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Spokane finds contractor to move Monaghan statue before June 30

Spokane finds contractor to move Monaghan statue before June 30

Updated 5:54 p.m.

After standing in downtown Spokane for 120 years, the statue of Ensign John Monaghan will be moved within the next two months, as city officials have finally found a contractor willing to tackle the task.

‘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 44 minutes ago

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

Gonzaga lands commitment from Houston transfer, former top-20 prospect Isiah Harwell

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

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Business

Wall Street rallies, oil stays higher as investors hope for US-Iran resolution

Wall Street rallies, oil stays higher as investors hope for US-Iran resolution

Updated 59 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 44 minutes ago

Pacific Northwest

Conservation groups hold public meetings on roadless rule after feds won’t

Conservation groups hold public meetings on roadless rule after feds won’t

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When winter moves in, hydropower remains steady

When winter moves in, hydropower remains steady

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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

After more than a year of delays, a WSU professor's experiment with alfalfa ready to blast off to the International Space Station

After more than a year of delays, a WSU professor’s experiment with alfalfa ready to blast off to the International Space Station

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

Food truck freedom? Spokane considers ending permission requirement for the mobile meal vendors downtown

Food truck freedom? Spokane considers ending permission requirement for the mobile meal vendors downtown

Transportation

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

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

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

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

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

Science & Tech

Artemis II astronauts revel in return celebration

Artemis II astronauts revel in return celebration

Updated 3:41 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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‘Beauty in those difficult lives’: Willy Vlautin, Jess Walter to take center stage for annual Get Lit festival

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This day in history: Residents cautioned over deadly Spokane River currents. North Central High gets new athletic field

This day in history: Residents cautioned over deadly Spokane River currents. North Central High gets new athletic field

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