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TODAY'S HEADLINES


A TALE OF TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS: SPOKANE’S SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL ENFORCES PHONE
PROHIBITION THIS YEAR, ‘A MARKED CHANGE’

At lunch, Salk Middle School assistant principal Sarah Pooler is a bloodhound,
scanning the bustling cafeteria for a newly established contraband at her school
this year: cellphones.
Local government


OFFICIALS SAY NEW BROADBAND SYSTEM IN SPOKANE COUNTY WILL BE A BOOST TO RURAL
COMMUNITIES

Sports


NUMBER OF HOOPFEST TEAMS CONTINUE TO GROW COMING OUT OF PANDEMIC

Crime/Public Safety


HOW FENTANYL’S DESPAIR RAVAGES THE STREETS OF SPOKANE: ‘THIS DOESN’T MEAN I WANT
TO DIE’

Spokane


MUSICIAN WHO CELEBRATED SPOKANE’S ENVIRONMENTAL MAKEOVER REMEMBERED WITH GIFT TO
MAYOR

Updated 9:03 a.m.


MUSICIAN WHO CELEBRATED SPOKANE’S ENVIRONMENTAL MAKEOVER REMEMBERED WITH GIFT TO
MAYOR

Updated 9:03 a.m.


GETTING THERE: LATAH VALLEY AND SOUTH HILL DRIVERS MAY SEE SIGNIFICANT DELAYS
DURING CONSTRUCTION


POLICE RESPOND TO SHOTS FIRED AT NORTHTOWN MALL; NO INJURIES REPORTED


‘A MAJOR LOSS’: POLICE BUILDING IN COEUR D’ALENE CATCHES FIRE, DESTROYING USEFUL
LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT


‘LOVE WHO YOU WANT TO LOVE:’ SPOKANE PRIDE PARADE CELEBRATES LOVE, ACCEPTANCE


36-YEAR-OLD MAN CHARGED IN DOWNTOWN SHOOTING THAT LEFT PERSON WITH
LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES


COOL CRITTERS: BORN THE SIZE OF A JELLYBEAN IN THE NORTHWEST, THE AGILE CALLIOPE
HUMMINGBIRD TAKES OFF JUST WEEKS LATER FOR MEXICO

Read all of today’s stories



Local government


OFFICIALS SAY NEW BROADBAND SYSTEM IN SPOKANE COUNTY WILL BE A BOOST TO RURAL
COMMUNITIES

Sports


NUMBER OF HOOPFEST TEAMS CONTINUE TO GROW COMING OUT OF PANDEMIC

Crime/Public Safety


HOW FENTANYL’S DESPAIR RAVAGES THE STREETS OF SPOKANE: ‘THIS DOESN’T MEAN I WANT
TO DIE’


YESTERDAY'S TOP STORIES

 1. Grizzly bear spotted north of Chewelah after being relocated last year
 2. A tale of two middle schools: Spokane's Salk Middle School enforces phone
    prohibition this year, 'a marked change'
 3. How fentanyl's despair ravages the streets of Spokane: 'This doesn't mean I
    want to die'
 4. A stretch of downtown Spokane has been plagued by shootings. Can residents'
    love of community transform it?
 5. PRIDE Prep Middle School in Spokane to close next year





BUSINESS


INSIDE THE RACE TO TRAIN MORE WORKERS IN THE CHIP-MAKING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD


 * 'BABY REINDEER' LAWSUIT: ALLEGED 'REAL MARTHA' SEEKS $170 MILLION FROM
   NETFLIX


 * BEHIND ‘SUICIDE SQUAD,’ THE YEAR’S BIGGEST VIDEO GAME FLOP


 * ECONOMY ADDED 272,000 JOBS IN MAY, SURGING PAST EXPECTATIONS


SPORTS


NUMBER OF HOOPFEST TEAMS CONTINUE TO GROW COMING OUT OF PANDEMIC


 * JIM MEEHAN: FOUR AREA COURSES STEP UP TO HOST WIAA STATE GOLF TOURNAMENTS


 * A GRIP ON SPORTS: IT'S TIME TO ADD TO THE LIBRARY, TO LEAN INTO PITCHES, TO
   TOAST THE PAC-12 AND TO WATCH PROS COMPETE


 * FORMER GONZAGA STANDOUT VITO HIGGINS RELISHES OPPORTUNITY AS SPOKANE VELOCITY
   GOALKEEPER COACH

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 * Gonzaga Basketball
 * Gonzaga Women's Basketball


PACIFIC NORTHWEST


OREGON COAST CLOSED TO HARVESTING OF 4 TYPES OF SHELLFISH IN ‘UNPRECEDENTED’
MOVE AFTER WIDESPREAD CONTAMINATION


 * SCIENTISTS MAP ONE OF EARTH’S TOP HAZARDS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST


 * WHY SOME WASHINGTON STUDENTS ARE STILL WAITING FOR COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID


 * REPORT OF 'SEVERELY DECOMPOSED' BODY LEADS TO INVESTIGATIONS OF BELLINGHAM
   FUNERAL HOME

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 * Idaho


SPONSORED


HYDROPOWER IS READY TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AGAINST SUMMER HEAT


 * UNLEASHING THE POWER OF CAREER READINESS PROGRAMS


 * FROM PRENATAL CARE TO PEDIATRICS, PROVIDENCE IS CREATING A HEALTHIER FUTURE
   FOR FAMILIES


 * MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT MEANS BRIGHT FUTURE FOR SALMON AND CLEAN ENERGY


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All the news, weather and sports you need to start your day.

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Inland Northwest since 1894.

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 * SPOKANE PRIDE PARADE 2024


 * POST STREET BRIDGE REOPENS


 * STUDENTS PAINT IMAGES ON SCC CAMPUS INSPIRED BY HISTORICAL FIGURES COMMUNITY
   WORK


 * NORTHWEST PASSAGES: CRAIG JOHNSON


 * 86TH ANNUAL LILAC FESTIVAL ARMED FORCES TORCHLIGHT PARADE


 * NAVY WEEK AT ST. ALOYSIUS CATHOLIC SCHOOL


 * HARRINGTON HAIRDRESSER CONTINUES HER FATHER'S LEGACY IN THE STUDEBAKER
   GARAGE, ANNUAL CAR SHOW SATURDAY


NATION/WORLD


BIDEN VISITS U.S. CEMETERY IN FRANCE IN BID TO COMBAT ‘TRUMP AMNESIA’


 * BIDEN'S ASYLUM ORDER TAKES SHAPE ALONG MEXICO BORDER IN SAN DIEGO


 * FAR RIGHT GAINS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PROJECTIONS; FRANCE’S MACRON CALLS
   SNAP ELECTIONS


 * HAITI PRIME MINISTER GARRY CONILLE HOSPITALIZED AFTER MEDICAL EMERGENCY

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EDUCATION


A TALE OF TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS: SPOKANE’S SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL ENFORCES PHONE
PROHIBITION THIS YEAR, ‘A MARKED CHANGE’


 * 'BE THE BEST OF WHATEVER YOU ARE': MT. SPOKANE HIGH KICKS OFF GRADUATION
   WEEKEND


 * GRANT ELEMENTARY DRUMMERS AND DANCERS CELEBRATE 50 YEARS BRINGING DIFFERENT
   CULTURES TO SPOKANE: 'IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT'


 * WEST BONNER CLOSES PRIEST RIVER JR. HIGH FOR ONE YEAR, KEEPS ELEMENTARY
   SCHOOLS OPEN


A&E


JANG THE GOON TO HOST ALBUM RELEASE PARTY AT THE CHAMELEON


 * WISH YOU WOULD STOP AND READ THIS STORY, FRIEND: THIRD EYE BLIND KICKS OFF
   TOUR AT NORTHERN QUEST WITH YELLOWCARD AND ARIZONA


 * HEY, NOW, ALL STARS: SMASH MOUTH PLAYING AT SPOKANE TRIBE CASINIO


 * INDIE ROCKERS KROOKED KINGS TAKE KNIT STAGE WITH SNACKS AT MIDNIGHT, VIKA &
   THE VELVETS

Explore:

 * Stage
 * Music
 * Books




LOCAL GOVERNMENT


OFFICIALS SAY NEW BROADBAND SYSTEM IN SPOKANE COUNTY WILL BE A BOOST TO RURAL
COMMUNITIES


 * GETTING THERE: LATAH VALLEY AND SOUTH HILL DRIVERS MAY SEE SIGNIFICANT DELAYS
   DURING CONSTRUCTION


 * SPIN CONTROL: DOES HOW MUCH YOUR VOTE FOR CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT COUNT DEPEND
   ON WHERE YOU LIVE?


 * CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST SEAN FEUCHT SUES CITY OF SPOKANE, COUNCIL MEMBERS OVER
   VOTE TO DENOUNCE FORMER MAYOR NADINE WOODWARD


2024 ELECTION


CONSERVATIVE HEDGE FUND MANAGER RESPONSIBLE FOR SLATE OF MAJOR INITIATIVES
CELEBRATES WITH SPOKANE SUPPORTERS


 * BRIAN HEYWOOD, MAN BEHIND SLATE OF CONSEQUENTIAL INITIATIVES, BACKS MICHAEL
   BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS


 * GOP BACKERS SUE TO KEEP FISCAL IMPACT OF WASHINGTON INITIATIVES OFF THE
   BALLOT


 * CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES OF BOTH PARTIES FACE OFF IN NORTH CENTRAL HIGH
   SCHOOL DEBATE AHEAD OF 5TH DISTRICT PRIMARY


TRANSPORTATION


GETTING THERE: LATAH VALLEY AND SOUTH HILL DRIVERS MAY SEE SIGNIFICANT DELAYS
DURING CONSTRUCTION


 * POST STREET BRIDGE REOPENS AFTER FIVE-YEAR CLOSURE AND REPAIR


 * NEED A DRIVE? GONZAGA TO HOST ELECTRIC CARS FOR RENT


 * LIME SOON TO RETURN TO SPOKANE STREETS AFTER CONTRACT RENEWED


OUTDOORS


SPOKATOPIA FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS WEEK


 * MICHAEL WRIGHT: SMALL BASS ARE STILL WORTH THE TROUBLE


 * WHY NORTH CASCADES IS WASHINGTON'S WILDEST PARK


 * FIELD REPORTS: STRETCH OF CENTENNIAL TRAIL REOPENS AFTER ASPHALT PROJECT




LIFE


FATHER’S DAY BOOK GIVEAWAY FOR DADS, PLUS FREE CONCERT AT THE BING


 * 'ART LIVES EVERYWHERE': ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS IN WASHINGTON RECEIVE
   $10 MILLION IN GRANTS


 * SPOKANE PRIDE PARADE AND FESTIVAL: DRAG PERFORMERS GALORE, CENTERING ON
   HEALTH AND NOSTALGIC PROGRAMMING


 * HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TIPS HAT TO PRIDE MONTH IN LGBTQ+ BUILD


PUBLIC SAFETY


‘A MAJOR LOSS’: POLICE BUILDING IN COEUR D’ALENE CATCHES FIRE, DESTROYING USEFUL
LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT


 * 36-YEAR-OLD MAN CHARGED IN DOWNTOWN SHOOTING THAT LEFT PERSON WITH
   LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES


 * HOW FENTANYL'S DESPAIR RAVAGES THE STREETS OF SPOKANE: 'THIS DOESN'T MEAN I
   WANT TO DIE'


 * TENSIONS BOIL OVER WITH SHOOTING AT TROUBLED INTERSECTION OF SECOND AND
   DIVISION




COLUMNISTS


50 YEARS AGO IN EXPO HISTORY: LOW MORTALITY RATE OF THOUSANDS OF TREES PLANTED
FOR WORLD’S FAIR


 * THEN AND NOW: TRADE WINDS MOTEL


 * FAITH AND VALUES: LGBTQ+ SURVEY SEEKS TO GIVE QUEER COMMUNITY A VOICE WHILE
   PROVIDING STATE OFFICIALS WITH DEMOGRAPHIC INSIGHTS


 * SPIN CONTROL: DOES HOW MUCH YOUR VOTE FOR CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT COUNT DEPEND
   ON WHERE YOU LIVE?


LONG READS


 * HOW FENTANYL’S DESPAIR RAVAGES THE STREETS OF SPOKANE: ‘THIS DOESN’T MEAN I
   WANT TO DIE’


 * FAILING OUR TROUBLED TEENS: AS WASHINGTON’S SHORTAGE OF INPATIENT DRUG BEDS
   PERSISTS, ONE FAMILY SUES THE FACILITY THEY HOPED WOULD HELP THEIR DAUGHTER


DEEP DIVES


 * BUGS IN THE SYSTEM: HOW A BUNGLED SOFTWARE ROLLOUT IS ENDANGERING INLAND
   NORTHWEST VETERANS


 * UKRAINE HITS HOME: A YEAR OF FEAR AND LONGING FOR SPOKANE’S UKRAINIAN
   COMMUNITY


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