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Spokane voters may be asked to rejoin 41-year-old aquifer district in which homeowners pay $15 a year

Spokane voters may be asked to rejoin 41-year-old aquifer district in which homeowners pay $15 a year

Updated 2 minutes ago

Spokane voters may be asked later this year whether to re-enter a regional aquifer protection coalition that the city left 21 years ago, with most homewners paying no more than $15 per year – roughly the same they paid 40 years ago when the partnership first formed.

‘Are we just left to die?’: Spokane health care providers, patients consider Medicaid cuts in roundtable

Stevens County deputies kill suspect in standoff near Northport

Updated 6:25 p.m.

Mead School Board to discuss ‘noncompliant’ transgender students policy at Monday meeting

‘Justice for the fallen’: Woman who lost her son in Spokane shooting pays tribute to him, other area homicide victims

Spokane Valley City Council considering placing 0.1% sales tax on the ballot to fund bolstering of police services

Updated 4:48 p.m.

School jazz bands compete for honors at Mead festival

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Business

DNA tester 23andMe files bankruptcy to sell firm, CEO quits

DNA tester 23andMe files bankruptcy to sell firm, CEO quits

Updated 5:08 p.m.

Sports

Gonzaga sophomore wing Dusty Stromer reportedly entering transfer portal

Gonzaga sophomore wing Dusty Stromer reportedly entering transfer portal

Updated 5:34 p.m.

Pacific Northwest

'Who wants to go house shopping in a rainstorm?': Spring weather helps fuel area markets

‘Who wants to go house shopping in a rainstorm?’: Spring weather helps fuel area markets

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Nation/World

Trump lawyers urge Supreme Court to block San Francisco judge's order to rehire workers

Trump lawyers urge Supreme Court to block San Francisco judge’s order to rehire workers

Updated 4:16 p.m.

Education

NIC settles lawsuit with former communications director who alleged 'toxic' work environment

NIC settles lawsuit with former communications director who alleged ‘toxic’ work environment

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As Conan O’Brien receives Mark Twain humor prize at the Kennedy Center, the joke is on Trump

As Conan O’Brien receives Mark Twain humor prize at the Kennedy Center, the joke is on Trump

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Local Government

Spokane Valley City Council considering placing 0.1% sales tax on the ballot to fund bolstering of police services

Updated 4:48 p.m.

Transportation

Getting There: I-90 construction projects ahead in Idaho, Washington

Getting There: I-90 construction projects ahead in Idaho, Washington

Outdoors

Making connections: New Dishman Hills Conservancy property will link two trail systems

Making connections: New Dishman Hills Conservancy property will link two trail systems

Weather

Warm weather to return to Spokane next week following wintery weekend

Warm weather to return to Spokane next week following wintery weekend

Life

Fine-feathered friends: Local bird lovers unite at Spokane Valley shop

Fine-feathered friends: Local bird lovers unite at Spokane Valley shop

Public Safety

'Justice for the fallen': Woman who lost her son in Spokane shooting pays tribute to him, other area homicide victims

‘Justice for the fallen’: Woman who lost her son in Spokane shooting pays tribute to him, other area homicide victims

Return to Space

Spokane astronaut Anne McClain set for Wednesday launch to International Space Station

Spokane astronaut Anne McClain set for Wednesday launch to International Space Station

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