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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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News >  Spokane

Pandemic project: Peter Breach runs across the state

Before the pandemic, avid runners Peter and Michelle Breach had planned a run across the U.S. While that run has been postponed till later this year, the Breaches took advantage of Peter’s early retirement to log a practice run across Washington state.
News >  K-12 education

SPS program works to keep students in school

Spokane Public Schools is making an effort to reduce the number of students suspended or expelled because of disciplinary issues and has hired four mentors to work with high school students in the Restorative Interventions for Suspensions and Expulsions (RISE) program.
News >  Local Government

Spokane County Democrats seeking new chair as November elections loom

Former Chairwoman Nicole Bishop resigned at the end of January, citing "intraparty conflict" and personal reasons for vacating the job she'd held since summer 2020. That election followed the resignation of the party's prior chair and members of the party leadership after complaints about inclusiveness of diverse voices in decision-making. 
News >  Spokane

Eastern Washington’s Cooper Kupp wins MVP 30 years after region’s last recipient, Mark Rypien

Kupp was named Most Valuable Player after hauling in several catches and running for a pivotal fourth down conversion on a game-changing drive in the Los Angeles Rams' 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. The award came 30 years and 19 days after Rypien was named MVP of Super Bowl XXVI, a 37-24 victory by Rypien's Washington Redskins over the Buffalo Bills. 
News >  Crime/Public Safety

Court documents: Gun involved in November ATF shooting in Spokane was purchased illegally by suspected drug dealer

Kenneth R. Gazzaway II, 48, faces two charges of lying on documents used to purchase firearms. According to court records, Gazzaway said he was not an "unlawful user" of drugs on a form he completed to buy a Glock pistol in August 2021, though he was contacted by law enforcement multiple times in the subsequent months with drugs and paraphernalia. Authorities investigating a shooting at the Motel 6 west of downtown on Nov. 5 recovered the pistol.