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Riverside School District employee investigated for alleged child pornography possession

UPDATED: Sun., May 12, 2024

A Riverside School District employee is on administrative leave as the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office investigates child pornography possession allegations, Riverside superintendent told families Wednesday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Multiple people injured in reckless driving motorcycle collision on I-90

UPDATED: Sun., May 12, 2024

Three motorcyclists were injured and hospitalized Saturday night after a collision on Interstate 90.

News >  ID Government

Traditional Republicans flood May ballot for control of Kootenai County GOP

Sun., May 12, 2024

Self-described traditional Republicans are pushing to retake control of the political party in Kootenai County, which they say has grown increasingly extreme and no longer represents conservative values.

News >  K-12 education

‘So much more than just a trophy’: Deer Park High School seniors are DECA world champions

UPDATED: Mon., May 13, 2024

A bustling array of businesses is bringing international fame to Deer Park High School.

News >  K-12 education

Spokane will get its first standalone public language immersion school as growing Spanish program moves and evolves

Sun., May 12, 2024

Spokane County is getting its first standalone public language immersion school, as the ever-growing Spanish program through Spokane Public Schools housed in the Libby Center will move to its own facility next year and become its own school.

News >  Nation

President Biden makes stop in Seattle, campaigns for re-election

UPDATED: Fri., May 10, 2024

President Joe Biden landed late Friday afternoon at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to embark on a two-day campaign fundraising trip in the Emerald City.

News >  Spokane

Spocanopy and the Lands Council plant 500 trees in honor of Expo ‘74

UPDATED: Fri., May 10, 2024

Spokane greenspace added 500 new trees this week.

News >  Higher education

EWU students join protest against Israel-Hamas war

UPDATED: Wed., May 8, 2024

Students at Eastern Washington University have joined protests across the country against the Israel-Hamas war.

News >  Sci/Tech

As Spokane School Board president donates kidney to her husband, they had role models and friends who did the same

UPDATED: Wed., May 8, 2024

Since they hit it off on a blind date in 1997, Nikki Otero Lockwood and Bill Lockwood were romantically compatible.

A&E >  Dining

Coeur d’Alene man bringing people together through Monday Night Dinners in backyard, now offering meals in parks, cruise ships

UPDATED: Wed., May 8, 2024

As North Idaho’s population continues to increase, Coeur d’Alene’s Adam Schlüter has created a bonding avenue within his community, a beloved concept that he hopes can be applied to many different cultures and communities worldwide: a potluck dinner with live music and fellowship.

News >  WA Government

Candidate filing week in Washington kicked off Monday. Here are some prominent contenders in this year’s statewide races

UPDATED: Tue., May 7, 2024

Monday marked the beginning of candidate filing week in the state, opening the doors for Washingtonians to officially throw their hats in the ring for more than 400 federal, state, judicial, legislative and county offices up for grabs in the November election.

News >  K-12 education

Oroville Elementary School wins $1,000 grant from NFL, American Heart Association

UPDATED: Thu., May 9, 2024

An elementary school in north central Washington will receive $1,000 in new gym equipment after winning a fitness tracking competition from the NFL and the American Heart Association.

News >  Spokane

How sculptures from Expo ‘74 shaped Spokane’s public art scene

Sun., May 5, 2024

A new structure has popped up in Riverfront Park that tells the story of Expo ’74 as Spokane celebrates the 50th anniversary of the world’s fair.

News >  WA Government

‘Overcoming reefer madness’: Feds appear poised to ease restrictions on weed. Here’s how the change could impact Washington.

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

The U.S. government is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less harmful drug, a federal spokesperson confirmed this week. If finalized, this change in classification by the U.S. Department of Justice would federally recognize the medical use of cannabis. It would not federally legalize the drug for recreational use, however.

News >  K-12 education

Wilson Elementary principal resigns due to unspecified ‘challenges’ following racist item in school newsletter

Wed., May 1, 2024

The principal at Wilson Elementary School resigned 1½ months after the district placed on leave a music teacher accused of writing and sending a racist newsletter to school families.

News >  WA Government

Airway Heights to run public safety levy in August

UPDATED: Tue., April 30, 2024

The Airway Heights City Council voted Monday night to put a public safety measure on the Aug. 6 primary ballot.

News >  K-12 education

Franklin Elementary students weave a maypole in 25th year of the school’s annual spring festival, ‘it’s harder than it looks’

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

For much of her childhood in White Salmon, Washington, Tristin Roy marked the first of May by clutching a long ribbon and twirling it around a maypole with the rest of her ballet class until an intricate weave blanketed the length of the pole.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Fire breaks out at US Bank branch on the South Hill

UPDATED: Mon., April 29, 2024

Smoke and flames erupted through the roof of a US Bank branch on the South Hill just before noon Monday as ladder crews fought to contain it.

News >  Transportation

Getting there: Pride flag on intersection outside Riverfront Park gets a fresh coat of paint after fading and vandalism

UPDATED: Mon., April 29, 2024

Artists spruced up one of Spokane’s most technicolor intersections Sunday, repainting previously vandalized asphalt in the colors of the pride flag.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Woman injured in Chattaroy house fire dies in hospital

UPDATED: Sun., April 28, 2024

An elderly woman has died after a house fire north of Chattaroy early Saturday morning, officials said.