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Veterans for Peace to hold convention in Spokane this weekend
About 300 veterans are expected at the conference, which will touch on issues such as conservation, climate change, indigenous issues and peace across borders.
Care provider for Spokane adults with disabilities accused of neglect, abuse one year after sister company shut down
A year after shutting down a troubled provider of in-home care for people with developmental disabilities, the Washington Department of Social and Health Services is cutting ties with the provider’s sister company, citing similar problems of neglect, abuse and mismanagement that allegedly resulted in one woman’s death.
Schools prepare families for loss of philosophical, personal exemption for MMR vaccine
Families with children who have personal or philosophical exemptions to the MMR vaccination will have to vaccinate their children or get a different exemption before school starts this fall. But the requirement for a new exemption can be easily bypassed.
More than a year after devastating fire, Shogun restaurant to reopen at new location in Spokane Valley
After Shogun was destroyed by a fire last year, owner Joseph Lee made a promise to his longtime customers to rebuild the iconic sushi and hibachi restaurant. Lee purchased the former site of The Roadhouse Bar & Grill at 20 N. Raymond Road in Spokane Valley, and after close to a year of renovations to the building, Shogun is reopening Monday.
Racial equity proposal sparks more disagreement at Spokane Valley council meeting
For the second time in three weeks, race became the subject of a tense and awkward exchange at a Tuesday night meeting of the Spokane Valley City Council. This time, the exchange was between Mayor Rod Higgins and Spokane NAACP President Kurtis Robinson.
Police arrest alleged NorthTown Mall shoplifter who had fake gun
A shoplifting situation at NorthTown Mall escalated Tuesday evening when the suspect allegedly attempted to pull out a realistic-looking fake gun.
Kashmir’s main city a maze of razor wire and steel barriers
Revises summary. With AP Photos. The main city in the India-administered part of disputed Kashmir is a maze of razor wire coils and steel barricades watched by soldiers in riot gear during unprecedented lockdown
Commission renews Spokane Police Ombudsman Bart Logue’s contract
With glowing praise, the Office of the Police Ombudsman Commission unanimously voted on Tuesday to renew Bart Logue’s contract to serve as the civilian watchdog of the Spokane Police Department for three more years.
Schumer wants funds to go to fighting gun violence instead of to the border wall
The minority leader’s office cited plans that the Republican-led Senate Appropriations Committee was preparing to provide less funding for a variety of domestic programs including health and education in order to get the resources needed for the wall.
What’s happening in Hong Kong? Key questions, answered
The protest movement that began in June over frustrations with a bill that would have allowed for extraditions to mainland China has since ballooned into a wide-ranging rebuke of Beijing’s influence on the semiautonomous island.
Empire Health Foundation head Antony Chiang announces departure
Chiang has led Empire Health Foundation as its first and only president since the nonprofit was formed following the sale of Deaconess and Valley hospitals in 2008. The 51-year-old is leaving Spokane for a job as chief executive officer of health philanthropy startup Dogwood Health Trust based in Asheville, North Carolina, with his last day in Spokane scheduled for next month.
Housing Secretary Ben Carson praises Spokane’s housing, job training center in visit Tuesday
Opened in April, the Spokane Resource Center is one of 18 locations nationwide that are part of Carson’s signature “EnVision Center” program. The Housing Secretary, one of few Trump cabinet officials who have been with the administration since its beginning, said he was encouraged by agencies working together to assist those experiencing housing and employment issues.
Avista restores power Tuesday for thousands who lost it in Coeur d’Alene, Spokane Valley
Avista restored power Tuesday to thousands of customers in Spokane Valley and Coeur d’Alene who experienced outages Monday and Tuesday.
Unified Dems press Trump, GOP on curbing guns
Democrats pressed President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday to approve House-passed legislation expanding background checks and to take other steps curbing guns, in an offensive fueled by public outrage over this month’s mass killings in Texas and Ohio.
Naked man holding tree branches arrested in downtown Spokane
Police arrested a naked man Tuesday morning who appeared high and was holding tree branches in both hands while fleeing in downtown Spokane.
New park with Spokane River access near Mission Avenue floated by Avista; proposal would close part of Upriver Drive
Upriver Drive north of Mission Avenue in Spokane would be permanently closed and replaced by a half-mile long park with access to the Spokane River, under a proposal by Avista Corp.
Rob Curley: Some things age well, like Chris Crutcher’s writing
There’s a certain point in your life – let’s call it sometime in your mid-40s – when you realize some of the things you loved when you were younger haven’t aged well.
Wheat harvest reaped grain and abundant goodwill as Ritzville rallied to help farmer fighting cancer
Farmers came together to help a neighbor harvest 1,200 acres in six hours after learning that Larry Yockey knew he would not be able to cut his wheat after he was diagnosed with cancer.
100 years ago in Spokane: Postwar ‘profiteers’ targeted, but city inspectors say food and housing shortage a reality
Several counties, including Spokane, set up commissions to examine the high costs of food, fuel and housing. But a municipal investigation revealed true scarcities of these commodities, indicating prices were simply following market forces.
Commission to decide if Spokane Police Ombudsman Bart Logue keeps job
The Police Ombudsman Commission will meet in executive session on Tuesday to discuss a possible contract extension for Police Ombudsman Bart Logue.