Once gusting upward, prices for wind power have calmed recently, and that price trend has caught the attention of Spokane-based Avista Corp. as it remains mindful of the state's renewable energy requirements.In addition, however, the trend is a

Cycling advocates say Spokane is clipped in to serving its two-wheel commuters, with a growing number of bike-friendlier options.With more bike lanes and some national recognition for its bike friendliness, the community has pedaled in a would a

A pediatric cardiologist here, Dr. Carl Garabedian, has become the first physician in the Inland Northwest to begin using a newly approved alternative to open-heart surgery for treating people, mostly children and young adults, with certain heart a

Suzanne Heeren, a Red Lion Hotels Corp. claims assistant, says a majority of the company's employees here return to work faster after job injuries because of an ability to track their cases through the Centers for Occupational Health and Education

A medical team at the Kootenai Cancer Center, in Post Falls, now is treating certain brain tumors with high-dose radiation using a $4 million linear accelerator that's specially equipped to perform what's called stereotactic radiosurgery.The of

Rockwood Clinic PS, of Spokane, recently opened the newly formed Rockwood Heart & Vascular Center for a group of its doctors specializing in the diagnoses and treatment of heart disease and cardiovascular problems. Five cardiologists and one now