Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson has selected nine low-income census tracts in Spokane County — seven of which are located within Spokane city limits — for the federal Opportunity Zones 2.0 program.

Terrain Programs is pursuing an ambitious plan to acquire downtown Spokane's historic Jensen-Byrd Hardware buildings and redevelop them into a year-round cultural hub.

Most people give the way they always have: a check to the church, a gift to a cause they believe in, and a hope that it helps at tax time. For a lot of retirees, it no longer does. The most tax-friendly dollar you give may be one that never touches your hands.