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Hoopfest volunteer registration opens Monday
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Do you want to be a volunteer during this year's Hoopfest weekend? The Hoopfest team is asking for interested people to give their time to make sure the 'best basketball weekend on earth' goes off with a…
Jersey Mike's fundraiser raises $21,000 for Sacred Heart Children's Hospital program
A local program that aims to help children in the hospital heal just got a big boost thanks to Jersey Mike's.
Mobius Discovery Center reopens with safety protocols in place
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Mobius Discovery Center was closed up for more than a year during the pandemic, but now, the center is back open with new changes for families. Mobius used…
Struggling with money management? Here’s how to get some help
SPOKANE, Wash. -- April is Financial Literacy Month, and the Spokane County Library District has virtual events and online resources all month long to help you manage your hard-earned…
Miracle Monday: One local girl takes big steps forward with her health
When we first met Journey Burkhart, she was in the middle of fighting Star Syndrome. After she got spinal surgery last year, her mother says her mobility has sky-rocketed, giving her the opportunity to take big steps forward.
How to talk about alcohol and drugs with kids of all ages
As informal as today's parents are compared with previous generations, there remains a handful of uncomfortable subjects. Alcohol and drug use is one of them.
Ballet Arts Academy is accepting new students for dance summer camps
As the school year starts to wind down, it's time to start thinking about keeping your kids busy when they're not in school.
Autism Awareness Month: ISAAC Foundation hosting events all month long for special needs families, advocates
The first event was on April 2 and started with a mini walk to the Steam Plant where they lit up the pillars with blue for autism awareness.
5 ways parents can help children with the 'new' math
Parents thrust into the role of math teacher can take simple steps to help their children understand math better and dread it less.
Modern Dreamers Slumber Co.: Spokane moms create a custom sleepover experience
Modern Dreamers Slumber Co. is a luxury sleepovers and events company.
Indiana second graders help Keith Osso come up with adjectives to describe the Zags
LAPEL, Indiana -- 4 News Now Sports Director Keith Osso had run out of ways to describe the Gonzaga men's basketball team. "Need a thesaurus, I've run out of ways to say amazing," he tweeted on Tuesday, fresh off the…
Spokane Public School board to hear presentation on proposed boundary changes
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Spokane Public School Board will hear a presentation on proposed boundary changes at their meeting Wednesday evening. Associate Superintendent Dr. Mark Anderson will give the presentation on behalf of the district, which says the changes are…
Joya breaks ground on new facility
Joya breaks ground on new facility in Spokane's University District to serve developmentally disabled children.
First responders help woman deliver granddaughter on side of Grant County road
A woman helped deliver her newborn granddaughter on the side of a Grant County road with help from local first responders.
YMCA Camp Reed prioritizing campers' safety and mental health this summer
Thanks to a new partnership with Youth Family Adult Connections, or YFA Connections, campers will have the option to see an on-site therapist when they are away at camp.
Deadly rabbit disease reported for first time in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a contagious disease that kills rabbits has been detected for the first time in Idaho. Two dead jackrabbits near the Boise Airport were confirmed to have tested positive for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease, or RHD,…
Four sisters expecting to give birth within months of each other
Click here for updates on this story WEST SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) -- Four Sacramento sisters are expecting to give birth to their babies just months apart from each other. Caroline, Amy, Haley and Katie – the Gaines sisters – are…
How to teach your kids about investing
What's the best gift to give a child? Here's a supremely valuable one you may not have thought of: a financial education.
Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104
NEW YORK (AP) — Beverly Cleary, the celebrated children’s author whose memories of her Oregon childhood were shared with millions through the likes of Ramona and Beezus Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died. She was 104. Cleary’s publisher HarperCollins announced…
Spokane teen battling brain tumor wakes up after hospitalization
Jaden Baer has once again proved he is a fighter.
Jr. Bloomsday registration deadline is Monday
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Do your little ones want to participate in Jr. Bloomsday this year? The deadline to register is Monday, March 29. This year's Jr. Bloomsday will be virtual, just like the regular Bloomsday race, and kids who run during…
What is the best type of Girl Scout Cookie? Vote here
Girl Scout cookie booth sales return to the Inland Northwest on Friday and we want to know: What is the best type of Girl Scout cookie? Vote for your favorite below! /**/
Spokane teenager with inoperable brain tumor hospitalized from blood clot
Jaden Baer was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor last year. Now, the Spokane teenager is in the hospital again -- this time due to a blood clot. He's recovering after a successful surgery, but is still on a ventilator.
