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Terry Buffington Foundation to celebrate anniversary of digital collection at Pullman events

By Connor Henricksen July 20, 2023

Terry and Kwasi Buffington at NWPB. (Credit: Connor Henricksen / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 1:53) Read A cultural anthropologist who campaigned during the Civil Rights Movement now calls the Palouse home. […]Read More

Hero Killed In UNC-Charlotte Shooting Immortalized As ‘Star Wars’ Jedi

By NPR News December 26, 2019

University of North Carolina, Charlotte student Riley Howell was hailed by police as a hero for tackling a gunman who opened fire in a classroom in April. CREDIT: Matthew Westmoreland/AP

Riley Howell, who died saving his classmates from a gunman last April, was a Star Wars fan. Now he is a part of the Star Wars universe. Read More

UNC Charlotte Victim Riley Howell Honored As A Hero For Tackling Shooter

By NPR News May 1, 2019

Riley Howell, here in an undated photo, was killed after he tackled a gunman shooting people in a classroom at the University of North Carolina's Charlotte campus. Police say Howell's actions likely saved the lives of other students. Matthew Westmoreland/AP

Riley Howell is credited with disrupting the campus shooting, dying in the incident but saving others' lives. Police say they have not determined the shooter's motive.Read More

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