MORNING BRIEFING: Would you like to buy a liquor store?

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If you read one thing today, make it our own Leah Sottile's story about teen suicide in the Inland Northwest. Heartbreaking stuff. 

A north Spokane home was destroyed by a fire early this morning. KHQ is reporting that a puppy saved the family's life.

Today, an online auction begins to buy Washington's state-owned liquor stores. Here's how you can buy one.

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The Pac-12 basketball tournament is entering day two down in L.A. The Cougars, however, are already out.

The GOP primary is going to keep going...and going...and going. 

A huge solar storm is hitting Earth. We're doing OK though, right? 

And speaking of space stuff, please let the amazing Neil DeGrasse Tyson blow your freaking mind.

The Most Astounding Fact from Max Schlickenmeyer on Vimeo.