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No-phone day at Saint George’s school leaves students feeling free: ‘I would do this every day’

Updated 3:29 p.m.

Something was missing in Saint George’s School on Thursday. A lot of somethings.

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Police officers shoot man on edge of Shadle Park High School

Updated 3:26 p.m.

Court documents: 'Wonderful father' of 3 stabbed 48 times by 'furious' ex-girlfriend who was stalking him amid custody battle
Spokane Police release video footage of 2022 officer shooting of Robert Bradley
City public defenders office files over 200 motions to disqualify Judge Gloria Ochoa-Bruck from cases

City public defenders office files over 200 motions to disqualify Judge Gloria Ochoa-Bruck from cases

Recent Gonzaga graduate on his way to $1 million company

Walmart, M.D.: Why the world’s largest retailer wants to be America’s doctor

Updated 12:50 p.m.

Supreme Court tackles homelessness crisis. What that means for U.S. West

Updated 20 minutes ago

Ukraine says bomber downed as Russian strike leaves 9 dead

Updated 11:41 a.m.

Spokane Police release video footage of 2022 officer shooting of Robert Bradley

What to do if a venomous rattlesnake bites you and you don’t have cell service

New Washington law authorizes tax breaks for affordable housing built on state land

Trespass order and criminal charge dropped from men who were arrested at Bonner County meetings. Lawsuits are pending

Second times the charm? Freeman School District seeks capital levy again after failure in February

How do you name them apples? WSU seeks public input on what to name its new variety

Strike imminent: No more contract negotiations before Providence Sacred Heart tech workers’ work stoppage next week

Spokane Bike Swap returns to fairgrounds this weekend

Author Ed Humes explores not-so-wonderful world of waste with Northwest Passages Book Club

Cost of sustaining Lockheed’s F-35 jet now forecast to exceed $1.5 trillion

Get ready for one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, forecasters say

Updated 12:28 p.m.

Front Porch: She needs an extra dose of patience – and make it quick

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50 years ago in Expo history: The fair’s Pan-African Pavilion was expected to offer a ‘much-needed’ lesson

WSU’s veterinary chaplain is ‘on a mission’ to bring spiritual care to hospitals and clinics nationwide

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News > Nation/World

Biden Title IX rules set to protect trans students, survivors of abuse

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

The Biden administration on Friday finalized sweeping new rules barring schools from discriminating against transgender students and ordering significant changes for how schools adjudicate claims of sexual harassment and assault on campus.

News > Pacific NW

Fire breaks out at Oregon hotel featured in ‘The Shining’

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

An inferno erupted at the historic Oregon hotel featured in Stanley Kubrick’s famous horror flick “The Shining,” officials confirmed early Friday. The three-alarm fire broke out late Thursday night in the attic of the Timberline Lodge, called the Overlook Hotel in the 1980 classic starring Jack Nicholson.

News > Business

Code changes add to housing costs, industry spokesman says

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

There have been some changes to the Washington State Building Code that stand to add to the cost of building homes, a spokesman for the Building Industry Association of Washington said.

News > Nation/World

Report cites red flags for fatigue risk among air traffic controllers

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration needs to take steps to reduce fatigue and stress among the air traffic controllers who oversee 45,000 flights daily, a report warned on Friday.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Man hit by train in Cliff-Cannon neighborhood, sustains life-threatening injuries

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

A man was hit by a train in Spokane's Cliff-Cannon neighborhood Friday morning and transported to the hospital.

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Schulz departing as Washington State University president

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

Washington State University President Kirk Schulz announced Friday that he will retire at the end of next year, bringing his nearly decade-long stint as the university's top leader to an end.

News > Business

Biden limits oil drilling across 13 million acres of Alaskan Arctic

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

Future oil and gas drilling will be limited across more than 13 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the nation’s largest expanse of public land, under a sweeping Biden administration plan aimed at protecting sensitive ecosystems and wildlife.

News > Nation/World

FAA investigating after Rockies coach seen in cockpit on United charter flight

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

A viral video showing a Colorado Rockies baseball coach in the cockpit of a United Airlines charter flight from Denver to Toronto sparked a federal investigation, officials confirmed Friday.

News > Nation/World

Get ready for one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, forecasters say

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be destructive and costly and has the potential to be one of the busiest on record.

News > Nation/World

Biden administration updates campus protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

The Biden administration on Friday finalized new rules designed to bolster legal protections at colleges and universities for LGBTQ+ and pregnant students and victims of sexual misconduct.

News > Nation/World

Crew suspected of taking $250,000 in Scratchers from 44 stores arrested by sheriff’s department

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives investigating a series of strong-arm robberies during which thousands of California Lottery Scratchers games were stolen from convenience stores caught a break last week.

News > Nation/World

Rule for emergency aid bill adopted with Democratic support

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

The House adopted a rule Friday to take up a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, in a bipartisan show of support that likely paves the way for passage Saturday.

News > Transportation

Riders can hop on a Spokane-area bus for free during weekends from May 4 to June 30

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

Bus fare will be free across the entire Spokane Transit Authority system during weekends from May 4 to June 30 to coincide with celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Expo ‘74.

News > Nation/World

Trump back in NYC court for hush money trial, slams ‘unfair’ gag order

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

Jury selection at Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial is expected to enter the home stretch Friday, with only five alternates to be seated before prosecutors make their case against the former president to a panel of his peers.

News > Business

Cocoa hits new record as North America grinds defy expectation

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

Cocoa futures in New York touched a fresh record as the pace of processing in chocolate factories holds up despite a global supply crunch and record prices.

News > Nation/World

25 years later, a Columbine teacher reflects on why she stayed: “We take care of each other”

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

Twenty-five years ago, Michelle DiManna sat in the math office at Columbine High School grading papers and talking to a colleague when she heard students screaming in terror.

News > Nation/World

Ukraine says bomber downed as Russian strike leaves 9 dead

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

Ukraine said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber in combat for the first time since the Kremlin’s invasion began after the aircraft launched a missile strike that left at least nine people dead in the central Dnipro region.

News > Further Review

Easy To Be ‘Hair’: A Look Back At The Smash-Hit Musical That Crossed Culture With Counterculture

Fri., April 19, 2024

In 1969, as the Vietnam War and the growing counterculture movement came to a head, a Broadway show called 'Hair' debuted, serving as a timeless musical love letter to the hippie movement

News > Nation/World

Iran acknowledges drone attack by Israel and says it failed

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

Iranian state media confirmed an attack by Israel in the early hours of Friday and said the “sabotage” operation involving drones had failed.

News > Business

How Ford’s most profitable business is defying the EV slump

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

While malaise sets in across much of the electric vehicle market, there’s a corner that’s still going strong, where buyers like Chris Russo show little concern about high prices or range anxiety or spotty charging infrastructure.

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