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News >  Business

WSU not sure if it owns buildings it planned to sell

The Washington State University regents were expected to take action Wednesday on a $15.3 million real estate deal, but their vote was postponed because it wasn’t clear whether WSU actually owns some of the buildings it was preparing to sell.
News >  Business

WSU, Pullman airport near deal

The Washington State University regents will decide Wednesday whether to accept a $15.3 million real estate offer from the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport.
News >  Spokane

Spokane lends a helping hand to those hurt by Harvey

Brock Maslonka’s power line company is based in Spokane, but he and his crew happened to be in San Antonio when Hurricane Harvey struck the Texas coast. Maslonka Powerline Services, which contracts with a Texas power utility, shifted its focus this weekend to help restore power to communities affected by the catastrophic storm.
News >  Crime/Public Safety

Feds say WSU student leader solicited sex with minor

A 20-year-old Washington State University student who held leadership positions in several student organizations, including the Young Democrats, was arrested in a sting operation targeting sexual predators earlier this year. Homeland Security agents, working with a detective from the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Eduardo P. Ramos on May 5 in his hometown of Wenatchee, according to court documents.
News >  Spokane

Despite changes, Excelsior pursues mandate to help troubled youth

Excelsior’s role in the lives of its foster kids, and its location in a suburban neighborhood, have been cause for controversy in recent years. But despite the challenges of the work, and shifts in administration and funding, the organization continues to guide troubled youth toward stability.
News >  Education

Making sense of the numbers: College rankings in perspective

Research suggests rankings have a significant impact on where students apply to college, regardless of whether they fully understand what each ranking system measures. But the rankings don’t tell the whole story about any school, and they’re often based on arbitrary, biased or unreliable factors.
News >  Washington

WSU students rally against racism

Several hundred people marched across the Washington State University campus on Saturday evening to denounce racism and call for tougher actions by the WSU administration to curb discriminatory rhetoric.
News >  Spokane

Spokane County Commission reverses course on property tax vote

Spokane County voters won’t be asked whether they want to raise property taxes this year. The county commissioners, Al French and Josh Kerns, voted to rescind a tax proposal on Tuesday, a month after they, along with then-Commissioner Shelly O’Quinn, voted to put it on the November ballot.
News >  Spokane

Gathering outside City Hall calls for peace, unity after Virginia violence

About 100 people gathered Monday evening outside Spokane City Hall to call for peace and unity in the aftermath of the violent demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was the second rally held at City Hall since the massive weekend gathering of white supremacists in Charlottesville, which devolved quickly into street brawls between the racists and far-right groups and “anti-fascist” counterprotesters.