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Archives | August 16, 2025

Results

A&E

Ask the doctors: Plan ahead for a productive visit with the doctor
Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
Dear Annie: When being the ‘go-to’ friend becomes too much
Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Area sports

Charismatic coach Hugh Watson, who led NIC to 1997 NJCAA final four, dies at 84
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
‘Gentle giant’: Spokane’s log-lifting stud Zach Price bursts onto the Strongman national scene while eating 8,000 calories a day
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Cartoons

John Darkow cartoon for Aug. 16
Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Crime/Public Safety

Man accused of hitting man with car before kidnapping, raping woman in Spokane
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
‘We have to keep every possibility open’: The search for Travis Decker continues at smaller scale
Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

EWU football

Undrafted EWU rookie Efton Chism III continues to show he belongs with Patriots
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Home and garden

The best blue paint colors, according to design pros
Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

K-12 education

After struggling in school, Lakeland’s new superintendent flourished as a teacher of numerous subjects
Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Letters

Letters to the Editor for Saturday, Aug. 16
UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 18, 2025

Local Government

McCollam gets most votes among Republican officers to Spokane County prosecutor’s office
UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 17, 2025

Music

George Michael’s ex thinks he’d love what Taylor Swift did with ‘Father Figure’
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Nation

FAA closes latest SpaceX investigations, opens door for next Starship launch
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
Environmental groups sue over Energy Department report downplaying climate change
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
Hiker in Tennessee who picked up a venomous snake dies after being bitten
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
National Guard in D.C. may be ordered to carry guns; W. Va. to send troops
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
With a Shovel and a Dream, Woman Finds 2.3 Carat Diamond in Arkansas
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
Early lead exposure could result in memory issues later in life
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
Congressman’s stock trades draw more scrutiny after key votes
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Nation/World

Wildfire firefighters, unmasked in toxic smoke, are getting sick and dying
UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 17, 2025
Ukraine tries to understand why Trump suddenly abandoned idea of ceasefire
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
Government shuts down Air Canada strike that grounded hundreds of flights
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
COVID is rising. New vaccines may not be ready until mid-September
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Other

Portugal follows Spain and requests firefighting help from EU nations
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
Trump’s push for peace shifts to Zelensky in Oval Office again
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Pro

Mariners bats stay quiet yet again in loss to Mets, rookie Nolan McLean
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
How to watch Sue Bird’s statue unveiling and where to celebrate
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Seattle Seahawks

Commentary: How Seahawks showed some promise in win, despite Chiefs sitting stars
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
Analyzing Seahawks’ run game, O-line and QBs after 2nd preseason game
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Seattle Sounders

Sounders fall as patient Minnesota United scores late for 1-0 victory
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Spokane

This day in history: Closure of barge traffic on Columbia hampered shipment of record wheat crop. Dynamite accident injured construction workers
Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Spokane Indians

Starter Konner Eaton roughed up in short stint, Spokane Indians lose 4th in 5 games to Vancouver 12-2
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Sports

On the air
Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
A Grip on Sports: One of the unknown perils of age is writing down every thing you want to cover and then throwing that list away before you can use it
Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

TV

Tristan Rogers, who played dashing spy Robert Scorpio in ‘General Hospital,’ dies at 79
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Travel

My Oahu: Hike. Eat. Repeat.
Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

WSU football

WSU QB Julian Dugger may be a ‘laid-back’ guy. His game is anything but
UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 17, 2025

Washington

WA state employee, her son released by ICE after three-week detention
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Weather

Hurricane Erin becomes a ‘catastrophic’ Category 5, tracking north of Bahamas
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

World

Israel gears up for nationwide strike to support hostages
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025
A Latin American experiment in socialism could be nearing its end
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 16, 2025