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Suit seeks to reduce prolonged hospital stays for those with developmental disabilities
Disability Rights Washington joins with patient to sue the leaders of two state agencies in an effort to prevent developmentally disabled Washingtonians from getting stuck in hospitals for months at a time, instead of receiving supportive services in the community.
Front and Center: Spokane Valley resident Kumiko Love finds her purpose in The Budget Mom
Kumiko Love, an accredited financial counselor, founded
100 years ago on the Palouse: 2 farmers electrocuted after power line falls onto telephone wire
A windstorm in the Palouse set in motion a series of events that resulted in tragedy for two farmers.
Tailgate tradition resumes in Pullman as Washington State season kicks off
“It’s really difficult to be a Cougar fan,” Kay Miller said, referring to the travel as well as the ever-moving target that is the kickoff time. But for nearly three decades she and husband Mike have made it work, and their optimism about Washington State’s football team might have never been higher.
250 pigs escape; most back, some with help from hot dog buns
About 250 pigs have been causing a ruckus in a Vermont town the past month after they escaped from their enclosure, but most of them have been returned thanks in part to a trail of hot dog buns and good old-fashioned corralling
Ukraine, Poland want continued sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Saturday he and Poland’s president have agreed that sanctions ought to continue against Russia until Ukraine regains the territory it lost in Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.
Parliament’s suspension before Brexit protested across UK
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s provocative decision to suspend the British Parliament for a time before the country’s deadline for leaving the European Union came under fire Saturday in London and other cities where protesters took to the streets.
Dallas Holocaust museum takes visitors from WWII to today
When the Holocaust museum in Dallas opens the doors to its new building, visitors will be not only learning about the mass murder of Jews during World War II but also other genocides, as well as human rights struggles in the U.S.
Jehovah’s Witnesses hold regional convention in Spokane
Some 5,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses gathered at the Spokane Arena Saturday afternoon as a part of a three-day regional convention.
‘They’re on,’ Trump says of tariffs set to kick in on Sunday
Expect a direct hit on many U.S. consumers from President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports
Protect or develop? Amazon fires signal growing pressure
Fire is a way of life in the Amazon, highlighting strain between protecting and developing the rainforest
Suit settled in teen suicide that led to Illinois law change
A lawsuit brought by the parents of a suburban Chicago student who killed himself after being confronted at school about whether he made a video of himself having sex with a classmate has been resolved.
Justice Ginsburg reports she’s on way to ‘well’ after cancer
Links new photos. Freshens headline. Removes ‘In’ from title of Ginsburg book. With AP Photos. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she’s ‘alive’ and on her way to being ‘very well’ following radiation treatment for cancer
Hong Kong police storm subway with batons as protests rage
Protesters in Hong Kong throw gasoline bombs at government headquarters and set fires in the street; police storm a subway car and hit passengers with batons and pepper spray.
At least 5 dead in West Texas shooting after traffic stop
At least five people were dead in West Texas after a man who was stopped by state troopers when his vehicle failed to signal a left turn opened fire and fled, shooting more than 20 people before he was killed by officers outside a movie theater. Authorities say three law enforcement officers were among the injured.
Local nonprofit offering ‘showers of hope’ to homeless in Spokane, Spokane Valley
A local nonprofit is offering free showers in Spokane and expanding into Spokane Valley, where there are no public showers for people who are homeless.
Crash video from ‘Cops’ captured Spokane sheriff’s chase that spurred investigations and county settlement
Austen Sullivan ended up unconscious and jailed after his bicycle and a Spokane sheriff deputy’s cruiser collided. Video from that night captured a controversy that spurred investigations and a county payout.
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Developers offer mixed views on video’s proposed ‘cure’ for Spokane
Local developers offer their perspectives on the issues raised in “Curing Spokane,” a video released Thursday that discusses downtown crime, public safety and homelessness.
Work on Central City Line infrastructure progresses
Spokane’s first bus rapid transit line is still two or three years away but work to prepare the city for its arrival continues, most recently at the downtown transit plaza.