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Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga women’s basketball brings balanced approach to contest at Portland

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 8, 2019

A self-described student of the game, Gonzaga guard Katie Campbell smiles when she looks at her team’s season stats.

News >  Spokane

A veteran’s return to Vietnam shows how things have changed

Fri., Feb. 8, 2019

For Phil Mulligan, Vietnam remains a land of surprises.

News >  Spokane

Whitworth students find national pride, simple joys among Vietnamese people

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 7, 2019

For a group of Whitworth University students, a 2

News >  Education

Performance drives home impact of bullying for Shaw middle schoolers

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 6, 2019

Wednesday morning at Shaw Middle School, four actors from the Seattle Children’s Theatre brought some serious humor to a tough subject.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Finding her range: Gonzaga’s Katie Campbell has settled into do-it-all role on, off the court

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 6, 2019

When you’re among the best long-range shooters in college basketball, expectations can get a bit surreal.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women back atop WCC thanks to road sweep, BYU losses

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 4, 2019

As road trips go, it doesn’t get much better than Gonzaga’s excursion last week to Northern California. Not only did the GU women sweep would-be contenders Pacific and Saint Mary’s, they also moved into sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference after BYU stumbled twice.

News >  Education

New sports classifications give some Spokane schools a glimmer of hope

Sat., Feb. 2, 2019

The governing body for high school sports in Washington approved a change allowing schools where most kids are from low-income families to play sports at a lower classification.

News >  Spokane

Police arrest suspect a second time for suspicion of new LC social media threats

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 30, 2019

Former Lewis and Clark High School student Ryan B. Lee, who is facing charges for threatening to shoot up the school last year, was arrested Wednesday afternoon on suspicion that he again made threats against the school and students this week.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women start second half of WCC campaign with tough trips to Pacific, Saint Mary’s

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 30, 2019

Halfway through the West Coast Conference season, the Gonzaga women have seen every team and know them well. Or do they?

News >  Education

Tiny, beloved Spokane County school district has one 105-year-old school, 36 students and a superintendent pushing 90

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 30, 2019

The tiny hallway inside Great Northern School overflows with juxtapositions.

News >  Spokane

Social media threats do not disrupt return to classes at LC

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 29, 2019

Life goes on at Lewis and Clark High School, where the students appear to be taking the latest round of social media threats in stride.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

15th-ranked Gonzaga women face tough week on road

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 28, 2019

It’s halfway through the West Coast Conference women’s season, which would be the perfect time for a breather. No chance of that for Gonzaga, which faces perhaps its toughest road trip of the season this week against Pacific on Thursday and Saint Mary’s on Saturday.

News >  Spokane

Security strengthened at LC after more social media threats

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 28, 2019

Students and staff at Lewis and Clark High School will see more police Tuesday following a series of social media threats against the school and students.

News >  Education

Vaping epidemic grips Spokane students as school officials band together to tackle problem

Sun., Jan. 27, 2019

The contraband was scattered across a large conference table last week at North Central High School. Principal Steve Fisk pondered the paraphernalia, the meager spoils of a cat-and-mouse game that’s played out every day in locker rooms and bathroom stalls in every high school in America.

News >  Spokane

Teens have become experts on hiding vaping, but health experts are still uncertain of long-term effects

Sun., Jan. 27, 2019

When it comes to vaping, some teens are too smart for their own good. They’ve become experts at hiding their habit, yet are often ignorant about the long-term effects.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

No. 18 Gonzaga uses strong second half to top Santa Clara

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 26, 2019

Jill Townsend scored 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point range and Chandler Smith had a double-double as No. 18 Gonzaga pulled away from Santa Clara on Saturday for a 78-61 win.

News >  Education

Major changes around corner for Spokane middle schools

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 30, 2019

Spokane Public Schools will soon make some major changes in the landscape of its middle schools, and they have more to do with new attitudes than state-of-the-art buildings.

News >  Spokane

Visual learning catching on in Spokane schools

Sat., Jan. 26, 2019

In Marion Bageant’s classroom at Garfield Elementary School, first graders tackled the slippery subject of subtraction last week with a dirty pile of worms.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Laura Stockton’s status for Santa Clara game unclear after aggravating shoulder injury

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 25, 2019

With point guard Laura Stockton out with a recurring shoulder injury, the Zags got hot from all over the court in a 78-51 win over USF.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Detail-oriented Gonzaga women return home to host San Francisco, Santa Clara

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 23, 2019

After all, it was the little things that cost the Zags dearly in a two-point loss at BYU last week, a result that left them in second place in the West Coast Conference standings.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Two more social media threats cap ‘challenging week’ at Shadle Park High

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 18, 2019

A “very challenging week” at Shadle Park High School ended Friday with Spokane police dealing with two more social media threats and identifying those responsible.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women hoping to rebound from hard-fought loss to BYU

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 18, 2019

The only GU women’s team to match that start was Kelly Graves’ 2004-05 squad, which went on to sweep the WCC regular-season and tournament titles.

News >  Education

Mead Schools superintendent retiring

Fri., Jan. 18, 2019

After more than four decades in education, the past dozen as superintendent of the fast-growing Mead School District, Tom Rockefeller is retiring from his “dream job.”

Sports >  Gonzaga women

First place on the line as Gonzaga women head to BYU in showdown of WCC unbeatens

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 16, 2019

The bull’s-eye is forever on their backs, so the Gonzaga women have decided to offer a moving target.

News >  Education

Spokane school officials drop annual Band and Strings Spectacular concert at Arena

Wed., Jan. 16, 2019

Citing logistical and educational reasons, Spokane Public Schools is shelving its biggest musical event, the Band and Strings Spectacular featuring fifth- and sixth-graders.