Shellyo Quinn News Today

Stories in this Regional News Roundup are excerpted from weekly newspapers from around the region. This is part one, with part two scheduled to appear in Sunday’s Tribune.

SPOKANE, Wash. - LaunchNW has secured $500,000 in scholarship funding from the Washington State Legislature, which will benefit Eastern Washington high school seniors.

SPOKANE, Wash. - Innovia Foundation is hosting free events throughout April that help educate and build awareness around causes important to local communities.

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Innovia Foundation is launching a new spotlight on old historic theaters across eastern Washington and north Idaho.

SPOKANE, Wash. — To celebrate 50 years of community impact in North Idaho and Eastern Washington, Innovia will be hosting free, inclusive, family-friendly activities and experiences throughout the year!

SPOKANE, Wash. -- LaunchNW is introducing a new scholarship program that will benefit students in Spokane County in their 2024-2025 academic year.

SPOKANE, Wash. — LaunchNW will be introducing a new scholarship program to benefit students in Spokane County in the 2024-2025 academic year.

SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Innovia Foundation has raised more than $800,000 through their Wildfire Emergency Response Fund, which will go towards both immediate needs and long-term recovery.

Little did they know, that cheer was on its way.  On Thursday, volunteers with the Innovia Foundation packed up dozens of gifts for people impacted by the fires. Box after box, wrapped up, and brought out to a trailer for the hour trip to Malden. On Friday, families who lost everything got just a little bit back. Total strangers stepped up and adopted families who need help this Christmas. Families not only received presents, they received donations for Christmas meals as well.  Organizer...

SPRs Doug Nadvornick reports. The work of rebuilding the burned eastern Washington towns of Malden and Pine City may soon begin. The Innovia Foundation has begun a campaign to raise money to build four new houses for residents. People in the two Whitman County towns have been waiting nearly three months for the federal government to respond to their application for disaster aid. That would provide them with grants and loans that allow them to rebuild. In the meantime, the Innovia Foundation and...