Spokane

The Washington Department of Licensing has taken down its online license application and renewal system after becoming "aware of suspicious activity involving professional and occupational license data." The DOL does not believe any data related to driver's and vehicle licenses was stolen.

The first month of 2022 saw a split in the weather pattern that produced a tale of two Januarys in the Inland Northwest. The feisty weather at the beginning gave way to more docile conditions during the latter half – that is, until Jan. 31.

Some community advocates are calling for the Spokane County prosecutor's resignation. 

Arredondo-Mendoza faces a charge of possessing with intent to sell more than 400 grams of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that has been linked to several local overdose deaths, including that of a 17-month-old Spokane child in December. Its widespread availability has been labeled a public health crisis by law enforcement and prompted an alert by the Centers for Disease Control in 2020. 

Fawn Schott credits her community and her mentors with her success. For her, being CEO of Volunteers of America is a way of giving back and lifting others up.

After 70 years of marriage, Ernie and JoAnn Kettel’s chemistry is undeniable.

Spokane County Fire District 8 will soon have a new member of the crew – a friendly miniature Golden Doodle named Pierce.

What a treat! Last Thursday when I woke up, there was this strange, warm brightness hitting my face. At first in my sleepiness, I couldn’t figure out what it was. It certainly wasn’t the cat snuggling in.

A bathroom fire was quickly put out shortly after it was reported in a unit in an apartment building at Houk Road and Mansfield Avenue at 7:19 p.m. on Jan. 25.

Sunshine was at a premium last month in the Spokane region.

A naturopathic doctor, former regional administrator of HUD and homeless outreach coordinator are slated to join the Board of Health. 

More than 100 patients are hospitalized at the regional hospital with COVID-19, increasing the demand for health care providers that are "exhausted physically and emotionally," Susan Stacey, chief executive of Providence Health & Services' Inland Northwest service area, said Tuesday. 

Prosecutors have accused a former Spokane Children’s Theater employee of kidnapping and raping a 14-year-old actress after a show in December 2019.

The 21-year-old man who injured multiple people while driving intoxicated and being chased by Spokane Valley police was sentenced to four months in jail last week.

Jewels Helping Hands is bringing its homeless outreach inside.

More than a year after city leaders accepted a grant to fluoridate Spokane’s water supply, they are poised to embark on a study to gauge the potential costs and hurdles.

The commissioners have mostly avoided candidates who are medical doctors. 

The Spokane Police Department is investigating after around a dozen shots were fired Monday night in the area of the Best Asian Market along East Sprague Avenue.