Following a summer marked by near complete losses of stone fruits such as peaches and cherries, Saturday marked the second weekend of this year's festival, which saw hundreds of people heading for the orchards.
Spokane Valley resident Craig Richardt, 61, was killed early Saturday morning following a head-on collision along I90, nine miles west of Sprague, Washington.
Some 2,000 gallons of low-level, liquid radioactive waste are set to be shipped from the Hanford Site in Richland next year, and they might be passing through Spokane.
A June incident involving three dogs chasing a postal worker down an East Central Spokane avenue has resulted in the discontinuation of door-to-door delivery.