Citing needs to fill community health care and leadership gaps, Inland Northwest universities have launched a cluster of new certificate and degree programs in Spokane in recent months.

At Manito Garden Apartments, a facility for low-income seniors located at 500 E. 29th, the staff and property managers work together to provide and maintain an affordable place for residents to live.

Nearly a 1 1/2 years into the $45.2 million remodel and expansion at its main campus, Kootenai Health is on pace to complete the major project this fall. The project involves revamping some existing spaces and adding a three-floor, 21,500-square-foot a

Excelsior Wellness Center has started the $7 million first phase of expansion and renovation at its campus in Spokane's Indian Trail neighborhood. In all, the organization plans projects that will be completed in three stages over the next four years

Spokane-based nonprofit Excelsior Wellness Center LLC has started the first of three phases of renovations at its campus with a focus on integrating trauma-informed design, an emerging concept within architectural design.

At 8 years old, Mason Diamond, of Spokane, was like a lot of kids. The active youngster loved playing sports, hanging out with friends, and spending time with his doting parents and carefree siblings. But Mason's world took a daunting turn on Sept. 3