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Spokane Valley considers banning kratom

The Spokesman-Review 14 Feb 2026
The Spokane Valley City Council is considering placing a citywide ban on kratom ... Long-term effects of the drug can include anorexia, insomnia, hallucinations and depression, according to Spokane Valley police Chief Dave Ellis.
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Spokane comes back from three goals down; beats Portland on road 5-4

The Spokesman-Review 14 Feb 2026
— The Spokane Chiefs are in a five-team logjam playing a game of musical chairs for the bottom few playoffs spots from the Western Conference, and had a tough road test against one of the other four on Friday.
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2026 Safe Streets For All (Traffic Calming) Updates (City of Spokane, WA)

Public Technologies 14 Feb 2026
The Spokane City Council and City of Spokane staff announce updates to 2026 plans for the "Safe Streets for All" initiative and the traffic calming process ... City of Spokane, WA published this ...
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Winterhawks crash after 3-0 lead, lose to Spokane 5-4

The Oregonian 14 Feb 2026
Portland puts out one of their worst efforts of the season, but somehow keeps it close throughout and even goes up 3-0, but crashes after that and ends up losing to Spokane 5-4, as the Western Conference playoff picture again tightens up ... Spokane.
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Spokane at Portland, WHL hockey: Preview, updates, chat, how to listen and watch

The Oregonian 14 Feb 2026
Portland (25-23-4-1) takes on Spokane (25-25-1) in Western Hockey League action ... Portland broadcast.Spokane broadcast ... Portland and Spokane audio ... They’re only 4 points ahead of 9th-place Spokane, their opponent here ... Spokane.
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This day in history: A prominent business lost millions in revenue from strict environmental regulations – in Idaho

The Spokesman-Review 14 Feb 2026
From 1976. The Bunker Hill Co ... From 1926. Spokane’s federal court Judge J. Stanley Webster rescinded the citizenship papers of James Rowan, the former Spokane secretary of the Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblies) ... Also on this day ... 1859 ... .
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Celebrating Black History Month (City of Spokane, WA)

Public Technologies 13 Feb 2026
City of Spokane, WA published this content on February 13, 2026, and is solely responsible for the ...
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Avista to begin Lake Spokane drawdown (Avista Corporation)

Public Technologies 13 Feb 2026
SPOKANE, Wash ... Avista plans to start the draw down of Lake Spokane (reservoir created by Long Lake Dam) the week of Feb ... You will find notification of anticipated elevation changes on Lake Spokane, the Spokane River, and Coeur d'Alene Lake.
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This day in history: Panel said covert racism was rife in Spokane. Washington State College awaited arrival of cougar kittens who would be mascots

The Spokesman-Review 13 Feb 2026
Racism was rife in Spokane, but it was covert instead of overt, said a panel of speakers sponsored by the League of Women Voters ... One member of the audience declared that Spokane was “known as one of the most racist cities anywhere.”.
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Love story: Sherry and Bill Hieb first found love with each other, then with the Spokane region

The Spokesman-Review 13 Feb 2026
In 1989, we were both driving from Reardan to Spokane for our jobs, Bill at a big sawmill and me at Holy Family Hospital. We decided to move to Spokane Valley, as our daughter was just starting high ...
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Ecology orders Spokane city and county to provide bottled water and filtration systems to PFAS-impacted West Plains residents

The Spokesman-Review 13 Feb 2026
The state Ecology Department order requires the City of Spokane and Spokane County, which jointly own the airport, to provide uncontaminated drinking water to those people affected by the airport’s PFAS contamination of nearby groundwater.
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Ruby River Hotel proposes building public dock on Spokane River near Division Street Bridge

The Spokesman-Review 13 Feb 2026
The Ruby River Hotel wants to build a public dock on the Spokane River just outside of its property east of Division ... Both the Department of Ecology and the Spokane Riverkeeper have raised concerns about public access to the public dock.
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Spokane Clean Air recognizes local Dish facility’s energy efficiency improvements

The Spokesman-Review 13 Feb 2026
Making improvements to 22,000-pound diesel generators can be thankless work, but not in the eyes of the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency ... The fine particulates are of particular concern in Spokane County.
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