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Judge in Seattle blocks Trump order on birthright citizenship nationwide

Updated 1:32 p.m.

A federal judge in Seattle issued a blistering rebuke to block President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship.

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Driver injured in I-90 crash in Liberty Lake

Updated 3:06 p.m.

Spokane Valley to expand Greenacres Park amenities

'The Chick' changes hands: Freshman Reps. Michael Baumgartner and Emily Randall inherit famously bad painting as part of Congressional tradition
Rent stabilization bill moves through first committee as Senate begins consideration
Abortion rights advocates rally as concerns grow over federal restrictions

Costco shareholders reject anti-DEI proposal pushed by activists

Updated 3:29 p.m.

Wall Street watchdogs quietly scrub DEI pages after Trump orders

Updated 2:33 p.m.

Police arrest three allegedly tied to California burglary ring that targeted Asian Americans

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Gaza welcomes U.N. aid, but it needs a deluge

Updated 4:59 p.m.

Pullman man found guilty of raping and murdering estranged wife

Memorial targeting same-sex marriage in Idaho heads to House floor after passing committee

Judge in Seattle blocks Trump order on birthright citizenship nationwide

Updated 1:32 p.m.

‘Dignity for all’: Idaho bill proposes firing squad as state’s primary execution method

Legislature considers amendment to WA constitution to ease bond passage for schools

Device developed at Washington State University could help diagnose autism earlier

Spokane RV show brings glamping to new levels: ‘You live in the best place in the world … you should check out where you live’

Device developed at Washington State University could help diagnose autism earlier

Senate pushes Hegseth toward approval as GOP discounts new allegations

Winter temperatures mark beginning of prolonged cold spell throughout Spokane area

Front Porch: From carelessness to crassness, we can’t unsee what we’ve seen

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News > Washington

WA diverts benefits meant for foster youth. That practice may end

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

Washington state collects approximately $700,000 every month in federal benefits intended for about 750 eligible foster children to fund the agency overseeing their care.

News > Washington

Demand for ACA health insurance plans soars to record high in WA

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

More Washingtonians than ever before are enrolled in health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act this year.

News > Washington

New UW center focuses on behavioral health training for first responders

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

EVERETT — A new University of Washington center is seeking to fill a training void for frontline responders in fire departments, better equipping them to respond to mental health and substance use calls.

News > Washington

After arson, WA lawmakers advance bill to warn of ballot box tampering penalties

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

Following an arson attack ahead of last November’s election that torched hundreds of ballots in a southwest Washington drop box, state lawmakers are looking at modest ways to better secure the boxes.

News > Nation/World

‘Awkward gesture’? ‘Roman salute’? In Germany, its meaning is clear

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

So was it a Hitler salute or wasn't it? Speaking at President Donald Trump's inauguration event this week, Elon Musk slapped his right hand on his chest before shooting his arm diagonally upward, palm facing down. He did it twice.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Two injured in Spokane police shooting near NorthTown Mall

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

A Spokane police officer shot and injured a man and a woman after responding to a 911 call for a suspected court order violation Friday afternoon, three blocks north of the NorthTown Mall, according to Police Chief Kevin Hall.

News > Nation/World

Secret Service says their agents, not ICE, visited Chicago elementary school

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

A reported sighting of immigration agents attempting to enter an elementary school on Chicago’s Southwest Side on Friday was in fact U.S. Secret Service agents investigating a threat, a federal spokesperson said late Friday afternoon.

News > Nation/World

Trump tours storm damage, mulls shutting down FEMA

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

President Donald Trump mused Friday about shutting down the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying that states could do a better job at responding to disasters.

News > Nation/World

Trump officials move to quickly expel migrants Biden allowed in temporarily

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

The Trump administration is giving Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials the power to quickly deport migrants who were allowed into the country temporarily under Biden-era programs, according to an internal government memo obtained by the New York Times.

News > Sci/Tech

Star gazers get rare conditions to see several planets at once Saturday: ‘Very, very special’

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

While planets circle the sun in what's called and heliocentric orbit, they rarely fall together in what appears to the human eye as somewhat of line across the visible horizon. Saturday is one of those times.

News > Nation/World

Gaza welcomes U.N. aid, but it needs a deluge

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

Outside a warehouse in southern Gaza one day this week, a small crowd of men and boys waited their turn for a bit of the humanitarian aid that Gaza has desperately needed. They walked away with sacks of flour and cardboard boxes of food, many dragging their cargo behind them in two-wheeled shopping carts.

News > Washington

Trump administration paused updates from CDC, FDA. You can use these WA resources instead

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

After announcing that it intends to withdraw from the World Health Organization earlier this week, the Trump administration asked federal health agencies to pause their communications until at least the end of the month. The impacted agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, regularly publish data, research, guidance and reports that help the public stay informed about everything from proper nutrition to viruses that are spreading.

News > Nation/World

U.S. shared secret intelligence with Syria’s new leaders

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

The United States has been sharing secret intelligence on threats from the Islamic State with the new government in Syria, which is itself run by leaders of a militant group long considered by Washington to be a terrorist organization, according to multiple U.S. officials familiar with the exchanges.

News > Idaho

Critical race theory is banned in Idaho, whose U.S. senators have new bill targeting it

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

Idaho’s U.S. senators introduced a bill in Congress this week to ban critical race theory in education, even though the topic is already prohibited in Idaho

News > Idaho

Kohberger’s Idaho attorneys argue FBI skirted policies. They want DNA evidence dropped

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

Police investigating the Moscow college student homicides did not obtain search warrants in their handling of DNA from the crime scene — the critical, and perhaps only, piece of evidence that ties suspect Bryan Kohberger to the victims — and efforts to block it from his trial hinge on the novel argument they were legally required. The FBI also ignored internal federal policy in pursuit of the ...

News > Crime/Public Safety

Woman who died on Spokane Valley sidewalk identified

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

A woman who was found dead Wednesday on a Spokane Valley sidewalk was identified as 79-year-old Edna Russell, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office.

News > Nation/World

Plans for Trump’s border mission include combat vehicles, infantry

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

U.S. officials are preparing to send thousands of additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, including, potentially, soldiers equipped with 20-ton Stryker combat vehicles, according to four U.S. officials familiar with the planning.

News > Local business

Costco shareholders reject anti-DEI proposal pushed by activists

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

Costco shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to probe its diversity, equity and inclusion practices for legal risks. The Issaquah-based company’s board characterized the proposal from an activist shareholder as a bad-faith effort to undermine its DEI initiatives. The National Center for Public Policy Research, a Washington, D.C.-based conservative think tank, pitched the proposal and ...

News > Crime/Public Safety

WSU is liable in Sam Martinez hazing death, appellate judges rule

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

Appellate judges this week reversed an earlier dismissal and instead have now ruled that Washington State University could be held legally responsible for not helping protect a student who died during a hazing event in 2019.

News > Local business

Coeur d’Alene-based bankcda opens branch in Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

Coeur d’Alene-based bankcda announced this week that it is opening a new branch in Spokane.

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