Archives | October 21, 2021
Results
Business
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Biz beat
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Washington state adds 17,600 jobs in September
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Bid to unionize Amazon workers in New York nears milestone
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Regulator seeks transparency for payment systems of big tech
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U.S. blocks tomato imports from Mexican farm over labor abuses
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Airlines bet on big December after Covid variant setback
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Existing home sales surge as interest rates point higher
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Stocks wobble as major indexes hover around record highs
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Inflation, Fed action set stage for higher mortgage rates
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Warmer welcome for WeWork on Wall Street after last attempt
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The Bad Seed now open in historic Hillyard Branch Library building
Crime/Public Safety
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Medical examiner identifies man who was shot and killed in West Central Spokane
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Long standoff involving house fire ends in arrest in north Spokane
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Washington records
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Pullman police officer grazed by exploding ammunition at scene of house fire
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Advocacy group asks KREM to investigate and take accountability for how pornography appeared on evening newscast
Entertainment
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Spokane’s Ricky Webster wins ‘Snoop & Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween’ on Peacock TV
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‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ mixes silly slapstick with clever cultural critique
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‘The King’s Guide’ focuses on unknown founding father of Spokane E.J. Brickell
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Stream on Demand: ‘Dune’ is available to stream for 31 days
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Comic Ian Bagg to perform at Spokane Comedy Club
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Head of the class: Cami Bradley and Benn Suede to lead advanced workshop at the Fox
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Spilt Milk to preview new songs at Lucky You Lounge
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Hell’s Belles is keeping AC/DC’s music alive
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Local Music Spotlight: CorpoRAT Records signs Missoula’s pandemic-born Trans Future
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What’s Worth Watching: ‘Snoop and Martha,’ ‘Dune,’ ‘Inside Job,’ ‘Invasion,’ ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
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10 under $10 Oct. 22-29 – ‘Hocus Pocus,’ Wonder Saturday Market, No Clue and Safari
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Game On: Nintendo’s Switch Online Expansion Pack is a stretch
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Star-studded ‘Dune’ finally gets the adaptation it deserves
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Adele’s new single ‘Easy on Me’ is easy on the ears
High school sports
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Kellen Flanigan tosses four touchdown passes, Mt. Spokane tops University 38-13 in GSL 3A clash
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Prep roundup: Delani Walker’s hat trick helps West Valley girls soccer top East Valley
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Three-way tie atop Greater Spokane League slowpitch standings decided by drawn numbers
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Unstoppable force: Behind Livvy Moore’s goal-scoring prowess, Deer Park soccer surges toward postseason
K-12 education
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CdA school board member faces candidate who opposes mask mandates
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SPS may allow students affected by boundary changes to stay longer at current schools
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More bus drivers ease transportation crunch at Spokane schools
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Spokane Public Schools hopes for legislative help on basic education, special ed, transportation
Nation
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Forced to downsize their agenda, Democrats make final push for priorities and spin scaled-back bill as ‘good first step’
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Woman charged in submarine spy case to remain locked up
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Lorli von Trapp Campbell, of ‘Sound of Music’ family, dies
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Judge won’t bar public from Ghislaine Maxwell jury selection
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Oklahoma GOP leaders upset over nonbinary birth certificate
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Harbor patrol searched, couldn’t find California oil spill
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Memorial service in honor of Colin Powell set for Nov. 5
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President Biden ties legislative agenda to MLK push for racial justice
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California proposes new oil drilling ban near neighborhoods
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Forecasters predict warmer winter for two-thirds of U.S.
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Endangered orangutan in New Orleans expecting twins
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Activist dad of school shooting victim joins anti-gun group
Nation/World
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FBI: Remains found in Florida park ID’d as Brian Laundrie
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U.K. palace says Queen Elizabeth II, 95, spent night in hospital for checks
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COVID-19 vaccine: CDC expands booster rollout, OKs mixing shots
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U.S.: More threats, more desperate refugees as climate warms
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Greenpeace chief warns of ‘greenwashing’ at U.N. climate talks
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Minneapolis cop gets nearly 5 years in killing of 911 caller
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Haiti gang leader threatens to kill kidnapped missionaries
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California maskless woman in store convicted of trespassing
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House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt
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White House, Dems hurriedly reworking $2 trillion Biden plan
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Fire that threatened Lake Tahoe region is now 100% contained
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World’s biggest triceratops sells for $7.7 million in Paris
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Syria says it executed 24 for igniting deadly wildfires
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Donald Trump’s plan for new media venture gets investors’ thumbs up
Other
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On the Air
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Fruit-wine maker opens downtown tasting room
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Spokane Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center builds new home
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Some organizations continue virtual fundraising events
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Romance scams cost consumers record $304M during pandemic
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Medicare Advantage is cheaper for a reason — beware
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France-based company leads to energetic dividends
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North 40 Outfitters opens in Airway Heights
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This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly
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Sports Highlights
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Sports Highlights
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TV Best Bets
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Briefly: Spokane Public Library offers free feminine hygiene products
Spokane
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‘Fair’ and ‘historic’: Committee approves map splitting Spokane County into five new commissioner districts
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City-hired investigator finds no racial discrimination following resignation of top Spokane city official
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Spokane Valley Fire roundup: Kaiser Aluminum building catches fire in ceiling, roof
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Gardening: Get fall chores done before snow flies
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Special interest group: Former Deaconess nurses grow close bonds since starting training in 1961
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Newman Lake Fire adds two new medic trucks – narrower and maneuverable with more storage capacity
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Some neighbors hope to drum up financial, political support to prevent housing development near Underhill Park
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Someday, Vandersloot’s jersey will hang from Gonzaga’s rafters: ‘She’s just special’
World
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Jamaica arrests Colombian as suspect in Haiti assassination
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Vladimir Putin says new pipeline could quickly pump more gas to EU
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Moscow closing schools, many businesses as virus deaths soar
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U.K. police charge 25-year-old man with lawmaker’s murder
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South Korea test launches 1st domestically made space rocket
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For sleepy Hong Kong residents, 5-hour bus tour is a snooze