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Co-creator defends suspected UAE spying app called ToTok

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — If the popular ToTok video and voice calling app is a spying tool of the United Arab Emirates, that’s news to its co-creator.

Three tech tips to save you money this holiday season

You might be missing out on some hidden deals.

Spokane man thanks Apple Watch for saving father's life

Spokane resident Gabe Burdett thanks the Apple Watch for helping save his dad's life last Sunday.

Viral sensation dubbed the 'salmon cannon' was tested by researchers in Tri-Cities

A technology that was created to help salmon successfully travel across dams has recently gone viral across the country, but it has its roots in Tri-Cities.The so-called "salmon cannon" was created by Seattle-based company Whooshh Innovations, but it was tested…

You can now ask Alexa for 4 News Now flash briefings

"Alexa, what's in the news?"

#happylife: 5 free back-to-school apps for parents

Make life easier for yourself this year.

Fire District 4's new Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus improves visibility, air capacity

Fire District 4's new Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus provides firefighters with more oxygen, increased visibilty, and reduced fatigue.

Opportunity's last message to NASA

Earlier this week NASA officially declared its Mars rover "Opportunity" dead. It's final message is touchingly sad.

Facebook, Google to pay Washington state $400,000 in fees from campaign finance cases

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson released a statement Tuesday afternoon announcing that tech-giants Facebook and Google are slated to pay Washington state over $400,000 in fines after the companies failed to keep track of who was paying for campaign advertisements on their platforms.

One of the best ways to protect yourself from identity theft is now free

Starting today, a new free option that you can demand is a credit report freeze; it's one of the best ways to protect yourself from identity theft

Donated organs give four people cancer

Four patients developed breast cancer after receiving organs from the same donor. Transplant surgeons say this is an "extremely" rare cancer.

Ever live in Browne's Addition? The museum wants to talk to you.

The museum's historic preservation office is working with the Browne's Addition neighborhood to create a local historic district

Sepsis kills; WSU finds way to fight back

New nanoparticles wait to release drugs and then target the infection that causes sepsis

Spokane's first net-zero energy building to begin construction

Spokane will soon be home to one of the largest net-zero energy buildings in the world, which will be the first of its kind to be created in Spokane.

CDC: This is the food most likely to make you sick

According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control, there are plenty of foods you should be concerned about eating but this one tops the list