Another Spokane jail death, multiple killed at gaming tourney and other headlines

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NEWS:
A woman died at the Spokane County Jail Saturday, marking the eighth death in 14 months there.

NEWS: In a town hall last week (which had low attendance for being reportedly "sold out"), Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said she would use a different tone in misleading ads against her opponent Lisa Brown if given the chance for a do-over.

NEWS: Last week, the YWCA honored several Spokane law enforcement officers for their work helping victims/survivors of domestic violence.

NEWS: Arming teachers isn't about to be a solution for Washington state, even if the feds are. State schools chief Chris Reykdal condemned the idea as "destructive and dangerous."

IN OTHER NEWS

John McCain dead at 81
After a battle with brain cancer, U.S. Sen. John McCain passed away Saturday afternoon at his Arizona home. (New York Times)

Shooter kills, injures multiple gamers in Florida
Sunday afternoon a shooter killed two people and himself and injured nearly a dozen other people at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida. (USA Today)

Mixed markets
Wheat is having a good year, but with a building trade war with China, Washington cherries are set to lose out this year. (Spokesman-Review, Seattle Times)

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Samantha Wohlfeil is the Inlander's News Editor, a role she moved into in April 2024 after working at the paper as a news writer since 2017. She oversees the paper's news section and leads annual special sections, from our Sustainability Issue to our philanthropy issue known as Give Guide. As time allows, she...