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Woman raped by on-duty police officer says Spokane Police Department ignored ‘red flags’ in claim against city

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 29, 2022

One of the women raped by a former Spokane police officer has filed a $1 million claim against the city alleging the police department ignored “red flags” in the officer’s behavior.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane Police, federal agents serve warrant at Hells Angels clubhouse on East Sprague

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 29, 2022

Spokane Police officers in SWAT gear along with federal law enforcement served a search warrant at the Hells Angels motorcycle clubhouse on East Sprague on Thursday morning.

News > Home and garden

Gardening: Field trip to Hager Lake offers look at interesting plant life

Thu., Sept. 29, 2022

Recently, I had a chance to visit tiny Hager Lake, near Priest Lake. The visit was part of a series of field tours put on by the Idaho Master Naturalists for their Fall Rendezvous.

News > Spokane

The Collector: Janet Shaffer

Thu., Sept. 29, 2022

Janet Shaffer’s apartment at her Spokane Valley retirement residence overflows with her collections of teapots, thimbles and owls.

News > K-12 education

Volunteers, donation help nurture school garden: Northwest Farm Credit Services employees helped Evergreen Elementary students with weeding and maintenance

Thu., Sept. 29, 2022

The outdoor living classroom and garden at Evergreen Elementary School in north Spokane got a face-lift Friday when a dozen employees from Northwest Farm Credit Services in Airway Heights gathered to rake, pull weeds and lay down fresh bark.

News > Local Government

Amber Waldref and Michael Cathcart battle it out for Spokane County Commission District 2

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 10, 2022

A former city councilwoman and an incumbent city councilman both hope to represent east Spokane on the Spokane County Commission.

A&E > Art

Spokane’s ‘figurative expressionist’ Mel McCuddin dies at age 89

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 28, 2022

Mel McCuddin, the prolific and beloved Spokane artist whose work blended vibrant colors, plenty of whimsy and sometimes just a pinch of darkness, died Monday at age 89.

News > Pacific NW

Neighbors want to designate the Cannon Streetcar Suburb as a historic district, with ballots due Nov. 11

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 28, 2022

A group of Cannon neighbors renewed a grassroots effort earlier this year to preserve the neighborhood’s vibe while also giving them access to tax incentives and grants to help ease the financial cost of home restoration.

News > Local Government

Spokane City Council raises campaign contribution cap to $1,000

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 27, 2022

Since 2018, individuals had only been able to donate $500 to a given candidate.

News > Washington

100 years ago today in Spokane, prosecutors rejected claims they’d ‘bugged’ Dodd’s brothers

Tue., Sept. 27, 2022

News > Crime/Public Safety

78-year-old man dies in Hayden house fire

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 26, 2022

A 78-year-old man has died after a house fire Saturday night in Hayden.

News > Spokane

100 years ago today in Spokane, there was more drama in the sensational Codd case

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 26, 2022

Another surprise twist rocked the true crime drama known as the Maurice Codd case.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Wrongful death suits against cities are evolving. After a landmark $4 million settlement, will Spokane Police Department policy change with them?

Sun., Sept. 25, 2022

The call came on a cold Monday night. A frightened man told police dispatchers that his neighbor was drunk, shouting racial slurs and had a gun.

News > Auto

‘The future is electric’: Spokane’s prioritization of electric vehicles part of a larger trend

Sun., Sept. 25, 2022

The Spokane City Council last week agreed to buy four Ford F-150 Lightnings for a little under $200,000. The purchase was just one indicator of a much larger trend.

News > Local Government

The Riverfront Park Pavilion, brought to you by … ? Parks Department seeks naming partner for iconic structure

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 24, 2022

The agreement will give the partner exclusive naming rights to the structure, rebuilt in 2019 at a cost of roughly $25 million as part of a redevelopment of Spokane's downtown park, for a decade.

News > Features

Valleyfest returns after pandemic hiatus: ‘It’s a family reunion’

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 23, 2022

Valleyfest is back – a prospect so exciting to organizers that this year’s volunteer T-shirts say “Welcome” in multiple languages on the front and “Welcome back” on the back side.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich says homeless encampment an ‘ongoing protest,’ seeks warrant to clear it in October

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 23, 2022

"It's not my responsibility to figure out how to fix your mess," Knezovich, who wrote a letter to the Washington Department of Transportation on Thursday announcing his intentions to break up Camp Hope by mid-October, said in an hourlong news conference Friday, addressing local and state agencies. "It is my responsibility to clean it up."

News > Crime/Public Safety

The five people shot by police in 2022

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 22, 2022

Spokane law enforcement officers have shot five people in 2022, with some families of those killed alleging police used excessive force.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane settles with family of man shot by police for $4 million on day trial set to begin

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 24, 2022

The city of Spokane and its insurers will pay $4 million as part of a legal settlement with the family of a man shot and killed by police in 2019.

News > Home and garden

Gardening: Bumble beetle more novelty than pest, easy to control

Thu., Sept. 22, 2022

It is safe to say that tomato season, such as it was, is over for this year. Our night temperatures are into the 40s and rumors of frost are rumbling. So cut back your plants to force the energy into fruit ripening and stage the frost covers in the garden. Partially red fruit can be picked and stored as a single layer in cardboard boxes to finish ripening.

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