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Plus, WA signs agreement to merge carbon markets with CA and Québec. Spokane Haitian community leaders ask for support after a SCOTUS decision allowing the White House to TPS. Kootenai County will need to undo rules on in-law suites and guest houses before ID’s new short term rental law goes into effect July 1. USFS proposes storm clean-up in north Idaho and western Montana. A conservation group s...

Plus, NWS issues red flag warnings for much of eastern, central WA. ID once again has one of the lowest SNAP payment error rates in the country, while WA could soon be penalized for its rate. WSU looks to attract Indigenous youth to health sciences careers using basketball. A Gonzaga lecturer heads to Spain to swim in the "Gay Olympics." Maple Street Bridge reopens first to pedestrians, cyclists b...

Plus, Spokane County wants to restart its inmate work crew program, but can potential hosts afford the proposed fee increase? A WA man is being held pre-trial in connection with an alleged plan to attack the White House. West Plains residents are beginning to schedule PFAS testing for wells. Kootenai Electric Cooperative will start service again in parts of Spokane County. Avista wants to raise it...

Plus, SPS and Spokane announce a child care partnership. A new analysis shows more than a third of WA families struggle to afford the essentials. Revenue from WA's gas tax is only down slightly this year despite much higher fuel prices. USPS officials were a no-show for a meeting with a WA House panel. And as crews make progress on the Colville Reservation's Kartar Fire, the Garred Road Fire grows...

Plus, crews make progress in containing the Kartar, Gold Run and Upriver Fires. USFS looks to triple timber coming from the Blue Mountains. Center for Biological Diversity pushes feds to protect two threatened INW wildflower species. NW's yanked observatories to return to ocean after Trump administration backs down. Cantwell- and Baumgartner-backed bill meant to make college sports fairer advances...

Now that it finally feels like summer here in the Inland Northwest, lots of our listeners are headed out to one of the many lakes and rivers to enjoy the sun and take some time off. The newsroom is doing the same. Don’t worry, we’re going to keep bringing you news from across the Northwest throughout the summer. But we’re taking a break from the long-form stories and interviews that usually round...

Plus, at least one person has died and 15 houses have been lost in the Upriver Fire. Farmworker advocates are warning fire season will also affect ag workers this summer. State and federal tax cuts are helping ID's top earning families the most, while some low-income households have actually seen their taxes go up, a report finds. And Spokane Valley considers banning the possession of fireworks.

Plus, 12,000 Spokanites are under evacuation orders as the Upriver Fire burns. Gov. Little says ID is in good shape for fire season, but a state fund for firefighting is already empty. A federal judge partially blocks ID's criminal trans bathroom ban. And the Panhandle Health District won't shutter clinics to save money, but services will continue to lean toward MAHA priorities.

Plus, NWS issues red flag warnings for central, eastern WA. Spokane City Council punts on data center moratorium after Avista pauses talks with customer. Spokane County looks to incentivize affordable housing. Nationwide report shows WA struggling to meet kids’ education needs. Federal judge weighs a new exception to Idaho's abortion ban after 5-day trial ends. And Seattle's first World Cup game b...

Plus, Spokane will consider an yearlong, citywide moratorium on data centers next week. Spokane's Safe and Healthy Task Force says the region must do a better job of balancing criminal justice needs with social service needs. Puyallup high school wrestler sues WA transgender athletes policy. Ballmer Group pledges up to $1.5 billion in forgivable loans for WA affordable housing. And a wildfire prev...