Thursday, April 18, 2019 Spokane, Washington Est. May 19, 1883

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Climbers Jess Roskelley, David Lama, Hansjorg Auer likely killed in Canadian avalanche

UPDATED: 11:53 a.m.

updated Spokane climber Jess Roskelley, 36, was attempting to climb a difficult route over the past two weeks on Howse Peak in Banff National Park with Austrian climbers David Lama and Hansjörg Auer.

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The classic font Helvetica is getting a facelift for the digital age. Spokane’s Helveticka approves.

UPDATED: 9:17 a.m.

Nez Perce tribal officer shot, suspect killed

UPDATED: 6:35 a.m.

Trump tried to seize control of Mueller probe, report says

UPDATED: 9:15 a.m.

Senate votes to end personal exemption for measles vaccine

5 a.m.

Sen. Billig agrees to remove block on Spokane street funding after city pledges to build bicycle trail

UPDATED: 10:49 p.m.

Gonzaga’s Brandon Clarke declares for NBA draft

UPDATED: 7:56 p.m.

Senate gives unanimous approval to new mental health care hospital at UW

5 a.m.

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North Idaho College Foundation plans to sell former site of Aryan Nations compound

5 a.m.

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North Idaho College Foundation plans to sell former site of Aryan Nations compound

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North Idaho College Foundation plans to sell former site of Aryan Nations compound

Education

Mead School District board hears recommended areas to cut $12 million

UPDATED: 10:38 p.m.

News > Education

Mead School District board hears recommended areas to cut $12 million

UPDATED: 10:38 p.m.

Mead School District board hears recommended areas to cut $12 million

Spokane Chiefs

Spokane Chiefs continue hair-raising adventures in Western Hockey League playoffs

UPDATED: 8:11 p.m.

Sports > Spokane Chiefs

Spokane Chiefs continue hair-raising adventures in Western Hockey League playoffs

UPDATED: 8:11 p.m.

Spokane Chiefs continue hair-raising adventures in Western Hockey League playoffs

Spokane

GU’s marketing class tackles ad campaign for Big Brothers Big Sisters

Thu., April 18, 2019, 5 a.m.

Sports

Grip on Sports: Brandon Clarke’s shining moments for Gonzaga will live in Bulldog lore

Thu., April 18, 2019, 7:41 a.m.

A&E

Stream On Demand: Donald Glover visits Prime with ‘Guava Island’

Thu., April 18, 2019, 11:35 a.m.

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Pacific Northwest

Senate gives unanimous approval to new mental health care hospital at UW

Thu., April 18, 2019, 5 a.m.

Nation/World

Trump tried to seize control of Mueller probe, report says

UPDATED: Thu., April 18, 2019, 9:15 a.m.

Public Safety

$1,000 reward offered for Krispy Kreme robbery tips

UPDATED: Wed., April 17, 2019, 5:01 p.m.

Life

Dr. Zorba Paster: Small study shows screen time bad for sleep

Thu., April 18, 2019, 5 a.m.

Outdoors

There actually was a study to determine if red wolves are wolves: the answer could have doomed them

Thu., April 18, 2019, 6 a.m.

Business

Uber rolls out feature urging riders to ‘check your ride’

Thu., April 18, 2019, 8:33 a.m.

Columnists

Front Porch: Quilts and the ties that bind

Thu., April 18, 2019, 5 a.m.

Shawn Vestal

Shawn Vestal: School layoffs and renewed push for higher local taxes show school funding far from fixed

UPDATED: Wed., April 17, 2019, 6:38 a.m.

Long reads

Escaping into Spokane she sheds: Local women ahead of the curve on creating their own separate spaces

UPDATED: Mon., April 8, 2019, 1:08 p.m.

‘Build it and they will come’: A history of the Spokane County Jail

Sun., April 7, 2019, 5 a.m.

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