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Deep breath, snow lovers. There’s a good chance El Nino won’t steal our white Christmas. A temporary shift in weather from warmer-than-usual to cool suggests the odds are improving that snow will be on the ground in Eastern Washington by that day.

Schnee is available for adoption at the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service. Shelter workers say he is very vocal and likes to carry on a conversation with you. Schnee enjoys playing with his mouse but also likes a warm lap. Please refer to the pet’s ID number when contacting SCRAPS with questions about one of the adoptable pets. If you are interested in this cat or any animal at SCRAPS, call (509) 477-2532 or come by the shelter 6815 E. Trent Ave. Spokane Valley. Adoptions of cats 6 months or older are $40 and include spay or neuter, first set of vaccinations, health check, microchip and first year’s license.

With all the wind-damaged branches on the ground this year, making swags, wreaths and decorating empty garden containers for winter should be really easy.

A new bus route system, implemented in September, centralizes pickup spots and reduces how far students have to walk, according to Spokane Public Schools officials. However, Amanda Hamilton, a parent in Browne’s Addition believes the new system is ignoring the realities of neighborhoods like hers.

Spokane County Library District is done asking voters to fund a new Spokane Valley Library

I’m making a list and checking it twice. At the top of my naughty list are people who tell me, “You can’t miss it. It’s easy to find!”

Journalists have been killed for the work they do or sometimes because they are caught in the line of fire in a war zone, but rarely are they killed for something that never happened.

After his brother’s suicide, Jacob Johns led a reckless life.

A group of active seniors at the Vintage Apartments in North Spokane is turning plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the homeless.

The Spokane City Council approved $500,000 for the design and construction of a greenway on Cincinnati Street between Spokane Falls Boulevard and Euclid Avenue.