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Mark Few likes No. 3 Gonzaga’s toughness after win over future Pac-12 ‘partner’ SDSU
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mark Few likes No. 3 Gonzaga’s toughness after win over future Pac-12 ‘partner’ SDSU

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! They’re going to bring physicality, they’re going to bring great athleticism, they’re going to challenge you in every facet of the game.” Hoops powerhouse Gonzaga announced on Oct. 1 that it will move from the West Coast Conference, where it has dominated for most of …

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Gonzaga Dominates Baylor in Historic Opening Victory
2 months ago

Gonzaga Dominates Baylor in Historic Opening Victory

Associated Press  

Gonzaga secured a resounding 101-63 victory over No. 8 Baylor in their season opener. The Bulldogs dominated the game, showcasing their offensive prowess and suffocating defense. Gonzaga shot a staggering 57.1% from the field and 41.9% on 3s, while holding Baylor to just 36.2% from the field in the first half. The Bulldogs' relentless offense and suffocating defense resulted in …

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Escuelas compiten con los celulares. Así creen que podrían ganar
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Escuelas compiten con los celulares. Así creen que podrían ganar

LA Times  

Alumnos posan para una foto mientras pintan un mural en la escuela Spokane Community College en mayo del 2024, en Spokane, Washington. Cuando llegó al noveno grado de la escuela secundaria el otoño pasado, Isabella descubrió que el problema era aún peor: una Spirit Week mediocre y clases en las que los estudiantes rara vez hablaban. En cierto modo, es …

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ACLU sues Washington state city over its anti-homeless laws after a landmark Supreme Court ruling
5 months, 1 week ago

ACLU sues Washington state city over its anti-homeless laws after a landmark Supreme Court ruling

Associated Press  

The American Civil Liberties Union sued the city of Spokane, Washington, on Thursday, alleging that its anti-camping laws violate the state constitution. The court’s landmark decision — which found in June that such bans do not violate the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, even when shelter space is lacking — has prompted homeless advocates to …

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The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Wash. — When Washington state opened some of the nation’s first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward Jr. was on electronic home detention in Spokane, where he had been indicted on federal drug charges. “Social equity programs are an attempt to reverse the damage that was done to Black and brown communities who are over-policed and disproportionately impacted,” …

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How Sydney Sweeney became the most divisive star of a generation: Fans defend Euphoria star after director said she 'isn't pretty and can't act' - while critics are split over whether she's 'gussied-u
8 months, 3 weeks ago

How Sydney Sweeney became the most divisive star of a generation: Fans defend Euphoria star after director said she 'isn't pretty and can't act' - while critics are split over whether she's 'gussied-u

Daily Mail  

She's had a monumental rise to fame after her big break in Euphoria five years ago. The actress starred in last year's romcom Anyone But You alongside Glen Powell, which has mixed reviews While she had various TV roles before, Sydney's big break was in Euphoria The star has been called a Gen-Z Marilyn Monroe Sweeney as Cassie in provocative …

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The women’s NCAA Tournament is having a big moment that has also been marred by missteps
9 months, 1 week ago

The women’s NCAA Tournament is having a big moment that has also been marred by missteps

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — A huge disparity between the men’s and women’s weight rooms drew attention to the women’s NCAA Tournament for all the wrong reasons in 2021, starting a conversation about equity that has carried over into today. The players were ultimately moved closer to Spokane, but there were questions about logistics, like why both men’s and women’s games were …

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The women's NCAA Tournament is having a big moment that has also been marred by missteps
9 months, 1 week ago

The women's NCAA Tournament is having a big moment that has also been marred by missteps

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A huge disparity between the …

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Utah coach says team experienced racial hate at NCAA Tournament hotel
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Utah coach says team experienced racial hate at NCAA Tournament hotel

Associated Press  

SPOKANE, Wash. — Members of the Utah women’s basketball team were subjected to racism near their hotel in Idaho last week when a pickup truck with a Confederate flag drove near them and the driver began using offensive language, including the N-word, authorities said Tuesday. Utah coach Lynne Roberts said her team experienced a series of hate crimes after arriving …

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March Madness is taking over Spokane with both the men’s and women’s NCAA tourneys in town
9 months, 2 weeks ago

March Madness is taking over Spokane with both the men’s and women’s NCAA tourneys in town

Associated Press  

SPOKANE, Wash. — Twelve teams. Separated by just 1½ walkable miles along the Spokane River, the McCarthey Athletic Center at Gonzaga and the Spokane Arena will host men’s and women’s tournament games beginning Friday and continuing through Monday. But while it creates a hoops heaven for basketball fans, it also created logistical challenges for Gonzaga — the host school for …

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4 elections offices in Washington are evacuated due to suspicious envelopes, 2 containing fentanyl
1 year, 2 months ago

4 elections offices in Washington are evacuated due to suspicious envelopes, 2 containing fentanyl

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Four county elections offices in Washington state were evacuated Wednesday after they received envelopes containing suspicious powders — including two that field-tested positive for fentanyl — while workers were processing ballots from Tuesday’s election. The elections offices were located in King County — home of Seattle — as well as Skagit, Spokane and Pierce counties, the Secretary of …

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Opinion: A serendipitous encounter that could only happen in Hollywood
1 year, 4 months ago

Opinion: A serendipitous encounter that could only happen in Hollywood

LA Times  

A view from behind the Hollywood sign at night, with the lights of Los Angeles below. I went outside one recent Friday afternoon to collect a package that had been delivered to my Hollywood Hills home. “If I keep walking up this hill, will I get to the Hollywood sign?” She was dressed in a lacy white duster over slacks …

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2nd person found dead in eastern Washington wildfires, hundreds of structures burned
1 year, 4 months ago

2nd person found dead in eastern Washington wildfires, hundreds of structures burned

Associated Press  

A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of structures and closing a section of a major interstate for days, fire officials said. A body was found in the area burned by the Oregon fire north of Spokane on Sunday afternoon, fire officials told The Associated Press on Monday. “I appreciated …

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2nd person found dead in Washington wildfires, hundreds of structures burned
1 year, 4 months ago

2nd person found dead in Washington wildfires, hundreds of structures burned

LA Times  

Smoke from wildfires fills the sky in Spokane County, Wash., over the weekend. A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited during red flag conditions Friday, burning hundreds of structures and closing a section of a major interstate for days, fire officials said. A body was found Sunday afternoon in an area burned by the …

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Terror on Seattle flight as passenger hands note to crew claiming bomb on board
1 year, 6 months ago

Terror on Seattle flight as passenger hands note to crew claiming bomb on board

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A passenger on an …

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Spokane to host BWF World Junior Championships
1 year, 9 months ago

Spokane to host BWF World Junior Championships

The Hindu  

The city of Spokane in the USA will host the World Junior Championships from September 24 to October 8 this year, Badminton World Federation said on Tuesday. “I’m delighted that Spokane will host the BWF World Junior Championships 2023,” said BWF President Poul-Erik Høyer in a statement. “As an important economic, cultural and tourist centre, Spokane has several attractions, and …

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Message from US asylum hopefuls: Financial sponsors needed
2 years ago

Message from US asylum hopefuls: Financial sponsors needed

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Migrants and asylum seekers fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries have increasingly found that protections in the United States are available to those with money or the savvy to find someone to vouch for them financially. President Joe Biden announced a massive expansion of humanitarian parole Thursday for Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans and Nicaraguans that is reserved …

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Wife of polygamist 'Mormon prophet' arrives at court shackled to face federal kidnapping charges
2 years, 1 month ago

Wife of polygamist 'Mormon prophet' arrives at court shackled to face federal kidnapping charges

Daily Mail  

One of a so-called 'Mormon prophet's' many wives was pictured with her wrists and ankles shackled, wearing a blue jumpsuit covering her long dress, as she arrived at a federal court in Arizona Wednesday to face federal kidnapping charges. Donnae Barlow is accused — along with two of her sister-wives — of helping eight young girls escape protective custody last …

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Inslee touts new housing program for Spokane’s homeless
2 years, 1 month ago

Inslee touts new housing program for Spokane’s homeless

Associated Press  

SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was in Spokane Monday to preview the opening of a new housing project for homeless people, calling the Catalyst Project a step toward ending the state’s homelessness crisis. The new housing, in a converted hotel, aims to provide roughly 100 beds along with mental health and substance abuse counseling and other services to …

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Idaho police: No suspect in slaying of 4 college students
2 years, 1 month ago

Idaho police: No suspect in slaying of 4 college students

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Police in the college town of Moscow said Wednesday they have not identified a suspect or found a weapon in the weekend slayings of four University of Idaho students in a rental house near campus. “Investigators are working to follow up on all the leads and identify a person of interest,” Moscow Police Chief James Fry said …

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Pac-12 ultimate travel guide: Where we love to eat, sleep, have fun and watch football
2 years, 4 months ago

Pac-12 ultimate travel guide: Where we love to eat, sleep, have fun and watch football

LA Times  

Before UCLA and USC leave the Pac-12 in 2024, fans have a chance to hit the road and check out the conference’s best outposts. Ryan’s Pac-12 cities ranked Seattle Boulder, Colo. Berkeley Palo Alto Eugene, Ore. Corvallis, Ore. Salt Lake City Tempe, Ariz. Pullman, Wash. Tucson Thuc Nhi’s Pac-12 cities ranked A pedestrian walks on the campus at Stanford University …

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Victims of floatplane crash included activist, winemaker
2 years, 4 months ago

Victims of floatplane crash included activist, winemaker

Associated Press  

WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. — A civil rights activist, a business owner, a lawyer, an engineer and the founder of a winery and his family were on the floatplane that crashed in the waters of Washington state’s Puget Sound, killing 10. “Sandy was a voice for the voiceless, a tireless advocate for marginalized people in Spokane, a journalist unafraid to speak …

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CDC recommends 6 Washington counties should wear masks again
2 years, 6 months ago

CDC recommends 6 Washington counties should wear masks again

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — People in six Washington counties should begin wearing masks indoors in public and on public transportation again, according to recommendations from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The latest information from the CDC shows that Lewis County, Pacific County, Thurston County, Grays Harbor County, Garfield County and Spokane County all have COVID-19 community levels rated …

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Spokane to pay $210K to settle lawsuit over BLM protest
2 years, 7 months ago

Spokane to pay $210K to settle lawsuit over BLM protest

Associated Press  

SPOKANE, Wash. — The city of Spokane will pay a woman $210,000 after police fired a nonlethal bean bag round at her throat during a downtown Black Lives Matter protest in May 2020. The projectile strike forced Chandra Haine to undergo surgery, and her physical and mental health remains affected, according to settlement documents written by Haine’s attorney, Nicholas Kovarik. …

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