Hill, Riccelli win seats to state House, Senate in 3rd District; Republicans sweep races in 4th, 6th, 7th and 9th districts
In Washington’s 3rd Legislative District, encompassing much of Spokane, Democrats Natasha Hill and state Rep. Marcus Riccelli ...
Tuesday night results show Democrats win Washington attorney general, other state executive offices
Democrat Dave Upthegrove held a steady lead over Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler in the race for state lands commissioner, according to Tuesday night’s results. Upthegrove, a current King County ...
Prep roundup: Carsyn GIldehaus leads U-Hi girls soccer; Rylee Russell scores nine goals for Freeman
Freeman 13, Reardan 1: Rylee Russell scored nine goals and the top-seeded Scotties (16-0) eliminated the fourth-seeded visiting Screaming Eagles (9-7) in a semifinal. Freeman will face second-seeded ...
Andrew Cook’s 25 points leads Eastern Washington to win against Seattle 93-86
Four Eagles players scored in double digits, led by senior transfer Andrew Cook with 25, as the Eagles held off the Seattle University Redhawks 93-86 for Eastern’s first win under head coach Dan ...
Prop 1 would have remade Idaho elections. Voters rejected it by a wide margin
The measure’s proponents, the Idahoans for Open Primaries coalition, amassed a $5.5 million war chest this year, ran ads on TV and social media, held town hall meetings and went door to door to ...
Michael Baumgartner, Eastern Washington’s congressman-elect, hopes for bipartisanship despite heated election year
WASHINGTON – Michael Baumgartner intends to be a team player when he’s sworn in as a member of the House Republican conference in January, but Eastern Washington’s newly elected congressman says that ...
Incumbent French grows early lead in Spokane County Commissioner race, many local and statewide races still too close to call after second tally
Based on Tuesday’s initial count, French outperformed Marshall in the district’s rural areas, while more populated precincts, ...
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown announces revival of city arts department
Spokane Arts Executive Director Skyler Oberst, left, announces the revival of a city arts department in partnership with Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown. (Emry Dinman/The Spokesman-Review) ...
‘High expectations’: Tailback Austin Clark, big offensive line lead West Valley football into postseason play
Tailback Austin Clark garners a lot of attention, as he should. The senior led the Greater Spokane League 2A division in ...
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee reacts to Trump’s election, acknowledging national fear but calling for local optimism
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks on Nov. 6, 2024, at a press conference in downtown Seattle hours after former U.S. President Donald Trump was elected to be the 47th president of the United States.
Hurricane Rafael hits Cuba as major storm, weakens to Category 2
The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Rafael weakened into a Category 2 storm Wednesday evening after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 on its way into the Gulf of Mexico, while the ...
Mariners position analysis: Is 2025 outfield already set?
SEATTLE – The Seattle Mariners’ outfield is set for 2025. That was the word from president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto in late September, and that idea of playing alongside Randy Arozarena and ...