WSU Spokane's campus goal to use more efficient lighting has earned them $20,000.

The effort to lower energy costs at their Innovate Washington building qualified them for the Avista energy rebate. WSU installed more efficient ballasts and lamps in the building.

"This is really the right work for the university to be doing,” campus facilities operations director Jon Schad said. "It’s great that Avista provides the cash incentive to help us make it happen.”

According to WSU News, Schad said the project is part of a bigger effort to increase the energy efficiency of buildings on campus. The university partnered with McKinstry in 2010 and 2011 to upgrade lighting, heating and air conditioning systems.

Other buildings on WSU's Spokane campus are also getting the new lighting. Both the pharmacology and medical education building under construction are getting the upgrades. WSU Spokane hopes the two new buildings will get LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building efficiency certification and will get them more rebates from Avista after construction is finished.

There's a good chance you've never heard of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, but it's likely that with 286 hit songs you've heard the big band's music. Tomorrow night, the Lewis & Clark High School Music Department is hosting the band for a benefit show at the Bing Crosby Theater.

Tommy Dorsey started his big band in the 1930s and recorded songs with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. Glen Miller played with the orchestra prior to becoming a famous bandleader himself. Dorsey died in 1956, but the band has continued making music ever since keeping the Tommy Dorsey name. For over 30 years the band was lead by Buddy Morrow, a famed trombone player, currently the band is under the direction of Terry Myers.

Eastern Washington University's Reese Court looked like it was ready for a rock concert Friday morning. The Stage was set at center court, the lights were low and the crowd was about to burst.

Welcome to the Washington First Robotics competition, where high school teams from across the northwest and even a team from Mexico City compete for robotic supremacy.

The program was set up to celebrate bright, young minds and encourage them to pursue careers in math and science.

"Kids think they're coming to build a robot but they are really building themselves. Its all about their self confidence, their own ability to work with other kids to have a deadline to have a project to work on, try and figure out how to do a budget."  Said Michael Campbell, executive Director of  Washington First Robotics.

It's definitely an exciting way for students to become involved and receive hands-on, real life experience.