The Seattle-based Washington State Nurses Association, which represents more than 400 registered nurses at Providence Holy Family Hospital in north Spokane, are in mediation talks with hospital administrators over pay that they contend lags behind that of

Spokane Public Schools has installed new, single-point-of-entry security doors at main entrances of nine schools and has retrofitted locks on hundreds of classroom doors, enabling teachers to lock doors from inside the classroom. The district has spent

The Spokane City Council will consider two incentive programs proposed by Councilwoman Amber Waldref that would assist in redevelopment of vacant and historic commercial properties. In one incentive, the city would provide up to $40,000 to improve water

Spokane Teachers Credit Union is introducing a microchip 'smart” Visa credit cards for its members who travel frequently overseas, says spokesman Dan Hansen. The cards use what's known as the Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (EMV) standard. A microch

Avista Corp., the Spokane-based power company, has filed its latest natural gas integrated resource plan (IRP) with regulators in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon, in which the company predicts sufficient natural gas resources for the next 20 years. Jason