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News >  Spokane

Spokane police officer who shot machete-wielding man outside downtown bar cleared of wrongdoing

UPDATED: Fri., April 28, 2017

Charlston Harper says he doesn’t remember much from the night, almost a year ago, when a Spokane police officer shot him with a rifle outside a downtown bar.

News >  Spokane

As spring runoff subsides, mysterious flooding still plagues Spokane Valley neighborhood

Mon., April 24, 2017

“The bottom line is we need to get this fixed,” a Spokane County stormwater engineer said. “We can’t have a creek flowing down a street.”

News >  Spokane

Flawed DNA test nearly pinned Spokane man for attempted rape in Beverly Hills

Sat., April 22, 2017

A Spokane man avoided a life sentence for an attempted rape in Beverly Hills, California, after a second DNA test showed prosecutors had the wrong guy.

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News >  Spokane

Here are Spokane’s top scholars in 6 categories. They just split $60,000.

UPDATED: Tue., April 18, 2017

Jonas LaPier has worked as a research assistant at Eastern Washington University for nearly three years. And soon he’ll graduate from Central Valley High School. “I like science,” said LaPier, who won a $4,000 grant at the annual Spokane Scholars Foundation banquet Monday evening. “I’ve always been interested in the natural world and how it works.”

News >  Spokane

Road fissure blocking travelers in Ferry County

UPDATED: Mon., April 17, 2017

Moving soil and crumbling asphalt have created a massive fissure that’s blocking travelers on the Inchelium Highway in Ferry County.

News >  Spokane

WSP names drivers involved in school bus crash near Colville; bus driver out of hospital

UPDATED: Mon., April 17, 2017

The Washington State Patrol has released the names of a school bus driver and a semitruck driver involved in a collision Friday morning near Colville.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Semi truck crashes into school bus near Colville; bus driver seriously injured

UPDATED: Fri., April 14, 2017

A school bus carrying 25 elementary students collided with a semi truck Friday morning on U.S. Highway 395 north of Colville, seriously injuring the bus driver and leaving a number of students with minor cuts and bruises.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

University of Idaho students recovering after rocket fuel explosion

UPDATED: Fri., April 14, 2017

University of Idaho officials say four students were injured in an explosion late Thursday while testing experimental rocket fuel in a campus parking lot.

News >  Marijuana

State pot licensing employee leasing land for proposed marijuana grow near Deer Park

UPDATED: Fri., April 14, 2017

Plans to build a marijuana growing and processing facility in Deer Park have been stalled amid outcry from neighbors. That’s because the man who owns the proposed building site also works in the licensing division of the state agency that regulates pot –

News >  Spokane

Spokane County Commissioner Shelly O’Quinn resigning to lead Inland Northwest Community Foundation

UPDATED: Wed., April 12, 2017

Four months after starting her second term, Spokane County Commissioner Shelly O’Quinn announced Wednesday that she will resign in June.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County Commission creates ‘water bank’ to buy and sell water rights in response to Hirst decision

UPDATED: Tue., April 11, 2017

The Spokane County commissioners on Tuesday allocated more than $1.2 million for the creation of a “water bank,” from which the county would be able to buy and sell water rights – potentially relieving some problems created by a state Supreme Court decision last year.

News >  Spokane

Seattle biotech firm to train WSU medical students in ‘bold, audacious and visionary’ approach

UPDATED: Tue., April 11, 2017

Washington State University announced Tuesday it’s partnering with a Seattle biotech firm to train the school’s inaugural class of medical students in “scientific wellness.”

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Driver hurt in highway crash near Colfax cited for not wearing seat belt

UPDATED: Mon., April 10, 2017

A 76-year-old driver received minor injuries Monday afternoon when a semi truck swerved in front of him on Highway 195, causing a collision about four miles north of Colfax.

News >  Washington

WSU under fourth investigation for its handling of sexual assault claims

UPDATED: Mon., April 10, 2017

Federal officials are investigating how Washington State University handled a female student’s allegations of sexual assault and harassment to determine whether the school violated the federal gender-equity law known as Title IX.

News >  Idaho

A road washed away in an Idaho forest, revealing boxes of dynamite

UPDATED: Mon., April 10, 2017

A bomb squad from Spokane helped Idaho authorities remove two cases of dynamite from national forest land in North Idaho on Monday afternoon.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

After weekend arrest in Spokane, murder suspect Nathan Utt waives extradition to Idaho

UPDATED: Mon., April 10, 2017

Murder suspect Nathan Utt appeared in Spokane County Superior Court on Monday afternoon and waived his extradition to Idaho.

News >  Spokane

Tax proposal for Spokane County 911 operations would create citizens’ committee to oversee spending

Fri., April 7, 2017

Ballots in the mail this week give voters the option to renew a sales tax for Spokane County’s emergency communications services.

News >  Spokane

Employees upset about Spokane County commissioners’ pay raises

UPDATED: Thu., April 6, 2017

Spokane County employees aren’t happy about pay raises recently given to the county’s elected leaders, but some hope the raises will come in handy during this year’s contract negotiations.

News >  Spokane

Pullman police stunned, grappled with former Washington State cornerback after counterfeit cash incident

UPDATED: Wed., April 5, 2017

Pullman police used a neck hold and a Taser to subdue a former Washington State football player after he allegedly tried to spend counterfeit cash at a liquor store and became confrontational with employees and bystanders.

News >  Spokane

WSU, EWU students get support for innovative research

UPDATED: Wed., April 5, 2017

Students from Eastern Washington’s two public universities are scoring recognition – and funding – for research on a wide range of topics.

News >  Spokane

Firefighting foam may have contaminated groundwater near Fairchild, officials say

UPDATED: Mon., April 3, 2017

Fairchild Air Force Base says groundwater that supplies nearby homes may have been contaminated by a fire-extinguishing foam that the Air Force stopped using last year after a recommendation by the Environmental Protection Agency.

News >  Spokane

As Zags prep for championship battle, Spokane bars ready the kegs

UPDATED: Sun., April 2, 2017

With more than 24 hours to go before Gonzaga’s Monday evening championship game, Marcy Larson was standing at a bar, sorting through a stack of table reservations.

News >  Spokane

Spokane police seize another gun, more drugs and a wooden baton

UPDATED: Sun., April 2, 2017

Spokane police officers chased and arrested a 22-year-old man on Sunday, seizing a handgun, brass knuckles and a wooden baton in the process, the department said.

News >  Spokane

Gonzaga to host championship viewing party in McCarthey Athletic Center

UPDATED: Sun., April 2, 2017

Gonzaga University will host a viewing party in the McCarthey Athletic Center as the Zags take on North Carolina in the NCAA men’s basketball national championship Monday evening.

News >  Spokane

Troopers suspect intoxication in crash that injured two men in Lincoln County

UPDATED: Sun., April 2, 2017

The Washington State Patrol says two men were airlifted to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane after their car veered of a highway late Saturday in Lincoln County.