Exclusive: Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say - Thu, 15 Oct 2026 PSTThe order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.Spokane Spokesman-Review2d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityukraine aid decision
Dueling educators face off in KSPS debate for Spokane statehouse seat - Thu, 15 Oct 2026 PSTEducation was the focus at a KSPS debate between the two candidates vying for Spokane’s statehouse seat.Spokane Spokesman-Review2d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentspokane statehouse debate
Trump rejects Hegseth’s bid to stream firing squad execution - Thu, 15 Oct 2026 PSTPresident Donald Trump rejected plans to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009, overruling Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s proposal after facing intense bipartisan backlash.Spokane Spokesman-Review2d agoWhole story →Security
Defense stock rout lures dip buyers looking past US election - Thu, 15 Oct 2026 PSTA quick and painful selloff in shares of companies that make military equipment, missiles and planes is attracting investors who are betting the stocks will have an open runway once the midterm elections are over and fuel prices normalize.Spokane Spokesman-Review2d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
Zelenskyy orders new Russia refinery attacks in Trump rebuke - Thu, 15 Oct 2026 PSTUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered attacks on Russian oil refineries to resume in a spiraling confrontation with Donald Trump over restrictions on U.S. intelligence assistance.Spokane Spokesman-Review2d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanet
WA leaders weigh state AI guardrails as Congress remains stuckWith little progress on artificial intelligence legislation in Congress, some Washington leaders are looking at how the state could regulate the technology.Spokane Spokesman-Review2d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnology
Spokane Council formally opposes student records, trans athlete initiatives - Wed, 14 Oct 2026 PSTThe Spokane City Council officially oppose d two statewide initiatives on ballots this November, one that would ban trans athletes from playing in girls’ sports and another that modifies parental rights of notification for their child’s school records.Spokane Spokesman-Review3d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentwashington ballot initiatives