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News > Washington

Notice critical billboards around Eastern Washington? A group of knitters and sewers are behind some

UPDATED: Thu., April 9, 2026

Their hair is mostly gray, but their hats are all red.

News > Washington

Locals fight to save a piece of Washtucna’s history

UPDATED: Wed., April 8, 2026

In a tiny town in the southeastern corner of Adams County, some folks are trying their best to save a piece of history, and turning to the Washington Trust for Historical Preservation for help.

News > K-12 education

Feds rescinds settlement with Fife School District supporting trans students

UPDATED: Tue., April 7, 2026

The U.S. Department of Education is no longer requiring the Fife School District to maintain certain protections for transgender students. The department on Monday announced that it was rescinding a settlement agreement with the district that supported its trans students, making it the sixth school district in Washington that President Donald Trump’s administration has targeted this year over ...

News > Spokane

Bloomsday Perennial: ‘This is my deal; this is my passion,’ Steve Rusch says of annual road race

Tue., April 7, 2026

Perennial Steve Rusch has such a love for Bloomsday, a race he’s done all 49 times, that he made it clear to his family decades ago that he wouldn’t attend any special events on the first Sunday in May.

News > Washington

Tri-Cities paraeducator accused of using AI to create child porn

UPDATED: Tue., April 7, 2026

A Tri-Cities paraeducator is accused of using artificial intelligence to manufacture child porn from photos he found posted on social media. Google alerted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through a CyberTip program about someone had uploaded images of a girl engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Richland police were then alerted when the tip was linked to the Tri-Cities. ...

News > Spokane

This day in history: A disturbing pattern began to emerge after the killing of another young girl in Spokane

Tue., April 7, 2026

From 1976: The Spokesman-Review noted in a front page story that the slaying of Nanette Marie Martin, 13, fit the pattern of several unsolved homicides that continued to haunt Spokane.

News > Spokane

‘OUR CITY, OUR RACE’: Bloomsday officials remove billboard after complaints of exclusion

Tue., April 7, 2026

Bloomsday officials removed a billboard advertising the run that contained an unintentional double entendre associated with the word “race.”

News > Washington

Providence completes expansion in rural northeastern Washington town: ‘It’s just a really proud day’

UPDATED: Mon., April 6, 2026

CHEWELAH – Providence has completed a remodel in Chewelah that will double patient care space and improve access to its services, the hospital said.

News > Pacific NW

Alaska’s senior population continues its ‘astounding’ growth, creating widespread implications

UPDATED: Mon., April 6, 2026

The number of seniors in Alaska continues to surge, a trend that's contributing to the reduction of natural population growth and causing other wide-ranging impacts, according to a recent state report. The pattern, which is set to continue, is helping drive the state's health care industry while holding down its working-age population, said Eric Sandberg, a demographer for the state. It's even ...

News > Spokane

‘These wonderful people moved us along the way’: The 40-plus year volunteers who’ve made Bloomsday possible year after year

Mon., April 6, 2026

Lampposts swaying from the stampede of runners sprinting across the Monroe Street Bridge, a red Volkswagen bug trapped by the sheer volume of people at the finish line and the blistering heat – these are the things Jane McDonald remembers most from the 1978 Bloomsday.

News > Spokane

Then and Now: Freedom Train

Mon., April 6, 2026

Caught between the victory of World War II and the specter of communism darkening the horizon, a group of people from advertising and business proposed a rolling exhibit about American history called the Freedom Train, calling it “a campaign to sell America to Americans.”

News > Idaho

Eastern Washington teacher entered a photo contest. Now her work will be displayed in Idaho’s newest U.S. Navy submarine

UPDATED: Mon., April 6, 2026

Tracey Delyea was watching the Antiques Roadshow at her family’s cabin in Coeur d’Alene last summer when an ad caught her attention.

News > Spokane

This day in history: Missing 13-year-old found dead 5 miles outside city. 72-year-old determined to deliver mail via stage coach in ‘one last trip’ as air mail takes off

Mon., April 6, 2026

From 1976: A Spokane police detective found the body of Nanette Marie Martin, 13, in a rocky, marshy area, about 5 miles west of Spokane.

News > Spokane

Bloomsday Perennial: His grade school teacher, the founder, inspired him and his brothers to run

Sun., April 5, 2026

Bloomsday founder Don Kardong inspired many of the people who laced up their shoes and did the first race in 1977. But in the case of Chris Boucher, the inspiration was more direct.

News > Pacific NW

Cool Critters: Hoppin’ down the jackalope trail

Sun., April 5, 2026

Chances are, you’ve never seen a jackalope in the wild. Or tasted a milk-chocolate version retrieved from an Easter basket. Hippity, hoppity, there are horns atop his head.

News > Spokane

This day in history: Tickets went on sale for Elvis at Spokane Coliseum. Air mail delivery from the East Coast was about to get to Spokane faster

Sun., April 5, 2026

From 1976: Elvis was coming to Spokane Coliseum, and the line for tickets stretched for blocks. Many buyers had to wait three hours or more before they finally reached the ticket window.

News > Washington

Gray whale, seen 20 miles inland, dies in southwest Washington river

UPDATED: Sun., April 5, 2026

A young gray whale that amazed and confounded onlookers for days this week after winding up 20 miles inland in a Southwest Washington river has died, according to the marine wildlife nonprofit Cascadia Research Collective. The whale first appeared in the North Fork of the Willapa River on April 1. According to The Oregonian, the whale entered the river from Willapa Bay near Bruceport and ...

News > Washington

‘Slap in the face’: White House proposes $400M cut at Hanford nuclear site

UPDATED: Sun., April 5, 2026

The Trump administration is proposing a cut to the Hanford nuclear site budget of about $400 million, delaying some environmental cleanup projects. On Friday the Trump administration released a topline budget request for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2027, and DOE also released a more detailed Budget in Brief detailing the request. The DOE document listed the current budget for ...

News > Spokane

This day in history: Police still were searching for missing girl. April snow broke record

Sat., April 4, 2026

From 1976: Police still had no clues in the disappearance of Nanette Marie Martin, 13, who had been delivering newspapers in her North Side neighborhood.

News > Idaho

Idaho Democratic leaders say Republican-led cuts are an ‘unbelievable mess’

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2026

Idaho Democratic leaders railed against the state Republican supermajority at a news conference Friday following the end of the legislative session.

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