Elena Perry

As the 789th stake entered the charred earth, the crew of contractors cheered.

Gunfire on Tuesday outside Evergreen Middle School marked the first shooting at a Spokane Valley school. No students or staff were injured.

Three top officials resigned Thursday night from the health district overseeing five counties in North Idaho.

The Spokane Public Schools Board on Wednesday unanimously approved sending an educational programs and operations tax levy to voters’ ballots in November.

A representative with a restoration company pulled up to Bobbie Atwood’s 9-acre property near Old Trails Road, about a month after it was among the first residences to burn in the Aug. 1 fires.

“Normal” begins for hundreds of kids around Spokane on Wednesday.

The impending first day of school crept up on Heidi Schaver.

Owners, employees and volunteers at the Nine Mile Store worked overtime to organize and arrange the influx of donations received for those who lost homes or were evacuated in the Spokane Complex fires.

Each neighbor wears the shock differently.

Troy Johnson called the Nine Mile Store on Tuesday. He felt immediate relief that owner Corinne Rogers picked up and he was even more reassured by her answer.