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The government shutdown could force some military veterans out of school and onto the streets.

548 civilians and National Guardsmen, furloughed because of the government shutdown a week ago, are back to work at Fairchild Air Force Base.

300 civilian employees at Fairchild Air Force Base are returning back to work thanks to a move from the Defense Department over the weekend.

Idaho inmates are staying busy behind bars by crocheting hats, scarfs and baby blankets to raise money for a Spokane boy born without arms.

Fairchild Air Force Base, the largest employer in Spokane County, said Tuesday the government shutdown in Washington, D.C. has been very disruptive to the base's operations.

A Boeing 727 rolled down the runway at Spokane International Airport on Saturday but it wasn't getting ready to take off. Teams from around the area played tug of war with the jet for a Special Olympics fundraiser.

Friday was a big day for Eastern Washington University as the school opened the doors to a new, state of the art residence hall, providing living space for 354 students.

Every year, hundreds of veterans across the country die alone, and in Medical Lake Thursday a ceremony was held at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery to honor those fallen service members.

When students come back to school at Eastern Washington University later this month, they may be taught by a very happy professor who just got a big raise.

The Airway Heights Corrections Center already has vocational programs that teach inmates skills like upholstery, but now it's the first prison in the state to get workers ready for Washington's growing aerospace industry.

The day after a shooting at a school in Atlanta Tuesday drove home the need for active shooter training, and in Cheney Wednesday an active shooting drill gave law enforcement officers from across the county the opportunity to work together and prepare for a similar situation.

Inmates at the Airway Heights Corrections Center are growing their own food in a series of new gardens there as part of a program that's saving taxpayers money and helping with prisoner rehabilitation.

Officials at Spokane International Airport announced Thursday it us launching a new customer rewards program for travelers making purchases at the airport.

Firefighters say the wildfire season could get worse, before it gets better. In the West Plains Sunday morning, Spokane County Fire District 10 responded to a two acre brush fire near Newkirk and Lyons at 11:15 a.m.