Regional News
What's happening in the region? Here's a roundup of news from Spokane, Montana and other regional areas.
Portland, Oregon, school board shut down amid vaccine debate
In Adrian, school board members voted to fire Superintendent Kevin Purnell when he refused to buck state policy
Report faults WA sheriff over confrontation with Black man
The 48-page report by Brian Moran, released Tuesday, faulted Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer’s late-night decision
Wildlife agencies to cancel Trump endangered species rules
Industry groups and Republicans in Congress have long viewed the Endangered Species Act as an impediment to economic development
Seattle mayoral candidate stops TV ad decried as racist
ACknowledges her campaign ad’s use of a white rape survivor was problematic when juxtaposed with Harrell
No. 1 Gonzaga fully reloaded after run to championship game
Gonzaga returns Timme, perhaps the preseason favorite for national player of the year
Big tech data centers spark worry over scarce Western water
Google wants to build at least two more data centers
No arrests yet in Tacoma shooting that killed 4
A search for a suspect or suspects continued Friday
Parties in federal salmon lawsuit seek pause in litigation
agreement outlines how eight dams in the Columbia River Basin will be operated over the coming year
Grand Teton joins Yellowstone in breaking tourism records
Grand Teton had almost 3.5 million recreation visits between January and September
176 Seattle first responders wait for vaccine exemptions
over 1,000 are seeking exemption
Two Montanas? New maps highlight state's split personality
Housing prices have skyrocketed, as has homelessness
Abolitionist or Republican? Stark choice in Seattle race
Holmes struggled with criticism from the left
Deadline arrives for unvaccinated Washington state workers
only opt-out is a medical or religious exemption
Gonzaga is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25; UCLA, Kansas next
Mark Few’s Bulldogs start this season in the same position
'Lawless city?' Worry after Portland police don't stop chaos
35 separate locations were targeted — including banks, retail stores, coffee shops, and government buildings