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Work in hospitality? Register for a vaccine shot and get free food, sweets and beer!
If you work in the hospitality industry in Spokane, the City of Spokane and Spokane Hospitality Association wants to get you vaccinated!
Are we seeing more wind events in the Inland Northwest?
SPOKANE, Wash. -- It seems like 2021 has brought more wind events than usual. Is this a sign of some major change to our climate? We called on a few local experts…
Spokane Police Behavioral Health Unit sees increase in calls during pandemic
Spokane Police Department's Behavioral Health Unit has seen an increase in calls during the pandemic, and authorities say it has helped divert hundreds of people from jails and hospitals.
Idaho Senate fails to override governor’s veto on emergency powers
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Republican-dominated Senate on Monday failed to override GOP Gov. Brad Little’s veto of a measure seeking to curb a governor’s power to respond to emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic. The Senate voted 23-12, failing by…
National and World News
Walter Mondale, Carter’s vice president, dies at 93
Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale died Monday. He was 93. The death of the former senator, ambassador and Minnesota attorney general was announced in a statement from his family. No cause was cited.
Nevada inmate fighting execution seeks firing-squad option
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A convicted killer who is fighting a possible June execution date that would make him the first person put to death in Nevada in 15 years is calling for the state to consider the firing squad as an option, a rare method in the United States.
LA homeless spending could hit $1B as crisis spreads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Faced with an out-of-control homeless crisis, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday proposed spending nearly $1 billion in the coming year to get people off the streets, build housing and clean up squalid encampments that have spread into nearly every neighborhood in the city.
Man with Adam Toledo when he was shot by police out of jail
CHICAGO (AP) — The man who was allegedly with a 13-year-old shortly before the child was shot to death by a Chicago police officer has been bailed out of jail, the Cook County Sheriff’s Department revealed Monday.
The Latest: W.Va. lifts loosens rule on mask use in gyms
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s governor is lifting the limit on the number of people who can gather for social events and has tweaked the state’s face-covering mandate to allow people to exercise indoors without masks.
Garland returns to Oklahoma City for bombing memorial
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Although 26 years have passed since a truck bomb ripped through a federal building in downtown Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, the same domestic extremism that led to the attack still exists today, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday.
One of largest casino projects on Vegas Strip sets opening
LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of the biggest casino projects ever on the Las Vegas Strip has set a date to open, after more than seven years of planning and building.
Report: Missouri lawmaker should be ousted for alleged abuse
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A state House committee report released Monday called for a new Missouri lawmaker’s ouster over allegations that he physically and sexually abused his children years ago.
