Ellen Dennis

A pair of colleges in the Inland Northwest whose sports teams are overseen by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics face a new reality: transgender athletes will soon be banned from competing on women’s teams.

When a judge ruled Washington's ban on high-capacity gun magazines to be unconstitutional, the state issued an emergency order minutes later to keep the law on the books while the case moves through appeals.

The money is part of a $20.5 billion investment announced this month by the Federal Transit Administration to bolster public transport across the country under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. $388 million of that funding will go to Washington state in the form of grants.

The Washington State Department of Commerce announced that it will send roughly $850,000 in maintenance money to both the Cornerstone Courtyard Apartments at 151 S. Adams St. and the Hoffman Apartments at 2024 E. Hoffman Ave.

The Republican leader on the Senate Law and Justice Committee is leaving the Legislature behind after serving for nearly 3 decades. He was first elected in 1980 to represent Eastern Washington's 4th legislative district in the House. He went on to hold his seat there for 15 years. In 1995, he served as the House majority floor leader.

On Friday, U.S. Senators from Washington and Idaho joined a group of 12 other national lawmakers to send a letter to that advisory committee, urging it to keep potatoes classified as vegetables. The letter was addressed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary Thomas Vilsack and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra.

On Monday, the Spokane City Council is scheduled to vote on a resolution that, if passed, would call on Gov. Jay Inslee to declare a state of emergency for the fentanyl and opiate overdose crisis in Spokane and the greater state of Washington.

Details about the reason Bob Lutz resigned from his post at the state agency after three years remained unclear Tuesday evening. His sudden departure was met with disappointment from some local elected officials, including Mayor Lisa Brown.