Stoneman Douglas High student speaks as students, teachers rally

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School junior Kai Koerber raises his fist for unity after he addresses a crowd at The Gathering Place participating in a nation-wide walkout to protest gun violence, Friday, April 20, 2018. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Following another round of student walkouts Friday morning, student-activists took center stage at an afternoon gathering of the Washington Education Association, the state’s biggest teachers union, in Spokane’s Riverfront Park.

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The historic buildings at 1023 and 1027 W. Third Ave., in the lower left of this image, will be demolished for an auto dealer’s parking lot. A Quonset hut-like structure that was put up after this photo was taken in 2014 will also be removed, as will the old Lexus building on the image’s right. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Two historic downtown buildings will soon make way for auto dealer parking

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Two historic downtown buildings will soon make way for auto dealer parking

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Two historic buildings eligible for protection are being demolished in downtown Spokane and will be replaced by a parking lot for a large auto dealer.

An Alaska Airlines jet takes off at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Jan. 26, 2016. (Associated Press)

Alaska Airlines adopts a tougher policy for emotional-support animals

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Alaska Airlines adopts a tougher policy for emotional-support animals

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Responding to a rash of incidents involving animals on planes, Alaska Airlines plans to impose new requirements for passengers flying with emotional-support animals.