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Electric car owners bask in liberation from gasoline

Wed., Dec. 15, 2021

Charging an electric vehicle is much less expensive than filling up one that’s gas-powered, while yearly maintenance costs are lower as well, said Matthew Swenson, a professor with the University of Idaho’s mechanical engineering department. That’s due to fewer moving parts and no need for periodic services such as oil changes and the like.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police: Suspect who shot, killed 1 in critical condition after attempted suicide

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 13, 2021

One person allegedly shot and killed a man before attempting to kill himself in what police described as an apparently unprovoked shooting that occurred Saturday in northwest Spokane.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Hayden Lake man faces up to 30 years in prison for having sexual contact with a child over a 10-year period

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 13, 2021

A Hayden Lake man will spend up to 30 years in prison for having sexual contact with a child for a decade, according to the Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

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News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man accused of pointing gun in someone’s face at Spokane Valley storage facility

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 13, 2021

A 29-year-old man is facing felony charges after pointing a gun in another person’s face, Spokane Valley deputies said Monday.

News >  Washington

Getting There: Spokane airport terminal renovations aim to take off next year

Mon., Dec. 13, 2021

The latest vision of the airport’s terminal expansion and renovation project, or TREX, proposes a phased approach for tens of millions of dollars in facility renovations. The initial phase centers on renovations to Concourse C, which houses gates for American Airlines and Alaska Airlines.

News >  Education

EWU athletics budget deficit expected to be on higher end of estimate: $3.4M

Sat., Dec. 11, 2021

In October, the Eastern Washington University board of trustees was warned the university’s athletics department could face anywhere from a $2.8 million to a $3.4 million budget deficit for the current fiscal year.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Amber Alert issued for missing 15-year-old girl in southeast Washington

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 9, 2021

Idaho State Police have issued an Amber Alert concerning a missing 15-year-old girl believed to be in the rural parts of Columbia County near Starbuck or Waitsburg.

News >  Washington

A light dusting of 1 to 2 inches of snow blankets Spokane on Monday

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 6, 2021

Spokane residents should expect lighter levels of snowfall for much of this week after about 1 to 2 inches fell across the area Monday, according to preliminary estimates from the National Weather Service.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Former nurse at Moses Lake hospital pleads guilty to stealing, using morphine doses

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 6, 2021

A Moses Lake woman has pleaded guilty to tampering with doses of morphine to take the drug for herself while working as a nurse at Confluence Health in Moses Lake, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern Washington announced Monday.

News >  Education

‘A crisis at the institution’: State officials urge North Idaho College to address accreditation issues amid new complaint, leadership exodus

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 6, 2021

Investigators appointed by the agency that accredits North Idaho College will visit the college next month on the heels of another complaint concerning the conduct of NIC’s Board of Trustees.

News >  Business

Place your bets: Northern Quest, Spokane Tribe Casino entering the wide world of sports betting

Sun., Dec. 5, 2021

Wanna bet on who's going to win the Super Bowl? Now you can at one Spokane-area casino, with another not too far behind.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police: Pedestrian hospitalized after he was struck, dragged two blocks by a vehicle

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 4, 2021

A pedestrian was hospitalized Saturday afternoon after he was struck and dragged for approximately two city blocks by what witnesses described as a dark SUV, according to the Spokane Police Department.

News >  Education

Climate in the classroom: Gonzaga students primed to take lessons to Spokane elementary schools

Fri., Dec. 3, 2021

Environmental studies majors Jordan Cruz and Nina Berry are well aware that studying climate science involves complicated concepts and terminology.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Family: Spokane native found dead in hotel room in Mexico

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 30, 2021

A Washington woman with Spokane ties was reportedly found dead in her hotel room while vacationing in Cancun, Mexico, according to the woman’s family.

News >  Spokane

‘A dream for a dollar’: Christmas Tree Elegance raffle returns to support Spokane Symphony

Tue., Nov. 30, 2021

The nine Christmas trees occupying the Davenport Hotel’s mezzanine glistened and sparkled Monday alongside signs promoting the chance at prizes like furniture, jewelry, gift certificates and thousands of dollars in cash.

News >  Higher education

CC Spokane launches new Sustainability Center to promote environmental, wellness practices, programs

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 26, 2021

Getting rid of bottled water on the Spokane Community College and Spokane Falls Community College campuses could save a lot of plastic, history professor Monica Stenzel said.

News >  Higher education

Conflict-plagued North Idaho College faced with leadership void with four officials set to depart

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 26, 2021

Three senior leaders at North Idaho College are planning to retire in early January with another leaving by June, with some citing leadership differences amid tumultuous times for the college.

News >  Spokane

Meals on Wheels Spokane, Feed Thy Neighbor volunteers deliver around 400 Thanksgiving meals to seniors

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 25, 2021

Around 400 Thanksgiving meals were delivered Thursday to seniors and homebound individuals throughout the city.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Troopers: Ephrata man struck by vehicle dies of injuries

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 25, 2021

A 63-year-old Ephrata man who was struck by a vehicle earlier this month has died of his injuries, according to the Washington State Patrol.

News >  Business

‘The consumer has more voice’: How advertising has become more ‘complicated’ since the ’70s

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 26, 2021

Google search ads, personalized website display ads, web video advertising, ads across streaming services and sponsored social media posts are among the many forms of digital marketing that have shaped today's advertising industry

News >  Spokane

‘He was larger than life’: David Govedare, sculptor of Bloomsday runner statues in Riverfront Park, dies

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 25, 2021

David Govedare, the sculptor of the Bloomsday runner statues in Riverfront Park as well as many other works seen across the country, died Wednesday. He was 71.

News >  Higher education

Gonzaga: Perpetrators of last year’s Zoom bombing against Black Student Union have no ties to university, FBI finds

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 25, 2021

The people who invaded a Zoom meeting hosted last year by Gonzaga University’s Black Student Union with racist and homophobic language and images do not have any ties with the university, the school said an investigation has found.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police K-9 unit injured as officers arrest alleged armed assault suspect

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 22, 2021

A Spokane man is facing multiple felony charges after attempting to flee the scene of a vehicle crash and injuring a police dog, according to the Spokane Police Department.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Fire guts duplex in Medical Lake

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 22, 2021

MEDICAL LAKE – Flames engulfed the second floor of a duplex apartment Monday afternoon across from Medical Lake High School.

News >  Business

Flying high: Spokane International Airport records pre-pandemic passenger levels ahead of Thanksgiving travel season

Mon., Nov. 22, 2021

Airport leadership are in the process of creating a spending plan that anticipates travel much more like 2019 than 2020 or 2021.