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News >  Sci/Tech

Deadly tapeworm species found in Pullman red fox

UPDATED: Tue., July 7, 2026

The death of a red fox kit in Pullman this May confirms what scientists have long suspected: A species of deadly tapeworm has made itself at home in Washington.

News >  Features

‘This is the kind of thing I love to do’: Baby great horned owl finds surrogate family in Pullman

Mon., July 6, 2026

When animals are injured, orphaned or otherwise left to Mother Nature’s unforgiving devices, must humans just sit back and observe?

News >  Local Government

Fireworks banned on Spokane and Colville reservations due to fire risk

UPDATED: Wed., July 1, 2026

As patriots and explosives-enthusiasts embark on their annual hunt for fireworks, the Spokane and Colville tribes have outlawed their sale and use on tribal lands for the year.

Sports

Hundreds injured in weekend hooping

UPDATED: Tue., June 30, 2026

As thousands of people took to Spokane’s streets this weekend, a few hundred found themselves touring the inside of medical tents along with the many 3-on-3 basketball games that closed downtown streets.

News

Emerald Creek Garnet Area closed for season due to depleted gem supply

Sun., June 28, 2026

The city of St. Maries and its surrounding communities have long been known for two things: logging and an abundance of star garnets.

News >  Higher education

EWU trustees vote unanimously to end gender studies, urban planning and 7 other majors

UPDATED: Fri., June 26, 2026

The decision, made by the Board of Trustees following recommendations from the provost and president, comes after months of petitions, public testimonies and official faculty recommendations in favor of continuing the degrees, including a visit from Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown in February in support of the women's program.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

63-year-old man surrenders following June 20 fatal hit-and-run in north Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., June 24, 2026

Police spokesman Officer Daniel Strassenberg said James Bernhardt, 63, turned himself in to police early Wednesday morning, claiming to have been the driver of the SUV seen leaving the crash in north Spokane.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

7-year-old boy hospitalized after hit by suspected impaired driver

UPDATED: Tue., June 23, 2026

A 7-year-old Spokane boy was hospitalized Monday evening after being hit by an alleged impaired driver.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

One dead in Nez Perce County crash Monday

UPDATED: Mon., June 22, 2026

A person was killed after crashing a truck Monday morning near Lapwai, Idaho.

News >  Transportation

Getting There: Wheat Line offers bus service between Spokane, Moses Lake and Pasco, thanks to FIFA World Cup

UPDATED: Mon., June 22, 2026

Thanks in part to the FIFA World Cup, a small bus has been making two round trips per day between Spokane, Moses Lake and Pasco, offering rural commuters a new avenue for intercity transit.

News >  Agriculture

World’s bee experts gather in Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Mon., June 22, 2026

OTHELLO, Wash. – As bee hobbyists and professionals continue to recover from the largest U.S. colony die-off in history during the winter of 2024, they are also grappling with how to effectively communicate with each other and the wider community.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Coeur d’Alene man dies in Worley rollover crash

UPDATED: Wed., June 17, 2026

A 48-year-old Coeur d’Alene man was killed Tuesday night when his truck went off the road near Worley, Idaho.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Airway Heights Goodwill employee loses hand in workplace incident

UPDATED: Wed., June 17, 2026

A 21-year-old Goodwill employee at the Airway Heights retail and donation center lost a hand at work on Monday.

Sports >  Outdoors

State calls for public input on Columbia Plateau Trail improvements

UPDATED: Thu., June 18, 2026

Washington State Parks is looking for community input on improvements to a 5-mile stretch of the Columbia Plateau Trail from the Fish Lake Trailhead south into the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Fast-moving wildfire razes parts of Beacon Hill

UPDATED: Wed., June 17, 2026

Beacon Hill homes burned as a fast-moving blaze raced through trees and into the Northwood neighborhood near Spokane Valley on Tuesday.

News >  K-12 education

Ferris seniors place second in world in environmental science competition for research on smoke and agriculture

Wed., June 10, 2026

Sitting at the awards ceremony for the largest international high school science fair in the world this May, Ferris High School students Teddy Osborne and Anders Thogerson were a bit disappointed as the judge read off the fourth-place winners for projects in environmental science.

News >  Higher education

Faculty recommends four EWU majors for cuts, as new education degree proposed

UPDATED: Thu., June 25, 2026

Eastern Washington University faculty recommend  that four degree programs be discontinued following the graduation of current students.

News >  Higher education

EWU club to enter handmade rocket in international competition

UPDATED: Tue., June 9, 2026

A team of 14 Eastern Washington University aerospace enthusiasts are preparing to blast a 13-foot-5 rocket 30,000 feet into the Midland, Texas, sky in mid-June as part of the world’s largest collegiate rocket engineering competition.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

EWU student falls onto Cheney grain silo, in critical condition

UPDATED: Fri., June 5, 2026

A 21-year-old EWU student was flown to a regional trauma center early Friday morning following a fall onto the top of a Cheney grain silo.

News >  Features

‘They’re Idaho horns’: The cowboys, hunters and conservationists behind Lewiston’s bighorn collection

Tue., June 2, 2026

LEWISTON – The dozens of bighorn sheep skulls displayed in the Jack O’Connor Hunting Heritage and Education Center tell a story of hunting, smuggling, recovery and research that spans 147 years from the rugged remoteness of the Salmon River country to the trophy room of a New Hampshire mansion.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Saturday fire in Cheney destroys one home, halted at 30 acres

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2026

One residence and 30 acres were destroyed Saturday by a bonfire-turned-brushfire in Cheney.

Sports >  Outdoors

What the pluck? Learn the way of the weeds, birds and bees of Spokane’s Lincoln Park

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2026

Ahead of Lincoln Park’s second annual Great Invasive Weed Pluck and Nature Day, organizers warn that attendees may come away with more than just free coffee and doughnuts.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Bonfire flame jumps to Cheney building, surrounding brush; crew on defensive

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2026

A bonfire got out of control and engulfed a building in flames in rural Cheney on Saturday afternoon.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Two dead in St. Maries after Can-Am rolls into river

UPDATED: Sat., May 23, 2026

A Potlatch man and woman were killed when their Can-Am Maverick Sport went off road and into the St. Joe River on Friday in St. Maries.

News >  Military

Fairchild readies for SkyFest following Idaho air show collision

UPDATED: Wed., June 24, 2026

In the midst of international war, rampant political tension and last week’s midair collision between a pair of Navy jets at an air show near Boise, Spokane’s Fairchild Air Force Base trucks along with preparations for its own 2026 SkyFest event.