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Air Force veteran surprised with new home site in north Spokane

When Christopher Weichman pulled up to a dirt lot on the northwest edge of Spokane on Wednesday morning, his family hopped out of their SUV and hugged each other.

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Woman sentenced to over 7 years in prison for killing 70-year-old man with truck

Spokane Valley City Council elects not to provide Councilman Al Merkel legal representation in terse meeting he refused to leave

Could Spokane fix its homelessness crisis by following Houston's lead? Former mayor who led that city's progress shares hard-won lessons
The Spokane Fire Department cut its fire academy this year due to budget woes. Here's why it saved future layoffs
Spokane County Commissioners to host three public roundtables on 2025 budgeting process

Moses Lake manufacturer lands $200 million federal grant to make EV battery ingredients

Elon Musk’s X says it’s policing harmful content as scrutiny of the platform grows

Northwest lawmakers help Congress pass short-term spending bill, averting government shutdown

Hezbollah targets Tel Aviv as Israel moves forces toward Lebanon

Dungeness are WA’s most lucrative seafood, but we know little about them

12,000-square-foot storage building collapses in Hayden

Group behind Washington ballot initiatives accuses state of violating election rules

Idaho AG accuses pediatrics academy of possible consumer violations over gender care policies

Conservative challenger seeks to oust two-term incumbent to oversee Washington public schools

Two cases of whooping cough diagnosed in WSU students

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are tremendously popular and effective. Patients should also be careful in using them

Getting There: 6-week project at Indiana Avenue and Sullivan Road in Spokane Valley could delay commute

Cool critters: Keep a sharp eye out for nature’s speed machine

Air Force veteran surprised with new home site in north Spokane

Dust storm hits Spokane, leaving thousands without power

Front Porch: From the courtroom to the emergency room

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50 years ago in Expo history: ‘How can we stop the progress of time?’ A somber film about the environment raised the question

Faith and Values: Wear your bracelets and vote, kids

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News > Home and garden

Gardening: Bringing outdoor plants in for the winter? Get them prepped now

Thu., Sept. 26, 2024

Akua Lum-Resse has a bit of a challenge on her hands as she prepares to bring her large collection of succulents back into the house before the frosts hit.

News > Spokane

Stepping into community: Spokane Folklore Society contra dances foster friendship and fun

Thu., Sept. 26, 2024

The lively lilt of contra dance music played by local band Reel Friends filled the Woman’s Club Hall on Sept. 18, as two lines of dancers faced each other, moving through simple steps following the direction of a caller.

News > Spokane

50 years ago in Expo history: ‘How can we stop the progress of time?’ A somber film about the environment raised the question

Thu., Sept. 26, 2024

Chief Dan George, the star of Expo ’74’s IMAX film about the environment, was on hand to see the production for the first time.

News > Health

People’s Pharmacy: Pharmacy dispensed amphetamine instead of sleeping pills

Thu., Sept. 26, 2024

Q. I was at the receiving end of a pharmacy mistake. My sleeping pills were replaced with Adderall. When I asked why they looked different, the pharmacist said they had a new manufacturer.

News > Agriculture

Washington pear harvest worst in decades

Thu., Sept. 26, 2024

A prolonged cold snap in January, and cooler periods that followed, have ravaged the pear crop for both Oregon and Washington, an industry official said.

News > Health

Free COVID tests are coming back. Here’s how to get yours

Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

Coronavirus infections have come roaring back this year, prompting the Biden administration to renew one of its earliest responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Free at-home test kits delivered via the mail. The Department of Health and Human Services is offering to mail four test kits to any household that wants them. You can sign up for a shipment at covidtests.gov at the end of this month, the ...

News > Nation/World

Man detained after explosive device goes off at California courthouse

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

A man who detonated an explosive device inside a courthouse in Santa Maria, California, and injured multiple people Wednesday morning has been arrested and taken into custody, authorities said. The man was to appear in court for his arraignment relating to a July arrest for a firearms violation, authorities said.

News > Crime/Public Safety

‘He was ripped from me’: Homicide victims and their families recognized in Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

Sabrina Meyer found out she had lost her brother when a detective in Vancouver, Washington, called and told her he was reaching out because, “You were the last person he spoke to.”

News > Nation/World

NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted following federal corruption investigation

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

Eric Adams, a retired police captain who was elected as New York City's 110th mayor nearly three years ago on a promise to rein in crime, has been indicted following a federal corruption investigation, people with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.

News > Nation/World

Woman gets 18 years for neo-Nazi plot to shoot up Maryland power stations

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

A 36-year-old Maryland woman was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday for conspiring to shoot up power substations around Baltimore as part of a white-supremacist-inspired plot to sow societal chaos.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Woman sentenced to over 7 years in prison for killing 70-year-old man with truck

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

Alyssa Bray gave her father, Kenneth Bray, a long hug before she was escorted from a courtroom in handcuffs Wednesday.

News > Pacific NW

Dungeness are WA’s most lucrative seafood, but we know little about them

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

ABOARD THE NICOLE C, Salish Sea – Dom Wilbur slammed the knife into the frozen squid, sending shattered ice flying. Nearby stacks of crab pots teetered as his dad throttled the boat past the Skagit River delta and carved deeper into the fog.

News > Weather

Dust storm hits Spokane, leaving thousands without power

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

A dust storm that rolled into Spokane on Wednesday afternoon knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses and caused a fire along a busy South Hill road during the evening commute.

News > Crime/Public Safety

12,000-square-foot storage building collapses in Hayden

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

A 12,000-square-foot pole barn under construction at a full-service boat shop in Hayden collapsed Tuesday.

News > Pacific NW

It’s official. Oregon has a state vegetable

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

This week Oregon got its official state vegetable.

News > Pacific NW

Source of strange, worrisome odor in SW Washington remains mysterious as rain rolls through area

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

Authorities are still trying to figure out the cause of the sharp, concerning odor that swept through southwest Washington and into the Portland metro area on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

News > Washington

Inslee says opposition to wind and solar projects could slow use of AI

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is cautioning that resistance to locating large-scale wind, solar and battery storage projects risks slowing the use of artificial intelligence.

News > Idaho

Idaho AG accuses pediatrics academy of possible consumer violations over gender care policies

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador – along with attorneys general and other officials from 20 U.S. states – has accused the American Academy of Pediatrics of possible “violations of state consumer protection statutes” over its standards and recommendations for gender dysphoria care for children.

News > Nation/World

Robinson’s top staff members in N.C. lieutenant governor’s office plan to resign

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

Senior staff members in the office of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina have said they will resign Oct. 1, becoming the latest people to abandon Robinson, the state's Republican nominee for governor, in the wake of a CNN report that linked him to disturbing comments on a porn site.

News > Health

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are tremendously popular and effective. Patients should also be careful in using them

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2024

The popularity of weight loss drugs has soared during the past few years as new injectable medications have appeared as an effective and safe solution to obesity.

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