A river runs through it: Spokane, Washington, is a marvelous synthesis of city and wilderness, historic and contemporary that ...

Throughout its history, Spokane has had close ties to Japan.

SPOKANE, Wash. – A man convicted of tying up and killing a 51-year-old has been sentenced to nearly 43 years in prison for the murder near People’s Park. According to Spokane County court ...

As is usual when returning home from such ventures, we all felt a mixture of sadness and readiness to be back in Spokane. Over the tour I learned a great deal from the Japanese, however one thing ...

Nearly 60 vehicle crashes accompanied the first major winter storm of the year, according to the Spokane Police Department. Fifty-nine noninjury, injury and hit-and-run collisions were reported ...

The Seattle-based networking and security giant currently has two offices in Liberty Lake in Spokane County. The 57,000-square-foot office is under construction in the Pinecroft Business Park in ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – A car crash near the Deer Park Airport drew emergency responders Friday afternoon. Spokane County Fire District #4 asked that drivers slow down and avoid the scene at the ...

ranging from film screenings to classes on Japanese calligraphy and sumi-e (black ink painting). "I don't think there has ever been a samurai show in Spokane," says Wesley Jessup, executive ...

The $2 million project, years in the making, is part of a larger effort to ensure the park continues to grow alongside the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- A local optical shop is changing up its business model to meet customers wherever they may be. Stahl Optical near 5th Avenue and Chandler Street on Spokane's South Hill is ...

The performance was one small part of the annual festival that attracts hundreds of guests to the Japanese Garden in Washington Park. O-Shogatsu is one of the most important holidays in Japanese ...