Saturday, May 30, 2020 Spokane, Washington Est. May 19, 1883

83° Partly Cloudy

‘Take this very serious’: Potentially dangerous storms expected to bring winds, hail to Eastern Washington

UPDATED: 1:13 p.m.

updated Severe thunderstorms are expected to roll through Eastern Washington and North Idaho on Saturday afternoon, bringing with them rain, strong winds, hail and, perhaps, tornadoes.

WA Government

Inslee announces stay-home order will be replaced with new, more flexible plan for reopening

UPDATED: 8:24 p.m.

Spokane

Spokane County reports 30 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily count to date

UPDATED: 7:33 p.m.

Nation

Cities brace for increasing unrest, call in National Guard

UPDATED: 11:27 a.m.

Nation

SpaceX rocket ship lifts off with 2 Americans

UPDATED: 12:51 p.m.

Today’s Headlines

SpaceX rocket ship lifts off with 2 Americans

UPDATED: 12:51 p.m.

Devoted volunteers keep track of Spokane’s homeless community to prevent major outbreak

4 a.m.

Spokane police chief weighs in on George Floyd’s arrest, death in Minneapolis

UPDATED: 9:04 a.m.

Idaho theaters, bars back in business as state moves forward with reopening plan

4 a.m.

6 candidates vie to replace retiring Kootenai County sheriff

1:49 p.m.

Minneapolis overwhelmed again by protests over Floyd death

UPDATED: 11:05 a.m.

Protests, some violent, spread in wake of George Floyd death

UPDATED: 10:33 p.m.

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WA Government

Inslee announces stay-home order will be replaced with new, more flexible plan for reopening

UPDATED: 8:24 p.m.

Spokane

Spokane County reports 30 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily count to date

UPDATED: 7:33 p.m.

Nation

Cities brace for increasing unrest, call in National Guard

UPDATED: 11:27 a.m.

Spokane

Devoted volunteers keep track of Spokane’s homeless community to prevent major outbreak

Sat., May 30, 2020

Sports

Matt Calkins: Seahawks’ L.J. Collier ready to bust the notion that he’s a draft bust

Sat., May 30, 2020

A&E

In ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,’ Suzanne Collins reveals origin of President Snow, Hunger Games

Sat., May 30, 2020

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COVID Local

Idaho theaters, bars back in business as state moves forward with reopening plan

Sat., May 30, 2020

Nation/World

Cities brace for increasing unrest, call in National Guard

UPDATED: Sat., May 30, 2020

Public Safety

Spokane police chief weighs in on George Floyd’s arrest, death in Minneapolis

UPDATED: Fri., May 29, 2020

Life

In the Garden: Events are canceled, but there’s still plenty of good to harvest

UPDATED: Sat., May 30, 2020

Outdoors

Parks announces limited opening for day use and camping

Sat., May 30, 2020

Business

Amazon will offer full-time jobs to more than half of its pandemic hires in Texas

UPDATED: Fri., May 29, 2020

Columnists

Shawn Vestal

Shawn Vestal: The race isn’t run, but we may already have a winner in coronavirus foolishness

Fri., May 29, 2020

Sue Lani Madsen

Sue Lani Madsen: Christians must decide for themselves how essential attending church is for their faith

Thu., May 28, 2020

Long reads

Summer Stories: ‘Rumblings’ by Beth Piatote

UPDATED: Sun., May 24, 2020

Helga Estby’s long, long walk was almost lost to history

Sun., May 17, 2020

Puzzles and games

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