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News >  Health

‘They’re not an afterthought’: Advocates push to overcome Latino vaccine hesitancy

UPDATED: Wed., May 19, 2021

Like many other Latino organizers, Teresa Bendito anticipated the difficulties in making sure Latinos would have access to COVID-19 vaccines.

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State agency initiates investigation into farmworkers exposure to chemical drift in Mattawa

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 19, 2020

Elvira Molina received an unexpected call July 21. On the other end of the phone was her friend, a longtime Mattawa farmworker who said she had been exposed to pesticides and felt sick.

News >  Education

Mixed reaction to Spokane Public Schools’ plan to keep fall classes online: ‘I feel like I’m being backed into a corner’

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 3, 2020

When Spokane’s K-12 students began learning from home, it seemed simple enough for Yamiselis Verdecia, a mother of three.

News >  WA Government

DACA attacks seem never-ending, advocate says

Thu., July 30, 2020

For 26-year-old Sarahi Gutierrez the struggle to wade through attacks on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals seems never-ending.

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‘We’re taking a stance against farm worker exploitation:’ Rallies for farmworker rights continue in Central Washington

UPDATED: Thu., July 30, 2020

MATTAWA, Wash. – More than 30 people marched on Wednesday afternoon holding signs calling for increased farmworker rights, in what marked the third rally organized by Latino activists this week.

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Rally for farmworkers highlights health safety conditions

Tue., July 28, 2020

QUINCY, Wash. – Jocelyn García, a high school senior familiar with the harsh working conditions of summer field work, marched alongside 30 other people Monday advocating for more farmworker rights.

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‘Farmworkers are not disposable:’ Latino activists lead marches, boycotts for farmworkers rights

UPDATED: Mon., July 27, 2020

Up until he graduated from Washington State University, Bryan Vazquez used to rise before dawn to work in the fields every summer.

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Enterprising Spirit: Historic diner sales down during usually busy season

Wed., July 22, 2020

Mary Lou’s Milk Bottle usually sees its busiest days during the summer, as customers walk in to get ice cream on a hot day or to enjoy a burger.

A&E >  Art

Terrain faces uncertain future as pandemic disrupts work to amplify area artists

UPDATED: Sun., July 19, 2020

Ginger Ewing never really intended to help start an arts nonprofit in Spokane.

News >  WA Government

4 candidates vie for Spokane Valley seat previously held by Matt Shea for 12 years

UPDATED: Mon., July 20, 2020

Three Republicans and one Democrat are vying for a Spokane Valley legislative seat held by controversial Republican state Rep. Matt Shea, who opted not to run for re-election.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

18-year-old killed after rollover in Whitman County

UPDATED: Sat., July 11, 2020

An 18 year-old man   who was not wearing a seatbelt was ejected from his  vehicle and killed after the car he was driving rolled over on State Route 23 early Saturday morning.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

3 hospitalized after suspected DUI crash in Whitman County

UPDATED: Sat., July 11, 2020

One man was taken via Life Flight to Spokane and two people were hospitalized in Colfax after a single-vehicle accident that occurred at about 12:40 a.m. Saturday in Whitman County.

News >  Spokane

With 91 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, Spokane County surpasses 2,000 total

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 7, 2020

The Spokane Regional Health District reported 91 new COVID-19 cases in Spokane County on Saturday, the second-highest daily total so far.

News >  Idaho

‘He was just the light of my life’: Mother of teen killed in plane collision recalls his life

UPDATED: Sat., July 11, 2020

The last time Alix Fredrickson saw her son Hayden, she was backing down their driveway in Newberg, Oregon.

News >  Spokane

Music instructors adapt to help students turn notes into songs, despite distancing directives

UPDATED: Thu., July 9, 2020

A few months ago, vocal teacher Nancy Klingman rolled her piano into her kitchen and in front of a window facing her patio.

Catholic Charities video sparks controversy, highlights failures to address systemic racism

UPDATED: Tue., July 7, 2020

Remarks by Rob McCann, the chief executive of Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington, have drawn outrage from members of the Catholic community who accuse him of making overbroad “generalizations” about systemic racism and the complicity of white church members.

News >  Spokane

Pandemic hasn’t deterred all Spokanites from using lime scooters

Sat., July 4, 2020

The modern sign of the arrival of summer in Spokane – Lime scooters – finally hit the sidewalks this week after a delay caused by the pandemic.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

As firework sales increase in Idaho, so do concerns over safety in Spokane, where they’re banned

UPDATED: Wed., July 1, 2020

Cindy Richard sat under a tent, near the booth where she has been selling more fireworks than usual, as rain poured down in Post Falls on Tuesday.

News >  Business

Enterprising Spirits: Teacher’s World sales decreased by school closures, pandemic restrictions

UPDATED: Tue., June 30, 2020

For Teacher’s World owner Shannon Chiamulon, learning isn’t only derived from sitting down and reading a book, knowledge can come about by other creative means.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Body discovered at early morning house fire near Liberty Park

UPDATED: Mon., June 29, 2020

The body of a 72-year-old man was found inside a house near Liberty Park in East Central Spokane damaged in an early-morning fire Monday.

News >  Spokane

‘We Are One’: Spokane group marches in unity for the LGBTQ community, Black Lives Matter

UPDATED: Sat., June 27, 2020

About 100 people waved Pride flags and held up signs supporting Black lives as they marched to create unity in the community and create visibility for the LGBTQ community on Saturday.

News >  Spokane

‘Art is cathartic’: Downtown wall devoted to work by artists of color

UPDATED: Sat., June 27, 2020

In the following weeks, every huge, block letter spelling out “Black Lives Matter” on the wall of a downtown business will be bursting with stories painted by 16 local Black artists and artists of color.

News >  Washington

‘A band-aid solution’: Supreme Court decision provides relief, not fix, for area DACA recipients

UPDATED: Fri., June 26, 2020

When Sarahi Gutierrez heard about the Supreme Court’s decision last week to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, she felt she could finally relax.

News >  Spokane

Catholic Charities CEO releases video in support of Black Lives Matter movement, condemning racism

UPDATED: Wed., June 24, 2020

The CEO of Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington released a video late last week expressing solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and condemning racism.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Girl Scouts get creative as pandemic limits door-to-door sales

Sat., June 20, 2020

About 200,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies have been sitting in local warehouses as Scouts awaited the all-clear to sell the popular treats. On Friday, troops sold cookies at a drive-thru event intended to help raise revenue for the local organization.