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Getting There: Wheat Line offers bus service between Spokane, Moses Lake and Pasco, thanks to FIFA World Cup

Getting There: Wheat Line offers bus service between Spokane, Moses Lake and Pasco, thanks to FIFA World Cup

Updated 8:16 a.m.

Thanks in part to the FIFA World Cup, a small bus has been making two round trips per day between Spokane, Moses Lake and Pasco, offering rural commuters a new avenue for intercity transit.

Wildfires could cause ‘ripple effects’ for agricultural worker; labor advocates mobilize to provide resources

Salah delivers Egypt historic first World Cup win; Are Pharaohs on crash course with USA?

‘A special sort of magic’: Punches thrown at fifth annual amateur boxing fight hosted at Brick West

Upriver fire reaches 75% containment; evacuation level downgraded

Beloved postal worker in comfort care gets a mail truck parade near hospital

Gold Run fire in North Idaho is 75% contained

Without Jeff Brown’s move to Gonzaga, there’s likely no Zag mania, no Hooptown USA: ‘He’s the one’ | Dave Boling

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USMNT players celebrate one of Folarin Balogun’s goals vs. Paraguay in the World Cup opener. (Getty Images)

The Spokesman-Review is spotlighting Egypt — the place, people, and culture — as Spokane welcomes the Egyptian men's national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Business

UnitedHealth’s $3 billion AI push has bots calling doctors

UnitedHealth’s $3 billion AI push has bots calling doctors

Sports

WSU to square off with Duke to kick off Acrisure Series in Palm Springs

WSU to square off with Duke to kick off Acrisure Series in Palm Springs

Updated 10:30 a.m.

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U.S. and Iran conclude high-level talks in Switzerland, mediators say

U.S. and Iran conclude high-level talks in Switzerland, mediators say

Education

Eastern football team takes part in step aerobics class with university president

Eastern football team takes part in step aerobics class with university president

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This video game is making men want to be fathers. It started a viral conversation

This video game is making men want to be fathers. It started a viral conversation

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Government

Crossing the line: The Spokane Democrat and Republican under fire for associating with the 'enemy'

Crossing the line: The Spokane Democrat and Republican under fire for associating with the ‘enemy’

Transportation

Getting There: Wheat Line offers bus service between Spokane, Moses Lake and Pasco, thanks to FIFA World Cup

Getting There: Wheat Line offers bus service between Spokane, Moses Lake and Pasco, thanks to FIFA World Cup

Updated 8:16 a.m.

Outdoors

Getting out with kids: Rich Landers details differences in camping with girls and boys | Gone Wild

Getting out with kids: Rich Landers details differences in camping with girls and boys | Gone Wild

Weather

Better air quality, reopened roads as crews contain Miami-Dade fires

Better air quality, reopened roads as crews contain Miami-Dade fires

Life

NeeDoh mania: Booming sales of viral squish toys have left Spokane retailers struggling to keep shelves stocked

NeeDoh mania: Booming sales of viral squish toys have left Spokane retailers struggling to keep shelves stocked

Public Safety

Upriver fire reaches 75% containment; evacuation level downgraded

Upriver fire reaches 75% containment; evacuation level downgraded

Science & Tech

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Northwest Passages Book Club

The Pillagers Guide to Arctic Pianos by Kendra Langford Shaw

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The Pillagers Guide to Arctic Pianos by Kendra Langford Shaw

July 15, 2026, 7 p.m.

The Montvale Event Center 1019 W 1st Ave Spokane, WA 99201

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Then and Now: Greene Street Bridge

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