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Archives | December 11, 2024

Results

A&E

Miss Manners: How long must I watch a stranger’s laptop?
Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Agriculture

Better year in 2024 for apples, cherries — not so much for pears
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Area sports

Locally: Gonzaga pitcher Payton Graham named one of top MLB prospects
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Cartoons

Clay Bennett cartoon
Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Cooking

Warm up your holidays with these colorful quilt block sugar cookies
Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
How can I get muffins to stop sticking to paper liners?
Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
‘I love to be a part of family traditions’: Just in time for holidays, Domestikated Biscuits gets permanent home
Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Crime/Public Safety

Man sentenced to prison for stealing $350,000 in cryptocurrency scheme
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Spokane Valley police looking for 14-year-old runaway
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Bonners Ferry woman sentenced to 15 years for providing fentanyl that led to an overdose death
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Two teens accused of threatening to ‘shoot up’ Pullman High School
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
A missing 2-year-old lovebird was feared dead after last week’s downtown apartment fire. Then the miracle came
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Education

Analysis: In a staring match over DEI, the universities blink
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Food

Michelin chef appeals to Christmas spirit of thieves who stole 2,500 pies
Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Gonzaga basketball

Best of the West MBB power rankings: Washington State jumps, Oregon drops and Gonzaga stays on top
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
X’s and O’s to A’s and B’s: Gonzaga adjusts on the fly for final exams, holiday schedule
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Guest Opinion

Mike Barenti and Jackson Pincus: When it comes to fighting hate, leaders must actually lead
Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Health

Workers, patients share in holiday meal at Deaconess Hospital to lift spirits
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

High school sports

Prep roundup: Mead, Mt. Spokane, Ridgeline all earn victories in first league matches of season
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Coach’s kid: Gonzaga Prep senior Olivia McIntyre continues basketball journey with support from father, boys basketball coach Matty McIntyre
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

ID Government

Idaho needs another $108 million to pay Medicaid mental health contractors
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Bonner County apologizes to man put under citizen’s arrest at commission meetings
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Idaho

Appeals court considers next step for emergency abortion care in Idaho
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Former Boise probation officer accused by second woman of sexual-related offense
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
‘Nobody thinks it’s happening’: Parents decry racism – and denial – in Boise-area schools
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Idaho football

‘Be the hammer, not the nail’: Idaho looks to stun FCS playoffs in quarterfinal against top-seeded Montana State
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Letters

Letters for Dec. 11, 2024
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Local Government

Outgoing state Sen. Mike Padden to join congressman-elect Michael Baumgartner’s office
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Movies

Movie review: ‘September 5’ a gripping newsroom thriller about Munich Olympic tragedy
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 12, 2024
Reel Rundown: ‘Close Your Eyes’ a mysterious work of art
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 12, 2024

NCAA football

Commentary: Why College Football Playoff field, Heisman finalists evoke pride, mourning for Pac-12 fans
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

NFL

Commentary: As Kirk Cousins struggles, why is ex-UW QB Michael Penix Jr. on the sideline?
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Nation

FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Cantwell, McMorris Rodgers make year-end push to pass Kids Online Safety Act
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Wind-driven fire in Malibu continues to threaten homes as firefighters struggle to contain it
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Biden administration finalizes new regulations amid GOP repeal threats
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
In the Mojave Desert, a gold rush sparks a mini real-estate boom for old mines
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Will Kamala Harris run for California governor in 2026? The question is already swirling
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Nation/World

Mystery drone sightings in New Jersey have residents demanding answers
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

National business

St. Louis Boeing unit gets new defense contract for F-15s
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Albertsons ends merger with Kroger and sues it, seeking billions of dollars
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Huawei’s new Mate 70 phone shows its chip advances are stalling
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Amazon targets influencer reviews on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Other

Washington records
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Outdoors

Power and Conservation Council reports progress on salmon returns
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Pacific NW

Gig Harbor education leader to become WA’s newest Democratic state senator
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Already in trouble, PNW restaurant chain now target of lawsuits in Washington, Oregon
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recommends adding monarch butterflies to endangered species list
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Seattle Mariners

Where things stand with the Mariners after quiet Winter Meetings
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Ichiro expected to play a role in Mariners’ recruitment of Roki Sasaki
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
What we’re hearing on the Mariners at Day 3 of the MLB Winter Meetings
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Spokane

Opening gifts from the Christmas Bureau wouldn’t be the same without the cozy pajamas that organizations work hard to donate
Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
This day in history: As prosecution rested in mail bombing murder case, defense argues evidence is lacking
Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Sports

On the Air
Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
A Grip on Sports: The transfer portal can be a highway to riches or, in some cases, a dead end in the middle of nowhere
Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

TV

What to stream: Sources say these journalism films will give you nose for news
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 12, 2024

WSU football

WSU RBs coach Mark Atuaia moving on from program after three seasons
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
How can WSU cushion the blow of WR Kris Hutson hitting the transfer portal?
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Washington

French fry giant deals Eastern WA town another blow. It laid off nearly 400 in October
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Gun group wants new taxes and permits for WA firearm sales
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
‘We’re going in the right direction’: Vancouver officials hear report on addressing homelessness in year since emergency declared
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

World

They were filming an interview on women’s safety. Then they were harassed.
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Blinken heads to Middle East as US seeks role in Syria’s future
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
Russia pushed Assad to flee Syria after concluding he’d lost war
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024