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Spokane’s National Weather Service employees feeling strain of government shutdown

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 18, 2019

Patience is wearing thin at the National Weather Service office in Spokane as its 25 employees remain unpaid and their jobs continue to be restricted by the longest federal government shutdown in the country’s history, which started on Dec. 22.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Bremerton man accused of injuring Spokane police officers, endangering children

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 17, 2019

A man from Bremerton with three children in his back seat was arrested Tuesday night after getting into a brawl with several Spokane police officers.

A&E >  Books

Northwest Passages Book Club: Author Chris Crutcher on the ache of being a teenager

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 17, 2019

Chris Crutcher is hoping his newest book, “Losers Bracket,” will be banned somewhere.

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News >  Crime/Public Safety

Three firefighters hospitalized after encountering bug bombs in apartment

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 16, 2019

Three Spokane Valley Fire Fighters were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after being exposed to chemicals from a bug bomb.

News >  Spokane

Man trapped in car for an hour after 5-car crash in North Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 16, 2019

It took firefighters more than 60 minutes in below-freezing temperatures to extricate a man trapped in his truck after a five-car collision early Tuesday night in north Spokane that sent three to the hospital. No one had life-threatening injuries, said David Heizer, Spokane Fire Department battalion chief.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Officer who shot Spokane man was decorated Army captain

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 15, 2019

The officer who shot and killed a Spokane man on Jan. 7 has been identified as Brandon Rankin.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Pedestrian dies in hospital after being hit by car in Four Lakes; no charges filed

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 15, 2019

A woman died on Saturday from injuries suffered when she was struck by a truck Friday night in Four Lakes.

News >  Spokane

Anti-abortion supporters march though downtown Spokane

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 12, 2019

About 400 people came to support the anti-abortion cause, hear speeches and march through the streets of downtown Spokane on Saturday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Car chase from Post Falls to Coeur d’Alene ends with driver in custody

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 12, 2019

Idaho law enforcement arrested a Rathdrum man after he led them on a car chase from Post Falls to Coeur d‘Alene late Friday night.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police arrest two students accused in gun for marijuana swap, forcing Central Valley lockout

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 9, 2019

Central Valley High School went into a “lockout” on Wednesday after administrators received a tip that a student had a pistol.

News >  Spokane

Snow follows freezing rain Tuesday night; crashes in Spokane nearing two dozen

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 8, 2019

Light snow followed by freezing rain coated Spokane before nightfall Tuesday, and slick road conditions caused numerous crashes.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Baseball bat found at scene where police killed man thought to have been firing a gun

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 8, 2019

Spokane police shot and killed a man who they believed had been firing a gun at neighbors’ homes. After the shooting, however, they recovered a baseball bat that one witness said officers mistook for a gun.

News >  Spokane

With a pot of soup and fresh socks for the homeless, ex-Boeing executive celebrates her 64th birthday

Sat., Jan. 5, 2019

Deb Maier and her husband, Brad, bring food and new socks to the underpass about once a week. Each time they do, they meet with scores of the city’s homeless.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Wedding Expo shows off latest trends

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 5, 2019

If you’re looking for the newest trends in weddings, Shannon Siemen, President of Spokane Wedding and Events, has the answers.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Abandoned house along Bloomsday route burns from suspected transient warming fire

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 3, 2019

A suspected transient lit a fire in an abandon house along the Bloomsday trail on Thursday. No one was injured.

News >  Spokane

Fight over rent prompted Wednesday shooting in north Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 3, 2019

An argument over about rent payments spiraled into violence that left one man hospitalized Wednesday with a gunshot wound to the chest.

News >  WA Government

Eyman-Fagan initiative would eliminate many vehicle license fees, including Spokane’s

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 7, 2019

Washington voters likely will have the chance to eliminate fees that many cities, including Spokane, use to pay for paving and transit projects. With members of a ready-made opposition campaign present, Tim Eyman, along with Spokane City Councilman Mike Fagan and his father Jack Fagan, presented the final boxes of signatures for Initiative 976 to the Washington Secretary of State’s Office last week.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Two former Spokane Valley fire captains died in December. In both cases, long-term exposure to toxins may be to blame.

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 3, 2019

For the second time in less than a week, the Spokane Valley Fire Department has announced the death of a former fire captain, and again, work-related exposure to toxins is suspected as a cause.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Missing woman’s phone found by Spokane River

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 3, 2019

Since Loc Nguyen, 24, went missing on Dec. 3, detectives have traced her steps and found no evidence of anyone with her the night of her disappearance.

News >  Spokane

Wharton has helped thousands as a nurse, chaplain, Red Cross volunteer, counselor and more

Mon., Dec. 31, 2018

Days after the Freeman High School shooting, Barb Wharton sat in a circle with about 15 teachers who had locked down their classrooms that day to keep the gunman out.

News >  Spokane

Former Spokane Valley Fire captain dies from firefighting-related cancer

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 28, 2018

The Spokane Valley Fire Department announced Friday that its former captain, Tim Cruger, died on Monday from cancer caused by exposure to toxic smoke on the job.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Multiple agencies pursue vehicle in high speed chase through Spokane, Cheney; suspects arrested after crash

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 28, 2018

A Washington State Patrol trooper was injured during a high-speed chase that began in Idaho and ended with a crash in Cheney early Friday morning.

News >  Spokane

Friends, family remember 22-year-old woman who drowned after car plunged into Spokane River

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 26, 2018

It’s been about two weeks since 22-year-old Rachel Bowles drove off a cliff into the Spokane River and drowned, and her family and friends are still grappling with the freak accident. Some are still trying to fill in the blanks as why and how it happened.

News >  Spokane

Snowy roads causing accidents in Spokane; SPD advises no driving

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 26, 2018

Police are warning drivers to avoid roads as ice and snow builds up into Wednesday night, causing car slideoffs and crashes.

News >  Health

Amphetamine hospitalizations increasing every year in Spokane, rivaling opioids

Wed., Dec. 26, 2018

In 2017, more than four times the number of people were treated at Spokane hospitals as a result of amphetamine-related conditions compared with 2008, according to the Spokane Regional Health District.