Mike Prager

Family members helped save three people from two early-morning house fires Thursday. In Spokane Valley, a father saved his two small children and the family dog from their burning home. The blaze probably was caused by an electrical malfunction, officials said.

Two security officers at the Spokane Transit Authority Plaza in downtown Spokane chased down one of two armed-robbery suspects at the Plaza in February, tackling the youth to the ground and allegedly finding a loaded .22-caliber revolver in his waistband. STA security officer Chris Stein and Securitas security officer Chris Hamilton were honored Thursday evening by the STA board for teaming up with Spokane police in taking the suspects off the streets.

Two security officers at the Spokane Transit Authority Plaza in downtown Spokane chased down one of two armed-robbery suspects at the Plaza in February, tackling the man to the ground and finding a loaded .22-caliber revolver in his waistband.

Spokane firefighters rescued a 51-year-old Spokane woman from the second-floor balcony of her West Central home this morning after fire broke out trapping her at least 12 feet above ground.

Gonzaga University President Robert Spitzer, who will step down in July, is calling for broad regulation of the financial industry to prevent further lapses in ethical behavior that led to the worldwide financial meltdown over the past year. The Rev. Spitzer on Tuesday said he plans to concentrate on programs to improve corporate cultures and ethics after he leaves the GU presidency after 11 years in the job.

Gonzaga University President the Rev. Robert Spitzer, who is stepping down in July, is calling for broad regulation of the financial industry to prevent further lapses in ethical behaviors that led to the worldwide financial meltdown over the past year.

A mini-storm dropped up to a foot of snow across Spokane’s North Side on Tuesday morning but barely touched areas to the east, south and west.

Ground squirrels have invaded Finch Arboretum, and they’re turning the grounds into Swiss cheese. Even worse, it’s breeding season.

After a winter that saw record snowfall, including a 4-inch storm in the first week of April, the forecast for the coming week ought to bring some serious relief: temperatures in the 70s by Sunday. National Weather Service forecasters said that a strong high pressure system is expected to form across the Rocky Mountain states later this week and set the stage for gradually rising temperatures and highs about 15 degrees above normal for late April.

Hundreds of ground squirrels have invaded Finch Arboretum and are turning the grounds into Swiss cheese. Even worse, it’s breeding season. Spokane Parks officials are mounting a counterattack with a commercially available weapon – the Rodenator Pro — that injects their burrows with propane and oxygen and sparks an explosion that shakes the ground and collapses their furrows.

After a winter that saw record snowfall, including a 4-inch storm in the first week of April, the forecast for the coming week ought to bring some serious relief: temperatures well into the 70s by Sunday.

One of the biggest traffic complaints on Spokane’s North Side is finally being resolved. City and county officials recently announced they will move ahead with reconstruction and widening of Five Mile Road going up both the south and north sides of Five Mile Prairie.

One of the biggest traffic complaints on Spokane’s North Side is finally being resolved. City and county officials recently announced they will move ahead with reconstruction and widening of Five Mile Road going up both the south and north sides of Five Mile Prairie.

Mark Lehan says he’s channeling his inner child. Boy, howdy.