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Central Valley schools to end summer a week early in exchange for more breaks in the school year in ‘balanced calendar’ initiative
As kids in most schools are soaking up the fading days of their summer break, sleeping in and playing in the sun, the bell will ring a week earlier for Central Valley kids compared to years past.
Patient used AI to find Providence’s innovative heart surgery. What role should the technology play in health care?
Scheduled for open heart surgery, Jim Powers used Google to find other options for his heart condition. The Google AI overview summary led him to an innovative surgery at Providence Sacred Heart ...
680-acre wildfire still burning in Bonnie Lake canyon
The Siegel fire, burning near Bonnie Lake and South Texas Ferry Road, broke out Wednesday, according to a Northeast Washington Fire Information new release. While winds have lessened since Wednesday, ...
WSU’s Anne McCoy details House settlement’s impact at WSU, plus other nuggets
As the athletics ecosystem department at Washington State changes, most notably cutting field events from its track and field program three weeks ago, more clarity is also beginning to surface about ...
WSU rounds out roster with addition of veteran Spanish guard Adria Rodriguez
PULLMAN — As Washington State looks to complete its roster for the upcoming basketball season, the program is adding some meaningful experience.
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Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard, Nolan Hickman to reunite on Mavericks’ Summer League squad
Four months after their college careers culminated on the same NCAA Tournament floor in Wichita, Kansas, former Gonzaga guards Ryan Nembhard and Nolan Hickman will be on the court together next week ...
Northwest Republicans could be decisive votes on megabill that would add over $3 trillion to U.S. debt
As Republicans haggled in closed-door meetings and on the House floor on Wednesday, the holdouts included Rep. Russ Fulcher, a fiscal conservative who represents North Idaho, and Rep. Dan Newhouse of ...
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Washington launches new hate crime hotline in Spokane County ahead of statewide launch
The state of Washington has launched a hotline in Spokane County for residents to report hate crimes and incidents of bias. The hotline, launched Tuesday in Spokane, King and Clark counties, is part ...
ICE a ‘terrorist force,’ says U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, of Seattle, in Spokane visit
Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal labeled ICE a “terrorist force” ahead of a Monday night town hall. The top Democrat ...
Gonzaga women’s basketball has plenty to evaluate during offseason with only one returning starter
We begin a series of weekly summer stories taking a look at the Gonzaga women’s basketball team and what’s ahead in 2025-26. The Zags began workouts Monday. NCAA rules allow four hours of practice a ...
450-acre-plus wildfire burning in canyon at Bonnie Lake near Rosalia
No structures have burned, but Level 3 evacuations, or leave now, were issued for Bonnie Lake, from Texas Ferry Road to the north tip of the lake.
Law to prevent ICE from warrantless raids in events on Spokane public property fails
Federal immigration officers can continue to enter ticketed events on public property in Spokane, with or without a warrant, ...