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State Superintendent weighs in on Mead School Board letter to feds: 'Follow state law, follow state law and then if you're not sure, follow state law'

State Superintendent weighs in on Mead School Board letter to feds: ‘Follow state law, follow state law and then if you’re not sure, follow state law’

Updated 8:45 p.m.

With the Mead School Board saying it’s caught in a “legal dilemma,” Washington Superintendent Chris Reykdal cautioned the board to follow his guidance as the Trump Administration’s executive orders continue to contradict Washington civil rights laws.

Gesa Credit Union buys U.S. Pavilion title sponsorship rights for $2.6 million

Updated 10:05 p.m.

Legislative cutoff marks end for these bills that could have become Washington law, at least for now

Updated 8:45 p.m.

Marshal’s Service agents arrest Idaho fugitive convicted of possessing bombs

Updated 8:45 p.m.

Reward offered for arrest of man wanted in Mead shooting, DV incident

Updated 8:45 p.m.

Kelsea Ballerini talks country and her genre-breaking deluxe album release before Friday’s show at Spokane Arena

ICE agents smash windows of vehicle, drag two people out in front of pregnant wife; agency claims suspicion of Venezuelan gang ties

Spokane and Bonner county sheriff’s offices can no longer hide or delete critical Facebook comments after First Amendment concerns, judges rule

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Business

Could you get a house delivered like a pizza? This Boise company thinks so. What to know

Could you get a house delivered like a pizza? This Boise company thinks so. What to know

Updated 5:52 p.m.

Sports

Efficiency milestone driving Gonzaga's Nolan Hickman during career shooting season

Efficiency milestone driving Gonzaga’s Nolan Hickman during career shooting season

Updated 9:57 p.m.

Pacific Northwest

Oregon appeals court rules in favor of voter-approved gun control law

Oregon appeals court rules in favor of voter-approved gun control law

Updated 8:44 p.m.

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Fiber-optic Internet: The new gold standard for connectivity in Spokane neighborhoods

Fiber-optic Internet: The new gold standard for connectivity in Spokane neighborhoods

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Nation/World

Washington braces for a government shutdown — as DOGE cuts continue

Washington braces for a government shutdown — as DOGE cuts continue

Updated 8:49 p.m.

Education

State Superintendent weighs in on Mead School Board letter to feds: 'Follow state law, follow state law and then if you're not sure, follow state law'

State Superintendent weighs in on Mead School Board letter to feds: ‘Follow state law, follow state law and then if you’re not sure, follow state law’

Updated 8:45 p.m.

A&E

Sal Vulcano, comedian of 'Impractical Jokers' fame, gets close and personal with 'Everything's Fine Tour'

Sal Vulcano, comedian of ‘Impractical Jokers’ fame, gets close and personal with ‘Everything’s Fine Tour’

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Local Government

Gesa Credit Union buys U.S. Pavilion title sponsorship rights for $2.6 million

Gesa Credit Union buys U.S. Pavilion title sponsorship rights for $2.6 million

Updated 10:05 p.m.

Transportation

Pedestrian safety improvements slated for Spokane streets, but activists say the progress is too slow

Pedestrian safety improvements slated for Spokane streets, but activists say the progress is too slow

Outdoors

Ammi Midstokke: Hitchhiking into volcanoes in Hawaii

Ammi Midstokke: Hitchhiking into volcanoes in Hawaii

Weather

Sen. Murray, former NOAA administrator warn about danger of mass National Weather Service layoffs for farmers, fire season

Sen. Murray, former NOAA administrator warn about danger of mass National Weather Service layoffs for farmers, fire season

Updated 8:45 p.m.

Life

'Most wonderful story of resilience': Lake City Playhouse gives child's take on Terezin concentration camp for 'I Never Saw Another Butterfly'

‘Most wonderful story of resilience’: Lake City Playhouse gives child’s take on Terezin concentration camp for ‘I Never Saw Another Butterfly’

Public Safety

Reward offered for arrest of man wanted in Mead shooting, DV incident

Reward offered for arrest of man wanted in Mead shooting, DV incident

Updated 8:45 p.m.

Return to Space

Spokane astronaut Anne McClain set for Wednesday launch to International Space Station

Spokane astronaut Anne McClain set for Wednesday launch to International Space Station

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Leah Sottile's new book BLAZING EYE SEES ALL

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Leah Sottile’s new book BLAZING EYE SEES ALL

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