ARTICLES BY ADAM SHANKS

The 'brain': Emergency Coordination Center at the heart of Spokane's COVID-19 response

There are no flames to spray water on. There is no criminal to handcuff.

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Downtown library opens as temporary homeless shelter

With an injection of state funding and local ingenuity, the downtown Spokane Public Library opened as a temporary shelter for adults experiencing homelessness on Monday to support the region’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Overdue book? Please don't bother bringing it back, Spokane Public Library says

There is no need to worry about a late charge on an overdue book from the Spokane Public Library.

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Spokane mayor – a former TV news anchor – turns to video to reach out during pandemic

Lights. Camera. Mayor.

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Number of Spokane firefighters in quarantine declines

Thanks largely to a loosening of health guidelines, the number of Spokane city firefighters in quarantine and out of work has dropped since last week.

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After Inslee orders stay home, city wants shelters open 24/7

Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered Washington residents to stay home. But hundreds, if not thousands, of people in Spokane region don’t have one.

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Fairgrounds, Spokane Public Library eyed for shelter in coronavirus response

Anticipating COVID-19’s continued impact on Spokane, regional leaders are eying the county fairgrounds as a potential site for shelter and an alternate health care facility.

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'Last on the totem pole': Virus takes toll on Spokane homeless, even without cases detected

On a day like Wednesday, Courtney Huerta would normally be at the Spokane Public Library with a pad in hand, drawing or coloring.

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Downtown Spokane library could become temporary homeless shelter, mayor says

The city could use the downtown Spokane Public Library as a temporary homeless shelter.

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Coronavirus measures to cut shelter capacity in half; officials looking for alternative sites

City officials are hurriedly searching for temporary shelter locations this week, as social distancing measures are expected to reduce citywide capacity for the homeless by about 400 beds.

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Spokane City Council tweaks meetings, but doesn't cancel in face of coronavirus

Three of the Spokane City Council’s seven members were home sick but called into Monday’s committee meeting by phone.

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Washington Commerce Director Lisa Brown: Patronize businesses as best you can safely

Washington Commerce Director Lisa Brown says the state is pursuing ways to help all workers affected by the sudden downturn in the economy.

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Pandemic panic shopping again empties Spokane stores of toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other goods

After she gathered what she needed from a chaotic Albertson’s on the South Hill on Friday night, Pam Travis faced a choice: wait in a line that stretched back through the store, or ditch her cart, go home and drink wine.

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To prepare for coronavirus, Spokane officials working to identify isolation sites

The city of Spokane is exploring options to rapidly expand its capacity to isolate and quarantine those diagnosed with, or suspected to be infected with, coronavirus.

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Mayor Woodward urges Spokane residents to avoid crowds and remain vigilant amid coronavirus outbreak

The city of Spokane is not ordering cancellation of large social gatherings in the face of the rapidly escalating coronavirus outbreak.

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