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The goal of Somebody Needs You is to match donors with the specific requests of needy Spokane residents.

At the bi-monthly meeting to Stitch and Witch, about 20 people knit, crochet, color and write in a pagan-friendly environment.

Spokane Valley appoints Capt. Mark Werner as new police chief.

Lottery winners in Spokane County for May 23-June 3.

Northwest Christian School is inviting boys and girls entering first through eighth grades to its Crusader Sports Camp, Tuesday. The camps, which include boys basketball, football and baseball, and girls softball, basketball and volleyball, will be held in four 90-minute sessions each day. Athletes can sign up for more than one session.

If it will cost tax payers $75,000 to provide identical uniforms that read Spokane Valley Police Department, and “Police” not “Sheriff” across the back, is it worth it? What about painting police cruisers Spokane Valley’s signature ice blue color at an estimated $6,500 a pop?

A confrontation inside the True Legends Grill in Liberty Lake recently ended in an arrest for assault.

With temperatures reaching into the 90s this week, qualifying families can find relief from the record-breaking heat through Make a Splash in a Kid’s Life free swim pass handouts along with Free Swim Fridays open to the public. This year, the program, run through the Spokane Parks Foundation, is giving out more than 1,200 passes throughout Spokane County, Heather Beebe-Stevens, executive director of the parks foundation, said. The final two pass handouts will be at Cheney outdoor pool, 750 Cedar St., Friday starting at 4 p.m., and Spokane Valley Partners, 10814 E. Broadway Ave., Monday beginning at 9 a.m.

Gordon Van Leuven wasn’t a fan of blind dates, but in 1945, a night at a local roller rink changed his mind.

The Spokane Preservation Advocates organization is holding its third annual pub crawl and tour of historic buildings on Saturday

Boxing is one of those sports that lends itself completely to the storyteller’s art. Inside the ropes and between the bells is competition distilled into its purest form.

The goal of Somebody Needs You is to match donors with the specific requests of needy Spokane residents.

There’s a saying around the Pacific Northwest that summer doesn’t really start until after the Fourth of July.