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Last week, the Spokesman-Review benched its top editor. Now, its union has voted no...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a statement from the Spokane Editorial Society, a union for the Spokesman-Review’s newsroom and editorial staff. Rob Curley, the long-time executive editor of the Spokesman-Review, has been placed on administrative leave following the paper’s comprehensive coverage
Featured picture for Former Fargo family loses Spokane ‘forever home’ to wildfire, stays positive

Former Fargo family loses Spokane ‘forever home’ to wildfire, stays positive

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A Former Fargo family that relocated to Spokane is now without a home after this month’s wildfires destroyed the house they had planned to stay in permanently. Scott and Lindsay Nerger moved into what they called their “forever home” in Spokane last year....
Featured picture for 'Legitimate roller coaster'; At least 50 students at Spokane's Indian Trail Elementary School lost homes in wildfire

‘Legitimate roller coaster’; At least 50 students at Spokane’s Indian Trail Elementary School lost...

SPOKANE, Wash - School starts two weeks from Wednesday in Spokane. Thousands of kids will head back to school, just having gone through the trauma of the Spokane wildfires.
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Stabbing suspect arrested following three-week investigation

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. — Law enforcement arrested Donald L. Smiley, 38, at approximately 3:45 p.m. on August 10 at Liberty Park in Spokane, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.
Featured picture for While community assistance is no longer needed to feed wildfire crews, Spokane is still finding ways to help

While community assistance is no longer needed to feed wildfire crews, Spokane is still...

After three fires ignited across Spokane County on Saturday, Aug. 1, Mt. Spokane High School transformed overnight from a quiet campus on summer break into a bustling incident command center for hundreds of firefighters and support personnel. As the emergency escalated, the community didn’t hesitate. Within hours, loca
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All remaining evacuations lifted for Spokane Complex Fire

SPOKANE, Wash. -- All evacuations have been lifted for the devastating wildfires in Spokane.
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‘Your neighborhood is not your neighborhood anymore’: Victims of the Old Trails fire return...

For the better part of 50 years, Michael Jaquish collected artifacts and treasures from around the world. From his time as a police chief in Okanogan County to his days as an international security consultant in West Africa, Jaquish’s house was, as his friend Aric Frank said, a beautiful museum.
Featured picture for Slog AM: Washington Doesn’t Have Enough Places to Live, Military Morale Is Collapsing, and a Madman Threatens to Detonate a Nuke in the Earth’s Core

Slog AM: Washington Doesn’t Have Enough Places to Live, Military Morale Is Collapsing, and...

Fire evacuations mean more Spokane residents lack housing than ever: Spokane never had enough shelter beds for all its needy citizens, but providing enough wasn’t a problem for city leaders as long as those citizens were homeless. But with tens of thousands of homeowners under evacuation order from fires, the lack of s
Featured picture for A detox team from California flew in to try to treat ailing Spokane firefighters

A detox team from California flew in to try to treat ailing Spokane firefighters

Nearly a week after the fires roared through northwest Spokane on August 1, Justin De Ruyter’s lungs still hurt. Every time he comes back from fighting the Spokane fires, his eyes water. His clothes stink. His skin and hair are caked in an oily residue.
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Mother Nature’s Mood Swings; Smoky Skies; Quiet Weeks & Random Funnies: Random Tuesday Thoughts

Hello, my favorite Tuesday peeps! Can someone please explain how we’re already cruising through August? It feels like summer just arrived, and yet I’m already finding myself daydreaming about crisp mornings, colorful leaves, oversized sweaters, and everything pumpkin-flavored. You all know by now that fall is my happy.

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