Officials from Gonzaga University and the University of Washington announced today construction plans on a $60 million facility that will house their joint Spokane medical school. The proposed 80,000-square-foot building is to be constructed at 840 E.

Kindness for a Cause is a newly formed Spokane-based charity that seeks to cultivate kindness in the community by providing birthday and holiday events and donations for underprivileged children.

Sara Jane Ruggles, life enrichment director at North Star Assisted Living, in Coeur d'Alene, says staff members became misty-eyed as they watched residents participate in their first music therapy session.

Faced with an increasingly depleted donor pool and a critical need for blood, Vitalant, formerly the Inland Northwest Blood Center, is considering an update to its donor outreach technology in hopes of drawing in younger donors.

The Renaissance at Coeur d'Alene, an assisted living and memory care community in northwest Coeur d'Alene, has begun using a new technology engagement program called iN2L that's designed to help its residents feel happier and more engaged.

Cheney's planning commission has voted unanimously to recommend approval of rezoning of almost 5 acres of land near the southeast corner of Sixth Street and Simpson Parkway that would pave the way for construction of new Cheney Care Community duplexes.

Just three years after its $51 million redevelopment on Spokane's South Hill, Rockwood Retirement Communities is turning its focus on the planned $69 million redevelopment of its North Side location, to be dubbed Rockwood at Whitworth.