Facing serious cuts in state funding, the Eastern Washington University Board of Trustees has announced a budget that increases tuition by 11% each of the next two years.  The plan will also cut up to 10 degree programs and 15 - 20 positions at the university.    EWU has not announced which programs will be cut, but school spokesman Dave Meany says that decision should come down in the next couple of weeks.  

More details in a news release just issued by EWU:

Liquid Transformations at 1707 E. Holyoke has finally opened and is ready to wow Spokane with a cool Hydrographic process. Steve, Jeff and Derek had known each other for many years and had also worked together, they wanted to do something on their own and be their own boss. Liquid Transformation was born and after the building was found and several months of clean up and renovation they have started "printing" . The process is simple you have a sheet with a design on it, layed out in water and sprayed with an activator...the paper dissolves and the ink remains, undisturbed.

The Washington State Patrol has identified a man killed in a police chase in North Spokane County Monday afternoon. 

50-year-old Daniel Marinovich struck a logging truck at the Wandermere bridge on Highway 395 about a mile after his vehicle ran over spike strips. 

Deputies are not certain whether the spike strips caused the driver to lose control and crash into the truck.

Idaho State Police contacted his next of kin and W-S-P released his name late Tuesday night.