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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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News >  Home and garden

Not ready for an ‘ugly lawn’? Try this instead.

This year, a Tasmanian yard that hadn’t been watered in 10 years and featured a dead brushtail possum won the title of ugliest lawn in the world. The contest, organized by the island of Gotland in Sweden, rewards those who turn over their yards to nature to save water and change the world’s perception of the ideal lawn.

News >  WA Government

Primer on the primary: Presidential primary ballots went out this week. Here’s how they’re unique in Washington state

The state has mailed combined Republican and Democratic primary ballots to 4.8 million registered voters in all of Washington’s 39 counties. Voters have until March 12 to cast their ballots and weigh in on their chosen party’s nominee for president. Voters must declare a party and select only one candidate, or else their votes won’t be counted.
News >  Nation/World

Moon lander is lying on its side but still functional, officials say

One day after its historic landing, the first private spacecraft on the moon is in good condition but has toppled over, the company that built it reported Friday. The spacecraft, named Odysseus, set down in the moon's south pole region Thursday evening, the first U.S. vehicle to land softly on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.
News >  Nation

Eight dead in head-on collision in central California

A violent head-on collision on a two-lane highway in Central California's Madera County on Friday morning left eight people dead, with the sole survivor transported to a local hospital with major injuries, according to authorities. The deadly crash took place around 6:15 a.m. Friday on Avenue 7, a local two-lane highway, just west of Road 22, according to Javier Ruvalcaba, a California Highway ...
News >  Nation/World

Orban gives green light to Sweden’s NATO bid

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary on Friday declared an end to a monthslong spat with Sweden over the expansion of NATO and paved the way for the Hungarian parliament to vote Monday to ratify the Nordic nation's membership in the alliance.