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Eastern Washington University looks to address state, federal funding cuts
Faced with cuts to state and federal funding, universities across Washington have opted to raise tuition and reduce staffing to balance their budgets.
This weekend will bring warmer temperatures to last into the beginning of next week, prompting heat advisory
Temperatures are ramping up in the Inland Northwest over the weekend, laying the groundwork for a hot start to next week.
Providence cuts physical therapy programs to trim costs
Providence Inland Northwest is closing several programs in Spokane and Stevens County to trim costs as the region’s largest medical provider searches for ways to respond to financial pressures brought ...
Man killed in stabbing near Riverfront Park
A person was killed and another injured in a stabbing near Riverfront Park Thursday evening. Officers were called to the 800 block of West Spokane Falls Boulevard about 6:30 p.m. on a report of a ...
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‘You took our family member from us’: 20-year-old faces murder charge after repeatedly stabbing 25-year-old man near Riverfront Park
A 20-year-old man is suspected of murder after he attacked his boyfriend with a flurry of fists before stabbing a 25-year-old man who intervened several times in the torso Thursday night on the edge ...
On WSU’s offensive line, a couple position battles rage on after Day 8 of fall camp
Intense,” Tripp said of Lucas, Washington State’s new offensive line coach. Tripp, in position to win the Cougars’ starting left tackle job, likes that about Lucas. During WSU’s fall camp, which ...
Eastern State Hospital warns of possible tuberculosis exposure
Patients, staff and visitors at Eastern State Hospital may have been exposed to tuberculosis during the months of April through July .
What coach Thomas Ford Jr. learned following Idaho’s first scrimmage
Judging the state of a football team from an initial scrimmage is an iffy thing at best. University of Idaho coach Thomas Ford Jr. was game, though, and took a stab at it after the Vandals worked live ...
Pasco mayor and former candidate for state attorney general appointed as Eastern Washington’s U.S. Attorney
Pasco Mayor Peter Serrano, who ran unsuccessfully as a Republican last year for state attorney general, has been tapped as the new U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington.
Judge orders feds to reconsider Endangered Species Act protections for wolves
A federal judge in Montana has ordered wildlife officials to reconsider Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the West.
Long a tax-wary locale, Spokane Valley will now have higher taxes to boost policing
Two conservative issues – policing and low taxes – went head to head on Tuesday in Spokane Valley. Some are surprised at the one that came out on top.
From Rome to D.C. to New York City, Gonzaga president Katia Passerini lands in Spokane with high hopes for school’s future amid higher ed challenges
Standing in a huddle of students at a recent orientation event, Gonzaga University’s next president anticipated the arrival of her Kawasaki Z400 from New York.