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'This is his legacy': late Rev. 'Happy' Watkins front-of-mind at first MLK Day celebration without the civil rights leader

‘This is his legacy’: late Rev. ‘Happy’ Watkins front-of-mind at first MLK Day celebration without the civil rights leader

Updated 26 minutes ago

No absence may have been greater felt among the thousands who marched through Spokane on Monday than that of the late Rev. Percy ‘Happy’ Watkins.

Woman injured in shooting at Chattaroy bar; suspect detained in Fruitland hours later

Updated 5:52 p.m.

Trump says he has pardoned about 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, commuted 6 sentences

Updated 5:28 p.m.

Trump withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization

Updated 48 minutes ago

Gonzaga falls out of AP top 25 after 0-2 week, slides to No. 19 in NET rankings

Updated 4:47 p.m.

‘Our communities are truly at risk’: Washington advocacy groups urge state leaders to defy federal deportation policies following surprise immigration raids in California

Three men nominated for possible appointment as Spokane County treasurer

Washington State University student facing assault charges after early Monday morning stabbing of fellow student

Updated 5:45 p.m.

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Business

Once dubbed a ‘woke’ billionaire, Jeff Bezos changes his tune on Donald Trump

Once dubbed a ‘woke’ billionaire, Jeff Bezos changes his tune on Donald Trump

Sports

Gonzaga falls out of AP top 25 after 0-2 week, slides to No. 19 in NET rankings

Gonzaga falls out of AP top 25 after 0-2 week, slides to No. 19 in NET rankings

Updated 4:47 p.m.

Pacific Northwest

Cool Critters: Beavers at home during winter - and maybe a muskrat or two

Cool Critters: Beavers at home during winter - and maybe a muskrat or two

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Nation/World

Trump withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization

Updated 47 minutes ago

Education

Mead school board hires law firm to investigate football program

Mead school board hires law firm to investigate football program

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Symphony review: In Beethoven vs. AI, the clear winner is the master as original scores capture depth and realness

Symphony review: In Beethoven vs. AI, the clear winner is the master as original scores capture depth and realness

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Local Government

Kootenai County library system approves adult-only room for books with mature content as 140 titles pulled from shelves for review

Kootenai County library system approves adult-only room for books with mature content as 140 titles pulled from shelves for review

Transportation

Getting There: New highway segment planned between Tri-Cities and Walla Walla

Getting There: New highway segment planned between Tri-Cities and Walla Walla

Outdoors

Michael Wright: Bonefish, spoonbills and tuna-on-wheat in Mexico

Michael Wright: Bonefish, spoonbills and tuna-on-wheat in Mexico

Weather

Winter temperatures mark beginning of prolonged cold spell throughout Spokane area

Winter temperatures mark beginning of prolonged cold spell throughout Spokane area

Life

'Through thick and thin': A few rock bands, an Expo '74 honeymoon and 50 years later, this Deer Park couple still together

‘Through thick and thin’: A few rock bands, an Expo ‘74 honeymoon and 50 years later, this Deer Park couple still together

Public Safety

Rathdrum man killed in possible DUI crash

Rathdrum man killed in possible DUI crash

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