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‘Lives forever changed’: Ceremony honors 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena

UPDATED: 9:29 p.m.

Bob Snider was 8 years old in Hawaii the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. His parents, one of whom was an airplane mechanic for the U.S. military, were still in bed when Snider noticed columns of smoke rising across the water.

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Public Safety

Amber Alert issued for missing 15-year-old girl in southeast Washington

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Local Government

‘Absolute last resort’: Spokane City Council approves $3.4 million to cover unanticipated firefighter overtime

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Local Business

Denver-based private capital firm KSL Partners buys Davenport Hotels

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

National Business

Major outage hits Amazon Web Services; many sites affected

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Nation

Congressional leaders reach deal to hike debt limit

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

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Rohingya sue Facebook for $150B, alleging role in violence

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Washington

Appeals court cites bias, overturns cold-case murder verdict

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 6, 2021

Idaho

Computer chip firm Micron plans design center in Atlanta

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 6, 2021

WA Government

Seattle socialist politician faces tight race in recall push

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

ID Government

Idaho senators cosponsor bill to block settlements for separated immigrant families

Sun., Dec. 5, 2021

Education: K-12

‘Critical for our students in Spokane’: Bank of America provides $100,000 grant to Washington STEM

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Higher Education

‘A crisis at the institution’: State officials urge North Idaho College to address accreditation issues amid new complaint, leadership exodus

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 6, 2021

Health

‘Veterans here are tired of being guinea pigs’: After more than a year, new health record system still causing problems at Spokane VA hospital

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Transportation

Getting There: Spokane Valley will weigh new taxes to fund road work

Mon., Nov. 29, 2021

Science & Tech

Study can’t confirm lab results for many cancer experiments

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Pacific Northwest

King County appeals $7M jury award to former public defender stalked by ex-client

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Military

Spokane airman shot down over Japan in World War II part of complicated legacy of Pacific theater

Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Columnists

100 years ago in Spokane: NAACP plans Supreme Court fight in case of two men refused service at Spokane soda fountain

Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Religion

Pope chides Europe, comforts migrants on return to Lesbos

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 5, 2021

Outdoors

Montana seeks to end protections for Glacier-area grizzlies

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Agriculture

Idaho gets federal OK to license farmers to grow and transport hemp

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 2, 2021

History

Spokane airman shot down over Japan in World War II part of complicated legacy of Pacific theater

Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

2020 Election

Bonner County’s 2020 ballot recount nearly mirrors certified results

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 2, 2021

Weather

Hawaii recoups from big storm amid lingering flood threats

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‘Critical for our students in Spokane’: Bank of America provides $100,000 grant to Washington STEM

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Statewide nonprofit Washington STEM announced Tuesday that it received a $100,000 grant from Bank of America to increase access to science, technology, engineering and math skills and pathways to postsecondary credentials for students in the Spokane region and across Washington state.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Driver reportedly hits pedestrian north of Coeur d’Alene, flees

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

The driver of a vehicle struck a pedestrian and then fled late Tuesday afternoon in Hayden, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office.

News > Sci/Tech

Smithsonian’s ‘Futures’ exhibit encourages visitors to be innovators

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

The coolest thing about the new “Futures” exhibit at the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building isn’t the fact that you walk on fossils, play Minecraft with your eyeballs or take a selfie with a flying taxi.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Missing Idaho girl found, suspect arrested in Spokane Valley after Amber Alert

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

A 15-year-old Lewiston girl has been found safe and a suspect is in custody after an Amber Alert was declared for the girl Monday.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Witnesses say Pettis was anxious about wife’s life insurance policy, finding cause of her death

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Witnesses testified Tuesday that David Pettis was anxious about getting his wife’s life insurance policy approved shortly before she died and inquired multiple times about the cause and manner of her death in the months after her death.

News > Nation

Congressional leaders reach deal to hike debt limit

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Congressional leaders reached an elaborate deal Tuesday that will allow Democrats to lift the nation’s debt limit without any votes from Republicans, likely averting another last-minute rush to avoid a federal default. Hours later, the House passed legislation overwhelmingly along party lines that kicked off a multi-step process.

News > Business

Fred Meyer grocery workers in Richland vote to unionize in historic campaign

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

After a long, hard-fought campaign, Richland Fred Meyer employees won a vote to unionize by a margin of 2-1.

News > Pacific NW

King County appeals $7M jury award to former public defender stalked by ex-client

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

King County is appealing a $7 million jury verdict awarded in October to a former public defender who suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder after being stalked by a former client.

News > Crime/Public Safety

No testimony from Aguirre as both sides rest cases in former officer’s murder trial; store clerk, suspect’s sister take stand

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

The former Pasco police officer accused of a 1986 murder didn’t testify at his trial as the defense and prosecution rested their cases Tuesday.

News > Health

COVID cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline in Spokane area

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

The COVID-19 case rate and weekly hospitalizations continue to decline in Spokane County, data from the health district show.

News > Spokane

Five Spokane County commissioner seats are up for grabs in 2022, and here’s who might be running

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

The 2022 Spokane County commissioner elections will be unlike any the county's seen before and probably unlike any the county will ever see again.

News > Business

Kellogg workers reject contract, prolonging two-month strike

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

The union representing about 1,400 Kellogg cereal-plant workers rejected the tentative labor agreement reached by negotiators last week, prolonging a strike that began more than two months ago.

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UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

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News > Business

Major outage hits Amazon Web Services; many sites affected

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage Tuesday, the company said, disrupting access to many popular sites.

News > Nation

Pearl Harbor survivors gather on 80th anniversary of attack

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

A few dozen survivors of Pearl Harbor and other veterans gathered Tuesday at the site of the bombing 80 years ago to remember those killed in the attack by Japan that launched the U.S. into World War II.

News > Business

Starbucks bid to halt union vote count is rejected by labor board

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

The National Labor Relations Board rejected Starbucks Corp.'s bid to quash the counting of unionization ballots from three of its upstate New York restaurants, paving the way for a Thursday vote count that could create the first labor foothold among the coffee chain's thousands of corporate-run U.S. locations.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Driver faces vehicular assault charges following single-vehicle crash in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Three people were sent to the hospital with serious injuries after a driver lost control and crashed into a tree early Tuesday on North Park Road, police said.

News > Spokane

‘Absolute last resort’: Spokane City Council approves $3.4 million to cover unanticipated firefighter overtime

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

The Spokane City Council begrudgingly pulled $3.4 million from city reserves to compensate for the Fire Department’s massive use of overtime pay this year.

News > Business

Denver-based private capital firm KSL Partners buys Davenport Hotels

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Colorado-based private capital firm KSL Capital Partners bought the 1914 landmark and the Worthys' other four properties, comprising more than 1,700 guest rooms in the downtown core. The parties did not disclose the amount of the sale, which is expected to close in the next 30 days.

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‘Lives forever changed’: Ceremony honors 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

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