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Spokane airport to close main runway for maintenance
SPOKANE, Wash. – The primary runway at Spokane International Airport will close next week for maintenance, causing all flights to use the secondary runway and increasing traffic over the South Hill. According to the airport, the increased use of the overflow runway from July 22 to 26 will not...
Spokane County's juvenile justice and jails tax heads to November ballot
(The Center Square) – Spokane County is asking voters to renew its Juvenile Detention Facility & Jails Sales Tax. Taxpayers send the county $15 million annually under the current tax. Voters can expect to see the measure on the ballot for the Nov. 5 general election, alongside the presidential nominees, other state initiatives and another sales tax proposed by the City of Spokane, assuming its city council decides to place...
Conservative pundit Dennis Prager coming to Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. – Rightwing pundit and activist Dennis Prager will attend a conservative advocacy organization’s Spokane gala in September. The Washington Policy Center (WPC) will host an event at the Davenport Grand Hotel on Sep. 20th for Republican and libertarian supporters. WPC maintains an active political presence in...
Attempting to eat only at local restaurants for three days on just $50
While the goal of Cheap Eats is always to highlight the great local restaurants that you can hit up occasionally for a great deal, our dumb human bodies require fuel multiple times over the course of a day. Which begs the question: What would it be like to only nosh...
Catholic clergy abuse survivors still optimistic after investigation into Washington dioceses stalls
OLYMPIA, Wash. – After a Washington Attorney General’s Office investigation alleging that the Dioceses of Seattle, Spokane and Yakima used charitable funds to cover-up sex abuse was halted by a superior court judge on Friday, clergy abuse advocates are still demanding accountability. Abuse survivors and reform advocates from...
Names of GU presidential candidates to be confidential until decision
Gonzaga University’s Presidential Search Committee have announced that the identity of viable candidates for the position of president will be confidential through the conclusion of the search process, per an email released on Wednesday from the chair of the committee. Russell Reynolds Associates, the firm hired by the Board...
City of Spokane responds to construction and traffic around town
SPOKANE, Wash. – During construction season, especially during rush hour, there can be a lot of traffic downtown, specifically around the bridges. Kirstin Davis with the city of Spokane responded to the frustration and says sometimes, it’s inevitable. “Because of our climate and because of where we live,...
Hazy skies continue on Friday as fire season heats up
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Inland Northwest woke up to a hazy sky after a night of clouds and thunderstorms. The system that moved through the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday drew in smoke from wildfires burning across the region.
Dangerous heat expected through the weekend
Already strong high pressure will continue to amplify, driving temperatures up for the next several days. Many temperatures will likely be record-breaking as we head into the weekend with highs Saturday (100-108°) , Sunday (105-112°) and Monday (100-110°). Please take extra precautions by limiting your time outside,...
Spokane Valley chiropractor to treat Team USA Track & Field at Paris Olympics
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Dr. Dru Lopez will soon realize a dream shared by himself and his parents when he serves as the lead chiropractor for Team USA Track & Field at the Summer Olympics in Paris. Lopez will work with some of the biggest names in the sport...
A Q&A with food writer Adriana Janovich, author of Unique Eats and Eateries of Spokane
Atlanta. Sonoma County. New Orleans. Chicago. So far, 25 places have made it into Reedy Press' series Unique Eats and Eateries of [insert name of impressive culinary scene here]. The three most recent additions to the series are Savannah, Georgia; Washington, D.C.; and Spokane, Washington. But mastering a city's food...
The Salvation Army offering heat aid in Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash., – The Salvation Army offers a year round program to provide those in need with food and water, as well as a free ride to their Trent Resources and Assistance Center (TRAC). The Street Level Program offers 24/7 year-round food and water service to those in need....
Q&A: Meet sculptor and concept designer Michael Curry, who gives shape to some of Frozen's most fantastical characters
When the essayist and critic Frank Rich classified some of sculptor Michael Curry's early work as puppetry, Curry was not amused. But as subjective as Rich's review might have seemed at the time, the attention led to some transformative creative opportunities for Curry. In the mid-1990s, he was enlisted to...
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