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100 years ago in Spokane: Police aim to keep Wobblies in line
Spokane police were in a bind over how to deal with the city’s Wobblies, the Spokane Daily Chronicle reported.
Million-dollar mayor’s race: Spending reaches benchmark Tuesday, expected to grow
Spending on the race for Spokane mayor breached the $1 million mark Tuesday, after an independent conservative political group spent $50,000 on ads attacking Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart.
One dead after single-car collision near Medical Lake
One person died after a single-car collision on State Route 902 near Medical Lake Tuesday evening. The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. near South Keene Road, according to Washington State Patrol.
Management plan adds 61,000 acres of wilderness area to Colville National Forest
After 15 years of deliberations, the U.S. Forest Service announced Tuesday it has approved a management plan for the Colville National Forest that creates about 61,000 acres of new protected wilderness area – significantly less than environmentalists had hoped for.
Nearly $1M grant will help Volunteers of America battle youth homelessness
State and local officials gathered at the Philanthropy Center on Tuesday to celebrate a $940,000 grant to expand efforts to combat homelessness among students and young adults in Spokane.
Blackout Round 2? Californians brace for possible outage
Hundreds of thousands of Northern California residents braced for another possible power outage as the state’s largest utility warned that a return of dangerous fire weather could prompt shut-offs
Fire destroys grain elevator in Whitman County; crews let it burn
The Colfax Fire Department said crews were letting the large blaze burn due to high winds.
Google Maps now shows speed traps, potentially clashing with law enforcement
Google is rolling out the ability to report speed traps, crashes and slowdowns in real time to its Maps iOS app, making the new feature available to about 1 billion existing users worldwide. It was already available on Android phones, as well as on Google’s other map app, Waze, which has a fraction of the users.
Lebanon PM seeks foreign support for reforms amid protests
Lebanon’s embattled prime minister sought international support Tuesday for a sweeping economic reform package announced a day earlier, which was intended to pacify massive protests calling for his government to resign
Gregory McCrea, child rapist with militia ties, jailed in Spokane after release from prison
McCrea, 75, was booked into the Spokane County Jail on Monday afternoon after spending the weekend at a local hospital.
Teen found safe two weeks after going missing from SCC parking lot
The teenager who went missing two weeks ago from the Spokane Community College campus has been found “alive and well,” according to Spokane Police.
Spokane County’s unemployment rate drops to 4.9% in September
Spokane County’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% in September over the prior month, driven by a gain in education jobs now that area schools are back in session. The county’s service-providing sector added 2,500 jobs in September, which includes increases in education and health services jobs, according to nonseasonally adjusted data from the Washington State Employment Security Department.
MultiCare partners with Denver-based firm to offer house-call medical care in Spokane
MultiCare Health System has formed a partnership with a company called Dispatch to bring mobile medical care to the Spokane area.
Council approves development of Upriver Drive into a new Spokane public park
The Spokane City Council unanimously approved a proposal from Avista Corp. to close a nearly half-mile stretch of Upriver Drive and replace it with a public park.
City inks deal on new warming center for Spokane homeless
After months of harried searching, the city may have found a new emergency homeless shelter.
Eugene Annis, founder of Spokane law firm Lukins & Annis, dies at 84
“Gene had this remarkable talent,” a colleague said. “He could cross-examine a witness and literally eviscerate that witness, but have the witness laughing at him the whole time.”
Ben Stuckart wants City Council to rally against car-tab initiative; Tim Eyman travels to Spokane to protest
Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart introduced a resolution on Monday that would formalize the council’s opposition to Initiative 976, which critics believe could jeopardize funding for critical transportation projects like the North Spokane Corridor.
New apartment development near Whitworth blocked over traffic, safety concerns
Eastern Washington’s Growth Management Board sided with a group of neighbors and a nonprofit last week, when it invalidated a decision that would have allowed hundreds of new apartments near the Five
100 years ago today in Spokane: Investigation clears state school in death of boy in bed restraints
An investigation cleared the State Custodial School at Medical Lake from blame in the death of Charles Alexander, a boy who died while under restraints in a bed.
Lunch and learn: Sixth-grader at Mullan Road helps raise $10,000 to offset student debt
The notion was simple and profound, and it hit Lilly-Anne Cowart last spring after her fifth-grade year at Mullan Road Elementary School: “Everyone needs a good lunch to be able to learn.”