Area roundup: Eastern Washington women earn first Big Sky win with victory over Portland State
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Archives | Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020
Results
Art
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Pandemic projects: Carousel pony comes to life in mosaic coat of sparkling glass, ceramic
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Books
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The return of ‘The Stand’ and the beginning of CBS All Access
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Business
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Dry Fly distillery, which made sanitizer, was nearly fined $14,000 by the FDA until another agency stepped in
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 1, 2021
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Federal checks salvage otherwise dreadful 2020 for U.S. farms
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 1, 2021
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Microsoft says suspected Russian hackers viewed source code
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Natural gas could be set for post-pandemic rebound
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Day traders fuel bear market of 2020
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 1, 2021
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Hedge fund Alden offers to buy Tribune
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 1, 2021
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Stocks end 2020 on the rise
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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U.S. bans second Malaysian palm oil giant over forced labor
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Jobless claims down 19,000, still four times pre-pandemic level
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Amazon gets into the podcast business
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Cartoons
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Joe Heller cartoon
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Column
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100 years ago in Spokane: How New Year’s looked during prohibition — including a man named Pegleg’s vow to sober up
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 1, 2021
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100 years ago in Spokane: Here’s a look a the city’s ‘wet’ — but not rainy — New Year’s revelry for 1921
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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100 years ago in Spokane: How the city planned to ring in 1921
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Gardening; 20 million novices took up hobby in 2020
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Front Porch: Readers make writer’s job enjoyable
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Sue Lani Madsen: New year, same old loaded words
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Cooking
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Water Cooler: How to make Snert, the signature Dutch pea soup
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Crime/Public Safety
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One killed in shooting outside Spokane Valley senior living facility
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Entertainment
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After a forgettable year at the movies, let’s look ahead to 10 of the most-anticipated films in 2021
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 1, 2021
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University of Idaho holding virtual auditions for spring theater season
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Stream on Demand: Focus turns to TV series ‘Sabrina,’ ‘Vikings,’ ‘Cobra Kai’
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Rufus Wainwright’s plan to keep busy
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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The most anticipated video games of 2021
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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For Spokane recording artists, a new year with fresh possibilities and releases
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Country music’s pandemic year: Frustration, backlash and a sad ending
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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TV premieres to look forward to in 2021
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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10 highly anticipated albums in 2021, from Adele and Kendrick Lamar to Rihanna and Weezer
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Game On: The best video games of 2020
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Family
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Somebody needs you: Teen wants to take guitar lessons but needs guitar
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Gonzaga basketball
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No. 1 Gonzaga’s motivation entering West Coast Conference play: ‘Not taking any game lightly’
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Recruiting analyst projects Gonzaga as favorite for top 2021 prospect, 7-1 center Chet Holmgren
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Health
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Water Cooler: How reading changed your brain
UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 2, 2021
High school sports
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Lakeland standout Noah Haaland, son of former Gonzaga forward Dale Haaland, has sizable Hawks thinking big
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
K-12 education
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Pandemic projects: ‘I Spy’-themed quilt made as learning tool for grandson and reminder of grandmother’s love
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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‘Always there’: COVID-19 won’t break the bond between this teen and his Big Brother
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Letters
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Trump’s election loss
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Conservative hypocrisy
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Teslas make sense
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
NFL
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Browns trying to shake COVID-19 issues as Steelers await
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
NHL
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Canada approves NHL camps, but provinces must rule on games
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Nation/World
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GOP rebuffs Trump on $2K aid, defense as Congress wraps up
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 1, 2021
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Yemeni officials: Blast at Aden airport kills 25, wounds 110
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Microsoft says hackers viewed source code, didn’t change it
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Sen Perdue quarantines for virus exposure ahead of GA runoff
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Trump cuts Florida vacation short, returns to White House, offers year-end message
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Race to vaccinate millions in US off to slow, messy start
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Rare GOP rebuff of Trump in last days of chaotic Congress
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Nashville bombing raises concerns over vulnerable voice, data networks
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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U.S. to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Auld lang syne: New Year brings finality to U.K.-EU Brexit split
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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New Year’s revelries muted by virus as curtain fell on 2020
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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GOP senator rebukes ‘dangerous ploy’ to fight Biden victory
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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COVID-19 dominates annual list of banished words, terms
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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No reason given for Trump cutting short his Florida vacation
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Man called most prolific serial killer in U.S. history dies
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Global pandemic meets 500th anniversary of 1st global voyage
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
National business
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Both newspapers in Utah’s capital print final daily editions
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Other
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Australia changes word in anthem to honor Indigenous people
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 1, 2021
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Bomb-sniffing dogs? Check. Times Square crowd? Not this year
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 1, 2021
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Menu
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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On the air
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 1, 2021
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Phyllis McGuire, last of three singing McGuire Sisters, dies in Las Vegas at 89
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 1, 2021
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Wisconsin hospital worker arrested for spoiled vaccine doses
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Dear Annie 12/31
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Man fatally shot by Bonneville County deputies
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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NATION BRIEFS
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Microsoft says suspected Russian hackers accessed its internal source code
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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A Grip on Sports: Most of 2020 is a haze of day-to-day survival, though a few things do stand out – for good and bad
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Spokane should prepare for large puddles, standing water as record-breaking snowfall melts
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Ask the Doctors 12/31
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Difference Maker: When a pandemic came to town, Dr. Bob Lutz had to make tough choices
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Outdoors
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2020: Outdoor achievements
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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2020: The year outdoors
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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2020: Most read outdoor stories
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Nordic ski boom in Central Oregon
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 1, 2021
Pacific NW
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Bonfires ease social distancing during winter
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Puyallup tribe files federal suit against Electron Dam, citing pollution, fish kills
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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145 employees at Costco near Yakima positive for COVID-19
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Pop culture
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Why Chrissy Teigen wanted to get sober: ‘I was done with making an a— of myself’
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Spokane
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Bloomsday will be virtual again in 2021
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Most government services, buildings to be closed New Year’s Day
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Spokane Valley Fire roundup: Two dogs, cat rescued on Christmas Day; chimney caused blaze, SVFD said
Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Woodward reflects on 2020, her first year as mayor of Spokane
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
UW basketball
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Arizona uses balance attack to rout Washington 80-53
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
Washington
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With five COVID-19 deaths on New Year’s Eve, Spokane County averaged more than one per day in 2020
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
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Second Washington corrections officer dies due to COVID-19 as prisons begin vaccine rollout
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
World
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed after bail revoked
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020