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Most 17-year-olds are sleeping at 7 a.m. on a weekday, but Anna Gabrielle Geneblazo was wide awake watching open-heart surgery on Wednesday.

For the first time this century, the number of children worldwide who die before their fifth birthday is projected to rise, according to a new study published by the Gates Foundation.

Riverfront Park will host an artisan market this weekend with more than 60 small businesses slated to set up shop at the Gesa Pavilion.

The Spokane Regional Health District has opened its doors to Eastern Washington University public health students.

It was a sunny Sunday on San Diego’s Ocean Beach when lifeguards noticed surfers in a panic. They were waving their boards from a jetty, desperately trying to get the lifeguards’ attention.

Tim Parkey was sitting in the living room of his Elk home last month with his wife – who has Stage 4 lung cancer – lying in a chair beside him when his cellphone rang.

You may or may not know that not only am I a home builder, but I’ve also been a master plumber since age 29. I was drawn to the plumbing craft because of its fascinating three-dimensional nature. Your home has but one sewer pipe leaving your house, and often just one vent pipe poking up through your roof. However, in between these two points is a maze of interconnected pipes that all must work together to keep you and your family healthy.

In October, The Spokesman-Review wrote about how “The Strange Beautiful” author Carla Crujido is seeking stories from the Crescent. After researching to write a novel inspired by the meet-cute of her parents at the downtown Spokane department store, she was quickly met with dead ends.

A home is often judged as much by what’s on the outside as by what’s on the inside. A home’s curb appeal helps set the tone, signaling care, design and maintenance to visitors and guests.

Since Justin Carlile became the director of Partners Inland Northwest in 2021, he has seen the number of people grabbing food off their shelves skyrocket.

Spokane pediatrician Dr. Sarah d’Hulst has “basically never” treated a baby with hepatitis B. She fears that may change soon.

Irma Almond was behind the camera 70 years ago, capturing the quintessential mall Santa photos at Crescent Court and the Bon Marché.

I’m veering away from gardening this week to discuss an emerging issue concerning backyard flocks of chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese that many people in the area have. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife recently posted a warning of a spike in avian influenza cases in domestic flocks across the state.

In 1918, Lucy Gooch received a wondrous gift from her parents – a new player piano from Montelius Music House in Seattle.

When done right, food can be an affordable, colorful and organic way to decorate a home. Whether real or artificial, the key is moderation, authenticity and a curated approach that feels fresh, not forced.

When we exited the Uber, we thought we were just where we needed to be. Our objective had been to catch the ferry to New York City’s Liberty Island.