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Lind Town Council claims they removed the mayor. The mayor disagrees

LIND, Wash. – It’s not entirely clear who’s in charge of Lind.

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News > Home and garden

Gardening: Inoculant boosts legumes’ ability to pull nitrogen into soil

Thu., April 25, 2024

The cool weather of early spring is the perfect time to plant peas.

News > Health

New study offers hope for a rare and devastating eye cancer

Thu., April 25, 2024

After more than a decade studying a rare eye cancer that produces some of the hardest-to-fight tumors, researchers from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have found a treatment that works on some patients and, more importantly, a tool that can predict when it is likely to succeed.

News > Health

People’s Pharmacy: Can toothpaste contribute to canker sores?

Thu., April 25, 2024

Q. My father and I have both suffered with canker sores all our lives. I’ve heard of eating kiwi fruit to speed healing, and in a recent column, you wrote about sauerkraut.

News > Spokane

The Collector: Dan Ferguson’s collection includes flashlights and lamps used by Scouts, miners and military

Thu., April 25, 2024

Nowadays, if you need to shed some light on a subject, most of us reach for our cellphones and tap the flashlight app.

News > Spokane

50 years ago in Expo history: For those who couldn’t wait another day for the fair, plenty of pavilions featured pre-opening parties

Thu., April 25, 2024

Several Expo ’74 pavilions were finished and ready for preopening parties.

News > Crime/Public Safety

One teen injured in north Spokane apartment shooting

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

A teenage boy sustained a gunshot wound to his lower back Wednesday night at a north Spokane apartment complex.

News > Sci/Tech

Fish and recreationists alike may be pleased by city project in West Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

The Cochran Basin is the last stop before urban pollutants like vehicle fluids and landscaping chemicals enter the Spokane River from about 5,000 acres on the north side of town.

News > ID Government

Supreme Court hears case that pits Idaho abortion ban against federal protections for pregnant women

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion violates a federal law that guarantees necessary treatment in medical emergencies, as the court’s conservative majority deals with the fallout from its 2022 decision that overturned a nationwide right to terminate a pregnancy.

News > Features

PetSmart contest offers to cover up bad tattoos with a pic of your pooch

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

Every tattoo has a story. Some are good; others may leave a nagging sense of regret.

News > Nation/World

Arizona House votes to repeal 1864 abortion law

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

Arizona took a major step Wednesday toward scrapping an 1864 law banning abortion, when three Republican lawmakers in the state House of Representatives broke ranks with their party and voted with Democrats to repeal the ban.

News > Washington

Kids spending longer in King County juvenile detention, audit finds

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

Fewer kids are being held at King County’s juvenile detention center, but those who are there are being held for longer periods, in a facility not designed for long stays and lacking in appropriate support programs, a new auditor’s report found.

News > Washington

Tesla driver was using Autopilot before fatal crash, police say

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

A 56-year-old Snohomish man had set his Tesla Model S on Autopilot and was looking at his cellphone on Friday when he struck and killed a motorcyclist in front of him in Monroe, court records show.

News > Pacific NW

New Multnomah Falls parking fees spark debate, federal review

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

Multnomah Falls visitors have already had to contend with traffic jams, new timed entry permits and occasional closures. Now some are staring at new parking fees.

News > Education

In WA education chief race, upstart candidate raises twice as much as incumbent

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

In the race to lead Washington’s public school system, Reid Saaris, a teacher and founder of an education nonprofit, has raised twice as much as the incumbent, Chris Reykdal.

News > Education

Guaranteed college financial aid coming to WA students on food assistance

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

Students from families on Washington’s food assistance programs will soon automatically qualify for financial aid to attend college.

News > Idaho

Idaho open primary supporters make final push before May 1 deadline

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

Supporters of the open primaries ballot initiative in Idaho are offering voters one last chance to sign their petition before next week’s May 1 deadline to submit signatures for verification.

News > Nation/World

Tennessee passes bill to allow teachers to carry concealed handguns

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday to allow teachers and other school staff members to carry concealed handguns on school campuses.

News > WA Government

Electric vehicle rebate program launches soon in Washington

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

Gov. Jay Inslee and state officials unveiled a $45 million rebate program on Tuesday to help low-income Washingtonians purchase or lease electric vehicles.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Attorney of University of Idaho senior beaten in February urges action

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

University of Idaho civil engineering student Timmy Reed was beaten back in February by a group of 40-50 people wearing masks and wielding PVC pipes, some of whom were apparent football players, his attorney Tim Gresback said on Wednesday.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Third man sentenced for 2021 Spokane Valley killing

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2024

A man was sentenced to 7 years in prison for the 2021 robbery and killing of a woman in Spokane Valley.

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