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‘About a lie’: Author dissects tale of murdered Washington missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

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‘Pioneering’ first class at Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine graduates Thursday in Spokane

Fri., May 7, 2021

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, championed by the late WSU president for whom the school is named, sent its first 121 students into the medical field as part of a virtual and drive-thru ceremony Thursday. Masks and socially distanced photographs took the place of hugs, but for many, the moment was surreal beyond the pandemic.

Opinion > Column

100 years ago in Spokane: Corbin and her caretaker changed story on mansion-burning as evidence against them mounted

Fri., May 7, 2021

In a surprise development, Anna Corbin, widow of the late D.C. Corbin, and caretaker Louis Lilge pleaded not guilty to first-degree arson charges.

News > Business

New weekly jobless claims drop in state, Spokane County

Fri., May 7, 2021

The number of new weekly jobless claims declined last week as fewer layoffs occurred in the retail trade and educational services sectors, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department.

News > Higher education

Washington State University proposes 2.5% tuition increase for upcoming school year

Fri., May 7, 2021

Washington State University is proposing a 2.5% tuition increase for all undergraduate and graduate students for the coming school year.

News > Washington

‘About a lie’: Author dissects tale of murdered Washington missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

As an elementary school student, Blaine Harden was taught a lie that he would later learn had been debunked 50 years prior to his birth.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Deputies arrest suspect in killing of 15-year-old Spokane Valley boy

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

Deputies have arrested a suspect in the killing of a 15-year-old University High School student outside his family’s Spokane Valley apartment March 29.

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Hospitalizations increase in Spokane County

UPDATED: Fri., May 7, 2021

The Spokane Regional Health District confirmed 103 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and three additional deaths from the virus.

News > Home and garden

Water Cooler: The importance of picking up dog poop

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

It’s a gorgeous day and you’re out on a hike with your dog. Chances are, your dog will eventually pop a squat along the way to go poop. Your dog went off the trail, so there’s no point in picking it up, right? Isn’t that just nature? After all, nobody is picking up bear or deer feces.

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UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

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News > Health

Patty Murray’s decades-long fight to transform U.S. child care system may finally become reality

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

WASHINGTON – When Sen. Patty Murray first got to Congress in 1993, one of a then-unprecedented seven women in the 100-member Senate, her colleagues weren’t interested in talking about child care.

News > Pacific NW

Sheriff: Girl shoots 3 at Idaho school; teacher disarms her

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

A shooting at an eastern Idaho middle school Thursday injured two students and a custodian, and a student was taken into custody, authorities said.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Police, medical examiner investigating death of local rapper found in Spokane River

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

The Spokane County Medical Examiner hasn’t yet determined what killed Edwin “G Notes” Geter, whose body was found in the Spokane River on April 13, but his friend Bo Blunt doesn’t believe it could be suicide.

News > Business

Peloton expects to lose $165 million in revenue from recall

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

Peloton said Thursday that the recall of its treadmills will shrink its revenue by $165 million in the current quarter.

News > Health

Hesitation, resistance and convenience: The real work to get more of Washington vaccinated against COVID-19 starts now

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

Vaccination efforts in Washington state have reached a turning point with providers getting innovative, sometimes with incentives, to make the vaccine as convenient as possible to community members.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Suspect in St. Charles arson indicted on federal charge

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

Rio Antonio Mirabal faces a single count of malicious damage caused by fire to a building, handed down by a grand jury in Spokane on Wednesday. Mirabal is being held in Spokane County Jail in lieu of a $350,000 bond on state arson and malicious mischief charges.

News > Higher education

Eastern Washington University will not require COVID-19 vaccinations for the fall

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

Eastern Washington University will not require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for the coming fall quarter, Interim President David May announced Thursday.