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Single platform, more child care, class meetings: SPS expected to adopt new distance-learning model

UPDATED: 8:49 p.m.

The Spokane Public Schools board of directors is expected to approve Wednesday night a distance-learning model that includes expanded child care, a laptop for every student and a single learning platform.

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‘She’s a forceful advocate’: Harris pick gets high marks from many Washington Democrats

UPDATED: 9:30 p.m.

Washington

Inslee announces $40 million pandemic relief fund for Washington immigrants

UPDATED: 8:49 p.m.

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Input sought on effort to create Cliff-Cannon historic district

UPDATED: 8:48 p.m.

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Stevens County man says neighbor left him to die in a swamp

UPDATED: 8:48 p.m.

Spokane

Despite pandemic, downtown library renovation on track

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Padden calls for Senate probe of Airway Heights prison slaying

UPDATED: 8:52 p.m.

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Greyhound Pets of America Greater Northwest finds homes for Florida dogs

Whitworth University’s new athletics building

Hanford was a midwife to the atomic age

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Public Safety

Padden calls for Senate probe of Airway Heights prison slaying

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

Local Government

Despite pandemic, downtown library renovation on track

Wed., Aug. 12, 2020

Local Business

Bonner County wireless company raises concerns federal funding use

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 10, 2020

National Business

Appeals court tosses antitrust ruling against Qualcomm

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

Nation

Prosecutor won’t act on low-level Portland protest arrests

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

World

A week after blast, Beirut pauses to remember the dead

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

Washington

Boeing deliveries slow to a trickle, while 737 Max cancellations grow

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

Idaho

Community spread of COVID-19 continues in Idaho Panhandle, with more deaths reported

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

WA Government

Inslee announces $40 million pandemic relief fund for Washington immigrants

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

ID Government

Rural counties in Idaho report low census response rates

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 4, 2020

Education: K-12

‘Great for working parents’: Spokane district to offer distance learning at school sites

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

Higher Education

WSU promises to address racial bias in policing following investigation

Sat., Aug. 8, 2020

Health

Community spread of COVID-19 continues in Idaho Panhandle, with more deaths reported

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

Transportation

Getting There: Airport realigns main road, pursues Spotted Road interchange plan

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 10, 2020

Science & Tech

Nagasaki bomb was the opening act of Hanford’s nuclear mission – and its toxic legacy

Sun., Aug. 9, 2020

Marijuana

A different kind of ‘4/20’: No large sales, crowds expected for marijuana holiday

UPDATED: Fri., April 17, 2020

Military

75 years later, Hiroshima’s impact still echoes in Spokane

Thu., Aug. 6, 2020

Columnists

Shawn Vestal: Wake up and help put an end to the nightmare, congresswoman

Wed., Aug. 12, 2020

Religion

Faith and Values: How to constructively talk about racism in our society

Mon., July 27, 2020

Outdoors

WDFW reauthorizes lethal action in Wedge wolf pack territory

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

Agriculture

Promising wheat crop could help Washington farmers counter chronically low prices

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 5, 2020

History

Input sought on effort to create Cliff-Cannon historic district

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

2020 Election

‘She’s a forceful advocate’: Harris pick gets high marks from many Washington Democrats

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

Weather

Powerful storm leaves 2 dead, heavy crop damage in Midwest

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

News

‘Guerrilla’ gardener brings wild tactics to Riverfront Park, and Spokane reaps the flowery results

Wed., Aug. 12, 2020

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2004, Pete Syverson noticed one little bright spot in the wreckage. Sunflowers.

News > Spokane

Despite pandemic, downtown library renovation on track

Wed., Aug. 12, 2020

Despite disruptions to the construction industry caused by the pandemic and the building’s temporary use as an emergency shelter for the homeless, the project is still on schedule for completion in spring 2022.

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Shawn Vestal: Wake up and help put an end to the nightmare, congresswoman

Wed., Aug. 12, 2020

Upon winning her umpteenth nonrigged mail election last week, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers – or perhaps a tipsy aide – took to Twitter to thank voters and proclaim: “Together, we will find the courage to dream again.”

A&E

The science behind roller coasters

Wed., Aug. 12, 2020

Aug. 16 is National Roller Coaster Day. Here’s a look at the popular amusement park rides:

News > Spokane

100 Years Ago Today in Washington: Cusick tribe pushes back on gambling ban

Wed., Aug. 12, 2020

The members of the Cusick Indian tribe said that the new federal Indian agent was taking most of the “sport” out of their annual August festival.

Marketing > EVERCANNABIS

Cannabis and COVID-19: Researchers explore benefits of CBD in prevention, treatment

Wed., Aug. 12, 2020

Researchers in a variety of subject areas have been racing to find a vaccine and treatment for COVID-19, including exploring the potential of cannabis.

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Texas court holds jury trial in traffic crime case over Zoom

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

DALLAS — The jurors appeared on screen from their living rooms, bedrooms and home offices. Juror 11 took notes as a sheriff’s deputy testified about giving a speeding ticket. Juror 18 occasionally looked away as a white cat scampered across her couch.

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New Zealand scrambles to find source of new virus infections

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Health authorities in New Zealand were scrambling Wednesday to trace the source of a new outbreak of the coronavirus as the nation's largest city went back into lockdown.

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Input sought on effort to create Cliff-Cannon historic district

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

A five-year effort to make the Cliff/Cannon Neighborhood a locally registered historic district is picking up speed ahead of a planned workshop at Wednesday’s meeting of the Spokane Plan Commission, where the public can offer comments.

News > Education

Single platform, more child care, class meetings: SPS expected to adopt new distance-learning model

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

News

Padden calls for Senate probe of Airway Heights prison slaying

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

The Senate should investigate the decisions that led the Department of Corrections to place a convicted child molester in the cell with the relative of one of his victims, Sen. Mike Padden said Tuesday.

News

Michael Flynn faces skeptical appeals court in fight to have case dismissed

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court grilled former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's lawyer about his claim that a trial-court judge has no choice but to grant the U.S. Justice Department's surprise motion to dismiss the criminal case.

News

Stevens County man says neighbor left him to die in a swamp

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

The neighbor, John L. Price Jr., 55, faces charges of first-degree kidnapping and attempted murder, though many details of the case are unclear.

News > Nation/World

Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump.

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Community spread of COVID-19 continues in Idaho Panhandle, with more deaths reported

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

Benewah County reported the first death of a resident due to COVID-19 on Tuesday.There are 50 new cases in Spokane County.

News > Pacific NW

In Seattle, a Black police chief resigns over budget cuts

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

Seattle's police chief says she is stepping down, a move made public the same day the City Council approved reducing the department by as many as 100 officers through layoffs and attrition.

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‘She’s a forceful advocate’: Harris pick gets high marks from many Washington Democrats

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

The selection of U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee for vice president delighted some, encouraged others and disappointed a few party members Tuesday after presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden made his announcement.

News > Nation/World

Worldwide virus cases top 20 million, doubling in six weeks

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

It took six months for the world to reach 10 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus. It took just over six weeks for that number to double.

News

Prosecutor won’t act on low-level Portland protest arrests

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

PORTLAND – The newly elected district attorney in Portland said Tuesday that under a new policy, his office will not prosecute people who have been arrested since late May on nonviolent misdemeanor charges during protests in Oregon’s largest city.

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Powerful storm leaves 2 dead, heavy crop damage in Midwest

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Hundreds of thousands across the Midwest remained without electricity on Tuesday after a powerful storm packing 100 mph winds battered the region a day earlier, causing widespread damage to millions of acres of crops and killing at least two people.

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