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PASCO - "We won!" That was the reaction from Franklin County Commissioner Clint Didier earlier today, March 12, after a King County judge vacated most of a previous injunction on Initiative 976. That injunction has prevented the $30 car tab initiative from going into effect statewide. But today, King County Superior Court Judge Marshall Ferguson vacated most of the injunction. I-976 generally limits all car license tab taxes and fees to $30 for non-commercial vehicle. On Nov....
Update at 1:59 p.m. -- NCAA officials announced they have canceled both the men's and women's national basketball tournaments as well as other winter sports championships. This coming on the heels of conferences such as the Big Sky canceling their respective tournaments. BOISE, IDAHO -- The Big Sky Conference is canceling the remainder of its 2020 basketball championships due to concerns over the spreading of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The announcement was released just before 10 a.m., March 12, prior to the tip-off of... Full story
OLYMPIA – Sixth District Sen. Jeff Holy is hoping Gov. Jay Inslee will use his veto pen and strike down a controversial K-12 comprehensive sex education bill that passed both the House and Senate recently along party lines. After a six-hour debate that ended at 2 a.m., the Senate adopted ESSB 5395 by a 27-21 vote early last Saturday, March 7, with all Democrats voting in favor and all Republicans voting no. In a March 10 news release, Holy called for Inslee to veto the l...
CHENEY -- Eastern Washington University has announced it will be making changes to its class schedule for the remainder of the school year. In an email to students, faculty and staff, university President Dr. Mary Cullinan said that following Gov. Jay Inslee's recommendations protecting health and safety of Washington residents, the university was moving all academic operations "to the fullest extent possible" online for the remainder of the current academic year. Classes that cannot be moved must not exceed 25 people.... Full story
Democratic congressional candidate Chris Armitage is visiting cities in the 5th Congressional District to hear voters’ concerns, and has scheduled visits on the West Plains as well as Spokane Valley. Armitage will be in Cheney today (March 12) at the Cheney Library, 610 1st St., from 4 – 6 p.m., and will be at the Medical Lake Library, 321 Herb St., on Monday, March 16, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. He will also be in Millwood at the Argonne Public Library, 4322 N. Argonne Road Tuesday, March 17, from 12 – 3 p.m. According to camp...
SPOKANE – Presidential hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders dueled each other to a virtual tie in Washington’s Democratic primary Tuesday night. At press time, Sanders held a slim 2,084 vote led over the former vice president, garnering 32.70percent of the statewide vote to Biden’s 32.49 percent. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg received 11.05 percent of the ballots cast, 126,093 even though he suspended his campaign last week. In Spokane County, the results were almost exactly the opposite, with Biden holdi... Full story
SPOKANE – Jury selection and initial proceedings began Monday (March 9) in the murder trial of a Cheney-area man who allegedly poisoned his wife with pain-medication laced ice cream. David L. Pettis, 58, has pled not guilty in Spokane Superior Court to charges originally filed in October 2018 but dropped in December and then refiled in June 2019. On June 25, 2018, Pettis called police to report his wife, 64-year-old Peggy Pettis was “blue and wasn’t breathing.” Responders arrived at the house in the 21400 block of South B...
CHENEY - The third-year Eastern Washington University men's basketball coach Shantay Legans was announced Tuesday, March 10 as the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year from balloting by the league's 11 head coaches. "I'm so humbled to receive the Big Sky Coach of the Year Award, especially among the group of outstanding coaches in this conference," Legans said. "But make no mistake, this is a team award. Coaches are only as good as their players and staff, and I have an amazin...
CHENEY -- Needed maintenance work on Burlington Northern Santa Fe's main line through Cheney will close several railroad crossings next week. According to BNSF and city of Cheney officials, the crossing at Lance Hill Road will be closed Wednesday, March 11 and Friday, March 13, from 5:30 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m. The crossing in downtown Cheney at F Street and Cheney-Spangle Road will be closed Thursday, March 12 from 5:30 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m. and again on Monday, March 16, along with the crossing at Pine Street from 5:30 -- 12:30...
SPOKANE – On Monday morning, March 2, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich swore in new lateral deputy Emilio Carrillo and welcomed him and his family to the agency. In a March 3 news release, the Sheriff’s office stated that Carrillo is 34-years-old and served as a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department for five years, prior to joining the Sheriff’s Office. Before starting his law enforcement career, he served five years in the United States Army as a military police officer and earned a bachelor’s degree...
WEST PLAINS – Improving weather conditions invariably leads to the resumption of construction projects, and state Department of Transportation work on Interstate 90 is keeping with that saying. Improvements to the I-90/State Route 902 interchange at exit 272/Medical Lake resumes March 9 with work on the bridge overpass. Work outside of the bridge is ongoing. The $15.855 million project involves reconstruction at the eastbound and westbound ramp terminals, with work on new roundabouts at the intersection of SR 902 and G...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS -- An early morning collision on U.S. Highway 2 claimed the life of an unidentified pedestrian near Airway Heights. According to a Washington State Patrol press report, law enforcement responded at 4:33 a.m. to a report of a pedestrian in the roadway near milepost 280 between Lucas and Flint roads east of Airway Heights. The pedestrian was reported to be had been struck by a passing vehicle. The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital but eventually died of their injuries. The identity of the individual has...
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