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The shooting death of a 17-year-old Lewis and Clark High School football player has left his family 'broken.' They think it could've turned out differently

The shooting death of a 17-year-old Lewis and Clark High School football player has left his family ‘broken.’ They think it could’ve turned out differently

Updated 38 minutes ago

Two years ago, Kim Carroll lost her daughter to a rare and severe form of leukemia. On Wednesday, she lost her daughter’s son.

‘Jagged Little Pill’ replaces cancelled ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ for Spokane Civic Theatre

Updated 6:06 p.m.

‘Just intolerable’: Protesters at Fairchild decry U.S. involvement in foreign wars

Updated 59 minutes ago

‘Everything is contingent on what happens with the strait’: Gas expert weighs in on cost as Spokane residents feel pinch at pump

Gonzaga’s Emmanuel Innocenti announces commitment to Randy Bennett, Arizona State

Updated 8:29 p.m.

Once an auto theft capital, Spokane is at its lowest car thievery in a decade

Mountain bike kickoff race draws hundreds of kids in event that’s as much community as it is competition

Then and Now: Ridpath Hotel fire

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Business

Hollywood stars sign open letter opposing Paramount-Warner Bros deal

Hollywood stars sign open letter opposing Paramount-Warner Bros deal

Updated 34 minutes ago

Sports

Gonzaga's Emmanuel Innocenti announces commitment to Randy Bennett, Arizona State

Gonzaga’s Emmanuel Innocenti announces commitment to Randy Bennett, Arizona State

Updated 8:29 p.m.

Pacific Northwest

Child care crisis forces rural Washington county to try an unusual solution

Child care crisis forces rural Washington county to try an unusual solution

Updated 6:07 p.m.

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As winter approaches, Spokane-area homeowners are getting smart about energy costs

As winter approaches, Spokane-area homeowners are getting smart about energy costs

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Nation/World

Reps. Swalwell, Gonzales leaving Congress ahead of possible expulsion votes

Reps. Swalwell, Gonzales leaving Congress ahead of possible expulsion votes

Updated 6:23 p.m.

Education

Child care crisis forces rural Washington county to try an unusual solution

Child care crisis forces rural Washington county to try an unusual solution

Updated 6:07 p.m.

A&E

Sid Krofft, ‘Land of the Lost,’ ‘H.R. Pufnstuf’ creator, dies at 96

Sid Krofft, ‘Land of the Lost,’ ‘H.R. Pufnstuf’ creator, dies at 96

Updated 4:27 p.m.

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Government

New drive-thrus, service stations banned along some major Spokane arterials, paving way for bus-centric development

New drive-thrus, service stations banned along some major Spokane arterials, paving way for bus-centric development

Updated 23 minutes ago

Transportation

New drive-thrus, service stations banned along some major Spokane arterials, paving way for bus-centric development

New drive-thrus, service stations banned along some major Spokane arterials, paving way for bus-centric development

Updated 23 minutes ago

Outdoors

Low snowpack likely to mean low rivers this summer

Low snowpack likely to mean low rivers this summer

Weather

A summerlike heat wave will hit the East this week, worsening drought

A summerlike heat wave will hit the East this week, worsening drought

Updated 4:49 p.m.

Life

Sing a song of taxes: A musical tribute to 1040s and Uncle Sam

Sing a song of taxes: A musical tribute to 1040s and Uncle Sam

Public Safety

Woman dies in crash on state Route 27

Updated 52 minutes ago

Science & Tech

Per rebuke to their submitted plan, local governments must deliver bottled water to PFAS-impacted West Plains residents

Per rebuke to their submitted plan, local governments must deliver bottled water to PFAS-impacted West Plains residents

Updated 4:39 p.m.

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'Beauty in those difficult lives': Willy Vlautin, Jess Walter to take center stage for annual Get Lit festival

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Then and Now: Ridpath Hotel fire

Then and Now: Ridpath Hotel fire

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