The Spokane Public Schools released the findings of an investigation into an early May incident at Sacajawea Middle School when Black twin sisters were asked to clean cotton along with the other students in a social studies class exploring the industrial revolution, including use of the cotton gin.

The family of an unarmed mentally ill man shot and killed by a Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy in 2019 filed a federal civil rights law suit Thursday, alleging the department doesn’t train deputies properly on mental health calls.

Spokane had its hottest July on record, but relief may be in sight in the form of rain and free rides to cooling centers before it could start to fall.

The state has reopened, but Spokane City Council chambers will remain closed for now.

One local statistic showed exactly how fast the auto had become the county’s predominant method of transportation.

A long-time incumbent on the Cheney School Board faces two challengers in next Tuesday’s primary.

One by one, Spokane police Chief Craig Meidl reviewed the myriad police reforms adopted by the state Legislature this year.

Tyler Johnson has never forgotten his roots. So when he got his ceremonial day with the Stanley Cup after the Tampa Bay Lightning won the NHL championship, there was little question what he was going to do with it.

President Joe Biden on Thursday said he was taking the first step toward inclusion of the COVID-19 vaccine on a list of mandatory inoculations for military members.

Spokane gymnasts are coming out in support of USA Gymnast Simone Biles after she flooded worldwide headlines with her decision to sit out both the team and individual all-around gymnastics competition in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, choosing to focus on her mental health.

Police arrested Zion Carter on Thursday after two days of searching for the man they suspect shot his wife and 11-year-old stepdaughter Tuesday morning in Airway Heights.

A lack of school bus drivers has forced the Cheney School District to switch to staggered school start times beginning in the fall so the district can run fewer bus routes with the drivers it has left.

Sister Donna Storms, a Spokane native, is celebrating her 70th year as a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration.

I am loosening, ever so slightly, my iron-fisted grip over control of my kitchen.

I am so done with this heat. At least I have an air-conditioned office to escape to during the day. Not so for the potted plants on my deck. They and every other container planting are stuck where they are. They need us to get through the rest of the summer.

A soft wind whispered through the garden, stirring wind chimes. Birds chattered, bees buzzed among the perennials, and butterflies fluttered through the rose trellises.

An alert neighbor helped the Spokane Valley Fire Department stop an apartment fire in its tracks the evening of July 21.

John DeForest let his natural curiosity and drive to excel take the lead while he was attending St. George’s School, harnessing both to score a perfect score on two of his International Baccalaureate exams and place in the top 17% of IB students worldwide.