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Jury convicts tow truck driver who struck and killed bicyclist in 2020 near Mead

Updated 8:32 p.m.

"There’s nothing that’s going to bring my mom back or change anything that happened, but he was finally held accountable for his actions.”

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Identities of man, woman found dead in Logan Neighborhood released

Updated 8:04 p.m.

Cannon Streetcar historic district becomes official with mayor’s signature

Updated 8:33 p.m.

Rich Hadley, champion of university district, medical school, Fairchild and other economic drivers, dies at 76

Chevrolet to retire Camaro muscle car

Mountain lion attacks man soaking in hot tub, Colorado wildlife officials say

Updated 8:10 p.m.

U.S. will speed transfer of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, Pentagon says

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Bodies of missing mother, daughter found near Washougal, police say

Updated 7:53 p.m.

Coeur d’Alene greenlights massive 2,800-home development that would effectively connect city to Post Falls

Updated 9:47 p.m.

Cantwell grills Norfolk Southern CEO, highlights Washington derailment in rail safety hearing

Updated 8:32 p.m.

Drug-sniffing dog put his paws on a man’s car. Idaho Supreme Court says he trespassed

Updated 8:32 p.m.

Innovia Foundation gets $850,000 from state to start high school mentorship program

YWCA Women of Achievement: Lawyer, professor Mary Pat Treuthart puts ‘passion into practice.

5 exercises to keep an aging body Strong and fit

Cantwell grills Norfolk Southern CEO, highlights Washington derailment in rail safety hearing

Updated 8:32 p.m.

Springtime sunshine and a seasonal stench: Manito Park’s rare corpse flower is in stinky bloom

Drug-sniffing dog put his paws on a man’s car. Idaho Supreme Court says he trespassed

Updated 8:32 p.m.

Back in Baghdad 20 years after U.S. invasion, retired Ambassador Ryan Crocker reflects on Iraq War’s legacy

Sue Lani Madsen: Need the right metrics to steer response to Spokane’s dual housing crises

Faith and Values: The first Buddhist principle, abstaining from taking life, meshes with vegetarian lifestyle

Anglers and fledgling fisherman unite for a fly fishing film festival Friday

Updated 8:38 p.m.

Only meat raised in U.S. can get Product-of-USA label under new rule

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Cannon Streetcar historic district becomes official with mayor’s signature

Updated 8:33 p.m.

Spin Control: Looking at 2022 in the rear view mirror

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Coeur d’Alene greenlights massive 2,800-home development that would effectively connect city to Post Falls

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

In the early 1990s, Coeur d'Alene city leaders approved a housing development so huge that it forever altered the footprint of the Lake City. They just did it again.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Plot to toss drugs over WA prison fence was foiled; officers in camo were waiting

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Three people are facing felony charges after they allegedly plotted to toss heroin, meth and other contraband over the security fence at the state prison in Connell.

News > Business

Palouse Habitat for Humanity expands Moscow store, eyes more building projects

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Palouse Habitat for Humanity is expanding its Moscow thrift store with the hope that more revenue will lead to more affordable homes being built on the Palouse.

News > Crime/Public Safety

House fire extinguished near Millwood, man arrested was in standoff with authorities last year at home

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

A house that caught fire Wednesday north of Millwood is the same one a man was accused of trying to burn nearly a year ago before engaging in a long standoff with authorities.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Missing 64-year-old located safe

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

The 64-year-old man who was last seen Monday going to work near the 600 block of North Havana Street in Spokane is OK.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Identities of man, woman found dead in Logan Neighborhood released

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

A man and a woman found dead earlier this month in the Logan Neighborhood in what police called a possible murder-suicide have been identified.

News > Crime/Public Safety

18-year-old stabbed at Post Falls house party, 19-year-old suspect on the loose

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Police are looking for a 19-year-old suspect after an 18-year-old man was stabbed multiple times over the weekend at a Post Falls house party.

News > Business

Arson suspect arrested in Lake Union fire that damaged about 30 boats

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Crews responded to the 700 block of Northeast Northlake Way around 2 a.m., according to the Seattle Fire Department, where there were 30 boats ablaze in a suspected arson.

News > Nation/World

Cantwell grills Norfolk Southern CEO, highlights Washington derailment in rail safety hearing

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

WASHINGTON – Senators on Wednesday grilled the CEO of Norfolk Southern Railway about the company’s February derailment that released toxic chemicals into East Palestine, Ohio, and spurred a bipartisan effort to reform the nation’s rail safety rules.

News > Business

Chevrolet to retire Camaro muscle car

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

General Motors says it will retire the Chevrolet Camaro next year, leaving an uncertain future for the classic muscle car as the automaker continues a broader transition away from gas-powered vehicles.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Jury convicts tow truck driver who struck and killed bicyclist in 2020 near Mead

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

"There’s nothing that’s going to bring my mom back or change anything that happened, but he was finally held accountable for his actions.”

News > Idaho

Drug-sniffing dog put his paws on a man’s car. Idaho Supreme Court says he trespassed

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

The Idaho Supreme Court has vacated a Mountain Home man’s conviction for felony drug possession and delivery after it ruled that a police drug-sniffing dog trespassed and conducted an illegal search by putting its paws on his vehicle, prompting the search that led to his arrest. The court issued its decision Monday, with three of the five justices in agreement and two dissenting. The case ...

News > Pacific NW

Hummingbirds returning to WA with spring. Here’s how to safely feed world’s smallest bird

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Mar. 22—With spring coming into full swing, birds will be migrating to Washington state, occupying residents' bird feeders. One bird in particular to keep an eye out for is the hummingbird. Hummingbirds are the smallest migrating bird, according to the Seattle Audubon Center. While in flight, their wings flutter up to 80 times a second in a figure-eight motion and up to 30 mph, according to ...

News > Business

Biden administration plans to spur biological production of fuels, chemicals and plastics

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

The White House is preparing to release plans for building U.S. capacity to make plastics, chemicals, foods, fuels and other products using biological processes in an effort to keep pace in a global biomanufacturing race.

News > Business

Federal Reserve raises benchmark rate by 0.25 point despite bank turmoil

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, moving forward with its fight against high inflation despite concern that its rate hikes may be fueling instability in the banking system.

News > Business

Starbucks union to greet new CEO Narasimhan with 100 cafe strikes

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Unionized Starbucks baristas plan to welcome their new chief executive officer with strikes at about 100 cafes Wednesday, demanding that the company drop its alleged anti-union coercion.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

How the Bulldog moms and dads found new family in each other through supporting their kids

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

LAS VEGAS – When it’s your kid on the court, every moment matters just a bit more.

News > Washington

Cannon Streetcar historic district becomes official with mayor’s signature

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Historic homes on the west side of the South Hill have a new level of protection after Mayor Nadine Woodward on Wednesday put the final stamp on the creation of a new historic district.

News > Business

Surging demand for derivatives is fueling Bitcoin’s resurgence

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

The forces that have reawakened crypto prices have aroused activity in the digital-assets derivatives market, too.

News > Nation/World

Ugandan law criminalizes being LGBTQ amid crackdown on homosexuality

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Uganda passed legislation that compels life imprisonment for being LGBTQ and the death penalty for gay sex with a minor amid a widening crackdown on sexual minorities in the Christian-majority nation in East Africa.

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