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Travelers can expect big changes at Spokane International Airport main terminal
Starting on Wednesday, travelers arriving at the region’s main airport will encounter changes that could add time to the pick-up and drop-off time of passengers at the main terminal as part of changes expected to last up to four years. Crews will begin placing barriers on Wednesday that will close a portion of the pedestrian and passenger curbside at the main terminal at Spokane International Airport. “We are making some significant changes to the traffic flow.
A large data center is proposed for the former papermill in Usk. Locals worry how it will fit in 'small-town USA'
The data center controversy is coming to the Pend Oreille River. The same company that promised, but failed, to bring one of the largest cryptocurrency mining operations in North America now wants to use its property in the northeast corner of Washington as a data center that could eventually use more than seven times the electricity of all other Pend Oreille County residents and small businesses combined.
A large data center is proposed for the former papermill in Usk. Locals worry how it will fit in 'small-town USA'
The data center controversy is coming to the Pend Oreille River. The same company that promised, but failed, to bring one of the largest cryptocurrency mining operations in North America now wants to use its property in the northeast corner of Washington as a data center that could eventually use more than seven times the electricity of all other Pend Oreille County residents and small businesses combined.
A large data center is proposed for the former papermill in Usk. Locals worry how it will fit in 'small-town USA'
The data center controversy is coming to the Pend Oreille River. The same company that promised, but failed, to bring one of the largest cryptocurrency mining operations in North America now wants to use its property in the northeast corner of Washington as a data center that could eventually use more than seven times the electricity of all other Pend Oreille County residents and small businesses combined.
A large data center is proposed for the former papermill in Usk. Locals worry how it will fit in 'small-town USA'
The data center controversy is coming to the Pend Oreille River. The same company that promised, but failed, to bring one of the largest cryptocurrency mining operations in North America now wants to use its property in the northeast corner of Washington as a data center that could eventually use more than seven times the electricity of all other Pend Oreille County residents and small businesses combined.
Large data center proposed for former papermill in Usk
The data center controversy is coming to the Pend Oreille River. The same company that promised, but failed, to bring one of the largest cryptocurrency mining operations in North America now wants to use its property in northeast corner of Washington as a data center that could eventually use more than seven times the electricity as all other Pend Oreille County residents and small businesses combined.
Wildfire relief checks reach hundreds of Spokane residents
Hundreds of Spokane residents who lost homes during recent fires have applied for the $10,000 grants offered by retired hotelier Walt Worthy, who set up the funds in memory of his late wife, Karen.
Wildfire relief checks reach hundreds of Spokane residents
Sep. 21—Hundreds of Spokane residents who lost homes during recent fires have applied for the $10,000 grants offered by retired hotelier Walt Worthy, who set up the funds in memory of his late wife, Karen.
Checks flowing for Spokane residents who lost homes
Hundreds of Spokane residents who lost homes during recent fires have applied for the $10,000 grants offered by retired hotelier Walt Worthy, who set up the funds in memory of his late wife, Karen.js Worthy’s friend Jim Frank, founder of housing development firm Greenstone Corp., said Worthy has been pleased with the participation and that only about 20% of those eligible have not yet applied for the funds, called Karen Worthy Memorial Wildfire Grants, which are designed to serve as a bridge...
Remains of Spokane soldier who died in World War II prison camp returning to family
Robert W. Hirst really didn’t like to rake leaves, apparently. In 1934, the 14-year-old Spokane boy skipped town rather than subject himself to the menial chore, as his mother had instructed, at their home, at 533 E. Gordon Ave. The search, according to archives from the Spokane Chronicle, finally located Hirst in Missoula, but the crafty teenager evaded capture.
Remains of Spokane soldier who died in World War II prison camp returning to family
Sep. 18—Robert W. Hirst really didn't like to rake leaves, apparently. In 1934, the 14-year-old Spokane boy skipped town rather than subject himself to the menial chore, as his mother had instructed, at their home, at 533 E. Gordon Ave. The search, according to archives from the Spokane Chronicle, finally located Hirst in Missoula, but the crafty teenager evaded capture.
Le’Taxione sentenced to time served for domestic violence conviction Original
A former NAACP chapter vice president was sentenced to credit for time served on Thursday for a misdemeanor assault conviction, but the ruling did not end with his release from jail after more than five years since that domestic encounter.
Schweitzer Engineering expanding in Idaho Original
Pullman-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories announced Tuesday that it will expand its manufacturing operations in Idaho with the purchase of a facility in Nampa. The company has invested about $150 million in the 103,000-square-foot building and equipment to increase manufacturing capacity for its products that protect, monitor and control critical infrastructure, according to a company news release.
Power council hears concerns about data centers, electricity bills and salmon
Sep. 14—Speakers on Monday urged members of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council to protect them from data centers, to do more to safeguard salmon and to find more ways to use renewable energy to meet the electricity needs of a four-state region. The council was created as part of the Northwest Power Act of 1980. It's mandated with coming up with a power generation plan every five years and the Bonneville Power Administration is bound by that same law to follow its recommendations.
Power council hears concerns about data centers, electricity bills and salmon
Speakers on Monday urged members of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council to protect them from data centers, to do more to safeguard salmon and to find more ways to use renewable energy to meet the electricity needs of a four-state region. The council was created as part of the Northwest Power Act of 1980. It’s mandated with coming up with a power generation plan every five years and the Bonneville Power Administration is bound by that same law to follow its recommendations.
Spokane to begin using traffic calming devices following fatal collisions
On a dark and rainy February night last year, Sarah Rose, of Spokane, remembered thinking, as cars sped past her, that conditions were creating a high danger for pedestrian and driver conflicts. As her car crested the hill approaching Spokane Falls Community College just after 8 p.m. Feb. 24, 2025, her immediate fears were realized. “I saw them doing chest compressions in the road,” Rose said.
Spokane County Fair offers creatures great and small
Thomas Clouse, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Sun, September 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google Sep. 13—Nothing proclaims county fair more loudly than the Ag Barn. The musty smells, the tinge of dust in the air, the belt buckles and a line of bovines lying in their stalls, keeping a lazy eye on passersby.
Spokane to begin using traffic calming devices following fatal collisions
Sep. 13—On a dark and rainy February night last year, Sarah Rose, of Spokane, remembered thinking, as cars sped past her, that conditions were creating a high danger for pedestrian and driver conflicts. As her car crested the hill approaching Spokane Falls Community College just after 8 p.m. Feb. 24, 2025, her immediate fears were realized. "I saw them doing chest compressions in the road," Rose said.
Spokane County Fair offers creatures great and small
Nothing proclaims county fair more loudly than the Ag Barn. The musty smells, the tinge of dust in the air, the belt buckles and a line of bovines lying in their stalls, keeping a lazy eye on passersby. In the middle is a show ring with small humans leading massive animals in a choreography watched closely by a judge in a 10-gallon hat.
The Northwest's power planners meet Monday to discuss 20-year plans for data centers and residential need
Data centers and the expanding electricity demands of a growing population are top of mind as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council meets Monday to discuss it plans for how to fulfill the region's power needs for the next 20 years. The public is invited to attend the 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. meeting on Monday at Spokane City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
The Northwest's power planners meet Monday to discuss 20-year plans for data centers and residential need
Data centers and the expanding electricity demands of a growing population are top of mind as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council meets Monday to discuss it plans for how to fulfill the region's power needs for the next 20 years. The public is invited to attend the 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. meeting on Monday at Spokane City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
The Northwest's power planners meet Monday to discuss 20-year plans for data centers and residential need
Data centers and the expanding electricity demands of a growing population are top of mind as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council meets Monday to discuss it plans for how to fulfill the region's power needs for the next 20 years. The public is invited to attend the 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. meeting on Monday at Spokane City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
The Northwest's power planners meet Monday to discuss 20-year plans for data centers and residential need
Data centers and the expanding electricity demands of a growing population are top of mind as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council meets Monday to discuss it plans for how to fulfill the region's power needs for the next 20 years. The public is invited to attend the 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. meeting on Monday at Spokane City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
The Northwest's power planners meet Monday to discuss 20-year plans for data centers and residential need
The Northwest's power planners meet Monday to discuss 20-year plans for data centers and residential need Thomas Clouse, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Fri, September 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM EDT Sep. 11—Data centers and the expanding electricity demands of a growing population are top of mind as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council meets Monday to discuss it plans for how to fulfill the region's power needs for the next 20 years.
The Northwest’s power planners meet Monday to discuss 20-year plans for data centers and residential need
Data centers and the expanding electricity demands of a growing population are top of mind as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council meets Monday to discuss it plans for how to fulfill the region’s power needs for the next 20 years. The public is invited to attend the 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. meeting on Monday at Spokane City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Health insurance going up for self-employed Washington residents
Washington residents who are self-employed or recently retired will pay much higher prices in 2027 if they want to keep health insurance. Those persons who rely on insurance exchanges, which also include employers with less than 50 employees, are expected to face an average of 22.2% higher premiums than they paid in 2026, according to the Washington state Office of Insurance Commissioner.
Above average Washington wheat harvest helps offset high input costs
The amber waves of Washington's wheat crop mostly have been cut, hauled and either sold or stored. And while the drought conditions fueled devastating fires this summer, timely rains in the spring produced an above -average crop for area farmers. "There is still a little bit of harvest going on. But the majority is done," said Casey Chumrau, executive director of the Washington Grain Commission. "I would say there are different stories everywhere, but overall it appears to be an above-average yield.
Former hotel used by Thrive International now up for sale
A nonprofit that provides transitional housing to refugees, and those finding their way out of homelessness, has stopped taking new clients in its main facility downtown because its landlord has placed the former Quality Inn for sale. Thrive International has provided homes at the former hotel, 110 E. Fourth Ave., for about four years as its owners remodeled the first floor into apartments.
Former hotel used by Thrive International now up for sale
A nonprofit that provides transitional housing to refugees, and those finding their way out of homelessness, has stopped taking new clients in its main facility downtown because its landlord has placed the former Quality Inn for sale. Thrive International has provided homes at the former hotel, 110 E. Fourth Ave., for about four years as its owners remodeled the first floor into apartments.
Above average Washington wheat harvest helps offset high input costs
The amber waves of Washington’s wheat crop mostly have been cut, hauled and either sold or stored. And while the drought conditions fueled devastating fires this summer, timely rains in the spring produced an above -average crop for area farmers. “There is still a little bit of harvest going on. But the majority is done,” said Casey Chumrau, executive director of the Washington Grain Commission. “I would say there are different stories everywhere, but overall it appears to be an above-average yield.
Above average Washington wheat harvest helps offset high input costs
Sep. 4—The amber waves of Washington's wheat crop mostly have been cut, hauled and either sold or stored. And while the drought conditions fueled devastating fires this summer, timely rains in the spring produced an above -average crop for area farmers. "There is still a little bit of harvest going on. But the majority is done," said Casey Chumrau, executive director of the Washington Grain Commission.
Former hotel used by Thrive International now up for sale
Sep. 4—A nonprofit that provides transitional housing to refugees, and those finding their way out of homelessness, has stopped taking new clients in its main facility downtown because its landlord has placed the former Quality Inn for sale. Thrive International has provided homes at the former hotel, 110 E. Fourth Ave., for about four years as its owners remodeled the first floor into apartments.
MultiCare to close multiple clinics by the end of year
MultiCare to close multiple clinics by the end of year Thomas Clouse, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Sat, September 5, 2026 at 2:01 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 4—MultiCare Health System announced that it will be closing its primary care access clinic, its dermatology clinic and three MultiCare Rockwood eye clinics in Spokane County by the end of the year.
MultiCare to close multiple clinics by the end of year Original
MultiCare Health System announced that it will be closing its primary care access clinic, its dermatology clinic and three MultiCare Rockwood eye clinics in Spokane County by the end of the year. The nonprofit healthcare provider did not disclose Friday why executives were closing the clinics. The closures include the MultiCare Rockwood Clinic Primary Care Access Clinic, at 300 E. Fifth Ave., which will close on Oct.
Family donates 700 acres to protect headwaters of Lake Creek
Sep. 3—John Bauer moved to the ground in 1976, the same year his parents purchased the 700 acres that contains the headwaters of Lake Creek, a tributary of Lake Coeur d'Alene north of Worley.
Family donates 700 acres to protect headwaters of Lake Creek
John Bauer moved to the ground in 1976, the same year his parents purchased the 700 acres that contains the headwaters of Lake Creek, a tributary of Lake Coeur d'Alene north of Worley.
Family donates 700 acres to protect headwaters of Lake Creek
John Bauer moved to the ground in 1976, the same year his parents purchased the 700 acres that contains the headwaters of Lake Creek, a tributary of Lake Coeur d'Alene north of Worley.
Family donates 700 acres to protect headwaters of Lake Creek
John Bauer moved to the ground in 1976, the same year his parents purchased the 700 acres that contains the headwaters of Lake Creek, a tributary of Lake Coeur d'Alene north of Worley.
Family donates 700 acres to protect headwaters of Lake Creek
John Bauer moved to the ground in 1976, the same year his parents purchased the 700 acres that contains the headwaters of Lake Creek, a tributary of Lake Coeur d'Alene north of Worley.
Family donates 700 acres to protect headwaters of Lake Creek
John Bauer moved to the ground in 1976, the same year his parents purchased the 700 acres that contains the headwaters of Lake Creek, a tributary of Lake Coeur d’Alene north of Worley.
Former Spokesman-Review sports and managing editor Joe Palmquist dies at 66 Original
Joe Palmquist, the former managing editor and longtime sports editor of The Spokesman-Review, died on Saturday from a lung disease following a bone marrow transplant last November. His services will be held on Sept. 11, on what would have been his 67th birthday. A father of three, who came from a large family that he would often take night fishing on Loon Lake, Palmquist worked decades in journalism. He started at what is now the Moscow-Pullman Daily News before moving on to the Salt Lake Tribune.
More than mop-up: following the Spokane fire victims along the long road to recovery
Editor’s note: One month since the fire, the city of Spokane issued its first permit to rebuild. Each story of the people who lost their homes is different. And yet they all share a common resilience and acknowledge the importance of community. The Spokesman-Review will report on families this year to share their recovery triumphs and setbacks. Spokane-transplant Candido Arellano, 63, is familiar with hard work.
Hotelier Walt Worthy announces $10,000 gifts to those who lost homes in Spokane fires
Aug. 27—Owners and renters who lost homes in the Spokane Complex fires are about to get some financial relief. Retired developer and hotelier Walt Worthy and his late wife, Karen Worthy, will give $10,000 to each homeowner or renter who lost their homes or belongings in the Spokane Complex fires. Walt Worthy made the announcement Thursday morning at Balboa Elementary School, where Karen Worthy taught first grade for 20 years.
Hotelier Walt Worthy announces $10,000 gifts to those who lost homes in Spokane fires
Aug. 27, 2026 Updated Thu., Aug. 27, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. The foundation created by retired developer and hotelier Walt Worthy and his wife Karen Worthy will give $10,000 to each homeowner or renter who lost most of their belongings in the Spokane Complex fires. Walt Worthy made the announcement Thursday morning at Balboa Elementary School, where Karen Worthy taught first grade for 20 years. The school is in the Indian Trail neighborhood where hundreds of homes burned. Karen Worthy died last year.
A new round of tariffs on Canada could add to Spokane’s economic uncertainty Original
The tariff train derailed again this past weekend as duties on Canadian goods jumped to 50% for some products, with threats of tariffs on a larger range of goods on Jan. 1. While the construction industry in the Spokane area relies heavily on framing lumber and particle board from Canada, local officials remain guarded about predicting how it could affect things like rebuilding after the Spokane Complex fires. “Tariffs raise prices.
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