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Coeur d'Alene destination record store The Long Ear to close in July after 53 years in business

Coeur d’Alene destination record store The Long Ear to close in July after 53 years in business

The independent record store, which has moved around the Lake City three times and outlasted former industry giants such as Borders, Sam Goody and Hastings, plans to close July 3 after 53 years in business, 41 of them in Coeur d'Alene.

Republican, Independent candidates vie for open seat in 6th district

Bloomsday Perennial: Keith Lalonde likes to run fast, but savors the experience

‘Cletus the Fetus’ to return home after EWU abduction of protest prop

Registrations keep rolling in for 50th running of Bloomsday this weekend

Reardan to get new $2.3 million clinic; completion expected by end of October

Feds reinstate massive grant for University of Idaho agriculture project

Gonzaga, Duke to meet in Detroit for February nonconference showdown

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Bob Felton jogs through a covered bridge — Bob Felton jogs through a covered bridge on March 24, 2026, in Newport, N.H. Felton runs Bloomsday every year, despite moving away more than 20 years ago. (Colin Tiernan / For The Spokesman-Review)

Bloomsday Perennials

Bloomsday turns 50 this week. Meet the runners who have been there since the beginning.

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Business

Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down

Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down

Updated 9 minutes ago

Sports

Trio of future and former Gonzaga players invited to NBA Combine and G League Elite Camp

Trio of future and former Gonzaga players invited to NBA Combine and G League Elite Camp

Updated 3:43 p.m.

Pacific Northwest

WA sues Safeway’s owner Albertsons over allegedly fake BOGO deals

WA sues Safeway’s owner Albertsons over allegedly fake BOGO deals

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Statewide and regional programs supporting rural behavioral health in Washington state

Statewide and regional programs supporting rural behavioral health in Washington state

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Nation/World

U.S. court blocks mail-order access to abortion drugs, for now

U.S. court blocks mail-order access to abortion drugs, for now

Updated 3:23 p.m.

Education

Central Valley School District shifts attendance boundaries, removing over 100 kids from Opportunity Elementary

Central Valley School District shifts attendance boundaries, removing over 100 kids from Opportunity Elementary

A&E

'Star Wars' toy galaxy expands with a lifelike animatronic Grogu

‘Star Wars’ toy galaxy expands with a lifelike animatronic Grogu

Updated 1:49 p.m.

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Government

Republican, Independent candidates vie for open seat in 6th district

Republican, Independent candidates vie for open seat in 6th district

Transportation

Voters will be asked to extend 0.2% STA sales tax for 20 years this August

Voters will be asked to extend 0.2% STA sales tax for 20 years this August

Outdoors

Illegal thinning of trees and brush along Centennial Trail draws the ire of walkers

Illegal thinning of trees and brush along Centennial Trail draws the ire of walkers

Weather

2,500-acre wildfire closes parts of Florida Everglades

2,500-acre wildfire closes parts of Florida Everglades

Life

Dive into these 13 new books for summer

Dive into these 13 new books for summer

Updated 1:02 p.m.

Public Safety

Stevens County deputy wounded in shooting released from hospital

Stevens County deputy wounded in shooting released from hospital

Science & Tech

J. Craig Venter, scientist who decoded the human genome, dies at 79

J. Craig Venter, scientist who decoded the human genome, dies at 79

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: Struggling Spokane Valley zoo looked for big donors. New group formed for veterans of Indian Wars

This day in history: Struggling Spokane Valley zoo looked for big donors. New group formed for veterans of Indian Wars

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