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News >  Spokane

UI professor Kenton Bird ‘channels a little bit of Tom Foley’ in discussion of new book about the former speaker of the house

UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 8, 2024

Across the street from the federal courthouse that bears his name and down the hill from where he grew up on the lower South Hill, the top floor of the Chronicle Building was packed with an audience eager to learn of former Congressman Tom Foley’s life and legacy.

News >  K-12 education

West Valley School District seeks levy to improve parent pickup, other construction projects in the wake of February bond failure

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 28, 2024

After casting a vote for president, governor, and state schools superintendent, voters in the West Valley School District will also be asked if they support a property tax levy to pay for remodeling and repairing school buildings.

News >  K-12 education

Tuesday was the first day at Spokane Public Schools. For some, it’s their first day of school in America

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 10, 2024

The first day of school is momentous enough in any student’s life. It’s a day typically marked by nervous excitement to cross the threshold into a new classroom where they’ll spend 180 days of their lives.

News >  Weather

Slight chance of thunderstorms on Labor Day with 90-plus degree heat forecast through the week

UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 1, 2024

Showers, hail and thunder could be coming your way this Labor Day as meteorologists eye a late summer storm brewing over the region.

News >  Idaho

Resources diverted from contained Mowry fire to County Line fire near Plummer that is 80% under control

UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 1, 2024

Fire crews have reached 80% containment on the County Line fire burning near Plummer, as officials diverted resources from the completely contained Mowry fire near Worley that burned nearly 90 acres.

Corrections for Aug. 30, 2024

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 29, 2024

Middle school name misspelled

News >  K-12 education

Spokane Public Schools officially bans cellphones in classrooms

Thu., Aug. 29, 2024

Cellphone use is officially banned in Spokane Public Schools classrooms.

News >  K-12 education

Spokane Public Schools approves $590 million spending plan with reduced staff, no layoffs or cut programs

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 28, 2024

Spokane Public Schools approved a $590 million general budget at its Wednesday board meeting, contracting to brace for the sunset of COVID-era federal support but cutting no programs or staff.

News >  K-12 education

Spokane Public Schools launches engageIRL campaign to bolster activities, distract from phones

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 29, 2024

As Spokane Public Schools implements restrictions on student cellphone usage, it’s also working to boost participation in programs after school.

News >  K-12 education

Cheney teacher strike averted as union members ratify new contract

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 26, 2024

School is to start as scheduled Tuesday in Cheney Public Schools.

News >  Transportation

Work to watch for this week around Spokane

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 25, 2024

Crews will continue to grid roadways, replace water lines and hold signs to direct traffic throughout the Spokane-area, county spokeswoman Martha Lou Wheatley-Billeter reminds motorists to slow down in work zones for the safety of construction workers.

News >  K-12 education

Strike averted as Cheney School District, union reach tentative agreement on new teacher contract

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 25, 2024

Cheney Public Schools and the teachers union reached a tentative agreement on a new contract late Friday night, possibly averting a strike.

News >  K-12 education

Cheney school board passes resolution suspending rules for striking teachers

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 22, 2024

If they strike, Cheney teachers could face lawsuits and would be barred from entering their school while on strike, the Cheney School Board determined in a resolution passed Wednesday night.

News >  K-12 education

Teacher strike still possible as Cheney Public Schools and union fail to reach agreement

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 21, 2024

Cheney Public Schools and the teacher’s union have yet to come to a tentative agreement on a new contract, bringing the union’s vote to strike on the first day of school if an agreement is not met.

News >  K-12 education

Cheney teachers vote to strike if district, union don’t reach contract agreement before the first day of school

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 20, 2024

Cheney teachers will strike when school starts Aug. 27 if the union and school district don’t reach an agreement on their new contract by then, the teachers’ union membership voted at a meeting Tuesday night.

News >  Transportation

Getting there: Large construction projects persist countywide, creating delays as crews forge on

Mon., Aug. 19, 2024

Here's roadwork to watch out for through out the city of Spokane and Spokane County.

News >  K-12 education

‘We do stand on the shoulders that came before us:’: Spanish dual-language school named in honor of pioneering Spokane educator, artist

Fri., Aug. 16, 2024

Depending on who you ask, Rubén Trejo was known for something different.

News >  K-12 education

Cheney Public Schools teachers rally as union and district negotiate contract

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 14, 2024

A mass of red-clad educators congregated in front of Cheney Middle School on Wednesday, marching and chanting in support of their union representatives inside the school negotiating a new contract with representatives from the school district.

News >  K-12 education

‘The stakes are really high here’: Spokane Public Schools bans cellphone use in class

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 13, 2024

Students, bid farewell to scrolling Tiktok in trigonometry, quit Snapchatting in social studies – and you can forget about posting to your Instagram story in intermediate ceramics.

News >  Transportation

Work to watch out for this week in Spokane

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 11, 2024

Below is a list of street closures and construction projects happening this week around the city.

News >  K-12 education

Coaches sought for Spokane Public Schools’ middle school tackle football pilot

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 8, 2024

Spokane Public Schools has nearly all its ducks in a row to launch a pilot middle school tackle football season in September.

News >  WA Government

Incumbent Chris Reykdal and challenger David Olson lead in primary for state superintendent of public instruction

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 6, 2024

Incumbent Chris Reykdal and conservative challenger David Olson took an early lead in the race to oversee public education in Washington.

News >  WA Government

Incumbent Sen. Maria Cantwell and GOP-endorsed Raul Garcia lead in primary race for Senate seat

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 6, 2024

Incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell will face Republican Raul Garcia in the November election.

News >  K-12 education

Melissa Bedford resigns from Spokane Public Schools Board

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 6, 2024

There will soon be an open seat on the Spokane Public Schools Board after Director Melissa Bedford announced her resignation Wednesday.

News >  Features

Steve Gleason discusses faith, resiliency and the ‘ultimate human purpose’ while living with ALS

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 4, 2024

Unlike most other Northwest Passages guests, author Steve Gleason didn’t speak to his nearly packed, rapt audience on Sunday. At least not in the traditional sense.