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Fire chief: Luck saved man accused of setting fire at gas station and hiding in beer cooler during police standoff in downtown Spokane
A routine traffic stop Monday night led to an hours-long armed standoff and fire that reportedly started with a bag of Doritos lit on fire and destroyed a Devine’s gas station in downtown Spokane.
Spokane pharmacies divided on carrying Zantac after cancer-causing chemical found in medication
Several large pharmacy chains pulled Zantac after the FDA announced it had found small amounts of a cancer-causing chemical in the heartburn medication, but not all local pharmacies have followed suit.
Millwood wins grant for warning devices at Marguerite Street rail crossing
The money was part of $1.5 million in rail safety grant funds awarded Monday by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.
Survey finds 3,300 homeless students in Spokane County
The homeless problem in Spokane can’t be measured by the sleeping bags in downtown streets and alleys.
Getting connected: where broadband, rural prosperity and health care intersect
Rural community leaders, broadband providers and government entities met in Davenport for a broadband workshop.
100 years ago today in Spokane: Belgian royalty visit to Spokane includes Davenport dinner open to all
Even Spokane’s “most humble citizens” were being given the chance to hobnob with royalty.
With one year to go, Real ID deadlines loom for airline passengers
An estimated 99 million Americans do not have any form of Real ID compliant documents which will be required to fly domestically after Oct. 1, 2020. “There’s a great deal of misunderstanding and potential confusion out there with regard to whether or not someone has a Real ID compliant driver’s license or a number of the other Real ID compliant documents that they could use for air travel,” said Larry Krauter, CEO of Spokane International Airport.
Advance of north-south freeway permanently closes several streets in northeast Spokane
Six streets in Spokane’s Minnehaha Neighborhood were permanently closed Monday to make way for the north-south freeway.
Spokane Valley candidates hope for regional approach to homelessness, clash over direction of council
If voters choose challenger Lance Gurel, he hopes to shift the makeup of council to more moderate and more open to new ideas. Incumbent Arne Woodard said Gurel and other more moderate candidates’ proposals go outside of the few essential duties Spokane Valley was founded to accomplish.
Salvation Army approved as homeless shelter operator. Next step: a building.
The Spokane City Council named the Salvation Army as the operator of the city’s next homeless shelter on Monday, but the city still has to identify a location.
After 5-hour standoff, SWAT team arrests man inside downtown Spokane gas station he’s accused of setting on fire
Fire engulfed a downtown Spokane gas station after police used gas grenades to try to force the surrender of an armed man barricaded inside.
Kalispel Tribe opens $26 million apartment complex in Airway Heights
The 216-unit complex at 304 S. Kalispel Way has six buildings and includes a clubhouse, exercise room, meeting areas, outdoor pool, dog park and sand volleyball court, among other amenities.
Local experts find president’s Civil War tweet ‘ridiculous’
With an impeachment inquiry underway, President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday that removing him from the presidency would cause a Civil War-level of splintering of the United States, a reiteration of a comment made on “Fox and Friends.”
Better Business Bureau shutters Spokane office, lays off sales staff
The Better Business Bureau of Spokane closed its doors Monday and laid off most of its sales staff, a company spokesman said.
Mountain West Bank invests $1 million in SNAP to support financial education, business services
A division of Montana-based Glacier Bancorp., Mountain West made what’s called an “equity-equivalent” investment in SNAP Financial Access, which offers classes, workshops and loan programs for low-income households and businesses from its office at 500 S. Stone St. in the East Central Community Center.
Freezing temperatures expected Monday night
After snow this weekend, temperatures are expected to stay cold with clouds overhead Monday morning.
Spokane domestic violence survivor credits vigilant friends, co-workers for helping her escape abuse
“People need to ask the questions and make sure someone has a safe place,” said Desiree Lancaster, who survived years of abuse by an ex-husband. “I’m truly blessed I have so many people who helped me, and each of them didn’t let me back down.”
Getting There: A high-tech hatchback cruises Spokane Valley streets, cataloging every crack and pothole
“This software will help us identify what the fix is, put a dollar cost to it and prioritize what streets to fix,” said a city engineer. “Ultimately, it helps us in our endgame on how make our street preservation project fully funded.”
Newport smelter clears hurdle after appeal of county zoning change is denied
Responsible Growth*Northeast Washington, the group that filed the appeal, responded by vowing to fight on, while PacWest Silicon, the company behind the smelter project, promised patience to see the project through.
Wiener dog races in Spokane Valley complete Oktoberfest celebration
Normally the outdoor event sees 60 or more dogs entered, but occasional rain and snow, plus temperatures in the upper 30s, sent some little wieners home and forced the race under a tent.