Jonathan Glover

At about 7 p.m. Sunday, 14-year-old Brooklyn Bergquist claims she was chased by a young man wearing a light-up clown mask while she was walking home near 44th and Bowdish in Spokane Valley. She ran to a friend’s house and called her mom. That same night, 17-year-old Tyler Clinedinst claims to have been chased by a clown wielding a pair of knives on the Centennial Trail between Lake City High School and Bluegrass Park in Coeur d’Alene. He quickly fled to a friend’s house, whose mother called the police.

Organizers of the Spokane International Film Festival (SpIFF) are nervously awaiting official word regarding the future of one of its primary venues: the beleaguered Magic Lantern Theatre, which appears to have fallen on hard times once again.

The Clinton and Trump backers who watched the debate found much to cheer, as well as jeer. Here’s a look at the scenes of debate watch parties hosted by Spokane County Democratic Party and Northwest Grassroots, which backs Trump.

Marjorie Dunston returned to Spokane this week to claim the ashes of her four dead brothers and sisters after a house fire in Deep Creek took their lives on Aug. 14, 1951.

For Libertarian Randy McGlenn II, the best way to get something done is to do it yourself. After years of watching voters elect Democratic leaders in the 3rd Legislative District, and after years of hearing stories of residents feeling they weren’t being represented, the longtime IT worker decided to run against incumbent Democrat Marcus Riccelli in 2014. He didn’t make it out of the primary, earning less than 8 percent of the vote.

Alleged serial killer Donna Perry was set to be tried next week for a 1990 cold case murder. Now the case is beset with soaring legal costs and ethical problems that have pushed the trial at least several months.

Students from East Valley, Medical Lake and Ferris High Schools share what 9/11 means to them, and how the date has shaped their lives.

Most teenagers in high school today weren’t able to walk on Sept. 11, 2001. Some couldn’t talk. Others weren’t even born. They didn’t (or couldn’t) understand what was happening then. But now, 15 years removed, they’re learning the world they live in was once much different.

Christopher Cannata, a prolific criminal who has racked up 43 felony convictions, was sentenced to 27-and-a-half years in prison Friday.

About 20 protestors are blocking rail lines on Trent Avenue to protest the movement of oil and coal trains through Spokane.

Spokane answered a call to help the wildfire-stricken community of Wellpinit, donating piles of clothes, and stacks of bottled water and food. People also gave thousands of dollars during a one-day drive Thursday.

A new contract for Spokane teachers includes three years of pay raises and series of scheduling changes that include 12 early release Fridays throughout the year and an agreement that starting next year the first day of school will be on the last Thursday day of August.

Spokane County Emergency Management is asking people not to travel to any of the fires burning in the area looking to volunteer.

Wellpinit is no longer under mandatory evacuation orders. Officials are saying the Hart Road fire has split in three places after jumping across the Spokane River.