Crime/Public Safety

At Gonzaga Law School, speakers call out for criminal justice reform

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 20, 2017, 11:36 a.m.

• updated Human remains found where Culps claimed to have killed missing man
• Final two members of Polish death metal band Decapitated charged with rape, kidnapping in Spokane
• new Washington Records
• Jury acquits former Lake Pend Oreille HS teacher of charges she had sex with student
• Man accused of binding and shooting ex-girlfriend arrested in Spokane Valley

Local government

Short faces her first Democratic challenger in Hardy in 7th District race

Sat., Oct. 21, 2017

• new Sue Lani Madsen: Spokane City Council’s focus on national issues takes away from its attention to local problems
• Experience or fresh perspective? Candidates square off in Spokane Valley City Council race
• Municipal Court judge challenger forges ahead despite DUI arrest
• Cheney City Council candidates disagree on seriousness of city’s water problems
• Millwood mayor candidates divided on police operations

business

Idaho’s September unemployment rate drops to 2.8 percent

Fri., Oct. 20, 2017, 5:09 p.m.

• Clearwater Paper says hurricanes contributed to flat 3Q earnings
• new Washington Trust to install new heating, cooling system at downtown site
• Former Providence Health Care executive Ryland “Skip” Davis remembered for compassion, leadership
• Hopeful take advantage of J.C. Penney seasonal hiring event in Spokane
• Around the Corner: CdA manufacturer honored for waste reduction efforts

Nation Business

Little Rock drops Amazon bid in ad: ‘It’s not you, it’s us.’

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 19, 2017, 5:03 p.m.

• Hurricane Irma cost Florida 127K jobs, but most will return
• Senate votes to raise revenue by drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
• U.S. home sales ticked up in September as Houston recovers
• Toyota tops Consumer Reports’ auto reliability rankings
• As Amazon’s deadline for HQ2 bids closes, speculation on winner heats up

Nation

Bannon brings message of Republican revolt to California

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 20, 2017, 10:14 p.m.

• Top Dems nix White House demands to alter health care deal
• Uninsured rate up to 12.3 percent amid “Obamacare” turmoil
• Appeals court takes early look at lawsuits in DACA cases
• Senators press Pruitt for concessions on biofuels mandate
• Judge won’t throw out ruling explaining Arpaio’s conviction

World

Trump: U.N. has ‘tremendous potential’ under new leadership

Fri., Oct. 20, 2017, 1:07 p.m.

• Family believes body is that of missing Argentine protester
• Incumbent Prime Minster Abe appears headed to victory in Japan
• Somalia’s death toll now at 358 as ‘state of war’ planned
• EU leaders struggle to break through Brexit talks impasse
• Japan standards inspectors search Kobe Steel over faked data

Washington

Documentary on canoe journey to Kettle Falls coming to Garland Theater

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 20, 2017, 9:49 p.m.

• Senate votes to raise revenue by drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
• Healthcare markets to open amid federal uncertainty
• 31 Hanford workers test positive for radioactive contamination
• Keeping it local: King, Snohomish counties bid for Amazon HQ
• U.S. didn’t have authority to try Kettle Falls Five for medical pot

idaho

University of Idaho tailgating may proceed with caution

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 20, 2017, 9:48 p.m.

• White House: No required sentences in military justice cases
• Idaho’s September unemployment rate drops to 2.8 percent
• Judge: Idaho waited a year before reading prison court order
• Report: Idaho hospital did not meet staffing requirements
• Idaho inmate fighting California wildfires back in custody

Wash. government

Forests most likely to burn would be thinned under Cantwell proposal that’s backed by Idaho’s senators

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 20, 2017, 7:05 a.m.

• Senate votes to raise revenue by drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
• Bipartisan health care deal once again possible
• A short-term health deal by senators – but Trump a question
• Washington Senate race most expensive in state history
• Spin Control: Let’s come to terms with what mass shooters really are

Idaho government

Idaho’s only black legislator, Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb: ‘I’m a zealot for equity’

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 20, 2017, 11:35 a.m.

• Idaho lawmaker involved in criminal investigation resigns
• Forests most likely to burn would be thinned under Cantwell proposal that’s backed by Idaho’s senators
• Idaho lawmakers reject removing campaign contribution limits
• Idaho lawmakers reject removal of campaign donation limits; call for more reporting, disclosure
• With Post Falls population poised to nearly triple in 20 years, City Council opening draws six hopefuls

Education: K-12

Arrest made in connection to Lake City High threats; school resumes with safety measures in place

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 12, 2017, 10:56 p.m.

• Spokane educator for refugees and immigrants named Washington state teacher of the year
• Coeur d’Alene police investigating anonymous death threat against Lake City High School student
• School funding top priorities for West Valley school board candidates
• Beyond sincere assistance, school shootings attract profiteers, would-be saviors and so-called experts
• Medical Lake schools board candidate plans to learn on the job

Higher education

Student sues University of Idaho over response to sexual assault

Thu., Oct. 19, 2017, 8:02 a.m.

• Students share campus experiences with race and diversity in the Gonzaga ‘fishbowl’
• Books and laptops, soccer balls and garden rakes? Spokane Community College’s Library of Things offers myriad items for students
• At GU, collaborative ‘game show’ pushes political antagonism to the sidelines
• 20 years ago, Gonzaga took up the study of hate
• Scene of an anatomy: Lab offers students an inside look at human health

Health

Shawn Vestal: Expiration of kids’ insurance program sets new low-water mark for D.C. dysfunction

Fri., Oct. 20, 2017

• New psychiatric hospital marks construction milestone
• Top Dems nix White House demands to alter health care deal
• Uninsured rate up to 12.3 percent amid “Obamacare” turmoil
• FDA approves better vaccine against painful shingles virus
• 94 deaths from plague in Madagascar, U.N. health agency says

Science & Tech

Self-driving cars could ease traffic, but increase sprawl

Tue., Oct. 17, 2017, 2:19 p.m.

• China’s 8-ton space lab will soon crash to Earth. No one knows where it will hit.
• Fact-checking fake news on Facebook works – just too slowly
• Nearly every modern, protected Wi-Fi network is vulnerable, warns government cyberwatchdog
• Everybody is exhausted: Stress and social media are taking their toll
• Scientists witness huge cosmic crash, find origins of gold

local

Wildfires scorched marijuana crops, possibly complicating California’s rollout of legal sales

Fri., Oct. 20, 2017, 5:19 p.m.

• U.S. didn’t have authority to try Kettle Falls Five for medical pot
• Spokane police arrest three in connection to pot shop burglary spree
• Pot shop kidnapping suspect captured in Goldendale
• Man accused in Cheney pot shop kidnapping gives television homicide confession
• Should Washington residents be allowed to grow marijuana?

Military

At 30,000 feet and 300 miles per hour, Air Force breezes through midair refueling

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 12, 2017, 10:12 p.m.

• From military intelligence to medical school, UW student pursues her passions
• Missing VA laptop may affect health privacy of of 3,275 Spokane veterans
• West Point alumnus who lost legs in Iraq to speak at Gonzaga veterans conference
• Fairchild unveils memorial to airmen killed in 1958 B-52 crash
• Sen. Cantwell secures additional funds for Fairchild cleanup

Columnists

100 years ago today in Spokane: Insulting Kaiser led to Spokane man’s expulsion from German school

Sat., Oct. 21, 2017

• new Sue Lani Madsen: Spokane City Council’s focus on national issues takes away from its attention to local problems
• Shawn Vestal: Expiration of kids’ insurance program sets new low-water mark for D.C. dysfunction
• 100 years ago in Spokane: Judge warns of juvenile delinquency ‘crisis’
• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Killer escapes from Medical Lake asylum
• ‘Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Living’ has it backwards

Religion

Pope: Catholic guide needs updating on death penalty issue

Wed., Oct. 11, 2017, 12:59 p.m.

• Indonesia bishop resigns in finance, mistress scandal
• Faith and Values: Showing up for our young people
• Pope denounces technologies that help people change gender
• Arkansas church named for martyred Oklahoma priest
• Trump nominee defends move to void gay worker protections

Outdoors

Ammi Midstokke: Running away and other outdoor skill development programs

Sat., Oct. 21, 2017, 5:55 a.m.

• Teen charged for starting Columbia Gorge wildfire with fireworks
• Trumpeter swan hunting proposal alarms birders
• Helicopter to fly power poles onto South Hill bluff; trails to close
• Butte priest recovers fishing gear stolen earlier this week
• Bill Jennings: Miller film’s athletes live our dreams