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'Being a mom is a lot like being a nurse': Mother and daughter help each other through nursing school

‘Being a mom is a lot like being a nurse’: Mother and daughter help each other through nursing school

Angela Korver doesn’t much care for the sight of blood. But when it came time to help her daughter fulfill her career ambitions, she set aside her misgivings.

Change can begin with the people in front of us, says Gonzaga commencement speaker

Davis Fogle and Gonzaga’s top returners already have big plans for 2026-27: ‘This isn’t done’

Cool Critters: Tiny hummingbird moms deserve big-league gratitude on Mother’s Day

Baumgartner meets with defense contractors, real estate agents in Spokane stop

His daughter called him crying, and then another voice got on the phone. Only one of them was real

Updated 5:28 p.m.

Spin Control: Ted Turner brought the Goodwill Games to Spokane in the summer of ‘90

Spokane County offices yield little competition in 2026 races

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Business

ABC challenges FCC, escalating fight over free speech

ABC challenges FCC, escalating fight over free speech

Sports

Davis Fogle and Gonzaga's top returners already have big plans for 2026-27: 'This isn't done'

Davis Fogle and Gonzaga’s top returners already have big plans for 2026-27: ‘This isn’t done’

Pacific Northwest

Cool Critters: Tiny hummingbird moms deserve big-league gratitude on Mother's Day

Cool Critters: Tiny hummingbird moms deserve big-league gratitude on Mother’s Day

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Nation/World

Trump calls Iran response to peace plan 'unacceptable.' What we know

Trump calls Iran response to peace plan ‘unacceptable.’ What we know

Updated 4:26 p.m.

Education

U.S. schools face a crisis as the number of children drops

U.S. schools face a crisis as the number of children drops

A&E

Broadway Spokane bringing '& Juliet,' 'The Sound of Music,' 'The Great Gatsby' and more to FICA

Broadway Spokane bringing ‘& Juliet,’ ‘The Sound of Music,’ ‘The Great Gatsby’ and more to FICA

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Government

Spokane County offices yield little competition in 2026 races

Spokane County offices yield little competition in 2026 races

Transportation

Washington's sky-high gas prices could keep people home this summer. Why Spokane could actually see more tourists than usual

Washington’s sky-high gas prices could keep people home this summer. Why Spokane could actually see more tourists than usual

Outdoors

Newly identified genetic groups of bighorn sheep could aid Idaho management

Newly identified genetic groups of bighorn sheep could aid Idaho management

Weather

Heat set to blast much of California, Southwest, topping 100 degrees in some areas

Heat set to blast much of California, Southwest, topping 100 degrees in some areas

Life

Erin Brockovich talks water, self-doubt and 'always banking on the people' ahead of Spokane speech

Erin Brockovich talks water, self-doubt and ‘always banking on the people’ ahead of Spokane speech

Public Safety

Pedestrian killed in north Spokane hit-and-run remembered as 'hero' to teen sons

Pedestrian killed in north Spokane hit-and-run remembered as ‘hero’ to teen sons

Science & Tech

Cool Critters: Tiny hummingbird moms deserve big-league gratitude on Mother's Day

Cool Critters: Tiny hummingbird moms deserve big-league gratitude on Mother’s Day

Northwest Passages Book Club

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May 12, 2026, 7 p.m.

Gonzaga University Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center Coughlin Theater 211 DeSmet Ave Spokane, WA

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Columnists

This day in history: Grim clues mounted in the case of three people found dead in a car near Mead

This day in history: Grim clues mounted in the case of three people found dead in a car near Mead

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