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Planned Parenthood will reject federal funding rather than comply with new Trump Administration rule
Planned Parenthood announced Monday it refuses to comply with a Trump administration rule barring health care providers from making abortion referrals and will withdraw from a federal family planning program.
Spokane Police Guild joins calls for Rep. Matt Shea’s resignation over gathering of ‘intelligence’ on City Council members
The demands follow reporting by The Spokesman-Review that revealed the Spokane Valley lawmaker collected “intelligence” on local progressive leaders, including Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart, Councilwoman Lori Kinnear and Councilman Breean Beggs.
Spokane man gets 13 years after pleading guilty in drug case
A federal judge on Monday sentenced a Spokane man to more than 13 years in federal prison after he earlier pleaded guilty to possessing meth
Review: ‘Weird Al’ and friends bring the laughs to Northern Quest
The oldies but goodies – “I Lost on Jeopardy,” “I Love Rocky Road” and “Like a Surgeon” – were relegated to a medley at the top of the show. “Eat It” made its only appearance via video during a costume change. And that was OK. Because when it comes to the catalog of “Weird Al” Yankovic, there’s plenty to love and laugh along with.
Law enforcement looking for inmate who walked away from Valley Hospital Sunday night
A 54-year-old work release inmate left Valley Hospital without authorization while he was receiving treatment Sunday night, and law enforcement has been unable to locate him as of Monday morning, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. Shannon B. Morley was convicted of trafficking stolen property and was an inmate at the state Department of Corrections’ Brownstone Work Release facility, according to a news release. Inmates have to be categorized under the DOC’s lowest security level to be eligible for work release.
Orofino, Cottonwood hospitals to join with nearby Kootenai Health in effort to improve care
Kootenai Health will take ownership of two critical access hospitals in north central Idaho by 2020.
Getting There: The how of ‘the Y’
It may be the most distinctive intersection in Spokane’s highway system. Now in the midst of repaving and surrounded by commercial development, the intersection of U.S. Highway 2 and 395 was originally conceived as a scenic thruway from Spokane to Newport.
Spokane City Council members, other leaders reportedly targeted by Rep. Matt Shea call for his resignation
Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart, City Councilman Breean Beggs and Councilwoman Lori Kinnear issued a joint statement Sunday calling on the Spokane Valley lawmaker to resign, after reporting from the Spokesman-Review and the Guardian indicating they were targeted for surveillance by Shea.
Then and Now: The Milwaukee Road freight office
In 1909, The Milwaukee Road became the third transcontinental railroad to connect through Spokane to Seattle. Expansion of its electric routes in the West cost the railroad company dearly and led to multiple bankruptcies, including its final such filing in 1977.
100 years ago in Eastern Washington: Kidnapper fleeing prison on train captured in Starbuck
Cleopus Viens escaped from the pentientiary in Walla Walla while working in the kitchen, but he was captured riding a freight train after being spotted by railroad guards.
Driver dies from injuries sustained in collision with detached semi-truck trailer south of Coeur d’Alene
Nicholas S. Spooner, 25, of St. Maries, Idaho, died Aug. 15 at Kootenai Health. His passenger Timothy P. Spooner, 59, was transferred to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and listed in serious condition Monday morning.
Bidders vie for Obama’s high school basketball jersey
A basketball jersey believed to have been worn by former President Barack Obama while he was at a Honolulu prep school has sold at auction for $120,000. Heritage Auctions said the jersey sold Saturday night in Dallas to a collector of American and sports artifacts who didn’t wish to be identified.
Ending a drought for R-rated comedies, ‘Good Boys’ is No. 1
The raunchy coming-of-age tale about a trio of 12-year-olds “Good Boys” is the first R-rated comedy in the last three years to open No. 1 at the box office.
Spokane Valley man injured after losing control of motorcycle near Worley
David D. Kendall, 45, was driving west on Idaho State Highway 58 when he hit a hole in the road on a gravel turnout, according to the Idaho State Police. He was treated at Kootenai Health and transferred.
Spokane Buddhist Temple holds Obon Festival to celebrate ancestry, Japanese culture and traditions
At the Spokane Buddhist Temple, people celebrated the annual Obon Festival, a Buddhist celebration that recognizes the importance of one’s ancestors, on Sunday. It featured a memorial service, as well as Japanese art, music, food and dance.
Wind-driven wildfire burns 25 acres on Spokane Tribe of Indians reservation
Officials canceled evacuation notices just after 5:30 p.m. for Spokane Tribe of Indians and Stevens County residents near a 25-acre, wind-driven wildfire that started on the 4700 block of Reservation Road Sunday morning.
Carolyn Hax: Cousin doesn’t know she’s a sperm-donor child
Carolyn Hax advice column for Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019.
How one Spokane couple desegregated the Pantages chain of vaudeville theaters
On Sept. 15, 1918, Samuel Moore and his girlfriend Sadie Miller attempted to attend a vaudeville performance at Spokane’s Pantages Theatre. An usher told them that because they were black, they had to sit at the back of the theater.
The air between: Influential artist and teacher Ben Frank Moss dies at 83
Prolific artist and teacher Ben Frank Moss died on August 9 at the age of 83.
More from the Matt Shea files: GPS trackers, a ‘provisional government’ and a hunt for moles
Already, state Rep. Matt Shea and some of his closest supporters have made physical preparations for a holy war, one that would help them establish their long-envisioned 51st state, their Redoubt, their Christian homeland. Numerous emails and documents, obtained by The Spokesman-Review through multiple sources, shed new light on some of those preparations and the paranoia that has fueled them.