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• Friends celebrate life of man who died in downtown crash

  Jan. 27, 2015 Friends and family of Chancer Prouty who gathered Tuesday night at the scene of the crash that took his life remembered him as a young man full of life and …

• Stevens County authorities looking for robbery suspect

  Jan. 27, 2015 One man has been arrested and another is on the lam after a robbery at a convenience store in Addy early Saturday, the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office said. Residents should …

• State adopts flow rules for the Spokane River

  Jan. 27, 2015 The state of Washington adopted instream flows for the Spokane River today, but the levels are likely to disappoint rafters and environmental groups, who had pushed for higher flows. 3

• Quintrall announces resignation

  Jan. 27, 2015 The Spokane administrator who led Spokane’s engineering, streets, business and other departments, announced Tuesday that she was resigning her position. 170

• Man killed in crash near Maple Street Bridge identified

  Jan. 27, 2015 The Spokane County medical examiner has identified the man killed Sunday morning after his car went over the embankment near the south end of the Maple Street Bridge as Chancer … 8

• Analysis: Football safety issues a growing concern

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A1 SANTA CLARA, Calif. – On a cloudless, gentle Sunday afternoon in America’s newest football palace, fans gathered on a patio behind the San Francisco 49ers bench to compare jewelry and …

• China accepting all U.S. apple varieties

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A1 For the first time, all varieties of apples from the United States will go on sale in China, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday. A deal was reached last … 18

• Upper Columbia tribes seek to restore river’s salmon runs

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A1 For 75 years, tribes along the upper Columbia River have dreamed of restoring salmon above Grand Coulee Dam. Now, they’re planning an initial study of what it would take to … 46

• Flu kills 14 in region; precautions urged

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A5 The flu has put 249 people into Spokane hospitals and is blamed for 10 deaths this season – including four in the past week. The numbers are higher than last … 12

• Add the Words bill hearing draws 500

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A5 BOISE – Nearly 500 people flocked to Idaho’s state Capitol on Monday to give heartfelt testimony on a proposed law to ban discrimination against gays and transgender people. “If there … 46

• Doug Clark: Jan Quintrall’s feed-a-thon leaves an empty feeling

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A5 So City Hall business czar Jan Quintrall dropped 400 smackers on lunch for a dozen city workers at the posh Spokane Club. And just days after poor planning director Scott … 53

• Photo: ‘I miss her every day’

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A5 Keeping memories alive: Greg Jensen stands and salutes as taps is played Monday during military honors offered at the chapel nearby at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake. … 1

• Spokane County says drug task force is still in its budget

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A5 County officials are pushing back after Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich predicted last week the end of large-scale drug trafficking investigations due to budget woes. Knezovich said Monday he’d met with county … 52

• Jim Kershner’s this day in history

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago Spokane golf enthusiasts were gathering for a public meeting to discuss a proposed nine-hole golf course at Downriver Park.

• Police justified in Interstate 90 shooting in Post Falls, prosecutor says

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A6 All 12 police officers who fired their weapons in a freeway shootout with a heavily armed suspect in Post Falls last summer were justified in their actions, a North Idaho … 1

• In brief: Spokane County voting on contract for prescription drugs at jail

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A6 Spokane County will consider contracting with a national company to provide low-cost prescription medications to the hundreds of inmates at its aging jail. County commissioners will vote today whether to … 5

• Ballot postage in Washington elections covered in bill

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Covering return postage for the state’s all-mail balloting would cost about $1 million for a presidential election and about $2.7 million for the next two years, a Senate … 7

• Statewide minimum wage of $12 debated

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A7 OLYMPIA – Raising Washington’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2019 was described Monday as too much for some businesses and not enough for some workers. Representatives of grocery … 26

• Washington records

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A7 Spokane County Marriage licenses

• Idaho state senator wants ISP to conduct instant racing investigation

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A7 A state senator from Coeur d’Alene says he thinks the Idaho State Police is the right agency to investigate the legality of slot-like machines known as instant horse racing terminals … 2

• Powdered alcohol may get Washington OK

  Jan. 27, 2015 on Page A7 OLYMPIA – Some states want to ban a product that turns water into rum. Or vodka. In Washington, lawmakers might regulate this powder with punch just like booze. 12

• Dense fog slows traffic in parts of Inland NW

  Jan. 26, 2015 The National Weather Service said that dense fog is occurring across wide portions of the Inland Northwest today and will persist into this afternoon.

• Ferris’ Meghan Long crowned Lilac Queen

  Jan. 26, 2015 on Page A1 It’s the moments you remember, not the days. That was the premise of the last task the Spokane Lilac Festival candidates performed in their quest for the crown. Onstage for … 4

• Getting There: San Francisco bus driver promotes Zen philosophy in book

  Jan. 26, 2015 on Page A1 Driver Doug wants to help bus riders be the kind of riders a driver truly appreciates. Douglas M. Griggs has been driving for San Francisco transit for 17 years. 4

• Navy seeks to expand sonar exercises off Coast

  Jan. 26, 2015 on Page A1 SEATTLE – The U.S. Navy is seeking permits to expand sonar and other training exercises off the Pacific Coast, a proposal raising concerns from animal advocates who say that more … 86

• Then and Now: Frankfurt Block

  Jan. 26, 2015 on Page A5 Spokane’s Frankfurt Block, named after the hometown of owner Johann “Dutch Jake” Goetz, was open only a few weeks when the great fire of 1889 swept it away. Goetz and … 1

• The Rock Doc: Researchers hunt for road salt alternatives

  Jan. 26, 2015 on Page A5 As you watch the falling snow, do you marvel at the beauty of the scene or dread driving to work on icy pavement? Most of our nation’s roads get at …

• Spokane Symphony debuts 2015 classics series with Mahler, Debussy

  Jan. 26, 2015 on Page A6 Eckart Preu and the Spokane Symphony launched the 2015 segment of their Classics Series on Saturday at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, departing under fair skies, then finding …

• In brief: Police seek leads in apparent south Spokane homicide

  Jan. 26, 2015 on Page A6 Spokane Police Department Major Crimes detectives are investigating an apparent homicide inside an apartment in the 500 block of South Hatch Street, just south of Interstate 90. A 34-year-old man … 1

• Ferris senior Meghan Long crowned Lilac queen

  Jan. 25, 2015 Ferris High School senior Meghan Long was crowned queen of the Spokane Lilac Festival tonight. 1

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