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Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for stabbing, killing 53-year-old at Spokane Valley homeless camp

Spokane teens to perform 'painful,' 'dark' plays to take a stand against gun violence 25 years after Columbine
Updated: One teen injured in north Spokane apartment shooting
Attorney of University of Idaho senior beaten in February urges action

Fish and recreationists alike may be pleased by city project in West Spokane

Washington hospitals collectively reported $1.7 billion in operating losses in 2023. What does that mean for Spokane?

U.S. economy grew at 1.6 percent annual rate in first quarter 2024, a sharp slowdown

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Hollywood, accusers condemn reversal of Weinstein conviction: ‘We know what happened’

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Israel prepares forces as conflict with Hezbollah intensifies

Updated 2:14 p.m.

Scientists confine, study Chinook at restored Snoqualmie River habitat

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Attorney of University of Idaho senior beaten in February urges action

Electric vehicle rebate program launches soon in Washington

Supreme Court hears case that pits Idaho abortion ban against federal protections for pregnant women

Freeman School District levy fails again

Attorney of University of Idaho senior beaten in February urges action

Supreme Court hears case that pits Idaho abortion ban against federal protections for pregnant women

Electric vehicle rebate program launches soon in Washington

Fish and recreationists alike may be pleased by city project in West Spokane

A new generation gets wings: Spokane-area man celebrates grandson at military ceremony at Fort Moore

Get ready for one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, forecasters say

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50 years ago in Expo history: For those who couldn’t wait another day for the fair, plenty of pavilions featured pre-opening parties

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Hollywood, accusers condemn reversal of Weinstein conviction: ‘We know what happened’

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

Harvey Weinstein’s accusers and opponents of sexual violence in Hollywood and beyond are speaking out against the reversal of the disgraced movie mogul’s rape conviction in New York.

News > Business

U.S. solar companies, imperiled by price collapse, demand protection

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

Several of the biggest American solar manufacturing companies are demanding aggressive action against cheap imports, arguing in a petition filed Wednesday with the Commerce Department that firms in four Asian countries are illegally flooding the U.S. market with Chinese-subsidized panels.

News > Nation/World

Ex-National Enquirer publisher testifies about adult-film actress, others at Trump’s hush money trial

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

Ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker’s testimony Thursday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York included references to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels and deals to quash potentially embarrassing stories about Trump ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

News > Nation/World

Haiti Prime Minister Henry resigns ahead of ceremony to install new presidential council

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry and his cabinet officially resigned on Thursday, indicating he will not stay around for the transition to a new era of governance. The decision leaves a political vacuum as the country continues to struggle with a worsening security and humanitarian crisis.

News > Nation/World

Arizona’s abortion law repeal comes as independents trust Biden more on issue

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

The ruling from Arizona’s highest court reinstating a near-total ban on abortions has catapulted the issue to the forefront in a 2024 swing state that has absorbed an influx of independent voters.

News > Nation/World

Key Bridge collapse: First large ship leaves Port of Baltimore using deeper temporary channel

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

The first of 11 ships trapped for a month behind the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge left the Port of Baltimore Thursday morning using an alternate shipping channel that opened less than two hours earlier.

News > Nation/World

Trump infers campus protests worse than Charlottesville rally where white supremacist killed protestor

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

Former President Donald Trump has downplayed the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia where a counter-protester was killed by right-wing extremists.

News > Nation/World

Israel prepares forces as conflict with Hezbollah intensifies

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

Israel is stepping up preparations for a potential all-out war with Hezbollah, as the risk of a devastating new phase in the country’s conflict with Iran and its proxy militias grows more acute.

News > Pacific NW

Scientists confine, study Chinook at restored Snoqualmie River habitat

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

In newly restored river channels on the Snoqualmie, baby Chinook salmon are confined in 19 enclosures about the size of large suitcases as they munch on little crustaceans and invertebrate insects floating or swimming by. What's in the salmon's stomachs, tracked by scientists, could hold clues about the species' survival.

News > Business

American Air sees return to profit on summer travel demand

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

American Airlines Group Inc. expects a return to profit heading into the busy summer travel season after bad weather and delays linked to air traffic congestion weighed on the carrier’s early-year results.

News > Business

Buying and selling a home will change soon. Here’s what you need to know.

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

Starting in July, the real estate industry is bracing for a sweeping shake-up thanks to a $418 million settlement offered by the National Association of Realtors to overhaul its long-entrenched commission structure for agents and pay compensation to the sellers and real estate brokerages who sued.

News > Nation/World

EPA says its new strict power plant rules will pass legal tests

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

The EPA on Thursday announced a series of actions to address pollution from fossil fuel power generators, including a final rule for existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired plants that will eventually require them to capture 90 percent of their carbon dioxide emissions.

News > Nation/World

Supreme Court’s conservatives lean in favor of limited immunity for Trump as an ex-president

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

The Supreme Court’s conservative justices said Thursday they agree a former president should be shielded from prosecution for his truly official acts while in office, but not for private schemes that would give him personal gain.

News > Business

U.S. economy grew at 1.6 percent annual rate in first quarter 2024, a sharp slowdown

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

U.S. economic growth slowed in the first three months of the year, with gross domestic product growing at an annualized rate of 1.6 percent, as consumers began gradually pulling back.

News > Business

Hertz reports $392 million loss as it unwinds Tesla fleet

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. reported a loss that was nearly three times worse than analysts expected as it accelerated sales of electric vehicles to reduce its fleet of Tesla Inc. models that have weighed on profits for the past year.

News > Home and garden

Gardening: Inoculant boosts legumes’ ability to pull nitrogen into soil

Thu., April 25, 2024

The cool weather of early spring is the perfect time to plant peas.

News > Health

New study offers hope for a rare and devastating eye cancer

Thu., April 25, 2024

After more than a decade studying a rare eye cancer that produces some of the hardest-to-fight tumors, researchers from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have found a treatment that works on some patients and, more importantly, a tool that can predict when it is likely to succeed.

News > Health

People’s Pharmacy: Can toothpaste contribute to canker sores?

Thu., April 25, 2024

Q. My father and I have both suffered with canker sores all our lives. I’ve heard of eating kiwi fruit to speed healing, and in a recent column, you wrote about sauerkraut.

News > Spokane

The Collector: Dan Ferguson’s collection includes flashlights and lamps used by Scouts, miners and military

Thu., April 25, 2024

Nowadays, if you need to shed some light on a subject, most of us reach for our cellphones and tap the flashlight app.

News > Spokane

50 years ago in Expo history: For those who couldn’t wait another day for the fair, plenty of pavilions featured pre-opening parties

Thu., April 25, 2024

Several Expo ’74 pavilions were finished and ready for preopening parties.

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