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Business

Clearwater Paper sells Wisconsin plant for $72 millionAug. 21, 2018, 5:49 p.m.
Avista proposes lower electric and natural gas rates in Washington starting Nov. 1Aug. 21, 2018, 5:38 p.m.
Hydro One appoints new board, wants review of Avista purchase to restartAug. 21, 2018, 4:44 p.m.
Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users on a scale from zero to oneAug. 21, 2018, 3:15 p.m.
Microsoft’s anti-hacking efforts make it an internet copAug. 21, 2018, 2:55 p.m.
Bill Gates directs U.S. education funding to local schoolsAug. 21, 2018, 1:15 p.m.
Ye Olde Hock Shoppe aims to break the pawn shop moldAug. 21, 2018, 5 a.m.

Cartoons

Michael RamirezAug. 21, 2018, midnight

Column

Paul Turner: Don’t fret, a righteous wind’s gonna blow our troubles awayAug. 21, 2018, 5 a.m.
Shawn Vestal: Will smoke wake us up to climate change?Aug. 21, 2018, 5 a.m.

Crime/Public Safety

Washington RecordsAug. 21, 2018, midnight

EWU football

Tough times reshaped Eastern Washington’s defensive lineAug. 21, 2018, 9:18 p.m.

Food

Roast House’s new First Avenue Coffee in downtown Spokane spotlights small-lot, shade-grown, organic coffeeAug. 21, 2018, noon
Dorothy Dean presents: Get grilling with rosemary-ranch chicken kebabsAug. 21, 2018, midnight

Gonzaga basketball

Ex-Gonzaga center Ryan Edwards launches pro career in SpainAug. 21, 2018, 6:45 p.m.
Former Gonzaga wing Jordan Mathews signs with pro team in DenmarkAug. 21, 2018, 6:12 p.m.

Idaho

Air quality predicted to stay in moderate-to-unhealthy range WednesdayAug. 21, 2018, 9:54 p.m.
Rural Idaho counties have more active voters than urban onesAug. 21, 2018, 7:51 p.m.
Idaho gets $3.2M in grant money for election securityAug. 21, 2018, 10:20 a.m.
Idaho rejected for Women’s Business Center grant for third timeAug. 21, 2018, 9:30 a.m.
Drought conditions begin to creep into IdahoAug. 21, 2018, 8:27 a.m.

International sports

Doug Ferguson: A different level of Tigermania this time aroundAug. 21, 2018, 2:05 p.m.
Serena Williams seeded 17 at U.S. Open, 9 spots above rankingAug. 21, 2018, 9:06 a.m.

Letters

Need to vote out the GOPAug. 21, 2018, midnight
Trump’s criminal accomplishmentsAug. 21, 2018, midnight
Better priorities than stadiumAug. 21, 2018, midnight

MLB

Greg Allen makes 2 superb catches, Indians beat Red Sox 6-3Aug. 21, 2018, 11:21 p.m.
Giants catcher Buster Posey facing season-ending hip surgeryAug. 21, 2018, 8:43 p.m.
Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius goes on disabled list with bruised heelAug. 21, 2018, 4:31 p.m.
White Sox manager Rick Renteria released from hospitalAug. 21, 2018, 4:30 p.m.
Disappointing Nationals trade Daniel Murphy to Cubs, Matt Adams to CardinalsAug. 21, 2018, 4:28 p.m.
Marlins’ Jose Urena drops appeal of suspension for hitting Ronald Acuna Jr.Aug. 21, 2018, 4:26 p.m.

Music

Canada’s James Barker Band plans to mix it up for set at North Idaho State FairAug. 21, 2018, 4:21 p.m.

NCAA basketball

Loyola celebrity nun Sister Jean celebrating 99th birthdayAug. 21, 2018, 9:08 a.m.

NCAA football

Bryce Love hears the call of another season at StanfordAug. 21, 2018, 11:02 a.m.
Bryce Love, Ed Oliver, Will Grier lead AP Preseason All-America teamAug. 21, 2018, 9:02 a.m.

NFL

Buffalo Bills sign former Seahawks punter Jon RyanAug. 21, 2018, 3:51 p.m.
Kris Richard brings fiery style, Seattle success to CowboysAug. 21, 2018, 9 a.m.

Nation

Q&A: What Cohen’s plea and Manafort’s verdict mean for TrumpAug. 21, 2018, 8:37 p.m.
After Cohen’s guilty plea, Trump attacks Manafort convictionAug. 21, 2018, 5:13 p.m.
U.S. Rep Duncan Hunter, wife indicted on corruption chargesAug. 21, 2018, 4:28 p.m.
Former Trump campaign chairman Manafort guilty of 8 charges; mistrial on 10 othersAug. 21, 2018, 1:31 p.m.
Jet with 2 blown tires lands safely, Post Malone fans cheerAug. 21, 2018, 1:21 p.m.
Kavanaugh calls Roe V. Wade settled, but Dem critics unmovedAug. 21, 2018, 11:24 a.m.
Michael Cohen pleads guilty, implicates Trump in hush-money schemeAug. 21, 2018, 10:51 a.m.
Hurricane Lane, packing 150 mph winds, presents rare direct threat to HawaiiAug. 21, 2018, 10:44 a.m.
With push from PETA, animal crackers bust out of their cagesAug. 21, 2018, 10:38 a.m.
Massachusetts zoo on lookout for stork that flew awayAug. 21, 2018, 9:58 a.m.
Crews recover body of man swept away in Wisconsin floodingAug. 21, 2018, 9:35 a.m.
Top UNC leaders condemn Confederate statue topplingAug. 21, 2018, 9:23 a.m.
U.S. deports former Nazi camp guard, 95, to GermanyAug. 21, 2018, 9:12 a.m.
Internet ‘fire challenge’ leaves 12-year-old Detroit girl severely burnedAug. 21, 2018, 9:06 a.m.
U.S. plan for coal power deregulation could cause more deathsAug. 21, 2018, 8:44 a.m.
Woman uses Tinder to prank dozens of men into dating contestAug. 21, 2018, 8:17 a.m.
Authorities: Iowa student killed by Mexican in U.S. illegallyAug. 21, 2018, 8:08 a.m.
Microsoft uncovers more Russian hacking ahead of midtermsAug. 21, 2018, 7:53 a.m.

National sports

Breanna Stewart is AP WNBA Player of the Year; Nicki Collen coach of yearAug. 21, 2018, 10:14 a.m.

Other

Area Sports Menu for Wednesday, August 22Aug. 21, 2018, 10:13 p.m.
On the airAug. 21, 2018, 10:11 p.m.
Walmart patent filings envision customers strapping on headsets to shopAug. 21, 2018, 5:08 p.m.
Former Gonzaga Bulldog Connor Griffin joining Pepperdine’s staff as graduate assistantAug. 21, 2018, 2:24 p.m.
Dear Annie: A friend who flauntsAug. 21, 2018, 1:20 p.m.
Flushing contact lenses? You’re contributing to microplastic pollution, researchers sayAug. 21, 2018, 1:18 p.m.
Ask the doctors: Heat stroke deaths on the rise from dangerously hot summerAug. 21, 2018, 10:08 a.m.
Drake visits heart transplant patient, 11, who invited him to her birthdayAug. 21, 2018, 10:06 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Seahawks kick another fan favorite to the side of the roadAug. 21, 2018, 8:44 a.m.

Outdoors

Steer clear of chinook salmon nestsAug. 21, 2018, 5:02 p.m.
Cougar spotted on Coeur d’Alene’s Tubbs HillAug. 21, 2018, 1:56 p.m.
Salmon, steelhead fisheries on Columbia restrictedAug. 21, 2018, 8:11 a.m.

Pop culture

Madonna’s rambling Aretha Franklin tribute earns backlashAug. 21, 2018, 2:57 p.m.
Asia Argento denies sexual assault, says Anthony Bourdain made paymentAug. 21, 2018, 2:53 p.m.
Director Danny Boyle departs James Bond movie over ‘creative differences’Aug. 21, 2018, 2:41 p.m.

Seattle Mariners

Josh Reddick’s HR helps Astros beat Mariners 3-2Aug. 21, 2018, 10:31 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks move George Fant to right tackle and Pete Carroll says ‘the comp is on’Aug. 21, 2018, 4:16 p.m.

Spokane

Spokane doesn’t take it easy when it comes to the EaglesAug. 21, 2018, 3:47 p.m.
Lisa Brown to hold Spokane Valley community forum on ThursdayAug. 21, 2018, 3:28 p.m.
Bicyclist killed in collision with truck in north SpokaneAug. 21, 2018, 3:15 p.m.
West Nile virus found in Spokane County mosquitoesAug. 21, 2018, 12:58 p.m.
Smoking blamed for deadly Spokane Valley condo fireAug. 21, 2018, 12:04 p.m.
Soldier from Spokane area killed in helicopter crash in IraqAug. 21, 2018, 7:11 a.m.
Spokane’s air quality: You’ve got questions, we’ve got answersAug. 21, 2018, 5 a.m.
100 years ago today in Spokane: Soldier ‘doing well’ after German bullet to the chestAug. 21, 2018, midnight

Spokane Indians

Indians shut out Everett to snap three-game losing streakAug. 21, 2018, 10:04 p.m.

Syndicated columns

Robert Samuelson: Will what happens in Turkey stay in Turkey?Aug. 21, 2018, midnight

WA Government

Murray sees ‘cloud of corruption’ around Trump after developments in court casesAug. 21, 2018, 10:01 p.m.

WSU football

Mike Leach sets Washington State’s eight-man receiver rotation; could use as many as 11 wideouts in 2018Aug. 21, 2018, 10:07 p.m.

Washington

Judge to Congress, executive branch: Face up to problems of 3-D printed gunsAug. 21, 2018, 11:16 a.m.
Teen who shot friend charged with manslaughterAug. 21, 2018, 9:27 a.m.
Missing hiker disoriented by smoke locatedAug. 21, 2018, 8:31 a.m.
State Rep. Matt Shea calls journalists ‘dirty, godless, hateful.’ GOP leader says he remains qualified for task force.Aug. 21, 2018, midnight
MAC making changes after audit finds museum accounting problemsAug. 21, 2018, midnight

World

Strong quake rocks Venezuela; buildings evacuated in capitalAug. 21, 2018, 4:34 p.m.
Search called off in Italy gorge flood that killed 10Aug. 21, 2018, 11:55 a.m.
Russia says Taliban plan to attend Afghan talks in MoscowAug. 21, 2018, 9:52 a.m.
Rockets strike Afghan capital in latest spike of violenceAug. 21, 2018, 8:01 a.m.

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