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Spokane City Council to return to in-person meetings Monday

UPDATED: Fri., March 11, 2022

With the state’s indoor mask mandate ending this weekend, the Spokane City Council will return to in-person meetings on Monday.

News >  Local Government

Spokane mayor defends use of profanity in Twitter spat: ‘It’s time for more women to push back’

Fri., March 11, 2022

Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward says she manages her own social media accounts.

News >  Business

Spokane airport adds nonstop service to Burbank, California, through new airline Avelo

UPDATED: Fri., March 11, 2022

Spokane International Airport has added a new nonstop route to Burbank, California, through a partnership with a budding low-cost airline.

News >  Education

EWU offering new fellowship program for people of color studying to become elementary school teachers

UPDATED: Wed., March 9, 2022

Eastern Washington University has partnered with a Bellevue-based real estate company to offer two fellowship scholarships for future elementary school teachers of color seeking teaching certificates through EWU’s Master’s in Teaching program.

News >  Washington

Nonprofit accepting grant applications for historic preservation projects in Spokane County

UPDATED: Wed., March 9, 2022

Applications are open for another round of grant funding for historic preservation projects in Spokane County through the nonprofit Spokane Preservation Advocates.

News >  Education

Eastern Washington University moves up timeframe to lift indoor mask mandate

UPDATED: Wed., March 9, 2022

Eastern Washington University has moved up the date the school will make face masks optional on campus.

News >  Education

Spring break prompts Gonzaga, EWU to delay lifting indoor mask requirements

Tue., March 8, 2022

While the state of Washington’s indoor mask mandate is ending Saturday, that won’t be the case for some area colleges and universities.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: Now out of the North Spokane Corridor’s path, SCC’s clock tower is set for renovations

Mon., March 7, 2022

The Spokane Community College clock tower, which once appeared destined for the wrecking ball to make way for a new freeway, is not only sticking around, but may get a facelift.

News >  Spokane

A year removed from cancellation, State B Basketball Tournament projected to have strong economic impact, experts say

Sat., March 5, 2022

State 2B and 1B basketball tournaments returned to Spokane this week after last year’s competition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And if hotel occupancy levels and tourism projections are any indication, it may be back in force.

News >  Education

North Idaho College faces probation after panel finds college noncompliant with accreditation standards

UPDATED: Fri., March 4, 2022

Leaders in higher education appointed to investigate North Idaho College’s eligibility to stay an accredited institution have found the college noncompliant with several standards needed to maintain accreditation, placing the college’s status in further jeopardy.

News >  Education

Amazon partners with SCC, SFCC to cover school costs for workers

UPDATED: Thu., March 3, 2022

Starting with the coming spring quarter, eligible Amazon workers will be able to attend Spokane Community College and Spokane Falls Community College free of charge.

News >  Local Government

Spokane City Council commits $500,000 toward redeveloping former Hillyard library into a mental health clinic

Wed., March 2, 2022

Plans are in the works to build a new behavioral health clinic at the former Hillyard library building on North Cook Street.

News >  Education

‘It isn’t just about NIL’: How name, image and likeness courses at Gonzaga, WSU are about more than student athletics

UPDATED: Tue., March 1, 2022

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News >  Crime/Public Safety

Third suspect charged in October fatal shooting, robbery

UPDATED: Wed., April 13, 2022

Spokane Valley deputies have arrested a third person stemming from the shooting death of Allyson R. Davis in October.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

2 teens charged with attempted murder in shooting at Lewiston home

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 28, 2022

The Lewiston Police Department has charged two 14-year-olds with attempted murder stemming from a shooting Sunday night that left two people seriously injured.

News >  Education

‘Building Bridges’: 2 Gonzaga students participated in a dialogue with Pope Francis on migrant issues

Fri., Feb. 25, 2022

Two Gonzaga University upperclassmen were among 130 students from 21 countries to take part in a dialogue Thursday with Pope Francis on matters concerning the care of migrants and refugees.

News >  Education

Shari McMahan tabbed as next president of Eastern Washington University

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 24, 2022

Shari McMahan has been selected as the next president of Eastern Washington University.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Driver killed in crash near Davenport

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 21, 2022

The driver of a vehicle that lost control and crashed Monday along U.S. Highway 2 near Davenport in Lincoln County has died, according to a news release from the Washington State Patrol .

News >  Higher education

‘Hey, boomer: Wake up’: Inslee talks climate change, clean energy during visits to Gonzaga, STA

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 18, 2022

Gov. Jay Inslee doesn’t believe forest fires or oceanic issues are the biggest threats Washington faces from climate change.

News >  Education

Whitworth University’s first doctoral programs in physical therapy, occupational therapy to launch this fall

Fri., Feb. 18, 2022

Starting this fall, Whitworth University will offer doctoral programs for the first time in the university’s 132-year history.

News >  Education

North Idaho College moves search forward for new trustee: Here’s who applied

Thu., Feb. 17, 2022

The North Idaho College Board of Trustees will have a vacant seat until at least March as trustees work to select one of 11 applicants for the opening.

News >  Business

Ric Odegard, remembered as a business leader and a ‘great ambassador’ for the Spokane region, dies at 81

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 17, 2022

Richard "Ric" Odegard, a former banking executive who was a prolific business consultant and community steward in the Spokane region, died last week. He was 81.

News >  Education

Preparing for launch: SFCC planetarium hopes to reopen to public soon with new projector, solar system model

Wed., Feb. 16, 2022

It’s been nearly two years since the Spokane Falls Community College planetarium temporarily closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

4 displaced following Palisades Park house fire

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 14, 2022

A home near Palisades Park west of Spokane is a total loss following a house fire Monday afternoon.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police release video from shots fired incident in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 14, 2022

Newly released video shows part of what happened during a shots-fired call late last month in the Pines 90 Square parking lot on North Pines Road in Spokane Valley.