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Amazon faces biggest union push in its history

NEW YORK – The second Jennifer Bates walks away from her post at the Amazon warehouse where she works, the clock starts ticking. She...

Larger stimulus leads to upgrade to U.S. growth forecasts

With COVID-19 cases stabilizing and Democrats oiling the tracks to pass large parts of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan – even without...

DNA samples from three rapes match, sparking search for serial rapist

In 2013, a woman said she’d been held hostage in a stranger’s Spokane home and raped repeatedly for three days before she escaped. Seven...

Friday was coldest day in Spokane in two years; more bitter cold Saturday and snow next week

As much of the United States is caught in a bitterly cold polar vortex, Spokane counted its coldest temperature in almost two years early...

Mars, Nestle named in cocoa labor lawsuit alleging abuse

By Marvin G. Perez Bloomberg International Rights Advocates, a human rights group, said it filed a federal class-action lawsuit Friday on behalf of eight...

New jobless claims in state, Spokane County drop for fifth consecutive week

New jobless claims in the state continued to decline last week as fewer layoffs occurred in the accommodation and food services sector when compared...

Bailey Cederblom, 13-year-old Spokane girl, still missing after 36 hours

By 3 p.m. Friday, Bailey Cederblom had been missing 36 hours. The 13-year-old girl left home sometime between 2 and 5 a.m. Thursday ,...

VALENTINE'S DAY QUIZ: Which COVID-19 Vaccine are You In Your Relationship?

click to enlarge Daniel Walters photo illustration; Jill Wellington creative commons photo If candy hearts seem dry and flavorless to you, you...

Gonzaga's Race and Racism Lecture puts issues in perspective for the university, Spokane high schools

How can educators cause enough “peaceful discomfort” for students to acknowledge the need for change and become more accepting and inclusive? That was one...

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