May 22 / Employment here climbsAbout 204,800 people held nonagricultural wage and salary jobs in the Spokane area in April, up about 400 from the prior month but down about 700 from the April 2011 level, preliminary state figures said. results

Meetings & EventsThe Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold Valley Chamber Founder's Day Celebration on Friday, June 1, from 3 to 5:15 p.m., at its Valley Chamber Business Center at Liberty Lake in the Liberty Square Building, 1421 N. For

The world can significantly slow the pace of climate change with practical efforts to control so-called "short-lived climate pollutants" and by bringing successful Western technologies to the developing world, three UC San Diego scientists assert a

While working on a research sailboat gliding over glassy seas in the Pacific Ocean, oceanographer Giora Prosku-rowski noticed something new: The water was littered with confetti-size pieces of plastic debris, until the wind picked up and most of of

Since mid-January, about 50 Spokane-area homeowners have scrapped their old, inefficient wood-burning stoves for cleaner heating options under a wood stove change-out program, the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency says in a press release issued is

Jay Savage is an avid NASCAR fan. A few months ago, the 51-year-old man bought a new motorhome and infield passes to the May race at Talladega Superspeedway. He hoped to see his favorite driver, Kevin Harvick, post his first victory of the season a