Mike Prager

When fire destroyed their home nearly two years ago, Chad and Kayla Stewart and their eight children found themselves on the receiving end of Spokane’s generosity. That generosity, along with their religious faith, buoyed their spirits through the dark months it took to rebuild and reclaim normality.

The chances of a white Christmas have increased in the latest forecast from the National Weather Service as a pair of weak storms approaches the Inland Northwest for the weekend.

A major change in the weather is expected over the Christmas holiday weekend, but forecasters said the change is likely to bring a mix of weather that is hard to pin down until it arrives.

The last full day of autumn comes with a promise from National Weather Service forecasters.

Spokane Teachers Credit Union has once again expanded its footprint in the Inland Northwest, this time with a lighter touch on the environment. On Monday, STCU opened its South Valley Branch at 13211 E. 32nd Ave., the 15th branch in STCU’s system.

Fog and low clouds returned to the Spokane region today in an ongoing dry spell that has left stagnant air hovering over the region.

A man with white supremacist ties to North Idaho may have died in a spectacular house fire in southwestern Washington after emergency crews retreated from the scene because they came under heavy gunfire from inside the burning home, authorities said. The incident occurred Wednesday on the anniversary of a 1984 siege that led to the death of Robert J. Mathews, a white supremacist who helped found an organization known as The Order while in North Idaho.

A cold air inversion over the Pacific Northwest is causing air to stagnate over the region and making air pollution levels an ongoing concern.

Mount St. Michael’s, the former Jesuit scholasticate on the bluff overlooking Hillyard, is opening its doors this weekend for a special celebration. Members of the Mount St. Michael Parish are holding a grand opening celebration of a new Heritage Center and Museum.