SPOKANE - As people across the Inland Northwest give thanks, few are more appreciative than the less fortunate who are grateful this Thanksgiving for the support of our community's Good Samaritans. One family giving thanks is David Kelley. Six weeks ...

SALEM — Oregon’s discretionary budget pie for the next biennium is worth about $16.1 billion, and on Monday Oregonians will get a better idea of who gets a slice and who gets sliced. Gov. Ted Kulongoski will announce his proposed state budget for ...

Although it can be risky to definitively pronounce a bill dead -- lawmakers have a number of procedural tricks they can use to resuscitate seemingly lifeless proposals -- here's a tentative list of some of this year's likely casualties in the Senate ...

Sorry to be late posting this, but... State Senate candidate Chris Marr denies allegations that he and other managers at a local auto dealership ignored, for years, the sexual harassment of a saleswoman by male colleagues. In a lawsuit filed last ...

Here's a listing of what's open and closed Friday for the holiday weekend. Major city halls: Closed. Regional county offices: Closed. State offices: Closed. State courts: Closed. Schools: Closed. Colleges and universities: Closed. Community Transit ...

Here’s something your out-of-town relatives might like to know before risking their lives to visit your hacienda for the holidays. Tacoma is the 39th-most dangerous city in America. So says the annual list by CQ Press of Washington, D.C., which ...

Tyler Honeycutt, the No. 6 SF in the Class of 2009, is heading to UCLA. Heading into the season, the Pac-10 is widely considered one of the top three conferences in the country, along with the Big East and ACC, but recruiting-wise, the conference is ...

SPOKANE — The Spokane Tribe is upset with supporters of GOP gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi over TV commercials that suggest the tribe and the state struck an improper deal to expand casino gambling. The commercials, which the tribe contends are ...

SPOKANE — The Spokane Tribe is upset with supporters of Republican governor candidate Dino Rossi over television commercials that suggest the tribe and the state struck an improper deal to expand casino gambling. The commercials, which the tribe ...

(11/6/2008) Democratic challenger Brian Sayrs conceded Wednesday in his race against Republican incumbent Mark Richard for Spokane County Commission. (10/26/2008) Despite her efforts to remain neutral, Spokane Mayor Mary Verner is being pulled into ...