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The family of Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal), the Buddhist monk who went missing from Sravasti Abbey on Nov. 7, is offering a cash reward for information leading to his recovery.

In this update, you'll learn more about The Spokesman Review Christmas Bureau, a Salvation Army-Fred Meyer toy drive, the Bing Crosby Holiday Film Festival and West Central Abbey's fifth birthday.

A team led by Washington State University researcher Traci Gillig has been awarded $500,000 by the Washington State LGBTQ Commission to conduct a survey of the state’s LGBTQ community.

The Gonzaga Climate Institute will host six talks in their spring 2024 lecture series, staring Jan. 23. Topics include discussing sustainable commodities, landmark climate change litigation, environmental justice and film screenings.

Invocations and prayer groups in city halls, a university trying to build understanding in the Israel-Palestine conflict and holiday festivities taking place this weekend flesh out this week's roundup.

We will be launching an exciting new website for FāVS.News on Thursday, Nov. 30! To prepare for this transition, there will be a period Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov. 28-29) where the current website will be down for maintenance and upgrades.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and SHOWTIME announced Spokane’s dom+bomb as a recipient of “Queer to Stay: An LGBTQ+ Business Preservation Initiative.”