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‘Nice girls don’t join the military’: New Fairchild commander proves her mettle – and critics wrong

UPDATED: 2:33 p.m.

Lt. Col. Cindy Dawson is the new commander of the reactivated 97th Air Refueling Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, the largest wing of KC-135 Stratotankers in the world.

A&E

Jimmy Page guitar finds its way to River City Guitars in Spokane

UPDATED: 10:02 p.m.

Education

Spokane students, districts brace for impact of planned federal tightening of food stamp rules

UPDATED: 11:23 p.m.

Spokane

Gregory McCrea, serial child rapist with militia ties, released after two decades in federal prison

UPDATED: 9:06 p.m.

Spokane

Thousands of genealogy books being phased out at downtown Spokane library ahead of renovations

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Spokane

Man convicted of killing Montana senator’s nephew sentenced to life without parole

UPDATED: 7:10 p.m.

Spokane

Catholic Charities adds security team with arrest authority to enhance safety around properties

5 a.m.

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Reduction of ancestry books from Spokane Public Library collection

Northwest Passages Community Forum: Pints & Politics City Council President and Mayoral debate

Reforest Spokane

Art Salvage

Man convicted of killing Montana senator’s nephew sentenced to life without parole

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2019, 7:10 p.m.

A ‘win for development’: Spokane County, city pursue tax revenue sharing in 3 areas

Thu., Oct. 17, 2019, 5 a.m.

Former paraeducator finds new career as owner of vintage, collectibles shop on Monroe Street

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 15, 2019, 10:12 a.m.

Juul halts sales of fruit, dessert flavors for e-cigarettes

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 17, 2019, 11:37 a.m.

Analysis: Confronted by impeachment, Trump adds to the chaos

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 9:17 p.m.

Brother of Honduran president convicted in drug conspiracy

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2019, 1:47 p.m.

Washington Supreme Court strikes down mandatory car impounds on DUI arrests

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 17, 2019, 8:45 p.m.

Hollywood veteran Zack Ward shares wisdom and advice with students at Lake City

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 17, 2019, 6:23 p.m.

Washington Supreme Court strikes down mandatory car impounds on DUI arrests

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 17, 2019, 8:45 p.m.

‘Not in my backyard’: Kootenai County residents mount opposition to planned inmate re-entry center

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 16, 2019, 11:42 a.m.

Spokane students, districts brace for impact of planned federal tightening of food stamp rules

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2019, 11:23 p.m.

Federal jury finds for Gonzaga over bulldog owner in civil discrimination case

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 11, 2019, 9:42 p.m.

Sweet deluge: Treats are OK in candy season if balanced with nutrition, dental care

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 16, 2019, 6:39 p.m.

Washington Supreme Court strikes down mandatory car impounds on DUI arrests

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 17, 2019, 8:45 p.m.

World’s first female spacewalking team makes history

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2019, 9:28 p.m.

Study by WSU researchers shows no significant link between marijuana legalization and crime rates

Tue., Oct. 8, 2019, 5 a.m.

Mattis jabs Trump in comedic address; critics say former secretary should go further

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2019, 9:47 p.m.

Sue Lani Madsen: We don’t need affirmative action choking paths to success

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 5 a.m.

An appetite to help out: Hundreds help Christian nonprofit, Feed My Starving Children, pack meals for youth in communities abroad

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 4, 2019, 12:13 a.m.

Friends of Scotchman Peaks looks for leaders

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 6 a.m.

IRS extends relief for Washington farmers and ranchers affected by drought

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 10, 2019, 11:35 a.m.

100 years ago in Spokane: Boys accused of “forcibly hugging and kissing” telephone operators given lecture by judge

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019

2020 Election

Bernie Sanders, resting at home, announces plan to curtail money in politics

Mon., Oct. 7, 2019, 6:23 p.m.

A gusty Northeast cleans up after storm for the record books

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 17, 2019, 7:12 p.m.

News > Spokane

Trump drops plan to host G-7 at Doral

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 8:11 p.m.

Trump drops plan to hold next Group of Seven meeting at his Doral golf resort after scathing criticism

News > Spokane

Analysis: Confronted by impeachment, Trump adds to the chaos

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 9:17 p.m.

The impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump has thrust Washington into a political crisis, and Trump keeps adding to the chaos.

News > Spokane

New footage shows hero coach disarming, comforting Oregon student

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 6:18 p.m.

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.

News > Spokane

Roadside Bigfoot: Georgia museum devoted to legendary beast

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 5:41 p.m.

In the picturesque mountains of north Georgia, an unassuming roadside building is now ground zero in the search for Bigfoot

News > Spokane

Turkey wants Syrian forces to leave border areas, aide says

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 9:22 p.m.

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

News > Spokane

In many parts of Mexico, government ceded battle to cartels

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 4:50 p.m.

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

News > Spokane

Trump outstripping Obama on pace of executive orders

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 4:30 p.m.

A past critic of executive orders, Trump has exceeded Obama’s numbers each year of his presidency

News > World

Despair in Burgundy and beyond, as U.S. tariffs hit EU goods

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 3:46 p.m.

French vintners are begging for government aid. Italian farmers are scrambling for new export markets. And American shoppers are about to face supermarket sticker shock on European products.

News > Idaho

Killing of orphaned Idaho black bear cub raises questions

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 2:06 p.m.

State wildlife officials in central Idaho say they killed an orphaned black bear cub rather than send it to a rehabilitation facility because success isn’t guaranteed, and Idaho already has a healthy black bear population.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane woman gets 30 years for role in Social Security killing

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 4:50 p.m.

A Washington woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for her role in the killing of a woman whose body was found in Idaho.

News > World

Johnson says he will resist any Brexit delay beyond Oct. 31

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 4:22 p.m.

Defiant Johnson says he will resist attempts to delay Britain’s departure from EU beyond end of the month.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Downed feeder line briefly knocks out power for several thousand homes in Spokane Valley

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 10:34 a.m.

A downed feeder line knocked out power for several thousand homes in Spokane Valley Saturday morning for about an hour.

News > Spokane

‘Nice girls don’t join the military’: New Fairchild commander proves her mettle – and critics wrong

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 2:33 p.m.

Lt. Col. Cindy Dawson is the new commander of the reactivated 97th Air Refueling Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, the largest wing of KC-135 Stratotankers in the world.

News > Column

Sue Lani Madsen: We don’t need affirmative action choking paths to success

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 5 a.m.

What is sometimes a useful tool for jumpstarting change can quickly begin to undermine the very people it presumes to help.

News > Spokane

Two rare but ‘devastating’ conditions added to newborn screening list

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 5 a.m.

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.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Washington records

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 5 a.m.

Spokane County Marriage licenses

News > Spokane

100 years ago in Spokane: Boys accused of “forcibly hugging and kissing” telephone operators given lecture by judge

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019

Three boys were on trial in police court for “forcibly hugging and kissing” two young telephone operators.

News > Idaho

Eye on Boise: Medicaid enrollment beginning Nov. 1

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 4:27 p.m.

Idaho will start enrollment in its newly expanded Medicaid program on Nov. 1, with benefits starting Jan. 1, and the state already has identified about 70,000 people it knows are likely to be eligible and sign up.

News > Business

Motley Fool: Not a bitter pill

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019

Investing in biotech stocks can be quite risky, with the potential for clinical failures, regulatory setbacks and new competitors. But for risk-tolerant long-term investors, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX) is worth a look. The company currently dominates the cystic fibrosisk, or CF, market with its three approved drugs – Kalydeco, Orkambi and Symdeko. Those drugs allow Vertex to treat about 39,000 patients.

News > Spokane

Markle’s example: New parents, it’s OK to not be OK

Fri., Oct. 18, 2019, 10:02 p.m.

Duchess Meghan Markle opened up about her struggles of pregnancy and being a new mother. Spokane specialists and new mothers spoke about their experience.

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