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TODAY'S HEADLINES


‘NOBODY WON’: MISSING WOMAN FOUND DEAD SOUTH OF SPOKANE VALLEY LISTED AS MOTIVE
IN MINNEHAHA DOUBLE HOMICIDE

Updated 22 minutes ago

Jannell Martensen, a mother, a grandmother and beloved friend, left for a
camping trip last month and never came back.
Crime/Public Safety


ATTORNEYS MAKE CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN 1986 COLD CASE MURDER TRIAL, VERDICT
EXPECTED AFTER CHRISTMAS

Updated 19 minutes ago

Outdoors


WASHINGTON STATE PARKS PURCHASES BEAR CREEK LODGE PROPERTY

Updated 7:18 p.m.

Pacific NW


IT’S BEEN 75 YEARS SINCE IDAHO PARACHUTED BEAVERS INTO BACKCOUNTRY. HERE’S WHAT
WENT DOWN

Updated 5:17 p.m.

Gonzaga basketball


GONZAGA DROPS A COUPLE OF NOTCHES IN LATEST NCAA TOURNAMENT PROJECTIONS

Updated 3:52 p.m.


GONZAGA DROPS A COUPLE OF NOTCHES IN LATEST NCAA TOURNAMENT PROJECTIONS

Updated 3:52 p.m.


OUR BEST PACKING ADVICE FOR HOLIDAY FLIGHTS


FROM NICU BABY TO LONGTIME PEDIATRIC NURSE, SACRED HEART’S AMI ATKINS COMES FULL
CIRCLE


LIKE THE NATION’S, SPOKANE’S 2023 ECONOMY EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS


PAC-12 LEGAL SAGA: WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE ‘PAC-2’ AND THE ‘PAC-10’ AFTER
WASHINGTON’S HIGH COURT SIDES WITH WSU AND OSU

Updated 4 p.m.


HISTORIC FLIGHT FOUNDATION PLANES TO BE SOLD AS LATEST LEGAL CHALLENGE FAILS


HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY MAKES LIVE MUSIC POSSIBLE AT THE CHRISTMAS BUREAU

Read all of today’s stories



Crime/Public Safety


ATTORNEYS MAKE CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN 1986 COLD CASE MURDER TRIAL, VERDICT
EXPECTED AFTER CHRISTMAS

Updated 19 minutes ago

Outdoors


WASHINGTON STATE PARKS PURCHASES BEAR CREEK LODGE PROPERTY

Updated 7:18 p.m.

Pacific NW


IT’S BEEN 75 YEARS SINCE IDAHO PARACHUTED BEAVERS INTO BACKCOUNTRY. HERE’S WHAT
WENT DOWN

Updated 5:17 p.m.


YESTERDAY'S TOP STORIES

 1. 'On par with the biggest breakthroughs in medicine': Spokane doctor
    discovers new kidney disease treatment. An 11,000-person study will start in
    2024
 2. Judge twice denies Bryan Kohberger's request to dismiss Idaho murders
    indictment
 3. Still looking with only a week before Christmas? Here are 11 local business
    to find a perfect gift
 4. Spokane police arrest suspect in northeast Spokane double homicide
 5. Washington lawmakers push to require financial education be taught in
    schools





BUSINESS


AMERICANS OVER 70 HOLD MORE THAN 30% OF THE COUNTRY’S WEALTH

Updated 4:41 p.m.


 * UPDATED:  AIRLINE SHOPPING SPREE HANDS AIRBUS, BOEING BUMPER YEAR OF ORDERS


 * BAYER HIT WITH $857 MILLION VERDICT ON TOXIC MONSANTO CHEMICALS


 * UPDATED:  U.S. HOUSING STARTS UNEXPECTEDLY RISE TO A SIX-MONTH HIGH


SPORTS


GONZAGA LOOKING TO RESOLVE OFFENSIVE ISSUES IN FINAL NONLEAGUE TEST BEFORE
HOLIDAY BREAK

Updated 12 minutes ago


 * UPDATED:  KEY MATCHUP: JACKSON STATE'S KEN EVANS JR. LOOKING TO GET BACK ON
   TRACK AT GONZAGA


 * UPDATED:  BENNY G SHOW, EP. 4: WITH JORDAN ON BOARD, THE GREGG BROTHERS GO
   ONE-ON-ONE, TALKING HOOPS, FAMILY AND REPORT CARDS


 * GONZAGA DROPS A COUPLE OF NOTCHES IN LATEST NCAA TOURNAMENT PROJECTIONS

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 * Gonzaga Basketball
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST


IT’S BEEN 75 YEARS SINCE IDAHO PARACHUTED BEAVERS INTO BACKCOUNTRY. HERE’S WHAT
WENT DOWN

Updated 5:17 p.m.


 * IN UNUSUAL OFFER, KING COUNTY OFFERS $5 MILLION FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS


 * NEW SEATTLE LAW PHASES OUT EMISSIONS FROM LARGE BUILDINGS BY 2050


 * WATER AND POWER: HOW THE GRAND COULEE DAM CAME TO BE

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SPONSORED


‘LUXURY CRUISE SHIP’ SPOTTED ON SPOKANE’S SOUTH HILL


 * FAMILY PROMISE OF SPOKANE FOCUSES ON INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO HELP HOMELESS


 * SALMON AND FARMERS ARE ON THE SAME SIDE


 * WA CARES IS A COST-EFFECTIVE, CONVENIENT SAFETY NET FOR LONG-TERM CARE


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 * THE PLANT PROJECT IN SPOKANE VALLEY


 * NORTHWEST PASSAGES: STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL BOOK WITH STEVEN KOZAK


 * GONZAGA MEN VS. CONNECTICUT (DEC. 15, 2023)


NATION/WORLD


DONALD TRUMP IS BARRED FROM COLORADO’S 2024 BALLOT, THE STATE SUPREME COURT
RULES

Updated 33 minutes ago


 * UPDATED:  NASA STREAMS CAT VIDEO FROM DEEP, DEEP SPACE


 * UPDATED:  HAMAS'S CHEAP, MAKESHIFT DRONES ARE OUTSMARTING ISRAEL'S HIGH-TECH
   MILITARY


 * SENATORS TO PUNT ON BORDER, FLY HOME AFTER FAA, NOMINATIONS

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EDUCATION


HERE’S HOW UNIVERSITIES IN THE INLAND NORTHWEST ARE ADDRESSING ANTISEMITISM AND
ISLAMOPHOBIA


 * WASHINGTON LAWMAKERS PUSH TO REQUIRE FINANCIAL EDUCATION BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS


 * WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT HANDS CONTROL OVER PAC-12 BACK TO WSU, OSU IN
   MOMENTOUS RULING


 * SPOKANE'S GROWING SPANISH IMMERSION SCHOOL MAY GET SEPARATE BUILDING AS IT
   SEEKS MORE NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKERS


A&E


HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY MAKES LIVE MUSIC POSSIBLE AT THE CHRISTMAS BUREAU


 * ‘WONKA’ GRABS THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE GOLDEN TICKET, BRINGS IN A SWEET $39
   MILLION


 * DIRECTOR EXPLAINS NEW 'STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL' DOCUMENTARY AT NORTHWEST
   PASSAGES EVENT


 * INTIMATE NEW MUSIC VENUE IN HISTORIC BUILDING NORTH OF KENDALL YARDS DEBUTS
   JAN. 1

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT


KOOTENAI COUNTY PROSECUTOR SAYS JUDGE IS BIASED AFTER MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATION


 * SPIN CONTROL: IN SPOKANE ELECTIONS, WINNERS SPENT LESS PER VOTE THAN LOSERS


 * SPOKANE CITY COUNCIL MAKES 11TH-HOUR CHANGES TO REDISTRICTING MEASURE ON
   FEBRUARY BALLOT


 * BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PUTS OFF DAM BREACH TALKS, PARTNERS WITH TRIBES TO
   RESTORE SALMON HABITATS


TRANSPORTATION


WHY ARE SO MANY AMERICAN PEDESTRIANS DYING AT NIGHT?


 * THEN AND NOW: POST STREET BRIDGE


 * SPOKANE AWARDED $9.2 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO OVERHAUL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY,
   INSTALL NEW BIKE LANES


 * 100 YEARS AGO IN SPOKANE: AN EARLY MOVEMENT IN PEDESTRIAN SAFETY NEAR
   RAILROAD CROSSINGS MADE HEADLINES


OUTDOORS


WASHINGTON WILDLIFE COMMISSIONERS WILL CONSIDER TIGHTENING BEAR, COUGAR HUNTING
RULES


 * 'HIDDEN GEM': MT. SPOKANE SKI AND SNOWBOARD PARK OPENS FOR THE SEASON


 * LATEST DRAFT OF WASHINGTON'S CONTROVERSIAL CONSERVATION POLICY OUT FOR PUBLIC
   REVIEW


 * MIDSTOKKE: PROGRESS IS STILL PROGRESS


WEATHER


WEATHERCATCH: REMEMBERING SPOKANE’S ‘SNOWPOCALYPSE’ OF 2008


 * LOCAL SKI RESORTS ARE ATTEMPTING TO PRESERVE THEIR SNOWPACK AFTER CONSISTENT
   RAINFALL


 * VIOLENT, WATERLOGGED STORM IN EASTERN U.S. FINALLY PULLS AWAY


 * WEATHERCATCH: FROM SNOW SHOVELING TO PUDDLE JUMPING – WHAT HAPPENED?




LIFE


VIDEO GAME DAY CAMP IN SPOKANE VALLEY OFFERS FUN, FRIENDSHIP, ENTERTAINMENT
DURING CHRISTMAS BREAK


 * A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO ASTRONOMY, PLUS SOME HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FOR THE
   BURGEONING SCIENTIST IN YOUR LIFE


 * THE FULL SUBURBAN: AS THE SUBURBAN SEATS EMPTY, IT'S TIME TO SIGN OFF


 * COUPLE TAKES LICENSE WITH CREATIVITY WITH JUST PLATE CRAZY


PUBLIC SAFETY


OKANOGAN DOUBLE HOMICIDE SUSPECT POSSIBLY SPOTTED IN PONDERAY


 * DNA EXPERT TESTIFIES AT LENGTH ABOUT DNA IN AGUIRRE CASE; DEFENSE EXPERT SET
   TO RESPOND TUESDAY


 * MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO LESSER CHARGES FOR MURDERING FAMILY OF FOUR IN KELLOGG


 * INVESTIGATORS SAY FIREARM WAS FOUND NEXT TO BODY OF SPIRIT LAKE WOMAN WHO
   DIED IN INCIDENT IN WHICH POLICE FIRED


CRISIS IN UKRAINE


ZELENSKY SAYS RUSSIA MADE NO MILITARY GAINS IN 2023, EXPRESSES FAITH IN U.S.

Updated 25 minutes ago


 * PENTAGON WARNS UKRAINE MILITARY AID FUND TO RUN OUT DEC. 30


 * UKRAINIAN MARINES ON 'SUICIDE MISSION' IN CROSSING THE DNIEPER RIVER


 * ZELENSKYY RETURNS TO UKRAINE WITH LITTLE AID AND A RAFT OF NEEDS




NORTHWEST PASSAGES BOOK CLUB


MOST RECENT STORY:

DIRECTOR EXPLAINS NEW ‘STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL’ DOCUMENTARY AT NORTHWEST
PASSAGES EVENT

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 16, 2023


UPCOMING EVENTS:

 * THE REUNION - GU'S 1999 ELITE 8 TEAM ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 05, 2024

 * DEADLINE FOR SPOKANE BLACK VOICES 2024 ON MONDAY, JANUARY 08, 2024

 * CARLA CRUJIDO "THE STRANGE BEAUTIFUL" ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024

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COLUMNISTS


THEN AND NOW: POST STREET BRIDGE


 * 100 YEARS AGO IN SPOKANE: A FORMER GERMAN ARISTOCRAT, NOW SURVIVING IN A
   SPOKANE CHICKEN SHACK, EXPLAINED HOW HER NOBLE FAMILY FELL FROM GRACE


 * FAITH AND VALUES: FOCUSING ON GOOD FORTUNE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON


 * 100 YEARS AGO IN SPOKANE: AS SHE FINDS LOOT STOLEN FROM HOME, WOMAN EXCLAIMS
   “MY GRACIOUS, THAT’S MY GOWN!”


LONG READS


 * ‘IT WAS JUST RAINING FIRE’: THE DAY THE GRAY FIRE CHANGED A TOWN FOREVER


 * U.S. LAWMAKERS, INCLUDING IDAHO SEN. RISCH, AND GLOBAL LEADERS GRAPPLE WITH
   MORAL DILEMMA OF ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR AT HALIFAX FORUM


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


PUZZLES AND GAMES

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CONTESTS & PROMOTIONS

$100 GROCERY STORE GIFT CARD CONTEST


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   BROCKMILLER, Jackie Ann (Age 68) Passed away December 13, 2023 Pacific
   Northwest Cremation & Funeral North, Spokane, WA DISHNEAU, Verna …

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   Purebred from papered parents. Blocky, beautiful, healthy & family raised.
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 * DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE
   
   DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (WAC 197-11-970) Section 11.10.230(3)
   Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) Description of Proposal: Strip paving
   six blocks of unpaved …

 * Public Hearing
   
   Notice of a Public HearingSpokane County Hearing ExaminerAgenda for January
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 * Aussiedoodle
   
   Born 10/21/2023. Ready just in time for Christmas! Black males $1,000; Black
   females $1,300; Brown male $1,500; Merles $1,800. Mom …

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