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WASHINGTON – Among the more than 150 executive actions President Donald Trump has taken since assuming office in January are orders that aim to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and commercial fishing in the United States.

The American yellow warbler is known for its sunny-yellow plumage and sweet song.

Spokane is home to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health’s biggest facility in the western United States, where researchers have worked to prevent harm to workers in mining, commercial fishing, wildland firefighting and other dangerous jobs.

Some of the colorful cords that adorn the hundreds of Spokane Public Schools’ graduates this year represent their involvement in one of the school district’s 1,024 unique activities.

April was a tough month for Matthew Danielson, director of Spokane Pride.

From 1975: The Spokesman-Review’s Sunday Magazine asked the question: Will Spokane’s private schools survive?

Everybody knows that drought is bad for growing things, but it wasn’t until last year that I learned heavy rain following drought is also bad, at least for tomatoes. The dry weather causes their skin to lose elasticity, and the sudden increase in moisture causes them to swell and burst. The fruit is still edible if you pick it fast enough, but a tomato becomes bug bait as soon as its insides are exposed. Crops don’t wait, and they often don’t keep.

As another travel season approaches, many Americans are researching the costs of flights and accommodations, with the caveat that while inflation has slowed, high prices continue to strain people’s budgets.

A passerby trying to find Grace Bible Church located at 152 W. Prairie Ave. in Coeur d’Alene just might miss the building entirely because of its rather plain outside appearance. But in this case, looks are absolutely deceiving about what lies inside.

A Trump administration official said National Guard troops would be sent into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.

COEUR D’ALENE – Five years ago, Brenda Pratt and Bobbi Tidwell kept their wedding ceremony small, with only family members in attendance, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some dads are into sports, and others are into cooking, and buying a Father’s Day gift for them is pretty easy – tickets to see his favorite team, infused salts in curious flavors, a large shipment of meat. But what if your dad is really into … cleaning? (It happens.) How does one shop for the dad who is fastidious about his shoes, who is the designated household dish-doer, who won’t let anyone else touch his laundry, who loves a clean countertop, who lives to power wash?

I gave my electric pressure washer a vigorous workout this weekend. I cleaned 1,100 square feet of composite decking, 100 feet of guardrails, and a 16-foot long staircase. The project spanned two days. The decking I cleaned was marketed years ago as being maintenance-free. Bah humbug!

From 1975: An unwelcome visitor paid a visit to the St. George’s School’s 20th anniversary celebration.

A 48-year-old Newport, Washington, man is facing murder, kidnapping and rape charges after a woman was found chained and a dead man buried nearby, according to the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office.