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After school year's abrupt interruption, Atlas Elementary School's teacher's parade brightens spirits
A caravan of roughly 30 vehicles slowly made its way through Hayden and north Coeur d’Alene neighborhoods on Wednesday, each trailing the flashing red and blue lights of a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office escort.
COVID-19 cases in Spokane County nearly double in 2 days, after 21 new people test positive
Spokane County confirmed 21 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday afternoon, bringing the local total to 54 cases.
Number of Spokane firefighters in quarantine declines
Thanks largely to a loosening of health guidelines, the number of Spokane city firefighters in quarantine and out of work has dropped since last week.
Plastic bags banned, paper bags to cost 8 cents after Inslee signs bill that takes effect next year
OLYMPIA – Single-use plastic bags at stores will be banned statewide starting next year and customers without reusable carriers will be charged 8 cents for paper bags under a bill signed Wednesday
Idaho governor issues 3-week stay-home order; Kootenai County confirms 9th COVID-19 case
Idaho Gov. Brad Little ordered residents statewide to stay in their homes unless they have an essential reason to leave for at least three weeks Wednesday afternoon, shortly after Kootenai County confirmed one new …
Kootenai County confirms 9th COVID-19 case; 8 appear travel-related
Kootenai County confirmed one new case of COVID-19 Wednesday for a total of nine local cases.
Conquering cabin fever: Tips include self-reflection, talking and avoiding overeating
As we stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, those four walls can start to feel confining. Cabin fever sneaks up.
Spokane Arts raising funds for struggling artists amidst pandemic
A local arts group is working to assist artists who’ve lost business and musicians who can’t perform.
Spokane County's confirmed COVID-19 cases nearly double in 2 days; lack of supplies still limiting case counts
Spokane County’s community drive-thru screening site had its lowest turnout all week on Wednesday, but local public health officials confirmed 21 new COVID-19 cases after labs returned results for people tested day…
Local governments, organizations freeze hires, consider future layoffs
As hundreds of visitors cancel their trips to Spokane, local agencies and governments have had to cut back or freeze hiring to make it through the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus.
Visit Spokane lays off 70% of its employees; other agencies implement hiring freeze
As hundreds of visitors cancel their trips to Spokane, local agencies and governments have had to cut back or freeze hiring to make it through the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus.
Treading water: Stanford swimming star and Gonzaga Prep graduate Daniel Roy can't find a place to swim
This was supposed to be the week Daniel Roy vied for an NCAA national swimming title.
On eve of nonessential closures, Spokane small business owners look warily to the future
Travis Johnson had been bracing for a potential temporary shutdown of his store, Johnson’s Custom Jewelry, because of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Fitness enthusiasts think outside the gym during coronavirus
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Steve LaTart in Minnesota is thinking of installing a space heater in his basement to recreate the atmosphere of his hot yoga clas…
Fulcher: This is no time for fear or panic
The deteriorating economy, and hysteria over the coronavirus pandemic, is not what a sitting president should like to see in an election year.