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This day in history: Teachers union threatened strikes. Spokane’s ‘King of Bootleggers’ sentenced to prison
The Washington Education Association was threatening to hold a statewide teacher’s strike to protest a wave of school levy ...
The government is terminating some Washington State University students’ records that allow them to reside in the U.S. legally, school says
Federal officials have taken action to force some international students at Washington State University to leave the United ...
‘He meant the world to me’: Loved ones reflect on 25-year-old who died in Hillyard motorcycle crash
Cody Mayo’s most notable physical characteristic was his long, red beard, earning him the nickname “Code Red” from some of ...
Hail and heavy rain a risk as a stretch of severe weather begins for the central U.S.
A bout of severe weather will begin Thursday across central states and could last into early next week as the Lower 48 enters ...
Governor says new spending plan is ‘too risky,’ though leaders remain unsure what revenue he supports
Gov. Bob Ferguson said Thursday that he is not ready to support a slate of proposals from Democratic lawmakers to raise ...
‘A healing time’: Honor Flight brings veterans of Vietnam, Korea and World War II to D.C.
WASHINGTON – Charlie Pase considers himself “unusually lucky.” ...
Two U.S. troops deployed for border mission killed in vehicle rollover
Two U.S. service members were killed Tuesday in a vehicle rollover in New Mexico and another was hospitalized in serious ...
Eyeing an early Easter egg hunt? Here are some of Saturday’s events in Spokane
Eight Easter egg hunt times, all held every 45 minutes starting Saturday at 10:30 a.m., and there will be a time limit; a maximum of 10 eggs is allowed per child. At the end of the egg hunt, kids will ...
Opinion
Denisse Guerrero: Congress is trying to limit which citizens can vote
When my friend Martha became a U.S. citizen, the people doing her paperwork removed one of her last names. If you visit historical sites at Ellis Island, you will read the stories of countless others ...
WSU lands second class of 2026 commitment, from LB/S Bradley Esser
PULLMAN — Washington State’s class of 2026 is gaining members by the day. On Thursday, the Cougars landed their second pledge ...
GOP Sen. Murkowski on Trump’s sweeping changes: ‘We are all afraid’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) expressed serious concerns about the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce and ...
‘Witnessing greatness’: How Gonzaga’s Yvonne Ejim became program’s all-time leading scorer
There’s one unofficial record Ejim could reach. Gonzaga’s all-time scoring record – male or female – belongs to Drew Timme (2 ...