On Dec. 10, 2021, as the weather grew freezing, dozens of tents were erected in front of Spokane City Hall to protest the scarcity of low-barrier beds for the homeless, the kind anyone could access despite addiction, mental illness or other obstacles.
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A 23-year-old inmate was found dead in his cell Thursday morning at the Spokane County Jail.
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With so much toxic wildfire smoke moving across the Canadian border and upending life across the eastern United States, it raises a troubling question: Will there be more of this in the years ahead, and if so, what can be done about it?
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Newman Lake Fire asking voters to support levy after advising them against it last year
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A summer ago, Camp Hope had more people living in it than many rural Washington towns. By Thursday, hours before the gates would be closed for good, Tracy and Justice Andino – and their puppy, Buddy – were the last ones left.
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Judge hears arguments over gag order, cameras in courtroom in Kohberger case
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Woodward, Brown diminish other’s role in closing Camp Hope. Who will voters believe?
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Eastern Washington concluded its national search for a new athletics director by naming Tim Collins to the position on Friday.
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WSU historian shares expertise for documentary on Buffalo Soldiers that airs Monday on PBS
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Street Music Week arrives next week to bring music to the downtown Spokane lunch crowd and raise money to fight hunger.
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Eastern Washington named Tim Collins its new athletic director on Friday. Collins last served as associate AD at Fresno State and will lead an athletic department for the first time.
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‘Crush the heck out of one’: Lind prepares for its quirky annual rite – crashing old farm equipment at the Combine Derby
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Service providers and allies on the Spokane City Council met at Camp Hope at noon today to celebrate its closure. Notably missing was Mayor Nadine Woodward, who learned this morning about the closure from media asking her for comment.
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The body retrieved from a crevasse on Mount Rainier this week has been identified as Spokane climber Dawes Eddy.
The 80-year-old mountaineer with world-class summits to his credit was attempting his 50th ascent of Washington’s highest peak.
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The WSU Board of Regents approved on Friday a transfer of $1.4 million to cover an athletics deficit caused by Pac-12 woes and failures to identify cost overruns, while acknowledging that bigger questions about the future of sports on the Palouse remain.
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Back in court this afternoon for a second hearing on the gag order plus cameras in the courtroom in the #Idaho4 case.
Some background on this set of motions:
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The Liberty Lake City City Council on Tuesday failed to override Mayor Cris Kaminskas’ veto of an ordinance that would have given the council the power to approve or reject library policies.
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Seven Washington men were arrested over the course of several days in Stevens County on child sex charges as part of an operation involving several law enforcement agencies.
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More than 1,000 Avista customers in the Spokane area and over 2,100 in North Idaho are without power as thunderstorms and winds pound the region.
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A 68-year-old man who has been involved in local youth gymnastics pleaded guilty Monday to indecent liberties .
Mark S. Hoffmeister was charged with rape, child rape and child molestation after an anonymous tip in 2019.
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A physician licensed in Washington and Idaho has been accused by a grand jury of helping to bilk Medicare out of $1.5 million over a 19-month period ending in September 2019.
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Gonzaga great Courtney Vandersloot received a warm welcome during her return to Chicago last week – the first time as a member of the New York Liberty.
“I spent so much time here ... so to come in here in different colors — it’s a different feeling.”
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A dam collapse in southern Ukraine spiked global wheat prices this week, but the long-term consequences in Washington – where it’s one of the largest crops – remain uncertain.
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Chad Smith anticipates he’ll need between 50 and 75 more volunteers to monitor the courts for Hoopfest, which will take over the streets of downtown on June 24 and 25.
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After visiting Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center at the end of May, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Northwest regional director assured staff that the Spokane hospital won’t cut its workforce as a result of a multimillion-dollar budget deficit.
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The media coalition urging Latah County 2nd District Court to end a gag order in the Bryan Kohberger case filed another motion arguing it creates “a vacuum for rampant speculation online.”
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The Colorado Rockies organization promoted right-handed starting pitcher Gabriel Hughes from the High-A Spokane Indians to Double-A Hartford, the team announced on Wednesday.
The Yard Goats tweeted Hughes’ presence in their lineup earlier in the day.
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One of the top wood choppers in the world is a former gymnast from Spokane. Erin LaVoie is a 2003 graduate of Ferris High School. On Saturday, LaVoie will be competing in the 2023 International Women’s Cup in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Set to enter the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Spokane’s Tiger Jack Fox proved an enigma both in and out of the ring
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Idaho’s average wage for all occupations increased by $1.64 to $24.69 per hour for 2022 and the Coeur d’Alene area recorded the biggest increase, according to a recently released state survey.
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Woodward says Council’s effort to investigate police chief is part of pattern to usurp strong mayor
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Federal debt ceiling negotiations had ripple effects in Spokane
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With the last day of classes for Spokane Public Schools falling at an unusual time this year, many parents are allowing their kids to skip the last day.
The hot streak will continue.
Wednesday is expected to be the hottest day of the year, topping out at 91 degrees at the Spokane International Airport, according to Greg Koch, meteorologist at the National Weather Service Spokane.
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Microsoft Corp. agreed to pay $20 million to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission claim that the company illegally collected data from children who signed up to use its Xbox gaming system.
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Two guides on Mount Rainier spotted an unresponsive climber inside a crevasse Monday night that’s along the route of missing Spokane mountaineer Dawes Eddy.
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Each of the 42 senior portraits from Reardan High School are displayed on banners affixed to light poles along the south side of Highway 2.
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