Spokane

Newly released video shows part of what happened during a shots-fired call late last month in the Pines 90 Square parking lot on North Pines Road in Spokane Valley.

Two people were arrested Sunday in connection to an armed robbery reported at the Walmart on East Sprague Avenue in Spokane Valley.

Driving over the two east Spokane roads will no longer be a brain-rattling rollercoaster ride.

Former Chairwoman Nicole Bishop resigned at the end of January, citing "intraparty conflict" and personal reasons for vacating the job she'd held since summer 2020. That election followed the resignation of the party's prior chair and members of the party leadership after complaints about inclusiveness of diverse voices in decision-making. 

Though the number still falls short of historic norms, police leaders are proud of the renewed interest shown in becoming a Spokane police officer.

Nell Shipman, an international silent movie star, was already in residence at Spokane’s Minnehaha Park studios, where she and her manager had been negotiating contracts for her upcoming movie, “The Grub Stake.”

Kupp was named Most Valuable Player after hauling in several catches and running for a pivotal fourth down conversion on a game-changing drive in the Los Angeles Rams' 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. The award came 30 years and 19 days after Rypien was named MVP of Super Bowl XXVI, a 37-24 victory by Rypien's Washington Redskins over the Buffalo Bills. 

Kenneth R. Gazzaway II, 48, faces two charges of lying on documents used to purchase firearms. According to court records, Gazzaway said he was not an "unlawful user" of drugs on a form he completed to buy a Glock pistol in August 2021, though he was contacted by law enforcement multiple times in the subsequent months with drugs and paraphernalia. Authorities investigating a shooting at the Motel 6 west of downtown on Nov. 5 recovered the pistol. 

A Spokane County native and longtime attorney will challenge incumbent Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell from within his own party in the August primary.

“Sheriff Ozzie has been a huge advocate for this community,” Undersheriff John Nowels, 49, said in an interview this week. “ I understand what his vision for Spokane has been, and what it is going into the future. I have a similar vision for it.”

Spokane County’s embattled prosecutor defended the integrity of his office Friday after concerns mounted over his wife’s racist social media posts, but some legal experts say the damage may already be done.

Dozens of students at Mt. Spokane High School took part in a protest Friday over the state’s face mask mandate in schools.

Spokane police arrested four burglars at two businesses early Thursday morning.

Bob Lutz filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Spokane County Superior Court against the Spokane Regional Health District and Administrator Amelia Clark. The lawsuit contains similar allegations as a damages claim delivered to the health district last fall, in which Lutz alleges he was politically pressured to ease COVID-19 restrictions before being fired in violation of state law and health district policies in late October 2020. 

Members of the Spokane School Board moved their meeting from in person to virtual Wednesday after a call for some audience members to wear facemasks resulted in what one board member described as “total chaos.”

Like many parents of students at Freeman High School, Erin Campbell worried her daughter would never be the same after she witnessed a shooter kill her classmate.

It’s not only calls for medical assistance, fires and vehicle crashes that keep Spokane Valley Fire Department crews busy. Another common call is fire alarm activations, but many of those turn out to be triggered by burnt food, construction dust or some reason other than a fire.

For those of you familiar with our columns, you know we are fond of clouds and how they allow us to connect with nature without going anywhere. We often encourage readers to step outside and gaze up at clouds’ ever-changing shapes and sizes, ranging from puffy balls, swirls and wisps to discs and towering walls.