

Spokane City Council puts property tax to pay more firefighters, police on ballot

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A new property tax that would pay for 20 police officers and 30 firefighters as well as criminal justice programs will be on the ballot in February after the Spokane City Council approved measure in their meeting Monday.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga coach Mark Few clarifies his national champions ‘who do it right’ postgame comment

UPDATED: 8:19 p.m.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga coach Mark Few clarifies his national champions ‘who do it right’ postgame comment

UPDATED: 8:19 p.m.

Gonzaga coach Mark Few stands by his comments Sunday that he’s disappointed the NCAA hasn’t moved faster with its investigation into college basketball corruption. But the Zags coach was adamant about clarifying one of his remarks in a Yahoo! article.

News > Spokane

GU’s board votes against fossil fuel divestiture, but will invest $10 million to combat climate change

UPDATED: 6:52 a.m.

News > Spokane

GU’s board votes against fossil fuel divestiture, but will invest $10 million to combat climate change

UPDATED: 6:52 a.m.

updated Gonzaga University won’t divest its $228 million endowment from fossil fuel production, but it will put $10 million into companies researching how to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change.