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The Spokesman-Review High School Basketball Showcase postponed due to public health concerns
Out of an abundance of caution with regard to the current public health situation, we have decided to postpone The Spokesman-Review High School Basketball Showcase, scheduled for Tuesday at Lewis and Clark High Sch…
With a day left before session ends, Washington legislators cut nearly $1 billion for proposed spending plan to prepare for possible downturn
OLYMPIA – Facing uncertainty over a possible economic downturn from the novel coronavirus and the need to fight the outbreak that has claimed more than two dozen lives in Washington, lawmakers significantly changed…
Mayor Woodward urges Spokane residents to avoid crowds and remain vigilant amid coronavirus outbreak
The city of Spokane is not ordering cancellation of large social gatherings in the face of the rapidly escalating coronavirus outbreak.
Struggling with keeping your hands from your face? Spokane doctors offer tips to change that habit
We unconsciously touch our faces – a scratch here or a chin rest there. Now we hear with the spread of novel coronavirus that prevention steps include stopping that finger’s swipe across an eye, nose, mouth.
Shawn Vestal: Debate over sex ed brings out the worst in bill's opponents
As the sun sets on another sex-ed freakout in Olympia, a question lingers: Just how malevolent do opponents of sex ed believe teachers are?
'Why do we need to change?' Concerned parents protest state comprehensive sex ed bill
More than 100 people protested a statewide comprehensive sex education bill outside the Spokane Public Schools administration building Wednesday afternoon in conjunction with a planned state Capitol protest.
Spokane health officials consider if youth sports event should be canceled
Local health officials are considering the cancellation of a major youth sports tournament in Spokane as concerns grow over COVID-19’s spread.
Deputies seek help to connect elderly woman with caregivers
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office has located the family of an elderly woman found wandering on a roadway on Wednesday.
Washington State to exercise new attendance protocols for home athletic competitions
LAS VEGAS – Aligning with the school’s decision to move in-person classes to online formats following the spring break, Washington State athletics announced new attendance protocols Wednesday for home competitions …
Washington lawmakers remake budget plan amid COVID-19 worries
OLYMPIA – Facing uncertainty over a possible economic downturn from novel coronavirus outbreak and the need to fight the outbreak that has claimed more than two dozen lives, lawmakers said they significantly rewrot…
Bringing it home: Find inspiration in public spaces' decor
Sometimes, sitting in a public place like a hotel lobby, you notice a mix of colors you’d never considered using in your own home — and you realize you absolut…
Liz Weston: How to stock up wisely, emergency or not
Concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (abbreviated COVID-19) mean more of us are doing what we probably should have been doing all along: washi…
People with implanted heart pumps may have higher suicide risk
People with a left ventricular assist device, a mechanical pump that helps the heart, might face a higher suicide risk, new research suggests.
March is a great time to prune many shrubs, but not all
Don't prune your forsythia, lilac or mock orange yet. Anything you cut off now will result in that much less of a flower show this spring.
Airbnb creates $1 million competition to build fantasy homes
Interested in building a fantasy home that looks like a boot? Or a UFO? Or some other unusual design? Airbnb is setting aside $1 million and enlisting the help…