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'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

With the two-week ceasefire in the war between Iran and the United States appearing to hold as of Sunday, many Spokanites are left wondering why they’re still feeling the pinch at the pump.

Then and Now: Ridpath Hotel fire

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

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

Bloomsday Perennial: Vermonter has the longest to travel to keep streak alive, but the rush makes it worth the flights

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

Spin Control: ‘Millionaires tax’ passed but still has several hurdles to clear

Browne’s Addition residents raise alarm at new neighbor: A pastor in Trump’s orbit

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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 13 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 3:55 p.m.

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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Breaking ground in improving the health of local communities

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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 29 minutes ago

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

Updated 12:41 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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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 49 minutes ago

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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