Stories by Megan Rowe for the Spokesman-Review

News > Spokane

McMorris Rodgers, Murray oppose Trump’s emergency declaration

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 15, 2019

When Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that it was likely that President Donald Trump would declare a national emergency at the southern border, Washington legislators Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodger R-Spokane and Senator Patty Murray both said that this move could establish a troubling precedent.

News > Spokane

Cat Tales in Spokane has saved many bad-idea pets like the tiger found caged in Houston home

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 13, 2019

On Monday, the issue of exotic animals being kept as pets was raised when a tiger was discovered by pot smokers in an abandoned Houston house. “A tiger is a tiger is a tiger,” said Debbie Wyche, Cat Tales director.

News > Spokane

Failure to launch: Central Valley grad’s NASA internship delayed because of shutdown

Fri., Jan. 25, 2019

Josh Ross, a 2014 Central Valley High School graduate, has been helping with a NASA project destined for Mars. The partial government shutdown has grounded his work.

News > Nation

State of the State of the Union: Experts see erosion of decorum in Trump-Pelosi feud

Thu., Jan. 24, 2019

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he would postpone his State of the Union address until the end of the partial government shutdown, yielding to a request by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi had denied Trump access to the House chamber to deliver the address to a joint session of Congress, expressing it as a security concern, a claim U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, found dubious.

News > Spokane

Spokane International sees record number of passengers in 2018

Wed., Jan. 23, 2019

More Spokane travelers are taking flight from Spokane than ever, according to Spokane International Airport, which is reporting a 12.6 percent increase in passenger activity in 2018, with passengers totaling nearly 4 million.

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Spokane Valley transgender woman reflects on her military service and recent Trump decision

Wed., Jan. 23, 2019

When Janet Schwartzenberger enlisted in the Air Force in 1975, there was no way for her to marry her two identities: Someone who wishes to serve her country and live as a transgender woman.

News > Spokane

Spokane airport security not affected by TSA sickouts, airport says

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 21, 2019

Spokane International Airport reported business as usual, despite a record number of TSA screener sickouts nationally, stemming from the partial government shutdown which began a month ago.

News > Spokane

Clarence Thomas references Gonzaga University case in Planned Parenthood dissent

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 11, 2018

A case against Gonzaga University that reached the Supreme Court in 2002 resurfaced this week when Justice Clarence Thomas referenced the case in dissent.

News > Spokane

Spokane Christmas radio station’s playlist maintains ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ as #MeToo debate emerges

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 5, 2018

While some stations across the country – such as Star 102 in Cleveland and KOSI 101.1 in Denver – have decided the Christmas classic “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” really must go, Spokane’s Christmas station 98.1 KISS FM will continue to play the frequently covered holiday duet.

News > Spokane

Discovery Networks films documentary of Coeur d’Alene pastor shooting

Tue., Dec. 4, 2018

After working into the wee hours the night before, Sgt. Johann Schmitz of the Coeur d’Alene Police Department spent the better part of a recent morning walking through a crime scene at the front of Altar Church with Po Kutchins, the executive producer of a real crime documentary being filmed by the Discovery Networks through Anomaly Entertainment.

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WSU scientist: Serious questions for scientist who claims to have gene-edited embryos

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 28, 2018

Chinese scientist He Jiankui received backlash in the scientific community when he announced the birth of twin girls whose genes he had edited. WSU scientist Lisette Maddison said his research provokes more questions than answers, and plenty of worry.

News > Education

U.S. Dept. of Education introduces new regulation proposal for sexual misconduct

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 16, 2018

The way schools handle sexual misconduct allegations could be changing if a Title IX rule proposal –which the office of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released today – is implemented.

News > Nation

Trump vows to end birthright citizenship; Ferguson threatens suit

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 31, 2018

President Donald Trump’s declaration that he wants to end the constitutional right to citizenship for babies born in the United States to noncitizens drew quick criticism from frequent legal foe Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson.

News > Business

Ghost of Christmas past, Halloween present: Spirit Halloween finds temporary home in vacant R Us locations

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 30, 2018

The former Babies R Us location at 6104 N. Division St. is functioning as Spirit Halloween. The former Toys R Us at 15505 E Broadway Ave. is also serving as a location for the 35-year-old Halloween superstore.

News > Washington

Ex-boyfriend killed former Pullman High track star, police say

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 23, 2018

An ex-Pullman High track star was shot and killed on University of Utah campus by a former boyfriend, who was found dead hours later inside a church Tuesday, authorities said.

News > Washington

Eugene Peterson, pastor and author of layman’s version of Bible, dies at 85

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 23, 2018

Eugene Peterson, Presbyterian pastor and author of “The Message,” an idiomatic translation of the Bible, died Monday, Christianity Today reported. He was 85.

News > Idaho

Man survives grizzly bear attack in Montana wilderness

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 15, 2018

A 500-pound grizzly bear mauled a Hayden man, and he lived to tell the tale.

News > Spokane

‘I’m sure he was trying to come home’: Former Shock player Ellison dies on side of road in California

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 8, 2018

A former starting linebacker and defensive back for Spokane Shock arena football team died last Thursday due to unknown causes on the freeway in San Fernando Valley, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner. He was 31.

News > Washington

Mary Kay Letourneau interviewed with husband she was convicted of raping as a student

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 25, 2018

On Aug. 8, 1997, Mary Kay Letourneau plead guilty to rape of a child, Vili Fualaau, who is now her husband. The Fualaau family – including daughters 21-year-old Audrey and 19-year-old Georgia Fualaau – spoke with Australia’s Sunday Night about their family dynamics.

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