Spokane Police Department has joined Twitter. The news comes four months after their neighboring police department in Coeur d'Alene joined the Twittersphere.Their first tweet discussed the call for help to identify the vehicle that be related to the death of Evon Moore near Ralph St. and Riverside Ave. on August 13th. They hope to use their Twitter presence as another way to get the latest info to the community straight from the Department.

It was a mere theory that kiddie pools sales would increase during the looming closure of city pools for the summer, but I was wrong. Phone calls to local general stores resulted in the same thing. Most said their sales were about the same as last year with little demand.

Pat Conley, Spokane Valley White Elephant store co-manager said, "This year's weather hasn't done it. Last year we never ran out, but we went through several."

Students and staff at Holmes Elementary, Logan Elementary, and Stevens Elementary will be offered a free healthy breakfast this school year.

Every student and staff member in Spokane Public Schools’ three lowest-income elementaries will be able to eat breakfast for free this school year. “There is no doubt that students who have access to a healthy breakfast are going to be more successful in school. It’s hard to learn when you’re hungry,” said Nancy Stowell, district superintendent.