Category Archives: In The News

29 Apr
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Spokesman-Review: ‘Getting kids off screens’: Spokane County shows off renewed Plantes Ferry Sports Complex

A new soccer venue is ready for competition just as the FIFA World Cup arrives in Washington. Instead of global superstars, however, the recently redone pitch will soon be run across by panting elementary and middle school athletes. Spokane County ...

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23 Apr
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Spokesman-Review: ‘We are the soccer heartbeat of the Inland Northwest’: Officials kick off summer of celebration ahead of World Cup

Look hard enough and signs of the pending arrival of the Egyptian National team ahead of the 2026 World Cup already can be seen around town. Crews scraped the grass playing surface from Luger Field on the Gonzaga University campus ...

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20 Apr
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KREM: WA Senator Marcus Riccelli confirms Spokane as World Cup base camp for Egypt

Spokane is hosting Egypt as a Team Base Camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to Washington Senator Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane) and the Spokane City Council. Headlining the Egyptian national team is superstar attacker Mohamed Salah. The forward plays ...

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02 Apr
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KREM: Spokane County breaks ground on new $21M substance use, behavioral crisis recovery center

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Spokane County leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of a new behavioral crisis and substance use recovery center on Thursday morning. The county says the Prevention, Assessment, Treatment, and Healing (PATH) Crisis Relief and Sobering Center is a $21 million ...

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31 Mar
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KHQ: Property tax relief for Spokane seniors as new bill takes effect

SPOKANE, Wash. A newly signed bill is bringing property tax relief to approximately 50,000 individuals across Washington State. Governor Ferguson signed SB 6162 Monday afternoon, to go into effect for the 2027 tax year. The law raises income exemptions for property taxes, allowing ...

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29 Mar
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Spokane Public Radio: Spokane has robust medical education. Its residency programs are working to catch up.

Spokane is home to two medical schools. The University of Washington trains students here for their first year-and-a-half, in conjunction with Gonzaga University. Washington State University’s medical school is based in Spokane and it trains students in Spokane, Richland, Everett ...

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25 Mar
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Spokesman-Review: New Washington law blocks counties from turning over voter data sought by federal government

OLYMPIA – Gov. Bob Ferguson signed legislation Wednesday that restricts counties from sharing information about Washington voters, including names, dates of birth, addresses and either a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number upon ...

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24 Mar
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Spokesman-Review: MultiCare opens new adult primary care clinic in Spokane, teaching up to 24 student doctors by 2030

MultiCare has plans to double the number of primary care student doctors in Spokane within the next four years. Next door to Deaconess hospital, the new Internal Medicine Residency Clinic will provide adult primary care while training a new generation ...

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18 Mar
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KREM: WA Senator Riccelli talks ‘wins’ after legislative session wraps up

Senator Marcus Riccelli, who represents Eastern Washington, says he and his team have achieved several wins this legislative session. He sat down with KREM 2 to discuss several wins for Spokane during the 2026 legislative session. Watch here.

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16 Mar
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Spokesman-Review: Spokane-based Maddie’s Place ‘deeply grateful’ for $2 million award from new Washington budget

OLYMPIA – A Spokane nonprofit that helps infants born in substance withdrawal is celebrating after the Legislature last week approved $2 million in funding for the facility. The money will help fund Maddie’s Place, which opened in October 2022, through ...

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