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House fire in Northwest Spokane caused by charging lithium-ion battery

UPDATED: Fri., May 14, 2021

A house fire in the 6000 block of North Oak Street Friday was caused by a charging battery that overheated, according to a Spokane Fire Department news release.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Man suspected of crashing stolen car into truck last week now suspected in February shooting

UPDATED: Fri., May 14, 2021

Deputies have identified a suspect in a February shooting that left a man seriously injured – and the suspect was already in jail, according to a news release from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Family of man killed with skillet devastated by Friday sentencing decision for murderer

UPDATED: Fri., May 14, 2021

A man who pleaded guilty to killing his neighbor with a frying pan was sentenced to 22 years in prison Friday as part of a plea deal, to the victim’s family’s dismay.

News > K-12 education

Spokane students among more than 400 vaccinated at North Central High School clinic

UPDATED: Fri., May 14, 2021

Seventh-grade student Anna Cumberland knew she was going to get the COVID-19 vaccine sooner or later.

News > Pacific NW

‘You call, they’re here’: Bloomsday volunteers prep finisher T-shirts to mail across the world

UPDATED: Fri., May 14, 2021

Four folds, then the bag.

News > Spokane

100 years ago in Spokane: During a series of talks on morality, a speaker said roadhouse patrons should be ‘ostracized from society’

Fri., May 14, 2021

People who patronize roadhouses should be “ostracized from society,” said Wilbur F. Crafts, a moral crusader “recognized as the champion reformer of the nation.”

News > Crime/Public Safety

Family of 15-year-old shot and killed in Spokane Valley mourn his ‘sickening’ killing

UPDATED: Fri., May 14, 2021

Preston Grzogorek’s 3-year-old niece seems to understand that he’s gone. Now, when she talks about the young uncle who fed her and cared for her since her birth, she points to the sky.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Deputies: Car theft suspect arrested at same car dealership 4 hours after release from jail

UPDATED: Thu., May 13, 2021

A man arrested on suspicion of driving a car stolen from CarHop of Spokane last week was arrested at the same dealership on suspicion of attempted car theft just four hours after being released from jail, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

News > Pacific NW

Supreme Court considers challenge to speed cameras in Spokane school zone

UPDATED: Thu., May 13, 2021

OLYMPIA – A Spokane motorist should have the right to a trial over a speeding ticket he received in 2016 from an automated traffic camera in a school zone that he contends wasn't properly set up, the Washington Supreme Court was told Thursday.

News > K-12 education

Change of name, mascots approved at three Spokane schools in light of concerns

UPDATED: Fri., May 14, 2021

The Spokane Public Schools board made it official Wednesday night: The North Central Indians mascot will soon be retired.

News > K-12 education

Spokane Public Schools board not yet ready to reauthorize Pride Prep

UPDATED: Thu., May 13, 2021

The Spokane Public Schools board wants more assurances that Pride Prep is on the right track before it issues a reauthorization of the school’s charter.

News > Local business

Buzzing again: New businesses, weekly summer market come as Garland district reopens

Thu., May 13, 2021

New businesses and events are coming to the Garland Business District located just west of Division Street, including a new weekly Garland Summer Market every Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m.

News > Spokane

Deep Creek water association president honored for ‘commitment to excellence’

Thu., May 13, 2021

There’s a small water association located north of Fairchild Air Force Base that serves only 49 homes but recently got recognized in a big way when it received the 2021 Commitment to Excellence award from the Washington State Department of Health Office of Drinking Water.

News > K-12 education

Education notebook: Chase Youth Awards announced

Thu., May 13, 2021

The Chase Youth Award winners were announced via Facebook Live on May 4.

Opinion > Column

Front Porch: Getting back to different levels of normal

Thu., May 13, 2021

A couple of weeks ago my husband and I ate at a restaurant … indoors.

News > Spokane

Gardening: Mulvihill book great resource on managing garden pests

Thu., May 13, 2021

News flash gardeners. We have a new, comprehensive resource to help manage bugs in the vegetable garden.

News > Spokane

Love story: Novel dime-store romance – 76 years later, high school sweeties still deeply in love

Thu., May 13, 2021

In 1944, two teenagers met while working at Kresge’s Five and Dime in Detroit. Nine months later, they married. Robert and Victoria Logan’s first date on St. Patrick’s Day proved memorable. “I took her to my favorite barbecue place,” Robert recalled.

News > Health

Sen. Patty Murray calls lack of affordable child care ‘silent epidemic’ during virtual Northwest Passages forum

UPDATED: Thu., May 13, 2021

In a virtual Northwest Passages forum with The Spokesman-Review on Wednesday, Sen. Patty Murray laid out her vision for remedying the nation’s lack of affordable child care, which she called a “silent epidemic in our country.”

News > Spokane

Spokane Valley Fire roundup: Ceiling blaze caused by bathroom fan, large shop fire keep firefighters busy

Thu., May 13, 2021

Fires were front and center this week in the area, as the Spokane Valley Fire Department responded to a shop fire on a vacant property and a ceiling fire caused by a bathroom fan.

News > Idaho

Weathercatch: Cold front delivers no spring treat

Thu., May 13, 2021

What a terrific Thursday it was one week ago . Puffs of white clouds floated against sapphire skies as the mercury rose to the warmest temperatures of 2021.

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Man suspected of crashing stolen car into truck last week now suspected in February shooting

House fire in Northwest Spokane caused by charging lithium-ion battery

Family of man killed with skillet devastated by Friday sentencing decision for murderer

Spokane students among more than 400 vaccinated at North Central High School clinic

‘You call, they’re here’: Bloomsday volunteers prep finisher T-shirts to mail across the world

Change of name, mascots approved at three Spokane schools in light of concerns

Family of 15-year-old shot and killed in Spokane Valley mourn his ‘sickening’ killing

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House fire in Northwest Spokane caused by charging lithium-ion battery

Man suspected of crashing stolen car into truck last week now suspected in February shooting

Family of man killed with skillet devastated by Friday sentencing decision for murderer

Spokane students among more than 400 vaccinated at North Central High School clinic

‘You call, they’re here’: Bloomsday volunteers prep finisher T-shirts to mail across the world

100 years ago in Spokane: During a series of talks on morality, a speaker said roadhouse patrons should be ‘ostracized from society’

Family of 15-year-old shot and killed in Spokane Valley mourn his ‘sickening’ killing

Deputies: Car theft suspect arrested at same car dealership 4 hours after release from jail

Supreme Court considers challenge to speed cameras in Spokane school zone

Change of name, mascots approved at three Spokane schools in light of concerns

Spokane Public Schools board not yet ready to reauthorize Pride Prep

Buzzing again: New businesses, weekly summer market come as Garland district reopens

Deep Creek water association president honored for ‘commitment to excellence’

Education notebook: Chase Youth Awards announced

Front Porch: Getting back to different levels of normal

Gardening: Mulvihill book great resource on managing garden pests

Love story: Novel dime-store romance – 76 years later, high school sweeties still deeply in love

Sen. Patty Murray calls lack of affordable child care ‘silent epidemic’ during virtual Northwest Passages forum

Spokane Valley Fire roundup: Ceiling blaze caused by bathroom fan, large shop fire keep firefighters busy

Weathercatch: Cold front delivers no spring treat

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