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WASHINGTON – Since its inception in the Cold War-era Germany of 1963, the Munich Security Conference has become the premier gathering of U.S. and European elected leaders and military officials, so Rep. Michael Baumgartner wasn’t going to let a little lapse in federal funding stop him from attending for the first time.

WASHINGTON – When President Donald Trump speaks to House and Senate lawmakers on Tuesday for his first official State of the Union address since returning to office, some Northwest Democrats plan to skip the spectacle and counter it with their own messaging efforts.

Every day after working as a financial analyst, Luis Pérez goes to his garage to look for his next project.

Under an overcast sky and near-constant drizzle Monday, the demolition of the 116-year-old Adams Elementary schoolhouse began.

Spokane Valley Fire Department crews responded Sunday afternoon to a structure fire in Spokane Valley in which no one was injured.

WASHINGTON – Before senators and House members left the Capitol on Thursday with funding for the Department of Homeland Security guaranteed to lapse at week’s end, Northwest lawmakers illustrated just how tough it could be to bridge the gap between the parties over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics.

Kirby Moore is the kind of guy you could get a beer with.

WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to overturn President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods from Canada, as a Washington state Republican broke with GOP leaders to help pass the largely symbolic resolution.

Public health officials report additional measles cases in Stevens County on Thursday.

Though the measure made some gains after elections officials counted more votes, East Valley School District’s $220 million bond failed.

WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass a bill that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote, after Northwest GOP lawmakers acknowledged that implementing such a requirement may disenfranchise Americans.

WASHINGTON – Near the end of a four-hour hearing on Wednesday that focused largely on the Justice Department’s handling of its investigation of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Rep. Michael Baumgartner credited the agency with a sharp decrease in violent crime over the past year.

Newport School District officials plan to regroup after voters rejected their bond proposal Tuesday.

Newport School District voters gave a split decision on two tax measures in Tuesday’s election.

Levies sought by rural school districts across Spokane and Whitman Counties were faring well on election night.

The East Valley Knights likely won’t get their new castles, election night results indicate.

Pesto flatbread coho salmon sandwiches, teriyaki salmon rice bowls, beef chili made from Washington cows, fresh bison, chicken curry – all meals that have been cooked and served from cafeterias at Cheney Public Schools, designed by executive chef LJ Klinkenberg to meet the complex matrix of nutritional requirements set by the federal government and also taste good to kids.

A Canadian and a birthday girl walk into a Spokane bar to watch the Seahawks win their second Super Bowl.