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News >  Spokane

West Point alumnus who lost legs in Iraq to speak at Gonzaga veterans conference

Fri., Sept. 29, 2017

A 26-year Army veteran who lost his legs after a roadside bomb exploded in Baghdad is scheduled to speak Saturday at a veterans conference hosted by Gonzaga University.

News >  Spokane

Governor taps Mary Kuney to fill vacancy on Spokane County Commission

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 27, 2017

Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday tapped Mary Kuney to fill a vacancy on the Spokane County Commission, less than two weeks after the two sitting commissioners announced they could not agree on a new colleague themselves.

News >  Spokane

Foundation provides vital scholarship help to Community Colleges of Spokane students

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 27, 2017

After winning full-time custody of her three daughters in a bitter divorce, Anne Abbott knew it was time to get back to work.

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News >  Spokane

Sheriff, prosecutor say budget cuts would undermine public safety in Spokane County

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 27, 2017

Spokane County’s top law enforcement officials say proposed budget cuts would force them to lay off deputies and prosecute fewer cases.

News >  Spokane

Third candidate for Spokane County seat gets renewed chance with commissioners’ punt

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 26, 2017

John Guarisco is a marketing consultant who has never held or campaigned for elected office, and his political leanings aren’t as well known as those of Mary Kuney and Rob Chase, both of whom ran for the county treasurer job in 2010.

News >  Spokane

Two men infected with West Nile virus in Spokane County

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 25, 2017

Two men are believed to have contracted West Nile virus in Spokane County. The Spokane Regional Health District said they are the first people to acquire the mosquito-borne infection in Washington this year.

News >  Spokane

As hub for higher ed, Spokane is moving to the head of the class

Sun., Sept. 24, 2017

As the largest city in Eastern Washington, Spokane is a hub for higher education. Schools from across the state have operations here, and the city is steadily becoming a center of medical and technological research.

News >  Spokane

Garland District has feeling of belonging

Sun., Sept. 24, 2017

If you want to watch a movie, shop for vintage clothes, eat classic diner fare or try your hand at improv comedy, pay a visit to Spokane’s Garland District.

News >  Spokane

With Terrain, Jensen-Byrd opens to the public next month. But the building’s future remains in limbo.

Sun., Sept. 24, 2017

Spokane’s nonprofit arts organization Terrain is planning to hold its 10th annual exhibition in a place that has been used mostly for storage for more than a decade, the Jensen-Byrd warehouse.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Rape arrest suspect had long history of reported threats, violence

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 22, 2017

Spokane Valley detectives have arrested a man suspected of kidnapping and raping a woman at gunpoint in a secluded area off Interstate 90 earlier this year.

News >  Spokane

Professor gives $1 million for new WSU science institute

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 20, 2017

A $1 million gift from a distinguished professor will help Washington State University researchers answer fundamental questions about the world and what it’s made of.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man with history of violence suspected in 2016 slaying of cousin

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 16, 2017

One night more than a year ago, Spokane police officers approached a black Chevy sedan that had been seen traveling erratically on the South Hill. The car had slowed to a crawl on Southeast Boulevard after veering onto the sidewalk and striking a tree. There was a bullet hole in the driver’s door.

News >  Spokane

Signs and warnings failed to prevent Freeman school shooting

Fri., Sept. 15, 2017

Caleb Sharpe began months ago making videos with guns and bragged to several friends when he figured out the combination to his father’s gun safe.

News >  Spokane

Nicole Wapp puts her own spin on art at the Spokane fair

Wed., Sept. 13, 2017

At Nicole Wapp’s booth at the Spokane County Interstate Fair, anyone can be a painter without picking up a brush.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County commissioners deadlock on appointment of third Republican colleague, give decision to Democratic governor

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 12, 2017

Deadlocked in a heated debate about who should fill a vacant seat on the Spokane County Commission, Republican commissioners voted Tuesday to let the Democratic governor make the selection.

News >  Spokane

This Red is no bull: Prized steer nets Cheney high schooler big bucks at county fair

Mon., Sept. 11, 2017

Red, a 1,225-pound shorthorn/red angus crossbreed, sold at auction Sunday evening for $3 a pound, scoring Daniel Ross a hefty payout of $3,675. The high school sophomore from Cheney boasted that was the second-highest selling rate of the evening.

News >  Spokane

Polish metal band Decapitated accused of gang-raping Spokane woman after concert

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 11, 2017

A woman said she was gang-raped by all four members of the Polish death metal band Decapitated in the bathroom of their tour bus after an Aug. 31 concert in downtown Spokane, according to court documents released Monday.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County commissioners in stalemate over selection of third member

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 8, 2017

A rift in the Spokane County Republican Party has resulted in a stalemate between two county commissioners who are running out of time to choose a new colleague.

News >  Spokane

Father of injured WSU student: ‘Nobody should be able to accidentally fall out of a window’

Thu., Sept. 7, 2017

Matthew Gray was three days into his freshman year at Washington State University when he fell out the window of his second-story dorm room.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County Interstate Fair ready to open on Friday

Thu., Sept. 7, 2017

The fair will attract about 200,000 people for food, rides, music, contests and fun.

News >  Spokane

Cleanup bill for toxic firefighting chemicals at military bases could reach $2 billion

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 6, 2017

It may cost up to $2 billion to clean up toxic firefighting chemicals that have leaked from more than 400 U.S. military installations, including Fairchild Air Force Base, a group of Democratic senators said in a letter Tuesday.

News >  Spokane

Trump ends DACA program, drawing concern from Spokane-area universities

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 5, 2017

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he would undo an executive action blocking the deportation of some immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children.

News >  Spokane

Spokane schools keeping kids indoors because of hazardous wildfire smoke

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 5, 2017

Spokane schools are canceling sports practices and keeping students indoors to protect them from the hazardous wildfire smoke that has blanketed the region.

News >  Spokane

Wet spring and summer’s heat deliver mixed wheat harvest

Sun., Sept. 3, 2017

Most years, the Green family can harvest through the month of August with few interruptions. But this year’s harvest has been more sporadic. A protracted rainy season was followed by persistent heat topping 100 degrees, resulting in a low yield of spring wheat and a so-so crop of soft white winter wheat.

News >  Education

SCC president resigns, eyeing top jobs at other schools

Sat., Sept. 2, 2017

The president of Spokane Community College has resigned after two years on the job.