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TODAY'S HEADLINES


LONGTIME FEDERAL PROSECUTOR RETIRES AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS: ‘HIS DEDICATION TO
JUSTICE IS UNPARALLELED’

49 minutes ago

Longtime federal prosecutor Russell Smoot, who handled many large drug cases and
helped lead the office, retired Friday.
WA Government


NEW WASHINGTON STATE LAWS REGARDING GUNS, POT AND DRAG RACING TAKING EFFECT

Updated 10:51 p.m.

Local government


SPOKANE CITY COUNCIL’S OPEN FORUM MAY BE LIMITED TO ONCE PER MONTH

Updated 10:33 p.m.

Crime/Public Safety


SPOKANE MEN ACCUSED OF MANUFACTURING FENTANYL PILL PRESSES INDICTED BY FEDERAL
GRAND JURY

Updated 10:33 p.m.

Crime/Public Safety


CHILDREN ARMED THEMSELVES WITH KITCHEN KNIFE AFTER NORTHWEST SPOKANE SHOOTING
THAT LEFT ONE INJURED

Updated 10:33 p.m.


CHILDREN ARMED THEMSELVES WITH KITCHEN KNIFE AFTER NORTHWEST SPOKANE SHOOTING
THAT LEFT ONE INJURED

Updated 10:33 p.m.


1,000 FENTANYL PILLS, POUND OF METH, GUNS SEIZED DURING POST FALLS TRAFFIC STOP

Updated 10:33 p.m.


SPOKANE’S CAFÉ COCO HOME TO HGTV HOME MAKEOVER SHOW

12 a.m.


DIFFERENCE MAKER: VINA MIKKELSEN KEEPS THE MEMORY OF PEARL HARBOR ALIVE


THE SPOKANE REGIONAL OPIOID TASK FORCE ANNOUNCED IT WAS ENDING THIS MONTH. NOW
IT MAY CONTINUE IN 2024


SPOKANE VALLEY FIRE’S ‘LOVING GRANDPARENT,’ COMMISSIONER BILL ANDERSON, RETIRES
AFTER 54 YEARS


SKI AREAS ADJUST TO SIGNIFICANTLY SLASHED SNOWPACK ON REGIONAL MOUNTAINTOPS

Read all of today’s stories



WA Government


NEW WASHINGTON STATE LAWS REGARDING GUNS, POT AND DRAG RACING TAKING EFFECT

Updated 10:51 p.m.

Local government


SPOKANE CITY COUNCIL’S OPEN FORUM MAY BE LIMITED TO ONCE PER MONTH

Updated 10:33 p.m.

Crime/Public Safety


SPOKANE MEN ACCUSED OF MANUFACTURING FENTANYL PILL PRESSES INDICTED BY FEDERAL
GRAND JURY

Updated 10:33 p.m.


YESTERDAY'S TOP STORIES

 1. Spokane police identify man hospitalized after 'acute medical event'
 2. 100 years ago, J Harlen Bretz figured out Eastern Washington’s geological
    backstory
 3. Record number of eagles counted at Lake Couer d'Alene
 4. Then and Now: Spokane International Airport
 5. Zags do their homework: Gonzaga needed a little magic to pull off
    first-round win over scandal-embroiled Minnesota





BUSINESS


ELECTION DEEPFAKES AND HIGH-PROFILE BANKRUPTCIES: HERE’S WHAT AI WILL BRING IN
2024


 * ZILLOW FILES ANTITRUST SUIT AGAINST REAL ESTATE LISTING SERVICES


 * DISH MERGES WITH ECHOSTAR, BUYING TIME FOR ERGEN'S MOBILE EMPIRE


 * TESLA LEAVES CYBERTRUCK WATCHERS GUESSING ABOUT DEBUT QUARTER


SPORTS


WHITWORTH PULLS AWAY FROM WHITMAN IN SECOND HALF

Updated 10:22 p.m.


 * GONZAGA TRYING TO ADDRESS DEFICIENCIES AS WEST COAST CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
   ARRIVES


 * 'MY ROLE IS TO GO IN AND BEAT THE HELL OUT OF SOMEBODY': THE DAY THAT WILLOWY
   MARK SPINK AND GONZAGA TOOK DOWN MAD DOG AND STANFORD


 * NO. 18 GONZAGA WOMEN AIDED BY RESERVES MAUD HUIJBENS, CALLI STOKES, ESTHER
   LITTLE

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 * Gonzaga Women's Basketball


PACIFIC NORTHWEST


ORE. PAPER CUTS STAFF, STOPS PRINTING AFTER EMPLOYEE STOLE $90K, EDITOR SAYS

Updated 10:33 p.m.


 * GRAVITATIONAL WAVE OBSERVATORY IN EASTERN WA BREAKS QUANTUM LIMIT. WHY IT
   MATTERS


 * HOW DNA AND AN OBITUARY HELPED ID A VICTIM OF THE GREEN RIVER KILLER


 * SKI AREAS ADJUST TO SIGNIFICANTLY SLASHED SNOWPACK ON REGIONAL MOUNTAINTOPS

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SPONSORED


AS MANY AS 300,000 WASHINGTONIANS AT RISK FOR LOSING MEDICAID COVERAGE WITH THE
END OF THE FEDERAL MANDATE MAINTAINING COVERAGE


 * FROM PRENATAL CARE TO PEDIATRICS, PROVIDENCE IS CREATING A HEALTHIER FUTURE
   FOR FAMILIES


 * FAMILY PROMISE OF SPOKANE FOCUSES ON INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO HELP HOMELESS


 * PROVIDENCE SACRED HEART CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL: 20 YEARS OF CARING


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PHOTO GALLERIES

The Spokesman-Review's award-winning photojournalists have been covering the
Inland Northwest since 1894.

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 * Then & Now


 * 'A CONSTANT REMINDER': HOME WHERE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO STUDENTS WERE KILLED IS
   COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED


 * SNAP DECISIONS DAN PELLE'S FAVORITE PHOTOS 2023


 * JESSE TINSLEY'S FAVORITE PHOTOS OF 2023


 * GARLAND THEATER


 * THE PLANT PROJECT IN SPOKANE VALLEY


NATION/WORLD


SEN. BOB MENENDEZ ACCUSED OF AIDING QATAR IN EXCHANGE FOR BRIBES


 * JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ASKS SUPREME COURT TO LET FEDS KEEP CUTTING TEXAS RAZOR
   WIRE AT BORDER


 * REPUBLICAN LOYALTY TO TRUMP, RIOTERS CLIMBS IN 3 YEARS AFTER JAN. 6 ATTACK


 * JAPAN SEARCHES FOR SURVIVORS AFTER EARTHQUAKE KILLS AT LEAST 48

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EDUCATION


DIFFERENCE MAKERS: ‘NOBODY QUITE LIKE CINDY’: CINDY AKINS DOESN’T WANT YOU TO
READ THIS STORY


 * RIVERSIDE HIGH WOOD SHOP STUDENTS CRAFT TINY HOME ON WHEELS


 * GONZAGA STAR WATSON BRINGS HOLIDAY CHEER TO LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL


 * WASHINGTON LAWMAKERS PUSH TO REQUIRE FINANCIAL EDUCATION BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS


A&E


MUSICIANS OVER THE AGE OF 70 USE RETIREMENT TO FIND PURPOSE LATER IN LIFE WITH
HELP FROM PALOUSE AREA FIDDLERS


 * SAN DIEGO ZOO'S ANIMAL-FILLED FLOAT WINS TOP SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE AT ROSE PARADE


 * DIFFERENCE MAKERS: SHAWN BRIGMAN 'VISUALLY DECOLONIZES THE PLATEAU AESTHETIC'
   WITH REVIVAL OF SPOKANE TRIBAL ARCHITECTURE


 * DREAMING' WILD, THE FOO FIGHTERS AND TAYLOR SWIFT LEAD THE YEAR IN REVIEW IN
   MUSIC

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT


SPOKANE VALLEY COUNCIL KEEPS PAM HALEY AS MAYOR, APPOINTS DEMOCRAT TIM
HATTENBURG AS DEPUTY MAYOR AND SWEARS IN NEW MEMBERS

49 minutes ago


 * SPOKANE CITY COUNCIL'S OPEN FORUM MAY BE LIMITED TO ONCE PER MONTH


 * NEW:  LONGTIME FEDERAL PROSECUTOR RETIRES AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS: 'HIS
   DEDICATION TO JUSTICE IS UNPARALLELED'


 * THE SPOKANE REGIONAL OPIOID TASK FORCE ANNOUNCED IT WAS ENDING THIS MONTH.
   NOW IT MAY CONTINUE IN 2024


TRANSPORTATION


GETTING THERE: ABANDONED SILVER VALLEY BRIDGE TO BECOME A WILDLIFE CROSSING,
FULFILLING RESIDENT’S LONGTIME DREAM


 * WHY ARE SO MANY AMERICAN PEDESTRIANS DYING AT NIGHT?


 * THEN AND NOW: POST STREET BRIDGE


 * SPOKANE AWARDED $9.2 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO OVERHAUL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY,
   INSTALL NEW BIKE LANES


OUTDOORS


2023: THE YEAR OUTDOORS


 * THE SEASON FOR FILLING FLY BOXES


 * BANFF FILM FESTIVAL SET TO SHOW IN SPOKANE NEXT MONTH


 * MIDSTOKKE: THE PRECIOUS METAL OF THE GOLDEN YEARS


WEATHER


SKI AREAS ADJUST TO SIGNIFICANTLY SLASHED SNOWPACK ON REGIONAL MOUNTAINTOPS


 * WEATHERCATCH: WHEN A STORM BECOMES A BLIZZARD – 13 YEARS AGO TODAY


 * FOG RETURNS IN THE MIDDLE OF A RECORD HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON IN SPOKANE


 * EARTH WAS DUE FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF RECORD WARMTH. BUT THIS WARM?




LIFE


COOKING CLASSES AND TRAVELOGUES FUND CARE VISITS TO THAILAND LEPROSY COLONY

12 a.m.


 * FAMILY OWNED: ZANIES CELEBRATES 51 YEARS


 * USHER IN 2024 WITH SOME FUN FAMILY TIME


 * A THERAPIST IS URGING SINGLES TO TRY SOMETHING OLD IN ORDER TO MEET NEW
   POTENTIAL PARTNERS AT NEW YEAR'S EVE EVENT


PUBLIC SAFETY


SPOKANE MEN ACCUSED OF MANUFACTURING FENTANYL PILL PRESSES INDICTED BY FEDERAL
GRAND JURY

Updated 10:33 p.m.


 * NEW:  LONGTIME FEDERAL PROSECUTOR RETIRES AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS: 'HIS
   DEDICATION TO JUSTICE IS UNPARALLELED'


 * 1,000 FENTANYL PILLS, POUND OF METH, GUNS SEIZED DURING POST FALLS TRAFFIC
   STOP


 * CHILDREN ARMED THEMSELVES WITH KITCHEN KNIFE AFTER NORTHWEST SPOKANE SHOOTING
   THAT LEFT ONE INJURED


CRISIS IN UKRAINE


RUSSIA UNLEASHES MISSILE BARRAGE AT UKRAINE AS HOLIDAY AIRSTRIKES PERSIST


 * RUSSIA SHATTERS UKRAINE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH MASSIVE MISSILE BARRAGE


 * UKRAINE GETS MODEST U.S. WEAPONS PACKAGE, UNTIL CONGRESS CAN AGREE TO MORE


 * GHOST SHIPS AT REAWAKENED NORTH KOREA PORT PUT UKRAINE IN PERIL




NORTHWEST PASSAGES BOOK CLUB


MOST RECENT STORY:

ZAGS DO THEIR HOMEWORK: GONZAGA NEEDED A LITTLE MAGIC TO PULL OFF FIRST-ROUND
WIN OVER SCANDAL-EMBROILED MINNESOTA

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 2, 2024


UPCOMING EVENTS:

 * THE REUNION - GU'S 1999 ELITE 8 TEAM ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 05, 2024

 * DEADLINE FOR SPOKANE BLACK VOICES 2024 ON MONDAY, JANUARY 08, 2024

 * CARLA CRUJIDO "THE STRANGE BEAUTIFUL" ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024

 * SPOKANE BLACK VOICES - THE BLACK LENS LAUNCH CELEBRATION ON THURSDAY,
   FEBRUARY 01, 2024

Generously Supported By:




COLUMNISTS


100 YEARS AGO IN EASTERN WASHINGTON: TWO OF THE ALLEGED MEDICAL LAKE BANK
ROBBERS HAD DIFFERENT STORIES ON WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEIST


 * SPIN CONTROL DUSTS OFF ITS CRYSTAL BALL FOR 2024


 * SUE LANI MADSEN: NEAR DISASTER IN HOUSING MARKET AVERTED


 * 100 YEARS AGO IN EASTERN WASHINGTON: A BANK ROBBERY IN MEDICAL LAKE WAS
   BELIEVED TO BE THE WORK OF A 'GIRL BANDIT' MASTERMIND


LONG READS


 * ‘IT WAS JUST RAINING FIRE’: THE DAY THE GRAY FIRE CHANGED A TOWN FOREVER


 * U.S. LAWMAKERS, INCLUDING IDAHO SEN. RISCH, AND GLOBAL LEADERS GRAPPLE WITH
   MORAL DILEMMA OF ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR AT HALIFAX FORUM


DEEP DIVES


 * BUGS IN THE SYSTEM: HOW A BUNGLED SOFTWARE ROLLOUT IS ENDANGERING INLAND
   NORTHWEST VETERANS


 * UKRAINE HITS HOME: A YEAR OF FEAR AND LONGING FOR SPOKANE’S UKRAINIAN
   COMMUNITY


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