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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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News >  Business

Q4 2023 home prices rose in 86% of metro areas: NAR

Since 2005, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has released quarterly statistics detailing the median home prices in metropolitan areas across the country. The report serves as a barometer of housing affordability — and its latest data is not good news for prospective homebuyers.

News >  Pacific NW

How an endangered hawk could topple plans for WA’s largest wind farm

What began as the largest wind project ever proposed in Washington — the Horse Heaven Hills wind farm — will likely soon be cut to a fraction of the original vision. Why? Because more than 100 of the turbines, which could stand taller than the Space Needle, might pose a danger to a little-known and endangered species in the Tri-Cities area: the ferruginous hawk.
News >  Nation/World

A beached fin whale in Oregon offers a rare glimpse of a giant

A nearly 50-foot-long adolescent male fin whale washed up on Sunset Beach in Warrenton, Oregon, last week, entangled in rope and no longer alive. He has quickly become a local attraction, drawing people to the beach for a rare and educational glimpse of one of Earth’s giants.
News >  Idaho

‘Don’t Tread on Me’ license plates? Idaho senator proposes new law to make it happen

Spotted outside some Idaho homes are popular flags adorned with a patch of grass, a coiled snake with a rattle and the words “Don’t Tread on Me.” Now, Idaho lawmakers have proposed a bill that would create a state license plate featuring the message, some proceeds of which would go toward a gun safety education program. The Gadsden flag, dating back to the Revolutionary War, has become a ...