The system has a long, complex history, but one important factor, according to the latest draft of Spokane's new Downtown Master Plan, was a 1961 report that called for an "'inner loop system' of one-way streets defining the core area's perimeter to improve vehicular movement."

Scripture tells us that there is no condemnation in Christ Jesus (see Romans 8:1). Could I fast from judging and condemning myself? Could I turn a deaf ear to all accusations?

Joseph Duncan may not receive the death penalty after all, but not because he’s won an appeal.

An uncommonly realistic department store mannequin caused a sensation in the window of the Crescent department store on Riverside Avenue.

If he hasn’t already, President Joe Biden may come to regret using the word “Neanderthal” to describe decisions by a couple of Southern governors to drop their states’ mask mandates.

Bold bootleggers attempted to smuggle 1,272 quarts of whisky over the Canadian border in a railroad coal car, but they were nabbed after federal officers let loose a fusillade of gunshots.

There was almost zero support in Yakima and Wenatchee for a proposed new state of Lincoln, which would have consisted of Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

The fourth Thursday of February every year is National Chili Day, so last on Feb. 25, I celebrated by making my son’s chili recipe.

The idea of a new state of Lincoln, formed out of Eastern Washington and North Idaho, was not entirely dead.

Harry Williams, 84, accused of shooting Spokane fireman Jack Batten, was ruled sane by a jury, which meant he would stand trial for murder within a month.

If you feel any special fondness for plugging a parking meter, now's the time to head downtown and plink a coin in the good old-fashioned metal heads that have long lined the streets.

Most of the funding came from the estate of Julius Galland (1860-1926), a businessman who made a fortune in real estate and beer brewing, but never had children. His estate funded many charities related to children and education.

Dr. Henry W. Honet, 43, a Spokane X-ray pioneer, died from exposure to that very technology.

Police suspected murder in the disappearance of J.B. Bushnell, a 32-year-old Spokane oil stock salesman.

Although I’ve never been a big believer in the Cascade Curtain, more than a decade in Olympia has taught me that there is a certain West Side bias that results in somewhat rare recognition, let alone praise, for things Eastern Washington does right.

A surprise twist complicated the insanity defense of Harry Williams, 84, who was accused of shooting Jack Batten, a city firefighter, at Williams’ farm near Deep Creek.

The faculty at Washington State University is trying to conduct a very modest, very gentle intervention with the school’s drunk uncle – asking the administration not to expand its subsidy to the deficit-spending athletics department by another few million dollars per year.

This year when my husband asked what I wanted to do for my birthday, I was ready.“Nothing,” I said. “And I know just the place to do it.”