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Spokane Firefighters Union PAC hasn’t revealed source of $66,000, complaint alleges
A complaint filed with the Public Disclosure Commission alleges that the firefighters union, which has poured funding behind efforts in opposition to mayoral candidate Nadine Woodward, failed to account for the source of some $60,000 in contributions to its political action committee this summer.
Then and Now: The Chemical Block
Named for a pharmaceutical warehouse built on the corner of Sprague and Howard in the 1890s, the Chemical Block was home to several businesses before being demolished in 1960 to build a parking garage for a nearby bank.
Getting There: Northwest Spokane City Council candidates talk Monroe, Five Mile and other needed street repairs
City Councilwoman Karen Stratton and her opponent in the November election, Andy Rathbun, both say there are roads in the northwest part of town that need attention from City Hall. They offered their opinions on road diets and what should be done to alleviate heavy traffic in the rapidly growing reaches of the Five Mile area.
100 years ago in Spokane: McDonald sisters to return to Spokane for murder trial
Jewell Marie McDonald and Helen Fay Wilkinson were ordered to return to Spokane from Los Angeles. They were believed to be involved in the slaying of Spokane real estate man W.H. McNutt.
Long lines for ‘fabulous’ broth Sunday at Spokane Buddhist Temple’s 30th Ramen Fest
The event, now in its 30th year, is a fundraiser for the temple in the South Perry district. Organizers hope to build on the food event by introducing hungry visitors to their mix of traditional Japanese and western religious practices.
‘Death is ordinary on the streets’: Spokane, Portland serial killers show need for shelters
Robert Lee Yates is known to have murdered at least 13 women sex workers in the Lilac City. And while many had the good fortune of never meeting him, his presence was still an overwhelming threat. A menace that eventually led to the creation of Spokane’s premier homeless shelter for women, Hope House on Third Avenue.
Third-generation leader of multibillion-dollar real estate firm gives big in support of Nadine Woodward
Fritz Wolff, the scion of a multibillion-dollar real estate empire founded in Spokane Valley 70 years ago by his grandfather, is spending his personal wealth in a way not seen before in Spokane to influence city elections, throwing his weight behind conservative causes and candidates including mayoral hopeful Nadine Woodward.
WSU study of connection between marijuana legalization, crime turns up surprises
A Washington State University study on the effects of legalizing marijuana turned up unintended consequences, found gaps in the data and came up with suggestions for law enforcement agencies.
Up for debate: A closer look at claims, arguments Spokane’s mayoral candidates keep making
From Border Patrol to Boise, here’s a deeper look into some of the oft-discussed topics of debate.
The Dirt: Natural Grocers to fill former Hastings location on South Hill
The health food chain that sells organic food and produce will take the space formerly occupied by the Hastings Entertainment store, 2512 E. 29th Ave., near the intersection of 29th Avenue and Southeast Boulevard.
100 years ago in Cheney: Referee says cheerleader, fullback attack after contentious football game
Dr. J.W. Prosper, a high school football referee from Tekoa, swore out arrest warrants against a Cheney High School fullback and the school’s “yell leader.”
Inland Northwest’s thriving turkey population is an invasive nuisance or a conservation success – or both
How did a species that didn’t exist in the Inland Northwest less than a lifetime ago, and was on the verge of extinction throughout the continent, become so ubiquitous? The answer starts thousands of years ago. In Mexico.
Trump drops plan to host G-7 at Doral
Trump drops plan to hold next Group of Seven meeting at his Doral golf resort after scathing criticism
Analysis: Confronted by impeachment, Trump adds to the chaos
The impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump has thrust Washington into a political crisis, and Trump keeps adding to the chaos.
New footage shows hero coach disarming, comforting Oregon student
Newly released surveillance footage from the Parkrose High School gun scare in May shows Keanon Lowe, a security guard and coach at the Portland school, disarming, embracing and comforting the distraught student who brought a loaded shotgun into a classroom.
Roadside Bigfoot: Georgia museum devoted to legendary beast
In the picturesque mountains of north Georgia, an unassuming roadside building is now ground zero in the search for Bigfoot
Turkey wants Syrian forces to leave border areas, aide says
A war monitor says Turkish-backed Syrian fighters crossed the border from Turkey and attacked a Kurdish-held town amid continued fighting nearly two days after a cease-fire was declared in northeast Syria
In many parts of Mexico, government ceded battle to cartels
A massive gunbattle in the Mexican city of Culiacan was shocking for the openness of government capitulation as it forced the release of a drug kingpin’s son, and the brazenness of gunmen in machine-gun mounted armored trucks
Trump outstripping Obama on pace of executive orders
A past critic of executive orders, Trump has exceeded Obama’s numbers each year of his presidency
Two rare but ‘devastating’ conditions added to newborn screening list
Spokane County Health Officer Bob Lutz said both enzyme deficiency-related conditions are rare, but an early diagnosis can greatly affect a patient’s trajectory.