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Black Diamond finds path to remain open despite wind damage, state actions

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

The Black Diamond in Spokane Valley remains open for business despite recent wind damage and an ongoing battle over state COVID-19 restrictions that reached a boiling point two weeks ago.

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Federal report says pandemic hit seafood industry hard

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has taken away about a third of the commercial fishing industry's revenue, according to a federal report released on Friday.

News > Idaho

Analysis: The mechanics of the Idaho power struggle

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

Idaho lawmakers in the first week of the legislative session wasted no time initiating a power struggle with Republican Gov. Brad Little that could affect residents for generations.

News > Idaho

Transgender athletes look to changing of White House guard

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

Transgender athletes are getting an ally in the White House next week as they seek to participate as their identified gender in high school and college sports — although state legislatures, Congress and the courts are all expected to have their say this year, too.

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U.S. blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, raising heat on China

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

The U.S. government has blacklisted Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. and China’s third-largest national oil company for alleged military links, heaping pressure on Beijing in President Donald Trump’s last week in office.

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U.S. retail sales fell in December for 3rd straight month

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

Americans cut back on spending in December for the third-straight month as a surge in virus cases kept people away from stores during the critical holiday shopping season.

News > Idaho

Idaho House rejects remote participation amid virus concerns

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

Lawmakers in the House on Friday rejected a request from one of its members to allow her and others to participate remotely due to her being at increased risk of serious illness or death from the coronavirus.

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Stocks fall as economy’s pain deepens, head for weekly loss

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

Wall Street closed out its first losing week in three with another drop on Friday after reports showed the pandemic is deepening the hole for the economy, as Washington prepares to throw it another lifeline.

News > Spokane

Thousands still without power in the Inland Northwest after windstorm

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

Avista restored power to thousands more homes and businesses in the Inland Northwest but, by midday Friday, more than 25,000 were still without electricity 48 hours after a ferocious windstorm toppled trees across the Inland Northwest.

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U.S. industrial production jumps 1.6% in December

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

U.S. industrial production rose 1.6% in December, a third straight monthly gain, but remains below its pre-pandemic level.

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Retail group: holiday sales up 8.3% amid big spending shift

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

The nation’s largest retail trade group said Friday that holiday sales soared 8.3%, far exceeding its forecast even as the coronavirus kept shoppers away from physical stores.

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December wholesale prices up 0.3% with sharp jump in energy

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.3% in December led by a the biggest jump in energy costs since June.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Discovery Channel show will spotlight 1985 Spokane homicide solved last year

Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

In 1985, police found the body of Marsi Belecz, 12, in a Spokane junkyard. She’d been raped, stabbed more than 25 times and her throat was cut.

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Experts: There have been warnings of far-right violence for decades, including in the Spokane area

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

Many who have studied racism, extremism and militia movements said they recognized the symbols that were on display during the capitol riot, and there have been warning signs of violence — especially in the Pacific Northwest — for decades.

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Spokane puts “all hands on deck” in hopes of clearing remaining trees by Sunday

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

Spokane street crews hope to have the hundreds of trees and debris that fell into city streets during Wednesday's historic windstorm completely cleared by Sunday, working 20 hours a day with employees from several different departments to move fallen trees out of the right-of-way.

News > WA Government

Senate committee releases broad recommendations for post-COVID economic recovery

Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

Providing economic assistance to families and businesses, improving broadband internet access, reopening schools and allowing for more flexibility in childcare options are just a few of the broad set of recommendations released by a Senate special committee for economic recovery post-COVID.

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What’s the holdup? How vaccination delays are affecting state, local distribution

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

Vaccination efforts in Washington have been sluggish. About a third of the doses delivered to providers to ward off COVID-19 have been administered.

News > WA Government

Inslee’s capital gains tax gets mixed reaction in first public hearing

Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

The proposed capital gains tax was part of Inslee's budget proposals released in December. It would create a 9% tax on annual investment earnings of more than $25,000 for an individual and $50,000 for a married couple.

News > Nation

Confirmation hearing postponed for Biden’s intel chief pick

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 14, 2021

WASHINGTON — A confirmation hearing for President-elect Joe Biden's pick for national intelligence director has been postponed until next week, according to leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

News > Crime/Public Safety