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February 21, 2020 at 11:10 am

Report: Feds need to do more to prevent failures at Hanford

Lawmakers requested the Government Accountability Office report after the partial collapse in 2017 of an aging tunnel that stored railroad cars loaded with radioactive waste.

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Skiers walk away from Silver Mountain after an avalanche after an avalanche killed multiple people and injured others on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in Kellogg, Idaho. (Kathy Plonka/The Spokesman-Review via AP) WASPO102 WASPO102

January 9, 2020 at 10:44 am

His air dwindling, Idaho avalanche survivor faced ‘the inevitable’

First one avalanche, then another covered him. Bill Fuzak, a skier who lives in the Spokane area, could easily have been killed. He was entombed...

November 26, 2019 at 10:27 pm

From modest beginnings, Washington now a force in wine world VIEW

SPOKANE — When Craig and Vicki Leuthold opened the Maryhill Winery in 2001, there were about 100 wineries in the state of Washington. That number...

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The wolf grinning at the camera, resting among the tree limbs, is a yearling female wolf from the Diamond pack who was captured and fitted with a radio-collar by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in June of 2010. Photo credit = Washington Dept of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)

October 1, 2019 at 8:54 am

Washington governor looking for changes in wolf management

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wants to change the way the state deals with problem wolves in Ferry County in an effort...

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August 19, 2019 at 7:59 am

4 last wolves in Washington pack killed by state hunters

The last four members of a wolf pack that preyed on cattle in a rural Washington state area bordering Canada have been killed by state...

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FILE – In this July 18, 2019 file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan attends an event at Georgetown Law in Washington. Kagan answered questions about her life and work at a judicial conference in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, July 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) LA413 LA413

July 25, 2019 at 1:14 pm

Justice Kagan, in Spokane, speaks of Supreme Court's credibility

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Supreme Court justices are aware of how decisions made along partisan lines can damage the credibility of the institution, Justice Elena...

Caleb Sharpe (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review via AP)

July 23, 2019 at 2:43 pm

Judge: Teen charged in deadly Spokane-area school shooting to be tried as adult

Caleb Sharpe is accused of opening fire Sept. 13, 2017, in a hallway of Freeman High School, killing one classmate and wounding three others. Freeman...

July 10, 2019 at 8:27 am

Washington state OKs killing of wolf pack members preying on cattle

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on Wednesday authorized killing some members of a wolf pack that are preying on...

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FILE – This March, 6, 2013 file photo shows Arlene’s Flowers on Lee Boulevard in Richland, Wash. The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday, June 6, 2019, ruled state courts did not act with religious animus when they ruled that the Richland florist broke the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing on religious grounds to provide flowers for the wedding of a gay couple. (Bob Brawdy/The Tri-City Herald via AP, File) WAKEN401 WAKEN401

June 6, 2019 at 8:57 am

State Supreme Court says Richland florist discriminated by refusing to provide flowers for gay wedding

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld its 2017 opinion in the case against florist Barronelle Stutzman and her business, Arlene's Flowers.

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May 27, 2019 at 9:07 am

Spokane mayor seeking to lure jobs and residents to city

Mayor David Condon has been visiting the Seattle area recently, selling Spokane as a place with an educated workforce, cheap housing, shorter commutes and lots...

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