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Bodybuilding great grandmother a true inspiration
A Wenatchee great grandma continues to be an inspiration in the world of health and fitness…. Maggie Rivera grew up in Quincy and now lives in Wenatchee. She recently won a bodybuilding competition in New Jersey at the age of 62…. She competed for the first time 13-years ago and...
Bike paths on both sides of Columbia to close for boat races starting July 24
TRI-CITIES, Wash.-Bike paths along the Pasco and Kennewick sides of the Columbia River will be closed for Water Follies starting Wednesday, July 24. The path through Columbia Park on the Kennewick side of the river will be closed from the Blue Bridge to Edison Street from 6 p.m. on July 24 through 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 28, according to the Tri-City Water Follies.
In-Service Day Focuses on Workplace Wellness
An “in-service day” to help EWU staff prevent burnout and lead healthier work lives recently packed the Walter and Myrtle Powers Reading Room in Hargreaves Hall. President Shari McMahan welcomed more than 230 employees to the July 23 event, during which she shared a personal story of how stress impacted her physical and mental health as a college student, and how those experiences helped fuel her passion and advocacy for wellness.
Bridge work to close State Route 290 and Hamilton Street ramps to and from I-90
SPOKANE, Wash. — The James E. Keefe bridge will be closed for repairs in the evenings beginning on Sunday, July 28. The Washington State Department of Transportation says travelers who use the interchange at State Route 290 and Hamilton Street to get to and from Interstate 90 should plan extra time to account for travel delays.
Dry cold front ushers in breezy winds and areas of elevated fire danger
Daytime highs will be in the mid to upper 90s and triple digits on Wednesday, with our next dry cold front set to arrive Wednesday evening into Thursday producing gusty winds and the potential for heightened fire danger. There is now a red flag warning for Okanogan county in central...
Weather Impact Alert: High Fire Danger for eastern Washington
SPOKANE, Wash. — An approaching storm system will start to increase winds across the Inland Northwest. And the overall dry and windy weather means that some will be under threat of higher fire danger in the next 24 hours. Red Flag Warnings have already been issued for the Okanogan...
Family Promise's FLASH Program helping house families
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane mayor Lisa Brown has said she wants to transition from a mass shelter system to a smaller site, or scattered, system to address the city's homeless problem. But the City of Spokane Valley is already seeing success with a scattered system in a pilot program run by Family Promise.
Spokane pushes for public safety tax increase after eyeing $9M cut to police
(The Center Square) – The City of Spokane’s elected officials approved Mayor Lisa Brown’s Community Safety Sales Tax on Monday night, sending it to the ballot for voters to decide in November. Brown proposed the one-tenth of 1% sales tax increase earlier this month in an effort to plug some of the city’s approximately $50 million deficit. The mayor previously pushed for another much larger property tax but pulled the measure, in part because the city council said it didn't have enough information about the...
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