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Coeur d’Alene, Lakeland school levies pass; Post Falls levy narrowly fails

UPDATED: Tue., March 9, 2021

Voters in the Coeur d'Alene and Lakeland school districts agreed to maintain school levies in Tuesday's election. 

News >  K-12 education

North Central High School may be getting a new mascot

UPDATED: Tue., March 9, 2021

One way or another, North Central High School may get a new mascot.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women notebook: Zags look past recent history of loss inside Orleans Arena

UPDATED: Tue., March 9, 2021

The Orleans Arena holds a lot of memories for the Gonzaga women – most of them good, except for the last 2 years.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

No hype needed: Gonzaga-BYU women round 3 for WCC Tournament title

UPDATED: Tue., March 9, 2021

Don’t expect a big motivational speech on Tuesday from Gonzaga women’s coach Lisa Fortier.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Top-seeded Gonzaga women beat Santa Clara 72-62, advance to WCC title game

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

Gonzaga played smothering defense early and held off a fourth-quarter charge from Santa Clara to beat the Broncos 72-62 in the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals at Orleans Arena.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women move up to 16th in Associated Press poll

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

The Gonzaga women didn’t win a game last week but they won some ground in the polls.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women look to continue season dominance of Santa Clara in WCC semifinals

UPDATED: Sun., March 7, 2021

The Gonzaga women keep finding a way to win.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women doing the right things going into WCC Tournament

Sun., March 7, 2021

The Gonzaga women know better than anyone that anything can happen in the postseason.

News >  K-12 education

Durham School Services bus attendant in Spokane dies after positive COVID-19 test

UPDATED: Thu., March 4, 2021

A bus attendant with Durham School Services in Spokane has died after testing positive for COVID-19, the company confirmed Thursday.

News >  K-12 education

‘An extra layer of protection’: Spokane teachers relieved as state OKs them for COVID-19 vaccine

UPDATED: Thu., March 4, 2021

As secondary students returned to Spokane Public Schools this week, many teachers breathed a sigh of relief – through their masks, of course.

News >  Education

Spokane Public Schools wants public input on how the district can boost equity

Thu., March 4, 2021

Spokane Public Schools is reaching out to the public for comment as it moves forward with a comprehensive equity policy.

News >  Education

Downtown stadium one step closer to reality after Spokane Public Schools meeting

UPDATED: Wed., March 3, 2021

A proposal to place a stadium downtown will be front and center next week in a meeting of the Spokane Public Schools board of directors.

News >  K-12 education

Supporters of Spokane stadium say plan would save money and boost downtown, but time is running out

UPDATED: Wed., March 3, 2021

A proposal to build an outdoor downtown stadium that could host high school sports and be home to minor league soccer is getting renewed attention in a surprise final pitch to community leaders.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Jenn Wirth named WCC co-player of the year; Melody Kempton named sixth woman of the year

UPDATED: Tue., March 2, 2021

As it turned out, Jenn Wirth was a can’t-miss choice for co-player of the year in the West Coast Conference.

News >  K-12 education

Spokane high schools finally reopen. Here’s what the first day was like at North Central.

UPDATED: Mon., March 1, 2021

The first day of school never felt this cold. Or this warm.

News >  Spokane

Downtown Spokane Partnership will unveil new downtown stadium proposal

UPDATED: Mon., March 1, 2021

According to a news release Monday, the organization, “along with other community leaders and partners, will share details and renderings with local media.”

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women rise to 18th in AP poll, 15th in NET rankings

UPDATED: Mon., March 1, 2021

The Gonzaga women are gaining some respect at just the right time.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Jenn Wirth, Jill Townsend lead No. 21 Gonzaga women past Loyola Marymount, to WCC title

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 27, 2021

Jenn Wirth scored 19 points, Jill Townsend added 18 and No. 21 Gonzaga captured the West Coast Conference championship outright with a 77-39 win over Loyola Marymount on Saturday.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women’s basketball seniors look back, ahead with final game in the Kennel on the horizon

UPDATED: Wed., March 3, 2021

The Gonzaga women put up some crazy numbers Thursday night at the Kennel.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women crush Pepperdine, clinch at least a tie for WCC title

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 25, 2021

By the standards of this crazy women’s basketball season, the Kennel was rocking Thursday night.

News >  K-12 education

Time is running out to submit name suggestions for three new schools in Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 26, 2021

Spokane residents have three more days to make an everlasting mark on their city.

News >  K-12 education

Spokane’s secondary students return to classrooms Monday – here’s what that will look like

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 27, 2021

The return to in-person learning will come with a few tradeoffs. On Monday morning at Lewis and Clark High School, half the student body will be lined up outside in 30-degree weather, their faces covered by masks and their hands clutching an attestation – a promise that they haven’t recently been exposed to COVID-19.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women set to host cellar-dwelling Pepperdine

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 24, 2021

It’s been a rough year for the Pepperdine women – so rough, that even after a 20-point win over Saint Mary’s last weekend, the Waves are still deep in the West Coast Conference cellar

News >  Education

Gov. Jay Inslee praises Spokane’s in-person classes after visit to Stevens Elementary School

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 23, 2021

Gov. Jay Inslee found what he was looking for on Tuesday: confirmation.

News >  Spokane

COVID-19 wave hits Spokane Public Schools bus drivers

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 23, 2021

A coronavirus outbreak has hit some school bus drivers in Spokane.