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Rhodes to success: Spokane woman and economics student earns scholarship to Oxford

Tue., Dec. 27, 2022

Ilina Logani, 23, of Spokane, received the prestigious Rhodes scholarship in November.

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University of Idaho professor sues TikTok psychic for making false claims about homicides

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

A University of Idaho professor has sued a TikTok psychic for baselessly claiming the professor was involved in the killings of four students last month.

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Idaho to distribute record endowment money to schools

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

The Idaho government announced this week it is going to distribute a record amount of endowment money to public and charter schools in fiscal year 2023.

News > Crime/Public Safety

WSU police officer who shot man in Pullman standoff identified

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 22, 2022

Police identified the Washington State University police officer who shot and killed a man after a seven-hour standoff near campus on Dec. 15.

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More than a place to learn: SCC language program gets grant to expand capacity as Ukrainian refugees flock to Spokane

Sun., Dec. 18, 2022

Since arriving in the United States in June, Olha Hubarieva has struggled to feel understood.

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Gonzaga Prep graduate presents research on climate change at geophysics conference

Sun., Dec. 18, 2022

Hannah Chapman-Dutton, a Gonzaga Prep graduate and Spokane native, presented her research Thursday in Chicago on how snowfall in the summer affects the reflectivity of the sea ice surface in the Arctic.

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‘He really did make a big splash on football’: Former Washington State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 13, 2022

Mike Leach, an offensive-minded trailblazer and cult college football icon who spent eight seasons of a transcendent coaching career at Washington State, died on Monday night from complications from a heart attack.

Opinion > Column

University of Idaho student essay: ‘The fragile bubble I felt around our town quickly pops’

Sun., Dec. 11, 2022

Senior journalism student Katarina Hockema wrote this essay about her feelings on the recent tragedy at the University of Idaho.

News > Crime/Public Safety

‘People could be charged’: Social media rumors about Moscow case leading to doxxing, harassment

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 14, 2022

From the moment the Vandal Alert went out four weeks ago telling the University of Idaho community four students had been killed, rumors began swirling.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Gonzaga baseball coach’s DUI charge amended to reckless driving; ordered to spend 1 day in jail, 2 years probation

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 6, 2022

Gonzaga University head baseball coach Mark Machtolf will spend one day in jail and serve two years of probation after his charge from a DUI arrest earlier this year in Reardan was amended to reckless driving as part of a plea agreement.

News > Education

Numerica Credit Union designates EWU scholarship to memory of Sandy Williams

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 7, 2022

A local credit union designated a scholarship at Eastern Washington University to honor Spokane civil rights activist Sandy Williams, the credit union announced this week.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Investigators now say UI killings may not have been targeted; security boosted on campus amid planning for spring semester

Thu., Dec. 1, 2022

Investigators in Moscow, Idaho, are now walking back a key claim that the slayings of four University of Idaho students was a targeted attack.

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‘Everyone is still reeling’: Families of slain students and University of Idaho community grieve together at vigil

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 1, 2022

MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho’s Kibbie Dome, usually roaring with the sounds of excited fans, was a somber place Wednesday night.

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All school districts in Spokane, Kootenai counties canceled classes on Wednesday

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 30, 2022

Every school district in Spokane and Kootenai counties closed Wednesday as a result of the storm that brought several inches of snow to the Inland Northwest. Most universities also canceled in-person classes.

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Spokane City Council allocates $5 million for Innovia’s Launch NW initiative

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 29, 2022

Spokane-based community foundation Innovia is $5 million closer to its goal of ensuring students across the Inland Northwest can pay for college or vocational training.

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‘Something could happen to us’: WSU students frustrated by school’s response to slayings near neighboring UI

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 18, 2022

The killings of four University of Idaho students on Sunday have left many students at neighboring Washington State University worried for their safety – and frustrated with the WSU administration’s response.

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Idaho’s Teton County found a box of uncounted ballots. That didn’t change the election.

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 11, 2022

The Idaho Secretary of State’s office updated vote counts from Teton County on Thursday, after the county discovered one ballot box had not been processed. But the vote total did not change the outcomes of any state races, according to Deputy Secretary of State Chad Houck.

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Top border official says he was asked to resign

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 11, 2022

The Customs and Border Protection commissioner said Friday that he had been asked to step down but was refusing to do so, in what appears to be the Biden administration’s first attempted shake-up after the midterm elections.

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Texas judge strikes down Biden’s student debt cancellation

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 11, 2022

A federal judge in Texas on Thursday rejected President Joe Biden’s executive action to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt, further clouding the situation for millions of borrowers who have applied to a program already on hold because of legal obstacles.

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North Idaho College board race shows mixed results during counting delays

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 9, 2022

A candidate backed by Republicans and two candidates backed by the Chamber of Commerce are leading the race for North Idaho College’s Board of Trustees.

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