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Tony Webster/CC BY 2.0Plus, SPS and Spokane announce a child care partnership. A new analysis shows more than a third of WA families struggle to afford the essentials. Revenue from WA's gas tax is only down slightly this year despite much higher fuel prices. USPS officials were a no-show for a meeting with a WA House panel. And as crews make progress on the Colville Reservation's Kartar Fire, the Garred Road Fire grows to 3,400 acres near Coulee City. -
StockPlanets/Getty Images/iStockphotoWashington state lawmakers have proposed similiar bills in recent years, and state Superintendent Chris Reykdal has previously pushed schools to adopt phone restrictions.
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Sonny Naipo is moving on to college, but perhaps he'll leave a sporting legacy. -
Authorities say riders should know where they're allowed to go — and not. -
Opponents officially kicked off their campaign this week, with heavy backing from unions and the ACLU. They’re also fighting a related measure on parental rights. -
Volleyball as a potential high school varsity sport in Washington? One student is making his case. There's no place for computers in the classrooms of one private Spokane school. A Spokane dentist takes his services to a rural Alaskan town. -
Plus, at least one person has died and 15 houses have been lost in the Upriver Fire. Farmworker advocates are warning fire season will also affect ag workers this summer. State and federal tax cuts are helping ID's top earning families the most, while some low-income households have actually seen their taxes go up, a report finds. And Spokane Valley considers banning the possession of fireworks. -
The incident management team says overnight humidity helped moderate fire behavior and allowed crews to strengthen containment lines. -
The Gainbridge Super League's Goalkeeper of the Year two years in a row chats about why the shutdown happened, and what it means for women’s soccer across the country. -
Plus, 12,000 Spokanites are under evacuation orders as the Upriver Fire burns. Gov. Little says ID is in good shape for fire season, but a state fund for firefighting is already empty. A federal judge partially blocks ID's criminal trans bathroom ban. And the Panhandle Health District won't shutter clinics to save money, but services will continue to lean toward MAHA priorities. -
Updated at 4:45 pm: Authorities have issued two levels of evacuations for people who live near Camp Sekani Park.
