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Are WA roads getting safer? New data shows a change in years-long trend
Washington may have finally turned a corner in the fight against its rising death toll from car accidents, according to a new estimate from the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission.After holding ...
Bullpen squanders four-run lead in late innings, Spokane Indians lose 8-4 to Hillsboro
Spokane Indians starting pitcher Michael Prosecky wasn't particularly sharp, nor was he overly efficient. But he did leave after five innings with a 4-0 lead.
Which counties in WA are growing the most? Here’s what new Census data says
Washington state’s population has been on a steady increase for several decades.It passed 8 million in 2024, according to the Washington State Office of Financial Management, and projections expect ...
Evangelical wealth building conference accused of exploitative sales tactics lands in Spokane Saturday
Thousands will congregate in the Spokane Arena Saturday for the evangelical wealth building conference Life Surge, an all-day star-studded event that many describe as spiritually and fiscally ...
WSU faces ‘strategic’ staffing cuts after regents adopt pared-down budget
Washington State University is likely to face personnel cuts in the coming weeks after the school's Board of Regents adopted ...
Street Music Week returns to Spokane and Coeur d’Alene Monday
Street Music Week will be back for its 23rd year on Monday, filling streets with live music across Spokane and in Coeur d’Alene all week at the noon hour and celebrating everything busking while ...
Idaho State Police partners with ICE to deport inmates without authorization to be in U.S.
Idaho State Police have entered into a partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to transport immigrants who are convicted of a crime and are not authorized to be in the U.S.
To save rhinos, conservationists are removing their horns
Conservationists are increasingly turning to a method of protecting the world’s diminished population of rhinoceroses: ...
Lutnick says hurricane center is fully staffed despite key vacancies
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a congressional committee that the U.S. National Hurricane Center was fully staffed even though key positions are going unfilled as hurricane season begins.
Judge orders administration to reinstate AmeriCorps grants in 24 states, D.C.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate programs funded by AmeriCorps grants in 24 states and the nation’s capital.
ICE officers stuck in Djibouti shipping container with deported migrants
Nearly a dozen immigration officers and eight deportees are sick and stranded in a metal shipping container in the searing-hot East African nation of Djibouti, where they face the constant threat of ...
‘Over the moon’: Former Gonzaga rower Amélie Tristant – now marathoner – joins exclusive ‘six star finisher’ club
Outside of keeping her in shape during the college rowing off-season, running had never been a big part of Amélie Tristant’s life.