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A Tri-Cities Superior Court judge is resigning ahead of a May hearing on whether he broke the law.

The Spokane Arena will soon undergo a $10 million renovation to update its retractable seating and replace its lighting, including the ribbon winding around the facility and lighting up Spokane’s night sky.

High-capacity magazine sales will remain illegal in Washington, a State Supreme Court Commissioner ruled Thursday after the law was initially deemed unconstitutional earlier this month.

In newly restored river channels on the Snoqualmie, baby Chinook salmon are confined in 19 enclosures about the size of large suitcases as they munch on little crustaceans and invertebrate insects floating or swimming by. What's in the salmon's stomachs, tracked by scientists, could hold clues about the species' survival.

The cool weather of early spring is the perfect time to plant peas.

Nowadays, if you need to shed some light on a subject, most of us reach for our cellphones and tap the flashlight app.

Several Expo ’74 pavilions were finished and ready for preopening parties.

Gov. Jay Inslee and state officials unveiled a $45 million rebate program on Tuesday to help low-income Washingtonians purchase or lease electric vehicles.

Spokane Valley City Councilman Al Merkel has announced his candidacy for a state Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Sen. Mike Padden.

A reporter for the Spokane Daily Chronicle walked through the Expo ’74 grounds and talked to the workers rushing to get the fair ready for the May 4 opening.

LIND, Wash. – It’s not entirely clear who’s in charge of Lind.

The candidates who managed to clinch a party endorsement are not guaranteed a spot on the general election ballot come November. However, an endorsement earns them free publicity and fundraising help from the party in the coming months. 

Ferguson spoke at a luncheon in the Spokane Convention Center to a room full of roughly 170 local politicians and community members, asking them to donate to his campaign. Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown and City Councilmember Zack Zappone spoke at the fundraising event before Ferguson stepped up to the podium.

Big news arrived out of the White House: President Richard Nixon planned to participate in the Expo ’74 opening ceremony on May 4.

Andrew Koeppen, who for six months has claimed to be the new chairman of the Grant County GOP, was seated with his slate of delegates at the Washington Republican convention in Spokane this weekend. But David Hunt says he is still the real chairman.