1+ week, 6+ day ago   (817+ words) With contract negotiations nearing a critical deadline, hundreds of Washington state workers walked off the job for an hour Monday to highlight demands for wage hikes in their next two-year deal. Roughly 100 employees from an array of agencies lined Capitol…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (707+ words) Washington state is settling for $180,000 with the former head of the state’s youth prison system after she alleged she was fired for raising concerns about longstanding overcrowding. Felice Upton, then assistant secretary of juvenile rehabilitation at Washington’s Department of Children,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (725+ words) Idaho Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson this year is looking to boost federal funding for tribes to address the ongoing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis. Simpson chairs the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. The…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1269+ words) We’ll have those stories, coming up on SPR News Today. Part of the Spokane River has run dry for the second consecutive year. The affected stretch is in Spokane Valley, between Barker Road and Sullivan Road. SPR’s Audrey Nelson has…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (152+ words) The Spokane Folklore Society is hosting a contra dance at the East Spokane Grange Hall on Saturday September 12 featuring caller Nora Scott and the band, Deep Roots with Arvid Lundin. The three hour dance begins at 7PM with a potluck dessert…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (151+ words) The Spokane Folklore Society is hosting a special end of the month contra dance, Wednesday September 30 at the Woman's Club Hall featuring caller Nancy Staub and the band, Fine Thyme. A newcomer session begins at 7:15PM followed by a two hour…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (373+ words) Victor Garcia, an educator, hunter and fisherman appointed to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission last year, has died. The Department of Fish and Wildlife announced his death Monday. No cause was provided. “Commissioner Garcia loved this state, and cared…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (197+ words) The Spokane Folklore Society's season opening contra dance is the third Wednesday September 16 featuring live music from the Jam Band, an all volunteer group of musicians. Easy to learn dances will be taught by a variety of seasoned Spokane based…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1290+ words) If your home has been damaged or destroyed by wildfire, you must have it tested for asbestos before you’re allowed to move ahead with restoration. Steve Jackson talked with a testing professional about the best way to do that. Michael…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (1082+ words) A federal court ruling out of Idaho has potential implications for exceptions in abortion bans nationwide and could eventually end up before the U.S. Supreme Court to decide. Mary Ziegler, a legal historian and law professor at the University of California,…...