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Spring rains bring treasures for those who look as the mushroom hunting season picks up

The spring rains bring many things to the warming countryside, ushering in the rush of bright balsamroot flowers and purple sage, high flowing rivers as the dwindling winter snows melt off the mountaintops, and the early bushy blooms that portend berries in the summer yet to come.

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Canadian police link killings of four young women in 1970s to North Idaho sex offender who died in prison

Local Government

Spokane County seeks public input on comprehensive plan update

Local Business

The Dirt: Spokane County adding new office building

National Business

Shoplifting has retailers putting more items behind antitheft glass, but it’s driving customers away

Nation

Driver takes down 113-year-old salt tram tower in Death Valley

World

Heavy fighting in northern Gaza as Israeli official gives Netanyahu ultimatum

Washington

A big impact on Spokane’s housing shortage could come in a tiny form

Idaho

Canadian police link killings of four young women in 1970s to North Idaho sex offender who died in prison

WA Government

Natural gas regulation initiative might appear on Washington’s ballot in November

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ID Government

Republican primary races could shake up deadlocked leadership in Bonner County

Education: K-12

Spokane Public Schools teaching kids to ride bikes in gym class through state program

Higher Education

Several UW buildings vandalized in what campus official calls ‘major escalation’

Health

Actor Sean Astin returns to Spokane to advocate for mental health, following mother Patty Duke’s lead: ‘That was her superpower’

Transportation

Bye-bye, benches: City of Spokane blocks off seating on Monroe Street bridge as part of safety improvement project

Science & Tech

New Star Wars plan: Pentagon rushes to counter threats in orbit

Military

Navy jet noise could mean long-term health impacts for Washington’s Whidbey Island

Weather

Hurricane season starts in two weeks: Why you should pay attention and prepare

Columnists

50 years ago in Expo history: Gordon Lightfoot dazzled at the fair, as did the Garbage Goat for one visiting toddler

History

50 years ago in Expo history: The fair’s lost-and-found turned up some humorous – and dated – items

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Religion

Faith and Values: Pecking order: A bantam hen’s lesson in patience

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News > Further Review

Rock around the clock’: How a then-unknown country singer helped coin the term ‘rock’n’roll’ 70 years ago

Sun., May 19, 2024

There was a wannabe country musician named Bill Haley. He and his Comets played their songs a little faster than the composers intended, creating a new type of popular music that would later be termed “Rock ’n’ Roll.”

News > Spokane

50 years ago in Expo history: The fair’s lost-and-found turned up some humorous – and dated – items

Sun., May 19, 2024

Expo ’74’s Lost and Found Office had already accumulated an impressive variety of left-behinds.

News > WA Government

Natural gas regulation initiative might appear on Washington’s ballot in November

Sun., May 19, 2024

Supporters of a statewide initiative to stop Washington’s move to phase out natural gas use in buildings launched their signature-gathering campaign this week.

News > Local government

A big impact on Spokane’s housing shortage could come in a tiny form

Sun., May 19, 2024

A big impact on the housing shortage could come in a tiny way.

News > Spokane

Spring rains bring treasures for those who look as the mushroom hunting season picks up

Sun., May 19, 2024

News > ID Government

Republican primary races could shake up deadlocked leadership in Bonner County

Sun., May 19, 2024

After a year-and-a-half of friction and divided government in Bonner County, those dynamics could change with this election cycle as challengers contend for sheriff and two commissioner seats in the Idaho Republican primary Tuesday.

News > Local government

Spokane County seeks public input on comprehensive plan update

Sun., May 19, 2024

Starting Wednesday, residents from all corners of Spokane County will have the opportunity to share their input on a plan that will guide growth, development and conservation in the region for the next few decades.

News > Features

Native events to watch for as part of 50th anniversary of Expo ‘74

Sun., May 19, 2024

Like the original Expo ’74, tribes have united to organize events that are open to the public as Spokane celebrates Expo’s 50th anniversary.

News > Family

Senior-care referral site, A Place for Mom, stays mum on neglect

Sun., May 19, 2024

When families search the internet for senior care homes, they inevitably come upon A Place for Mom. The site says it helps 700,000 people every year.

News > Spokane

Lilac Parade resumes after pause as police responded to shooting that left two people injured

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

A shooting in downtown forced a long pause in the annual Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade late Saturday as police worked to secure the area and emergency crews treated two injured people.

News > Nation/World

Two decades after 9/11, Biden signs law requiring secondary cockpit barriers

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

One of the tragic flaws of 9/11 is now fixed. President Joe Biden has signed into law the “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024,” requiring secondary cockpit barriers on all commercial airplanes.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Plane makes emergency landing on North Spokane Corridor, then takes off from highway

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

The North Spokane Corridor turned into a runway Saturday as a small airplane made a successful emergency landing before taking off hours later in the Hillyard Neighborhood.

News > Nation/World

Georgia’s president vetoes foreign influence law

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia said Saturday that she had vetoed a bill on foreign influence that has sparked protests and plunged the nation into a political crisis, threatening to derail its pro-European aspirations in favor of closer ties with Russia.

News > Nation/World

Judge will reopen sentencing hearing for Paul Pelosi’s attacker

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

The federal judge who sentenced the man convicted of violently attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband said Saturday that she would reopen the sentencing portion of the case later this month, acknowledging that she had not properly given him a chance to speak in court.

News > Nation/World

Can indicted Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar survive corruption charges?

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar insists he has no intention of stepping down since being indicted on federal charges accusing him of taking nearly $600,000 in bribes.

News > Nation/World

Giuliani formally notified of indictment in Arizona election case

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

Rudy Giuliani on Friday night was served with a notice of his indictment in the Arizona election interference case, becoming the last of the 18 defendants to receive the notice after nearly a month of unsuccessful attempts by authorities.

News > Nation/World

Lawyer preparation suggests Trump won’t testify

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

After brashly declaring he wanted to testify in his criminal trial, it appears increasingly unlikely that Donald Trump will do so, as the jury seems poised to hear closing arguments next week.

News > Nation/World

Driver takes down 113-year-old salt tram tower in Death Valley

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

A century ago, a timber-and-iron tower had supported a tram carrying precious salt mined from a remote valley in the California desert. A visitor to Death Valley National Park in California brought the 113-year-old structure down on April 19 when it was used in an effort to pull a pickup truck out of the mud.

News > Nation/World

Heavy fighting in northern Gaza as Israeli official gives Netanyahu ultimatum

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

Israel’s lack of a coherent postwar strategy threatened to unravel an increasingly fragile government as Israeli forces on Saturday sought to stamp out a resurgent Hamas in northern Gaza, where it had earlier claimed success.

News > Nation/World

The last giant pandas in the U.S. are leaving, but China will send more

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

The Atlanta zoo will return its four pandas to China late this year, the facility announced Friday, in the latest chapter of a program often labeled “panda diplomacy.”

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