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News >  K-12 education

Salk Middle School sixth-graders – 200 of them – treated to a day in the woods: ‘There’s nothing to be taught’

Sat., Oct. 21, 2023

Some 200 Salk Middle School sixth-graders traipsed 3 miles through Deep Creek Canyon in Riverside State Park Friday for one simple reason – and it didn’t involve learning.

News >  Sci/Tech

West Valley Outdoor Learning Center asking for help finding escaped owl

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 16, 2023

The West Valley Outdoor Learning Center is missing its resident great horned owl, Marcus, and is asking for help looking for him.

News >  Transportation

Getting there: Maple Street Bridge construction is on schedule

Mon., Oct. 16, 2023

Improvements to Maple Street Bridge are on schedule, city officials say.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Odyssey Youth and the South Perry District celebrate Pride, undaunted by recent vandalism

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 13, 2023

Members of Odyssey Youth Center woke up to bouts of vandalism four times this month, but they closed Thursday evening with a celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride and inclusion.

News >  Local Government

‘A huge moment for public safety in Airway Heights’: City celebrates its new public safety building with ribbon-cutting ceremony

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 10, 2023

Some 70 Airway Heights residents, along with firefighters, police and city staff gathered in an empty commercial building Tuesday for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the city’s new public safety facility.

News >  K-12 education

Teacher-district relations, growth, funding debated in Deer Park School Board race

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 9, 2023

A Deer Park School District employee says he’s running for a school board seat to increase communication with teachers and bring more urgency to the leadership. He faces an experienced incumbent who says the district is moving in a positive – and fiscally responsible – direction.

News >  Spokane

‘Depressed Cake Shop’ pops up in Spokane raising funds for mental health

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 6, 2023

“Where there is cake, there is hope... and there is always cake.”

News >  Transportation

Spokane road work this week

UPDATED: Sun., Oct. 8, 2023

City ClosuresAll southbound lanes of Maple Street Bridge remain closed this week, with one northbound lane open.

News >  Higher education

Bryan Stevenson speaks on how America can ‘do justice, love mercy and walk humbly’

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 5, 2023

Some 1,200 people filled a room Thursday at the Spokane Convention Center. Plates, cups and cutlery were arranged for breakfast on more than 100 tables under its high ceiling.

News >  Features

Local group to celebrate Filipino American History Month with feast, dancing

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 3, 2023

The Filipino American Northwest Association will be hosting its second annual event celebrating Filipino American History Month this weekend.

News >  Transportation

Work to look out for

UPDATED: Sun., Oct. 1, 2023

CityFull closures will switch from all northbound to all southbound lanes this week on Maple Street Bridge, with the reopening of one northbound lane.

News >  Local Government

Staffing, resources debated in northern Spokane County fire commissioner race

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 29, 2023

Voters in Spokane County Fire District 4 will choose between an incumbent finishing up his seventh term, Jack Hensley, and first-time candidate and firefighter Chris Aronson for commissioner position 3 this November.

News >  K-12 education

Safety, artificial intelligence, funding dominate Deer Park School Board race

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 18, 2023

Deer Park voters have the choice between a preschool teacher and real estate agent, Gina Langbehn, and a previous youth pastor and current school custodian with the Mead School District, Craig Phillips, for a November school board election.

Sports >  International sports

Spokane is hosting its first world sports event at the Podium, the junior badminton championship

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 25, 2023

Spokane kicked off its first world sports championship Sunday – the Badminton World Federation’s World Junior Championships.

News >  Transportation

Work to watch for this week

Mon., Sept. 25, 2023

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News >  Local Government

Deer Park city council candidates disagree on finances, accessibility

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 4, 2023

When she ran for re-election for Deer Park City Council in 2019, Helen (Dee) Cragun thought this term would be her last. She changed her mind.

News >  K-12 education

Mt. Spokane marching band and color guard show this year is a metaphor for life

Fri., Sept. 22, 2023

The Mt. Spokane High School marching band and color guard’s 2023 show draws inspiration from Nimsdai Purja’s memoir “Beyond Possible.” Also known by its Netflix documentary, “Fourteen Peaks,” the book chronicle’s Purja’s feat of climbing the world’s 14 highest mountains in less than seven months.

News >  K-12 education

Bathrooms, academics and growth are top issues in Deer Park school board race

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 6, 2023

Deer Park School District voters in November will choose between a long-time incumbent and a candidate aiming to “lessen the impact of the state’s radical social agenda” for the district’s at-large board seat.

News >  Higher education

Some Northwest colleges bounce back from pandemic enrollment slump, while others are still seeing fewer freshmen

Wed., Sept. 20, 2023

Hannah Hollenbeck, a freshman at Eastern Washington University from the Tri-Cities, met her roommate, Sarah Hamilton, only a few days ago.

News >  Higher education

Gonzaga sports management program partners with Italian basketball team, Pistoia Basket 2000

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 18, 2023

Students in Gonzaga’s sports management program will soon have a chance at securing an internship like none other.

News >  Transportation

Work to watch for this week: Maple Street closure extends to 24 hours for northbound lanes

Mon., Sept. 18, 2023

Starting today, Maple Street Bridge’s northbound lanes will be closed 24 hours, while southbound lane closures will continue nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for road improvement and repair.

News >  Family

Valleyfest celebrates its 34th year and the valley’s 20th birthday this weekend

UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 17, 2023

Valleyfest will be back this weekend for its 34th year in Spokane Valley, featuring a petting zoo, 10K and 5K runs and even aerial performers.

News >  Nation

We the People: Is the House of Representatives too small to serve a population so large and complex?

Sun., Sept. 17, 2023

In the We the People series, The Spokesman-Review examines a question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens.

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Minecraft: The Exihibition is ending its national tour in Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 13, 2023

Minecraft enthusiasts have one last chance to see the game’s museum exhibit as it makes its last appearance in Spokane’s Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture this fall.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Saving our furry friends: Northern Lakes Fire District received donation 20 oxygen masks for pets

Wed., Sept. 13, 2023

HAYDEN – Animal lovers Jamie and Andy Smith have found a way to help pets left vulnerable to fires: masks.