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FISCAL CLIFF: How Will College Loans Be Affected?

SPOKANE, Wash. - Many federal programs that help students pay for a college education are facing cuts. Student loan debt is now at $965 billion dollars nationwide, which is more than auto loan or credit card debt. In fact, the average student owes more than $20,000 dollars after college. At

How Will The Fiscal Cliff Impact You?

SPOKANE, Wash – Looking through reports of what may or may not change on your tax return come January 1, 2013, you feel like you need your doctorate in accounting to figure out all the potential changes that may be coming to your family. Mel and Jana Craven of Spokane are one of

Charlie Sheen gives $75,000 to help little girl fight cancer

By Natalie Abrams, Charlie Sheen is no Grinch. The Anger Management actor recently cut a $75,000 check to help a little girl who is fighting cancer, TMZ.com reports. Sheen had learned that the 10-year-old daughter of a Hermosa Beach police officer was battling Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma, a form of

Business Highlights

By By The Associated Press ___ US defends $1.9 billion deal with British banking giant NEW YORK (AP) - American authorities on Tuesday cited "astonishing" dysfunction at the British bank HSBC and said that it had helped Mexican drug traffickers, Iran, Libya and others under U.S. suspicion or