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Archives | January 8, 2026

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A&E

‘It’s just like your dopey friend’: Inside the Goodyear Blimp’s devoted fan base
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 9, 2026
School’s bench honoring Pope Leo XIV is now in his childhood home
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 9, 2026
Ask the doctors: Readers respond
Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Dear Annie: Midlife, heartbreak and starting over
Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Art

Artist, poet Janelle Victoria combines artforms to speak on body positivity
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Business

GM reports $6 billion hit from now-unused EV investments
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 9, 2026
U.S. weekly jobless claims edge up; third-quarter worker productivity surges
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Importers brace for $150 billion tariff refund fight if Trump loses at Supreme Court
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Cartoons

R.J. Matson cartoon
Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Column

Front Porch: Farewell, dear freezer. You served the family well
UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 20, 2026
Front Porch: Final words on the year that was - and other years, too
Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Crime/Public Safety

Remains found in Colfax last month identified as man missing since 2016
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Bonner County man suspected of killing his grandfather
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

EWU basketball

Eastern Washington comes up short again with 68-64 loss to Montana State
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Entertainment

10 under $10 for the weekend of Jan. 9-11
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Federal Government

After Trump says U.S. could ‘run’ Venezuela for years, Senate clears way for vote to limit his war powers
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Gonzaga basketball

Analysis: Graham Ike turns in ‘phenomenal’ performance, scored 34 points to lift No. 8 Gonzaga over Santa Clara
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Recap and highlights: Graham Ike’s career night powers No. 8 Gonzaga past Santa Clara 89-77
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 9, 2026
Three takeaways: Emmanuel Innocenti, Adam Miller deliver big second half in Gonzaga’s win over Santa Clara
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Gonzaga defends 3-point line, home court in avenging last season’s loss to Santa Clara
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 9, 2026

Health

Ritzville hospital has ‘righted the ship’ following 2025 closure threat
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
What is ‘Subclade K’? The new flu variant may already be in Spokane
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

High school sports

Prep roundup: Mateia Eschenbacher scores 24 points for Ferris girls; Brendan Hughes leads Mt. Spokane to wrestling victory
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Home and garden

Gardening: Even in the cold, some veggies are able to keep growing
Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

ID Government

Idaho Gov. Brad Little says he won’t support repeal of Medicaid expansion
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Idaho

Idaho murder victims’ families sue university Kohberger attended for damages
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Coeur d’Alene’s rising temps spark local climate action
Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Idaho attorney general’s office slashes paid parental leave for its staff
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 9, 2026

Idaho basketball

Money Williams helps Montana cash in win against Idaho 79-73
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

K-12 education

Head Start programs can continue diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, a federal judge rules, upending Trump executive orders
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Letters

Letters for Jan. 8, 2026
UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 13, 2026

Local business

Scam artists use trust, fear and AI to target Washington victims: ‘Their brain shuts off’
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 9, 2026

Military

State pays $1.8M to Spokane chaplain who says he was smeared and demoted after being deployed
Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Movies

Movie review: Butler makes predictable January return in ‘Greenland 2: Migration’
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Music

Grammy Award-winning country artist Chris Stapleton to return to the Gorge in July; tickets on sale next week
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Magenta Wave headlines Chameleon before EP release
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Lucia Flores-Wiseman to open for Magenta Wave
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Nation

Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
FBI pushes Minnesota investigators aside in ICE shooting probe; Ellison calls move ‘a stupid thing’
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Rep. Steny Hoyer will not seek reelection; former Democratic No. 2 serving his 22nd full term
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

National business

Microsoft layoff rumors ‘100 percent made up,’ exec says
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Trump demands more defense spending but threatens biggest contractors
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Ford hints at robotaxis with plans for eyes-off-road technology
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
A U.S. trader’s guide to the Supreme Court’s looming tariff ruling
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Other

On Sale
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 15, 2026
Kate Winslet says there’s a ‘strong likelihood’ for ‘Mare of Easttown’ Season 2
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 9, 2026
He spends 12 hours making art in the snow, then watches it vanish
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
See the ‘freezing fogbow’ that formed during a Hawaii snowstorm
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Washington records
Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Washington records
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Sci/Tech

Space station medical issue could mean early end to Crew-11, NASA says
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Seattle Seahawks

Notebook: Seahawks’ Charles Cross returns to field with new contract
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Dave Boling: With scientific approach, Mike Macdonald has turned Seahawks defense into a monster
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Spokane

Spokane Chiefs

Seattle Kraken get first goals from Berkly Catton: ‘that was … awesome’
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Sports

On the air
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 9, 2026
A Grip on Sports: The NIL/transfer portal era is not that old but already it seems as if everything that could happen has
Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Stage

Arts Wrap: ‘Geezers,’ the Klondike and clean comedy part of local weekend lineup
Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Syndicated columns

Outside View: Tick, tick goes the Doomsday Clock
Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Trips

Nashville, Smoky Mountains & Bluegrass
Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

UW football

QB Demond Williams Jr. returning to UW after transfer decision
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Notebook: Former UW QB Demond Williams Jr.’s agent drops him over ‘philosophical differences’
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Can Washington Huskies really fight Demond Williams Jr.’s transfer decision?
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Commentary: After Demond Williams Jr. exit, can Jedd Fisch keep Washington Huskies afloat?
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

WA Government

Immigration agents still access WA licensing data, UW report shows
Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

WSU basketball

Oregon State women roll past reeling Washington State 78-64
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
How has WSU turned things around recently? Look no further than rebounding
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

WSU football

WSU lands commitment from Idaho DE Matyus McLain, further fortifying defensive line
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 9, 2026
RB Leo Pulalasi announces he’s returning to WSU, reversing course from decision to hit transfer portal
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
WSU lands commitment from Nathaniel Salmon, a pro basketball player turned tight end
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Washington

‘Record funding’ for WA nuclear cleanup passes House. Wins for other projects
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
America’s second most-trusted company is in Washington, Forbes says. Here’s who
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026
Washington state cuts off ICE access to data system used for immigration enforcement
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

Weather

Spokane snow squall leads to slow morning commute and crashes
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

World

Venezuela’s economy nears collapse under U.S. blockade
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 8, 2026