Crescent memories (Part 2): Readers share memories of the downtown department store

In October, The Spokesman-Review wrote about how “The Strange Beautiful” author Carla Crujido is seeking stories from the ...

‘I’m blown away’: Christmas Bureau impresses large donor with its attention to detail

The Christmas Bureau has been supported by the community every year since its inception in 1945, in its endeavors to supply ...

Bloomsday Perennial: She trained on a track, then got ‘hooked from the beginning’

Kris Olson-Wood has completed all 49 Bloomsday races, but one of her fondest Bloomsday memories didn’t happen on race day.

Gonzaga bigs lead way to breakthrough win over Bruins at Climate Pledge Arena

It wasn’t much of a surprise, but bigs on both teams carried the scoring load.In the first half alone, Gonzaga’s Graham Ike ...

Everett scores three goals in third, rallies past Chiefs

The Everett Silvertips erased a deficit with a three-goal third period, powering past the visiting Spokane Chiefs 6-4 on ...

Your property tax bill may be higher than it needs to be. Here’s what to do about it

My property taxes have ballooned 134% over my 20 years of homeownership. It seems like every year I grumble about another increase, pay the bill and move on. Recent data, however, has me rethinking my ...

Recap and highlights: No. 8 Gonzaga pulls away late to beat No. 25 UCLA 82-72

After losses to Alabama, UConn and Kentucky, Gonzaga finally shook out of its Climate Pledge curse, picking up an 82-72 win over UCLA in downtown Seattle to extend the all-time series lead to 8-3 ...

ICE agents visit Minnesota coffee shop, arrest cook after ruse to get him outside

An Ecuadorian man was arrested Friday at a coffee shop in Brooklyn Park after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents summoned him to the parking lot in a ruse to get him outside. The man was a ...

‘You can be doing all the right things and still be homeless’: More than a thousand kids in Spokane Valley are homeless

Last December, Kelley Kemplin and her two children were living out of a blue Chevy Traverse in Spokane Valley. Nine-year-old Michael and 7-year-old Ava used blankets and pillows to make a bed in the ...

The Motley Fool: The Vanguard Growth ETF

Many of us would love to have gobs of growth stocks in our portfolios, but it takes some skill and time to study the universe of stocks to determine which companies seem most promising. So consider ...
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Carl P. Leubsdorf: Some Democrats showed promise in 2025 as future party leaders

Like most parties that lose presidential races, the Democrats have struggled through a difficult aftermath. But the handwringing over their lack of effective leadership failed to temper their strength ...

Cool Critters: For cedar waxwings, it’s a berry Christmas in the Inland Northwest

With less than two weeks before Christmas, many of our region’s birds migrated to their warm wintering grounds long ago. But the cedar waxwing is making merry in the Inland Northwest, its palette of ...