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WASHINGTON – A federal pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to crack down on “wasteful” medical procedures is slowing and denying health care for senior citizens in Washington state who rely on Medicare, a Democratic senator told Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday.

As the Salish School of Spokane inches towards realizing a once “pie-in-the-sky” dream, a grant from Avista Utilities is the catalyst for another.

WASHINGTON – When Republicans in Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July, they hoped Americans would feel the effects of the sweeping tax-and-spending legislation by the time Tax Day rolled around on April 15.

Researching cancer, solving math equations at the snap of a finger, inventing a bionic arm and learning eight languages are just some of the accomplishments Spokane-area seniors were celebrated for on Monday at the annual Spokane Scholars Foundation banquet.

Eyeing a leaky roof, a cracked track, noncompliant cameras and a busted boiler, Nine Mile Falls School District is asking voters to weigh in on a property tax levy.

SEATTLE – La primera vez que la Dra. Anita Chopra atendió a un paciente con COVID persistente, lloró.

SEATTLE – The first time Dr. Anita Chopra had a long COVID patient, she cried.

WASHINGTON – On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump wasted no time in fulfilling a signature campaign promise when he pardoned more than 1,500 people who had been charged or convicted for their roles in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

With bees as a story-telling vehicle, Eileen Garvin’s latest novel explores something anyone can relate to: the search for human connection for those feeling out of place.

WASHINGTON – The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday unveiled a portrait honoring the Eastern Washington Republican who ascended to become the first woman to lead the influential panel before she left Congress in 2024.

The Republic Public Library has reached a milestone for its expansion a year after a pride flag controversy.

WASHINGTON – As lawmakers returned to the Capitol from a two-week recess on Tuesday, the Catholic congressman who represents Eastern Washington said President Donald Trump was wrong to criticize Pope Leo XIV and to post an image of himself as a Jesus-like figure over the weekend.

More than 400 kids and teens tore through Riverside State Park on Sunday to kick off a competitive, yet communal, season of rugged youth mountain bike racing.

Peering over a cliff at Farragut State Park, Carol Mendoza was stunned at what she saw below her, partially submerged in Lake Pend Oreille.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – When lawmakers return to the Capitol from a two-week recess on Monday, one of their first orders of business will be supplementing the budget of the U.S. military, which has depleted its stockpiles of missiles and other materiel during five weeks of war with Iran.

WASHINGTON – As renewed threats and conflicting claims tested the first day of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire Wednesday, a day after President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iranian civilization, a decorated American diplomat said the truce could leave Iran’s government in a stronger position than when the United States and Israel launched the war five weeks earlier.

Their hair is mostly gray, but their hats are all red.

Bloomsday officials removed a billboard advertising the run that contained an unintentional double entendre associated with the word “race.”

CHEWELAH – Providence has completed a remodel in Chewelah that will double patient care space and improve access to its services, the hospital said.