Spokane

Twenty-four hours sometimes aren’t enough for Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Guzman.

The Fairchild Air Force Base movie theater has been serving the base’s command staff nowadays for less cinematic purposes.

The funding mechanism for the largest 911 call-taker in Spokane County could be upended by a proposal in the state Legislature.

For about two hours on Jan. 14, as winds whipped mercilessly and tossed down trees across Spokane, there was not a single fire department crew left to respond to emergencies.

“Deafness” constituted the principal alibi of W.J. Van Skike, on trial for manslaughter after running down a widow on the street and dragging her under his car for 13 blocks without stopping.

Sawsan Al Zouabi used to stand on her balcony and count the bombs falling on the horizon.

I just don’t understand, especially in light of the fact that we’re all essentially immigrants (some more recent than others), that longevity of place should be perceived as making you a better American.

Unfortunately, apricots aren’t the easiest tree to grow in our region. They often bloom very early in the spring and get hit by frost which kills the flower. 

When Dennis Haugen brought his Oldsmobile over to work on it with Marilyn Bowen’s brother, she really wanted to be out there with them. “I would’ve rather been in the garage, but my mom wanted me to be a lady,” recalled Marilyn. “It was too late. I was already a tomboy.”

Teddy Riggs, 5½, scaled a backyard tree, while his 3-year-old brother, Danny, trimmed the grass with a pair of children’s scissors. Albert, 8 months, watched the action from his mother’s arms. Kate Kearney didn’t need to worry about her sons feeling the January chill.

Like other fire departments in the area, Spokane Valley Fire Department crews were kept hopping on Jan. 13 as the wind toppled trees into power lines and onto homes and cars, prompting numerous 911 calls.

First we got soaked; then we got wind-whipped. The heavy rain was expected. The deadly winds, not so much.

Xander the cat is a familiar sight at Jefferson Elementary School on Spokane’s South Hill as he visits children on the playground and meows at the windows of classrooms where “his” children sit.

Spokane County vaccine distributors are working to finish vaccinating health care workers and first responders this week, before moving on to residents over the age of 65.

President Joe Biden's inaugural address recognized the challenges facing a country in the midst of a deadly pandemic, calls for racial justice and an insurrection that stormed the Capitol. It also reflected the humanity of the man who will occupy the White House.

Like millions of people around the world, Spokane City Councilwoman Betsy Wilkerson woke up Wednesday morning and turned on her television to watch a moment more than two centuries in the making as Kamala Harris became the first female vice president of the United States.

Poet Amanda Gorman set an encouraging and hopeful tone during Wednesday’s inauguration ceremony with her new work, “The Hill We Climb.” Pre-orders for her upcoming collection "Change Sings" are going fast.