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

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

Updated 17 minutes ago

Construction is underway for a new $2.3 million primary care clinic in Reardan.

‘The wall is closure’: Vietnam veterans from Inland Northwest reflect, heal in Honor Flight trip to D.C.

Hospice caretaker arrested for allegedly stealing patients’ debit cards and cash to pay for mother’s dental implants

‘Getting kids off screens’: Spokane County shows off renewed Plantes Ferry Sports Complex

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

Wenatchee financial group allegedly appropriates over $770K in investments for founder’s new home, Corvette

Three trucks pinned Wednesday under Spokane viaducts

Thurston County judge sides with Nowels in blocking new law adding requirements for sheriffs to take office

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Special Section

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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A complete timeline of every Bloomsday since 1976

Business

Feds reinstate massive grant for University of Idaho agriculture project

Feds reinstate massive grant for University of Idaho agriculture project

Updated 9 minutes ago

Sports

Gonzaga, Duke to meet in Detroit for February nonconference showdown

Gonzaga, Duke to meet in Detroit for February nonconference showdown

Updated 49 minutes ago

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

California billionaire tax proposal attracts 1.5 million signatures

California billionaire tax proposal attracts 1.5 million signatures

Updated 1:30 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

Amazon mulling ‘Apprentice’ reboot with host Donald Trump Jr., report says

Amazon mulling ‘Apprentice’ reboot with host Donald Trump Jr., report says

Updated 3:10 p.m.

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Government

'Getting kids off screens': Spokane County shows off renewed Plantes Ferry Sports Complex

‘Getting kids off screens’: Spokane County shows off renewed Plantes Ferry Sports Complex

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 4:31 p.m.

Public Safety

Three trucks pinned Wednesday under Spokane viaducts

Three trucks pinned Wednesday under Spokane viaducts

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

Updated 12:35 p.m.

Northwest Passages Book Club

Shelby Van Pelt

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Shelby Van Pelt

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

Front Porch: Laments over smartphones find plenty who would like to join the chorus

Front Porch: Laments over smartphones find plenty who would like to join the chorus

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