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Confederate flag removed from Post Falls American Legion after visiting veteran complains

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

The American Legion displayed the flag in the banquet room for the past 20 years along with about 50 others, according to a spokesman for the Post Falls location.

News > Washington

Paul Dillon, Cyndi Donahue first to announce bids for Spokane Council District 2 seat

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

Longtime Spokane activist and political organizer Paul Dillon announced Monday morning he is running to represent District 2 on the Spokane City Council. By Monday night, so too had small business owner and U.S. Air Force honorary commander Cyndi Donahue.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Sheriff’s office investigating homicide in Suncrest

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

The Stevens County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide in Suncrest.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Police seek information on 57-year-old man found dead near High Bridge Park

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

Spokane police are seeking information for a homicide investigation after a 57-year-old man’s body was found last week near High Bridge Park.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Idaho judge makes ruling on possibility of death penalty in Lori Daybell’s murder case

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

The death penalty is no longer an option in the trial for Lori Vallow Daybell, who is charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan along with Chad’s previous wife, Tammy Daybell.

News > Nation/World

McMorris Rodgers, Newhouse bash Biden for Columbia River mix-up in remarks on Northwest salmon

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Tuesday promised to work with leaders in the Northwest, including a prominent Republican, to protect salmon in the Columbia River Basin.

News > Crime/Public Safety

City of Spokane files suit to clear Camp Hope

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

Mayor Nadine Woodward says she has run out of patience with Camp Hope and the state agencies she argues are unconcerned with the encampment's impact on the community.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Semi crash spills 100 gallons of diesel in Spokane

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

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News > Washington

Springtime sunshine and a seasonal stench: Manito Park’s rare corpse flower is in stinky bloom

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

Under the spring sun inside the Gaiser Conservatory, Pam Smith held her nose.

News > Education

Coeur d’Alene school board will try to pass levy again as superintendent warns up to five campuses will shutter if it fails a second time

Tue., March 21, 2023

During a special meeting Monday, the Coeur d'Alene School Board of Trustees unanimously voted to place a two-year levy on the May 16 ballot. If voters approve it, the tax will collect $25 million annually and replace a $20 million levy passed in 2021.

News > Business

Rich Hadley, champion of university district, medical school, Fairchild and other economic drivers, dies at 76

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

Rich Hadley, who for 21 years led the region's business chamber now called Greater Spokane Incorporated, died on Sunday. Hadley is credited by many Spokane leaders for his vision and partnerships that created the University District and Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. A former U.S. Navy air intelligence officer during the Vietnam War, Hadley also forged a strong relationship with Air Force officials, becoming one of the region’s foremost advocates for protecting Fairchild Air Force Base and boosting its future role.

News > Washington

Spokane police chief defends communications as activists call for him to resign

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

Spokane activists are calling for the resignation of Spokane police Chief Craig Meidl, saying that the chief’s recently reported communications with local business leaders amounted to a shadow effort to undermine police reforms and hurt political opponents.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Suspects involved in St. Regis shooting were from Seattle

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

Idaho and Montana law enforcement are investigating an officer-involved shooting in St. Regis on Saturday.

News > Military

Back in Baghdad 20 years after U.S. invasion, retired Ambassador Ryan Crocker reflects on Iraq War’s legacy

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

WASHINGTON – Over the weekend, Ryan Crocker took an Uber to dinner at a Syrian restaurant in Baghdad.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Woman sentenced to prison for selling stolen guns, including one later used to kill 4-year-old

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

"Her conduct directly led to the tragic homicide of a 4-year-old child."

News > Washington

Washington’s revenue projections are slowing thanks to inflation and an uncertain economy, new forecast says

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

Compared to the last revenue forecast in November, the state's projected revenue for the budget cycle ending in June is up by $194 million but the projected revenue for the budget cycle ending in 2025 has decreased by $483 million, according to the state's Economic and Revenue Forecast Council.

News > Pacific NW

Idaho bill to execute inmates by firing squad clears Legislature, heads to governor

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

Idaho is poised to become the fifth U.S. state to approve prisoner executions by firing squad after the proposed law cleared the Legislature on Monday on its way to the governor’s desk.

News > Spokane

Getting There: Spokane revenues from downtown parking recovering, but pandemic pain lingers

Mon., March 20, 2023

The city collected nearly $2.7 million from parking in 2013; by 2019, that figure jumped roughly 30% to almost $3.4 million. Parking revenues stagnated briefly between 2015 and 2017, but jumped roughly 10% in 2018.

News > Nation/World

McMorris Rodgers, House Republicans unveil sweeping energy policy bill

Mon., March 20, 2023

As chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers has shepherded 15 separate bills that make up much of the package her fellow Republicans have dubbed the “Lower Energy Costs Act.” Other components from the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Natural Resources Committee round out the package, which aims to increase domestic mining and drilling while paring back regulations.

News > Education

Pair of special education bills in Washington Legislature would increase funding for local districts

Mon., March 20, 2023

The Washington Legislature is looking to bolster funding for special education this session with two bills to adjust the formula used to direct state funding, each with a different approach.

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