HERE
Soon, Spokane may have police ombudsman again, at long last. (Spokesman-Review)
Jerry Dicker has purchased the Montvale hotel. (Spokesman-Review)
71 firefighters from Australia and New Zealand have arrived in the Northwest to fight wildfires. (KXLY)
A fearsome attack submarine now bears the name... "USS Idaho." (CDA Press)
THERE
Working on a swift timetable, ISIS has sped up the destruction of priceless artifacts and pieces of history in Syria. (New York Times)
US stocks are great again (but it's still pretty rough in China.) (Washington Post)
The Trump v. Jeb battle is raging full force. (New York Times)
NOT TALKING ABOUT THE MATT DILLON CRASH
Does it really matter if we call a collision a "crash" or an "accident"? (Mother Jones)