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The first significant snow of the season could fall on Thursday in the Inland Northwest.

Newport High School was selected by Successful Practices Network as one of three schools in the country to participate in a research study that will seek in-depth understanding of the critical factors that produced the schoola s excellent results.

Members of Indian tribes in five U.S. states say they are pleased to get back more than 1,400 artifacts stolen from tribal sites.

Nez Perce Tribe members Larry Greene, left, and Nakia Williamson accept artifacts returned to the tribe in a ceremony Thursday.

Tofu is not an easy sell. Phil Spiegel knows. "Most everybody has heard of it, but they still don't know what to do with it," he said.

A bullet containing the DNA of shooting victim Tonia Amato is on its way to be examined at a forensic laboratory in Washington state.

A bullet containing the DNA of shooting victim Tonia Amato is on its way to be examined at a forensic laboratory in Washington state.

A bullet containing the DNA of shooting victim Tonia Amato is on its way to be examined at a forensic laboratory in Washington state.

A bullet containing the DNA of shooting victim Tonia Amato is on its way to be examined at a forensic laboratory in Washington state.

A bullet containing the DNA of shooting victim Tonia Amato is on its way to be examined at a forensic laboratory in Washington state.

Venerable Geshe Thupten Phelgye, shown here teaching in a shrine room with a photo of the Dalai Lama, is a parliament member of the Tibetan government-in-exile. Photo courtesy of Steve Solinsky If you go Venerable Geshe Thupten Phelgye's local appearances include: "Compassionate Power," Sunday, 11 a.m., The Unity Center of North Spokane, 4123 E.

Bonner County Sheriff's deputies say neither the driver of a car nor the driver of a tractor-trailer truck were critically injured in a serious crash.

Kelsey Larsen had barely shed her cap and gown after graduating from Colville High School two weeks ago before exchanging them for green Nomex pants, a yellow fireproof shirt, and a hard hat.

The Spokane River between Plese Flats and the Nine Mile Dam remains closed to boaters and swimmers.

One man was killed and three others were injured in a rollover crash near the town of Cusick Monday night.

The Spokane Farmers Market offers a variety of locally grown foods, plants and other products.

Snow melting up in the mountains is revealing some dense, dry grass. One landowner in Pend Oreille County wants to get rid of that fuel before it sparks into a raging wildfire.

I think spring has sprung. Though, after this winter, my paranoia still hangs on and I look out the window every morning, just hoping there's none of the white stuff on the ground.