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News >  Spokane

Deputy investigated for fatal bike crash will keep job

The Spokane County sheriff's deputy who sped through Spokane Valley last year without his lights or sirens activated, narrowly missing a teenage bicyclist, was given a written reprimand for violating department policies and will keep his job, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Inmate steals truck while working at Spokane County Fairgrounds

Deputies are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Spokane County Fairgrounds in a stolen work truck around 9 a.m. Tuesday. The truck is a white 2002 Ford Ranger, with two-wheel-drive, a regular cab, tinted windows and license plate number 82263C. It was last seen around 9:30 a.m. near Mayfair and Euclid.
News >  Spokane

Waste management workers face high injury, fatality rates

The truck lurched forward and stopped abruptly every few seconds, then rocked side to side as a mechanical arm slung bottles, cans and stacks of cardboard into a receptacle in the back. Dennis Coppinger sat in the driver’s seat, tapping the gas pedal and the brakes and wiggling a joystick that controls the mechanical arm. A massive diesel engine whined and heated the cockpit as the sun rose over a quiet Spokane neighborhood.
News >  Spokane

2nd Paradiso festival-goer dies in hospital

A second man has died after becoming ill at the Paradiso Music Festival in Central Washington, possibly due to drug use or heat exhaustion, the British Columbia Coroners Service confirmed Monday.
News >  Spokane

EWU rocket soars to 3rd place in competition

The rocket, which was built by about 25 students in EWU rocketry club, carried a plane designed and built by students of Mead School District's Riverpoint Academy, an alternative high school that focuses on STEM fields.
News >  Spokane

Downtown Steelhead Bar & Grille hopes to reopen Thursday after fire

A downtown Spokane restaurant closed Wednesday after an overheating kitchen exhaust fan caught fire and sent flames crawling up the side of the building. An employee taking a break outside the Steelhead Bar & Grille called 911 after spotting the fire around 1:30 p.m. Another employee tripped while trying to use a fire extinguisher and was taken to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center with some bruised ribs and possibly some minor burns on his face.
News >  Washington Voices

Longer school days coming in fall

Children are enjoying the summer for now, but as fall approaches, so will longer school days. A court ruling in Washington that calls for 1,000 hours of instructional time each year for elementary school students is prompting local districts to change school hours. High schools now are required to offer 1,080 hours of instructional time, but most were already meeting that requirement.
News >  Spokane

Firework risks add edge to July Fourth celebrations

If ever there was a year to be extra careful with fireworks, this is it, fire officials say. Extremely dry conditions and more hot days ahead have them nervously watching the approaching holiday. “In well over 20 years it’s never been this dry,” said Jim Lyon, fire inspector with the Northern Lakes Fire District serving Rathdrum, Hayden and Twin Lakes.
News >  Spokane

Man arrested in connection with body found near Hauser Lake

Spokane police arrested a man last week and extradited him to Idaho, where he is accused of having a connection to the suspicious death of a woman whose body was found partially submerged in a slough near Hauser Lake. Patrick Neil McGhee, 47, is a Hauser resident. He is accused of failing to notify law enforcement of the death of 55-year-old Kelly Lynne Sallee. His bond is set at $250,000.
A&E >  Entertainment

Arrest made in connection to Spokane woman’s death

A man was arrested last week in connection to the suspicious death of a Spokane woman whose body was found partially submerged in a slough in Hauser Lake, Idaho. Spokane police arrested Patrick Neil McGhee, 47, in connection to the death of Kelly Lynne Sallee, 55, who was found June 11 in a slough off the west side of Hauser Lake Road.
News >  Business

Spokane businessman accused of fraud related to oil drilling company

Federal stock regulators accuse a South Hill businessman of defrauding investors with false and misleading claims about the prospects of his Texas-based oil drilling company. The lawsuit, filed this month by the Securities and Exchange Commission against Glen Landry, claims that he used a series of newsletters to promote unrealistic projections for his company, Norstra Energy Inc., shortly after he became its president and chief executive officer in March 2013.
News >  Spokane

Spokane named All-America city again

For the third time in 41 years, Spokane has been named an All-America City. The award from the National Civic League went to 10 U.S. cities. Spokane, which previously won the award in 1974 and 2004, was recognized this year for focused efforts to boost high school graduation rates.
A&E >  Entertainment

Spokane named All-America City for work in schools

For the third time in 41 years, Spokane has been named an All-America City. The award from the National Civic Leagues went to 10 U.S. cities. Spokane, which previously won the award in 1974 and 2004, was recognized this year for focused efforts to boost high school graduation rates.
A&E >  Entertainment

Spokane tops Washington cities for vehicle theft

Spokane had the highest rate of vehicle theft of any Washington city in 2014, an annual survey found. The city also placed 6th nationally, jumping from 7th place in 2013, despite a 5.4 percent drop in auto thefts, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau's 2014 Hot Spots report. Spokane residents reported 3,032 stolen vehicles in 2014, about 560 for every 100,000 people.
News >  Spokane

Athletes, volunteers battle record heat at Coeur d’Alene Ironman

A triathlon is never easy, but Sunday’s Ironman Coeur d’Alene may have pegged a new level of difficulty. That’s due to record-breaking heat that overwhelmed competitors, volunteers and spectators alike. Capping one of the hottest weekends in memory, Sunday brought record highs for June throughout the region, exceeding the records set Saturday. The Spokane International Airport reached 105 degrees – the hottest since Aug. 4, 1961, according to National Weather Service records – and it was just as hot in the Lake City.
News >  Idaho

Bees swarm from truck wreck near Ironman course

A tractor-trailer carrying millions of honey bees jackknifed on a freeway entrance near the Ironman triathlon course Sunday afternoon in Coeur d'Alene, spilling its load and blocking all but one lane of traffic. The eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 were backed up for miles after the truck tipped over around 2 a.m. on the Sherman Avenue on-ramp, just a few hundred yards from the marathon course on South 23rd Street.
News >  Spokane

Drought going strong, irrigators face shutoffs

It’s been nearly six weeks since Gov. Jay Inslee declared a drought emergency across all of Washington, and experts say conditions may only get worse. In its most recent forecast for 2015, the U.S. Drought Monitor predicts abnormally dry conditions in the Columbia Basin, a moderate drought from the east slopes of the Cascade Mountains to southeastern Washington, and a severe drought across northeastern Washington and the Idaho Panhandle.