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Seattle Storm unravel during second half in loss to Atlanta Dream
The Storm built a 17-point lead in the third quarter and were seemingly cruising toward a comfortable win against the Atlanta Dream when they lost control of the game and their ability to generate ...
State 1A/2B/1B track and field: Lakeside’s Mel Hatch wins discus; Valley Christian boys team builds 22-point lead
YAKIMA – Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) junior Mel Hatch won the boys State 1A discus at 166 feet, 11 inches on Friday, the second day of the state track and field championships at Zaepfel Stadium at ...
East Valley transgender runner, defending state champion Verónica Garcia third after 400-meter preliminaries
After a controversial victory, last year’s state champion in the girls 2A 400-meter dash is seeking to retain her title at this year’s State 2A track and field championship meet at Mt. Tahoma High ...
Spokane refugee communities search for path forward after Supreme Court decision allows parole status to be stripped
It’s not clear how many refugees in the Spokane area will now lose their legal status to be in the U.S. following a decision Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court to allow President Donald Trump to end ...
Man committed to state hospital for shooting his wife and daughter during a mental health episode in Airway Heights
A Spokane County judge on Friday sentenced a man with schizophrenia to a stay in Eastern State Hospital for the 2021 shooting of his wife and stepdaughter.
NCAA West Regional T&F: WSU men’s 4x100 relay breaks school record as sprinter Mason Lawyer qualifies in three events
The men's competition continued Friday at the NCAA West Regional track and field championships. The top 12 competitors in ...
Girls State 2A/3A/4A track and field: Ferris’ Cale Stinebaugh wins discus after move up classification
The Ferris senior made a 14-foot improvement this season, culminating with a 4A state championship in the discus Friday at Mount Tahoma High School. Stinebaugh threw a personal-best 142 feet, 11 ...
Boys State 2A/3A/4A track and field: Mead’s Simon Rosselli wins discus title with record-breaking throw
TACOMA - Strange to think that Simon Rosselli came precariously close to not qualifying for the 4A state discus.
Loretta Swit, who played libido-driven Maj. ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on ‘M.A.S.H.,’ dies at 87
Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actor best known for her time as Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the TV version of “M.A.S.H.,” died Friday in her New York City apartment, her representative ...
State baseball: Freeman advances to 2B championship; Chewelah, ACH reach third-place games
Nash McLean tossed three innings of shutout relief and second-seeded Freeman (23-2) edged sixth-seeded Chewelah (22-5) in a ...
Taylor Swift buys back rights to her first six albums
It was a business deal that led to one of the most ambitious recording projects in pop: When Taylor Swift’s catalog was sold ...
Trump threatens Washington funding in executive order targeting sanctuary states
President Donald Trump sent a message to Washington state officials on Friday when he signed an executive order designating nearly the entire state as part of what he called "sanctuary jurisdictions," ...