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Over 7,000 middle-schoolers flood Spokane in two-weekend basketball championship tournament

Mon., March 23, 2026

Seattle-area middle- schooler Liam Marroquin’s favorite part of playing basketball is the satisfying noise each time he makes a basket.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

One dead in Sunday morning shooting

UPDATED: Sun., March 22, 2026

One person is dead after a shooting Sunday in northeast Spokane morning that involved two victims.

News >  Federal Government

‘Déjà vu all over again’: Ending Senate filibuster to advance election reforms unlikely to succeed

UPDATED: Sat., March 21, 2026

WASHINGTON – In 2021, Democrats in the nation’s capital seized a rare opportunity.

News >  Agriculture

Spokane historian weighs in on Cesar Chavez after allegations of sexual abuse: ‘His legacy will be revised’

UPDATED: Thu., March 19, 2026

Spokane historian Ray Rast is weighing the future on Cesar Chavez’s legacy following a New York Times investigation detailing allegations that he sexually abused women and girls.

News >  Washington

Got cheese? Creamery in northeast Washington debuts curds with Spokane-flavored blends, aiming to expand cheese production while cutting back on milk

Wed., March 18, 2026

CHEWELAH – For the past six months, Virginia Thomas has asked customers the same question: “What’s your favorite cheese?”

News >  Federal Government

SAVE America Act would require Washingtonians to mail photocopies of official IDs with ballot to vote

Sun., March 15, 2026

WASHINGTON – A controversial election-reform bill backed by President Donald Trump would cost Washington state taxpayers at least $35 million to implement but wouldn’t provide federal funding to cover those costs, according to a new report from Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office.

News >  Agriculture

Seis años después, los síntomas de COVID persisten en muchos trabajadores agrícolas latinos en Washington

UPDATED: Sun., March 15, 2026

El mareo comenzó mientras Baldomero Muñoz trabajaba en los campos de moras de Oregón.

News >  Agriculture

Six years later, COVID symptoms linger for many Latino farmworkers in Washington

UPDATED: Sun., March 15, 2026

The dizziness started while Baldomero Muñoz was working in the blueberry fields of Oregon.

News >  WA Government

Climate commitment act revenue will not be used for tax relief this year as Washington Dems floated

UPDATED: Fri., March 13, 2026

Legislators have pivoted from a Democrat-backed plan to use hundreds of millions in revenue from the state’s climate commitment act to plug a billion-dollar shortfall.

News >  Washington

Nonprofit buys apartment complex for $1 in a rural northeast Washington town, hoping to preserve needed housing

Thu., March 12, 2026

A four-member volunteer board in a rural Eastern Washington town sold an apartment complex for $1 , hoping the move will help protect one of the town’s only low-income options.

News >  Health

Baumgartner meets with Chewelah officials after announcement of rural health expansion

UPDATED: Thu., March 12, 2026

Rep. Michael Baumgartner made his way to the rural town of Chewelah Thursday morning to meet with NEW Health and city officials after they announced plans to expand the city’s health care services in the next couple of years. This expansion will add dental and in-person behavioral health services to the area.

News >  WA Government

Almost 30-year dream could soon be realized for Spokane Valley man as ‘referee bill’ heads to governor’s desk

UPDATED: Tue., March 10, 2026

When a 190-pound high school wrestler head -butted Spokane Valley’s Bob West while he was officiating a Colville wrestling match in 1996, he knew it was the end of his 35-year referee career.

News >  WA Government

Why conservative media personalities were denied press access to Washington’s House floor

UPDATED: Tue., March 10, 2026

A trio of conservative media figures will continue to be barred from access to press areas on the state House of Representatives floor, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

News >  Military

Fairchild’s 141st Air Refueling Wing activated to support Iran war

UPDATED: Mon., March 9, 2026

WASHINGTON – About 100 members of a Washington Air National Guard unit stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base have been activated to support the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, the Washington Military Department confirmed Monday.

News >  Washington

Stevens County ambulance system continues to navigate financial strains with no changes in sight: ‘Something has to be done’

Mon., March 9, 2026

Last year, Deer Park Ambulance used more than $18,000 just to replace an engine.

News >  K-12 education

Proposed state spending cuts to child care subsidies would ‘gouge’ industry across the state

Sun., March 8, 2026

Parts of an unprotected child care subsidy program for working families are on the chopping block.

News >  Federal Government

Baumgartner makes the case for attacking Iran, citing 47 years of violence. Crocker has seen that first-hand but fears the war’s consequences

Sun., March 8, 2026

WASHINGTON – On the morning of April 18, 1983, a young diplomat named Ryan Crocker had a meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon with Bob Ames, the CIA’s chief Middle East analyst.

News >  Washington

The Omak City Council approved a library service agreement after rumors of closure

UPDATED: Fri., March 6, 2026

City officials approved a library service agreement Monday night after months of uncertainty for the Omak Library.

News >  Federal Government

As national debt nears $39 trillion and Trump promises to balance budget, Americans spend more on interest payments than on defense

Fri., March 6, 2026

WASHINGTON – In his address to a joint session of Congress in March 2025, President Donald Trump set a bold goal for the U.S. government.

News >  K-12 education

After SCOTUS decision against California transgender student law, Washington Republicans cast doubt on state policy

UPDATED: Fri., March 6, 2026

On the heels of this week’s Supreme Court ruling against California’s transgender student privacy laws, Republicans from Washington are asking whether Washington law is also up for debate.