Gunman fires at North Side house

A gunman blasted a 3-inch hole in the front door of a home in the 1800 block of West Maxwell on Monday morning.

Police said a 40-year-old woman was sleeping on a living-room couch 17 feet from the door when the shooting occurred about 3:45 a.m. She wasn’t injured, but a cabinet was damaged.

Officers said it appears the blast came from a shotgun. They were trying to locate people who had been involved in a fight at the house several hours earlier.

Feds provide tax credits

Last year, lower-income workers received $39 billion through the earned income tax credit, a federal program. Yet, many people are unaware of the tax credit, advocates for low-income workers say.

As tax season approaches, here is important information:

What: The earned income tax credit provides benefits to lower-income people who worked full- or part-time jobs last year.

Who: Families with children who earned less than $35,263; childless workers ages 25 to 64 who earned less than $11,750.

Why bother: Qualifying families with two children may receive up to $4,400; families with one child may receive up to $2,662. People with no children can receive up to $399.

Where: Spokane County United Way provides free tax preparation at sites around Eastern Washington. To find the site closest to you, visit www.unitedwayspokane .org/tax.htm or call (509) 838-6581.

Compiled from staff reports