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Local experts agree with CDC: Masks can help slow virus’ spread but aren’t a substitute for distancing

UPDATED: 11:40 p.m.

The White House is now recommending that Americans wear nonmedical cloth face coverings out in public to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, a reversal of previous statements that it wasn’t necessary for healthy people.

Spokane

Health care workers concerned, advocates call for patients’ release as Eastern State Hospital tallies 2nd case of COVID-19

UPDATED: 8:52 p.m.

Idaho

North Idaho state Rep. Heather Scott pushes back against Little’s stay-at-home order

UPDATED: 10:42 p.m.

WA Government

Inslee cuts state budget, expecting pandemic to cause revenue to drop

UPDATED: 10:32 p.m.

Nation

Face coverings recommended, but Trump says he won’t wear one

7:05 p.m.

Spokane

Self-isolating with ‘Minecraft’: Furloughed worker starts server for kids, adults stuck inside

5 a.m.

Spokane

Spokane County approaches 200 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 2 new deaths reported

UPDATED: 8:09 p.m.

Masks can help slow COVID-19 spread | View photo gallery

Loon Lake Food Bank & Resource Center

COVID-19 screening site in Spokane reopens

Doing her part

Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists’ COVID-19 protocols

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Public Safety

Woman hospitalized, dog dead after RV fire in Spokane Valley

Fri., April 3, 2020

Local Government

Spokane Valley Mayor Ben Wick says tough times lay ahead, encourages volunteerism

Sat., April 4, 2020

Local Business

Spokane retailer, others seeing rise in e-commerce sales as people stay home – and shop from there

Fri., April 3, 2020

National Business

Stocksfall after wavering earlier; crude oil climbs

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

Nation

Feeding the front lines, one duck confit at a time

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

World

Prince Charles opens new London hospital for virus patients

Fri., April 3, 2020

Washington

Health care workers concerned, advocates call for patients’ release as Eastern State Hospital tallies 2nd case of COVID-19

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

Idaho

Idaho surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 cases; Panhandle reports 2 new positives in Kootenai, Bonner counties

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

WA Government

Inslee cuts state budget, expecting pandemic to cause revenue to drop

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

ID Government

North Idaho state Rep. Heather Scott pushes back against Little’s stay-at-home order

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

Education: K-12

Chewelah teacher starts YouTube channel to reach students

Fri., April 3, 2020

Higher Education

Gonzaga postpones graduation ceremonies to September due to COVID-19 pandemic

Fri., April 3, 2020

Health

Idaho surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 cases; Panhandle reports 2 new positives in Kootenai, Bonner counties

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

Transportation

STA employee with COVID-19 in self-isolation

UPDATED: Wed., April 1, 2020

Science & Tech

Weathercatch: Time to get our heads in the clouds

Thu., April 2, 2020

Marijuana

Marijuana deemed ‘essential’ in Washington, gets looser rules amid the coronavirus outbreak

Sun., March 29, 2020

Military

Throng of sailors cheer Navy captain dismissed for raising virus alarms on aircraft carrier

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

Columnists

Sue Lani Madsen: Practice small-town values at small-town stores

Sat., April 4, 2020

Religion

CdA church that resisted Idaho stay-home order suspends in-person services

UPDATED: Thu., April 2, 2020

Outdoors

Group: U.S. pushing through Idaho grazing plans

Sat., April 4, 2020

Agriculture

Federal officials don’t believe virus spread through food processing

UPDATED: Tue., March 31, 2020

History

100 years ago in Pend Oreille County: Company buys timberland to make matches

Sat., April 4, 2020

2020 Election

Trump allies warn against feud with swing state governor

UPDATED: Wed., April 1, 2020

Weather

Aftershocks possible for weeks, years

UPDATED: Thu., April 2, 2020

News > Spokane

Self-isolating with ‘Minecraft’: Furloughed worker starts server for kids, adults stuck inside

Sat., April 4, 2020

The wildly popular online game has become a source of refuge for schoolchildren and coronavirus patients who must remain socially distanced from their friends, said Justin Achziger, a furloughed hospital worker who started a Spokane-centric server.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Washington records

Sat., April 4, 2020

Spokane County Marriage licenses

News > Column

Sue Lani Madsen: Practice small-town values at small-town stores

Sat., April 4, 2020

Forecast a blizzard, and lines predictably appear at the local grocery store. This time the blizzard will last until at least May 4, and it’s hitting the entire country.

News > Spokane

‘We just have a good time’: Isolation order doesn’t stop Spokane woman from visiting her grandmother

Sat., April 4, 2020

Michaela Laabs found herself with time on her hands after her classes at the University of Washington moved online and she lost her job as the COVID-19 virus began to spread and social-distancing measures were implemented to try to stop it. When she came home to Spokane, she found herself regularly visiting her grandmother, Connie Laabs, at the Holman Gardens retirement center.

News > Spokane

100 years ago in Pend Oreille County: Company buys timberland to make matches

Sat., April 4, 2020

The Diamond Match Co. purchased two huge blocks of white pine timberland in Pend Oreille County, in preparation for turning the lumber into wooden matches.

News > Spokane

Spokane Valley Mayor Ben Wick says tough times lay ahead, encourages volunteerism

Sat., April 4, 2020

Spokane Valley Mayor Ben Wick said the community needs to keep helping each other as more find themselves out of work due to the efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and said the city itself may have to brace for tough economic times.

News > Business

Tom Kelly: Buying basics to think about when you are homebound

Sat., April 4, 2020

If you have taken some time during your sheltering at home to dream about a possible real estate investment, try to target how it will be used.

News > Nation

Biden to name VP vetting team, thinking about Cabinet makeup

Fri., April 3, 2020

Joe Biden is set to announce a committee to oversee his vice presidential selection process and is already thinking about whom he’d choose to join his Cabinet

News > Nation

Singer Pink says she had COVID-19, gives $1M to relief funds

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

The singer Pink says she had COVID-19 and is donating $500,000 each to two emergency funds

News > Education

Gonzaga postpones graduation ceremonies to September due to COVID-19 pandemic

Fri., April 3, 2020

Gonzaga University announced Friday it is postponing graduation ceremonies normally held at the beginning of May during Mother’s Day weekend due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

News > Washington

Chewelah teacher starts YouTube channel to reach students

Fri., April 3, 2020

“I wondered how I could reach kids as a music teacher and as a gifted program teacher,” longtime Gess Elementary teacher Jeff Kersey said. “The obvious answer was email until I considered all the rural families without high speed access. YouTube streams well on phones as well as computers, and most people have cell phone access.”

News > Nation

John Prine remains in ICU with pneumonia in both lungs, his wife says

Fri., April 3, 2020

As John Prine remains in the hospital fighting COVID-19, his wife tweeted an update Thursday night that went into some detail about what’s going on with the esteemed 73-year-old Americana singer-songwriter. “This is John’s 8th day in ICU,” Fiona Whelan Prine wrote in a lengthy Twitter thread. “He is receiving excellent medical care and being treated with kindness and compassion by the entire team looking after him day and night. I cannot be with him which makes this nightmare all the more distressing.”

News > Nation

‘Surreal’: NY funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge

Fri., April 3, 2020

Many funeral homes in New York and around the globe are in crisis as they try to meet surging demand amid the coronavirus pandemic

News > Spokane

Health care workers concerned, advocates call for patients’ release as Eastern State Hospital tallies 2nd case of COVID-19

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

A second Eastern State Hospital employee has tested positive for COVID-19 following an outbreak at Western State Hospital, fueling concerns among health care workers and prompting disability-rights advocates to call for the release or transfer of many psychiatric patients.

News > Spokane

Local experts agree with CDC: Masks can help slow virus’ spread but aren’t a substitute for distancing

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

News > Nation

Face coverings recommended, but Trump says he won’t wear one

Fri., April 3, 2020

President Donald Trump has announced new federal guidelines recommending that Americans wear face coverings when in public

News > WA Government

Inslee cuts state budget, expecting pandemic to cause revenue to drop

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

With Washington facing a sharp drop in revenue from closed businesses and homebound consumers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Jay Inslee cut some $235 million in state spending for the next 15 months.

News > Idaho

North Idaho state Rep. Heather Scott pushes back against Little’s stay-at-home order

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

On Thursday, Idaho Rep. Heather Scott urged supporters and constituents to “push back” against the state’s stay-at-home order to help battle the spread of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19.

News > Business

Shoppers make run on chicks, deplete Spokane farm supply stores

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

It’s apparently a good time to be a chicken. Well, at least one that lays eggs sometime soon.

News > WA Government

Cost of insulin capped while state studies reason for inflation

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

Health insurance plans will have to limit a person’s out-of-pocket costs for a month’s supply of insulin to $100, under a bill signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday.

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