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News >  Spokane

As students face required standardized testing, some educators dispute value of results

Fri., Aug. 19, 2016

Standardized testing is a reality all Washington students must face. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction recently published the 2015-2016 school report cards, showing data on new required tests, highlighting how difficult it is to interpret the data.

News >  Spokane

Spokane’s ‘Iron Nun’ highlighted in new Nike ad

Tue., Aug. 16, 2016

Local nun Madonna Buder was recently highlighted in Nike’s “Unlmited Youth” campaign and was featured in a commercial that ran during the Rio Olympics.

News >  Spokane

Spokane police share body camera footage of ‘disorderly’ man, raising questions

Fri., Aug. 12, 2016

A video released by the Spokane Police Department of a drunken man berating an officer to the public before the lawyer had a chance to see it calls into question the motives of law enforcement with body camera footage.

News >  Spokane

Magic Lantern Theatre to close for at least a week

Thu., Aug. 11, 2016

The Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main Ave., appears to be closing for at least a week from Aug. 12 to 18.

News >  Spokane

PETA offering $5,000 reward for information on dead kitten

Thu., Aug. 11, 2016

PETA is offering a $5,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest and the cruelty-to-animals conviction of the person responsible for killing a kitten.

News >  Voices

Puppy begins training to become funeral-home therapy dog

Wed., Aug. 10, 2016

Hennessey Funeral Home is training a black labradoodle to be a therapy dog for anyone who needs the kind of cheering up only a dog can provide.

News >  Spokane

County attorney claims employment discrimination a result of being pregnant

Tue., Aug. 9, 2016

A Spokane County public defender filed a tort claim and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against the Spokane County Public Defender’s Office in June for allegedly passing her up for two promotions because she was pregnant.

News >  Spokane

Pole fire affects over 12,000 North Spokane residents

Mon., Aug. 8, 2016

A pole fire caused by changing weather conditions resulted in many residents in North Spokane going without power for about two to three hours Sunday evening.

News >  Spokane

Spokane businesswoman, Native American advocate receives state recognition

Mon., Aug. 8, 2016

JoAnn Kauffman, a prominent Nez Perce Tribe member and national Native American rights activist, was recently selected to be featured in the Secretary of State’s Legacy Washington project. The “Who are we?” program highlights a group of Washingtonians with stories about their lives and an interactive exhibit in the state’s capital. The project focuses on people who have had a positive impact on their community.

News >  Spokane

Whitworth chefs inspired by ‘The Martian’ practice botany in Mars-like soil

Mon., Aug. 8, 2016

A pair of chefs at Whitworth University have partnered with NASA and are growing plants in Mars-like soil, just as fictional astronaut Mark Watney did in “The Martian.”

News >  Spokane

Gleason premieres in Spokane before wide release

Fri., Aug. 5, 2016

The documentary about Steve Gleason’s battle with ALS opened Friday, following a premiere at River Park Square in Spokane where Gleason briefly spoke.

News >  Spokane

Fire north of Moses Lake diminishes, evacuation lifted

Wed., Aug. 3, 2016

A fire seven miles north of Moses Lake that had originally threatened structures and prompted evacuations has diminished significantly overnight.

News >  Spokane

Local lawyer dies in water skiing accident

Tue., Aug. 2, 2016

Dan McGinnity, 43, died in a water skiing accident Thursday. Family and friends remember the Spokane patent lawyer.

News >  Spokane

Early Achievers sets mandatory quality standards for child care providers

Fri., July 29, 2016

The Washington State Department of Early Learning’s Early Achiever’s program will require early learning professionals who serve children on state subsidies to enroll by August 1. If they don’t, they could lose they state reimbursements.

News >  Spokane

Two rabid bats identified in Spokane County

Tue., July 26, 2016

A woman is currently undergoing rabies vaccinations and a cat is quarantined in its owner’s home after a pair of rabid bats were discovered in Spokane County. These are the first reported cases of rabies exposure in the county this year.

News >  Spokane

Pair of archaeologists sift through Riverfront Park ahead of construction

Tue., July 26, 2016

A pair of archeologists are sifting through the Riverfront Park ahead of redevelopment construction, looking for remnants of businesses and communities that occupied the park more than a century ago.

News >  Spokane

Liberty Aquatic Center closed Sunday after assault, harassment of employees

Tue., July 26, 2016

Liberty Aquatic Center in the East Central neighborhood was closed Sunday after reports of an assault and harassment directed against pool employees caused some to fear returning to work.

News >  Spokane

Local novice beekeepers do their part to fight colony collapse

Mon., July 25, 2016

Hundreds of local residents are taking beekeeping classes at the Spokane County Washington State University Extension in hopes of pollinating their gardens, having access to fresh honey or combating honey bee colony collapse.

News >  Spokane

Doctor and former patients, both cancer survivors, train for triathlon

Fri., July 22, 2016

Barbara Irvine first suspected she might have cancer while painting a depiction of the Christ the Redeemer statue in her art gallery in Coeur d’Alene. She felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, and decided to see a doctor. The pain she felt was ovarian cancer.

News >  Spokane

Howard Street bridge demolition in Riverfront Park to start in late summer

Thu., July 21, 2016

The Spokane Park Board voted Thursday to approve a bid of $4.7 million to reconstruct the Howard Street Bridge South.

News >  Spokane

Ken Jernberg, teacher who helped struggling Spokane youth, dies at 68

Wed., July 20, 2016

Ken Jernberg, a teacher who founded the school section of the Crosswalk Teen Shelter, which helps homeless and high-risk youth, died Monday. He was 68.

News >  Spokane

Man who hurled microwave, garbage can at police arrested and charged

Tue., July 19, 2016

A man suspected of hurling household items – including a microwave and garbage can – at police officers has been arrested and charged with malicious mischief after a lengthy standoff Monday.

News >  Spokane

Journey of 40 years delivers ‘miracle window’ to new Catholic church in Suncrest

Sun., July 17, 2016

A stained-glass window’s journey from a tiny church in upstate New York to a newly built church in Suncrest, Washington, is a tale 40 years in the making.

News >  Spokane

Liberty Lake, Airway Heights asking for bonds to build recreation centers

Sun., July 17, 2016

Airway Heights and Liberty Lake residents will soon vote on $25 million worth of construction bond measures. Airway Heights voters will decide on $13 million recreation center, and voters in Liberty Lake on a $12 million town square.

News >  Spokane

Paddleboard craze afloat on the Spokane River

Fri., July 15, 2016

Stand up paddleboarding is the new water sport craze on the Spokane River and other Inland Northwest waterways. A handful of companies offer instructions and equipment rentals.