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The Great Gatsby in Spokane? See how this historic hotel transports you to the Roaring 20s

Published Oct 02, 2023 08:38AM

The Great Gatsby in Spokane? See how this historic hotel transports you to the Roaring 20s

Stepping foot into the ornate lobby of the Historic Davenport Hotel is like returning to the end of the Gilded Age.

There’s a lot for the eyes to take in inside the sprawling Spanish Renaissance-inspired lobby: intricate gilded woodwork, a fireplace laced with gold leaf, an Italian marble fountain, and above you, Tiffany stained glass panels seal the atrium-style ceiling. The chandeliers and marble flooring are original, too, dating back to 1914.

The 109-year-old hotel looks like it should be nestled among the bustli ... Read more

The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will build 20 new houses of the Lord in the coming years. President Russell M. Nelson made this announcement in prerecorded remarks shown Sunday, October 1, 2023, in the final session of the semiannual ... Read more

Congress averts a shutdown and student loan payments resume:

Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend.

Congress avoids a shutdown

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Saturday. Nathan Howard / Getty Images

A government shutdown has been averted (for now). The ... Read more

Don't go to Bills game too early

We are revisiting the moment when Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively had a little parent-pride party when they heard their little daughter James’ voice in the beginning of Taylor Swift’s song Gorgeous. James, who was three and a half years old at the ... Read more

10 things to know about the Logan Clegg trial, which starts Oct. 2

Published Oct 01, 2023 04:23PM

CONCORD, NH – The trial of the man charged with killing Concord residents Djeswende and Stephen Reid in April 2022 gets underway with jury selection Monday at Merrimack County Superior Court.

Here are 10 things to know if you plan on following the proceedings:

1) Who were Djeswende and Stephen Reid?

Djeswende, 66, and Stephen Reid, 67, had been married for 38 years, and had two children.

They settled in Concord, Steve’s hometown, three years before their deaths after years of public servic ... Read more

Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis

By MARTHA BELLISLE

Associated Press

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police wrestle the unarmed Black man to the sidewalk. One officer pushes his face into the pavement as he pleads in vain: “Can’t breathe.”

Witness ... Read more

President Nelson announces 20 new temple locations, increasi

At the close of the Sunday afternoon session of October 2023 general conference, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to build new 20 temples in new locations, increasing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ total temples — ded ... Read more

Sharon Ann (Hansen) Rumley, 78

Sharon Ann (Hansen) Rumley, 78, passed away on Sept. 24, after complications from rheumatoid arthritis and pneumonia with her beloved daughter and son, Jennifer and Dave, by her side.

Sharon was born Oct. 11, 1944, to Harry and Yvonne Ha ... Read more