A nonprofit organization here named Spokane Create! is embracing a growing trend in the U.S. and globally to launch community workshops called "makerspaces," where a diverse group of people can tinker with technology and build gadgets.The people

The Spokane Airport Board has agreed to acquire 844 acres of bare land west of Spokane International Airport for a possible expansion of an envisioned third runway, says airport spokesman Todd Woodard. The cost for the land, located south of and

The collective share of the 50 largest property taxpayers in Spokane County, led by perennial top payer Avista Corp., grew by 16 percent this year to reach nearly 9 percent of the total property taxes levied in the county, according records through