US employers likely added 60,000 jobs last month, subdued but a marked improvement over 2025 hiring

The American job market is looking brighter this year than it did in a gloomy 2025. The Labor Department is expected to ...
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Crime victim services are not optional, and the state budget is falling short | Opinion

Whatcom County Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services offices are located at 1407 Commercial St. in Bellingham. (Philip A. Dwyer / The Bellingham Herald) We believe that people who survive ...
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Trayvon Martin and Other Black Men, Women Unjustly Killed

Over 14 years have passed since 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was gunned down in his own neighborhood in Florida. But while his ...

Then and Now: Early Spokane schools

A photo collage shows five of Spokane's early schools around 1901 and each building reflects new acceptance of public education in a prosperous city with optimism about its future. None of ...

Eastern Washington University cheerleader tumbles, cheers with one hand

Megan Pratley is just like every other cheerleader at Eastern Washington University. She stunts, flips and cheers for roaring crowds at football and basketball games – but she does it all with an ...

Spin Control: Picking one picture to represent a Spokane district can be difficult

The district, which reaches from Hillyard to much of the South Hill below 29th Avenue, has some of the city’s most iconic vistas: Riverfront Park, Gonzaga University campus, the Spokane Falls, the ...