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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee used state money to fly to Germany over the weekend for a three-day work trip to learn about electric cars before he embarks on a 10-day European vacation with his wife. 

REARDAN, Wash. – Bright new signs recently installed on U.S. Highway 2 welcome drivers to Reardan as the small town just 20 miles west of Spokane prepares to host its 120th Mule Days celebration this Saturday.

A Washington State Patrol trooper had a medical emergency while driving a patrol car Monday, causing him to collide with another vehicle on Interstate 90 sending both drivers to the hospital with minor injuries.

Hundreds of flags dotted the headstones at Fairmount Memorial Park, coming alive in unison across the cemetery with each gust of wind.

Mild weather forecast for Memorial Day may end there, with skies taking a stormy turn on Tuesday across the region, according to the National Weather Service.

Chip seals, grind and overlay, night markets, oh my! Below is a list of streets closing in Spokane this week for various projects and events.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In less than two years since Congress passed a landmark bill to expand benefits to veterans who were exposed to toxins in the military, the Department of Veterans Affairs said last week that it passed a milestone of 1 million claims approved under the new law, including more than 22,500 in Washington state and nearly 6,500 in Idaho.

More Spokane students will be eligible to take the bus to school next year under new rules approved by the Spokane School Board earlier this month.

Wildfire season has officially begun in Washington, and state officials are urging people to avoid sparking a fire as they head out to recreate this Memorial Day weekend.“We know that every time we have a vacation holiday weekend, everybody loves getting outside,” state Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz said in a news conference Friday. “Sometimes that leads to danger if they’re not being wildfire safe.”

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday sent a letter to a government energy council saying it cut too many turbines out of the proposed construction plan for one of the largest wind farms in the state. In its response, the governor’s office wrote that it wants the stretch of land that will be developed to achieve “full or near-full” energy generation capacity.

A road race will avoid construction downtown this fall in its second year by shifting to a new course through the University District.

Candidates for state superintendent discussed their perspectives on various topics, including school funding, sex education, mental health and parents rights at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Washington at Ridgeline High School Monday night.

In an effort to reduce emissions, the state will pay to help replace two steam boilers at Kaiser Aluminum — but the plant will have to match every dollar.

A one-year, $4.6 million levy for West Bonner School District failed in Tuesday’s election.

Races for sheriff and county commissioner were on the Republican primary ballot Tuesday in Kootenai, Bonner and Boundary counties in North Idaho. Here’s how they turned out.

Self-described traditional Republicans who accused the official Republican Party in Kootenai County of extremism failed to win control of the party in Tuesday’s primary.

University High School is about to live up to its name.

In one of the most highly contested primaries in the Idaho Legislature, a more moderate Republican defeated a far-right incumbent in North Idaho.

Incumbents in Kootenai County easily won their Republican primaries in Tuesday's election.