The first airmail flights were in 1918 along the eastern seaboard. Congress passed the Kelly Act to authorize the U.S. Post office to contract with private companies to design and fly airmail routes. Before Felts Field was designated as Spokane’s airport, daring barnstormers landed wherever they could.
Jun. 26—PROSSER, Wa. — Hannah Norris isn't exactly sure what she wants to do when she's older — but the young sci-fi fan is hoping to check "astrophysicist" off the list in the coming weeks. That's because she'll be among a small number of high school students who will work as interns this summer in the highly-coveted NASA STEM Enhancement in Earth Science program. During their two weeks on ...
Jun. 26—When Allan Kinyua arrives for his evening shift at the UW Medical Center near Northgate, the special care unit buzzes with energy. Staffers cart meals and medical equipment in and out of patient rooms, pausing occasionally to check records and doctor notes. Kinyua, a certified nursing assistant, is in charge of eight of the 17 patients. One has COVID-19. Another is legally blind and ...
Two suspects are in custody in connection to reports of multiple drive-by shootings in northeast Spokane, including one that left a Spokane police officer seriously injured, according to the Spokane Police Department.
The Spokane City Council is expected to vote Monday on a lease agreement for the East Trent Avenue warehouse city officials have envisioned as a new temporary homeless shelter.
Teresa Van Camp fought to end legal abortion for some 30 years, picketing and being jailed first in Spokane and later in cities around the country. She hoped for an end to the Roe v. Wade decision but doubted it would happen in her lifetime.
In 1982, Bering was the second female OB-GYN to start practicing in Spokane following her partner Dr. Pamela Silverstein, who arrived a year prior. The pair set up their practice in the Sixth Avenue Medical Building on Spokane's South Hill.
As a subcommittee of the council's Finance and Administration Committee, the group will serve as an advisory board aimed at identifying, removing and disrupting racial, social and economic inequities in city services, programs and decision-making processes.
Shawn Cottingham pleaded guilty to manslaughter and robbery in the first degree on Friday in connection with the death of Jeffrey T. Hayes. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison.