Having been a real estate agent in Spokane since 1953, 90-year-old Pat Kenney says he's never seen the residential housing market as hot as it is now. The present market even exceeds the strong markets of the mid and late 20th century, he says.

Spokane County hopes to break ground soon on a $2 million project that will serve largely as an environmental education center for students from across the Inland Northwest.

Habitat for Humanity-Spokane has pivoted from constructing new homes to rehabilitating existing homes as availability of construction materials and labor tightens and costs rise.

A project that's been more than a decade in the making is well on its way to wrapping up, as developers at the Ridpath start work on the final two floors of the building.

Now in possession of a $1.5 million robotic arm, a team of eight Inland Northwest neurosurgeons has a tool to improve the accuracy of spinal surgeries while helping to aid patient recovery. By industry standards, says neurosurgeon Dr. Nathaniel Whitney,

Inland Imaging LLC has enrolled the first patient in a new liver cancer treatment trial. Using what's known as Y-90 radiation therapy, the treatment uses microscopic beads filled with yttrium-90 isotope 'designed to be delivered directly into tumors

The number of cases the Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office oversees has surged in recent years, and further increases are projected in the second half of this years, says chief medical examiner Dr. Veena Singh.