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Rogers High School students learned the hard way and now they’re off to college

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As Principal Lori Wyborney looked on like a “proud, crying mom,” dozens of seniors filled the gymnasium at Rogers High School on Friday. The occasion was signing day for Rogers’ 100% College Application Completion project, which promised a future – in college, the military or the trades – to all who dared to chase that dream.

Today’s Headlines

Gov. Inslee signs record state budget, new taxes to pay for it

UPDATED: 10:12 p.m.

John Blanchette: Heart-and-soul Spokanite Randy Burkhart truly whistled while he worked

10:58 p.m.

Developer Harlan Douglass seeks to nullify plea deal for former assistant who stole jewelry, cash

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Shawn Vestal: Universities should look at their out-of-classroom spending growth before they start slashing budgets

5 a.m.

Child abuse trial begins in case of Spokane baby who suffered bleeding on brain

UPDATED: 9:41 p.m.

Inslee shifts $175M from road projects to culverts

UPDATED: 10:12 p.m.

Inslee ignores McMorris Rodgers’, Newhouse’s request to veto study effects of possible Snake River dam breaching

UPDATED: 9:43 p.m.

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Spokane

Decades after a divisive groundbreaking, the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse ‘building is wholly Spokane’

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Decades after a divisive groundbreaking, the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse ‘building is wholly Spokane’

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Decades after a divisive groundbreaking, the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse ‘building is wholly Spokane’

Spokane

Despite prediction of average wildfire season, officials urge residents to prepare and prevent

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Despite prediction of average wildfire season, officials urge residents to prepare and prevent

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Despite prediction of average wildfire season, officials urge residents to prepare and prevent

Spokane

WSU researchers team with Puyallup tribe on medicinal cannabis research

UPDATED: 8:05 p.m.

News > Spokane

WSU researchers team with Puyallup tribe on medicinal cannabis research

UPDATED: 8:05 p.m.

WSU researchers team with Puyallup tribe on medicinal cannabis research

Spokane

Spokane joins nationwide rallies against fetal heartbeat bills

UPDATED: Tue., May 21, 2019, 10:11 p.m.

Sports

John Blanchette: Heart-and-soul Spokanite Randy Burkhart truly whistled while he worked

Tue., May 21, 2019, 10:58 p.m.

A&E

Review: ‘Meeting Gorbachev’ offers warm portrait of a man who helped bring Cold War to an end

Wed., May 22, 2019, 10:46 a.m.

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Pacific NW

Investigators: Human error caused deadly Amtrak crash

UPDATED: Tue., May 21, 2019, 9:07 p.m.

Nation/World

Trump demands end to Russia probes, walks out of Dem meeting

UPDATED: Wed., May 22, 2019, 10:50 a.m.

Public Safety

Developer Harlan Douglass seeks to nullify plea deal for former assistant who stole jewelry, cash

Wed., May 22, 2019, 5 a.m.

Life

House Call: Gender plays role in health concerns for women

Wed., May 22, 2019, 10:22 a.m.

Outdoors

Washington opens boat decontamination station in Ephrata

Tue., May 21, 2019, 10:39 a.m.

Business

Judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust law

UPDATED: Wed., May 22, 2019, 10:49 a.m.

Columnists

Shawn Vestal

Shawn Vestal: Universities should look at their out-of-classroom spending growth before they start slashing budgets

Wed., May 22, 2019, 5 a.m.

Paul Turner

Paul Turner: Finding others who dislike camping is a secret – until now

Tue., May 21, 2019, 5 a.m.

Long reads

DNA testing gives Spokane woman a second surprise on her family tree

Sun., May 5, 2019, 5 a.m.

When visiting Cuba, forget the preconceptions

UPDATED: Wed., May 15, 2019, 1:20 p.m.

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