Spokane

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission will investigate how utility companies prepared and responded amid record-setting heat statewide earlier this week that led to all-time usage highs and planned outages for some of them.

Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward stood before television news cameras and photographers at the corner of Pacific Avenue and Browne Street last month, with a railroad viaduct and huddled homeless serving as her backdrop.

It’s been quite a year for the board of directors at Spokane Public Schools.

Heather Clarke’s alarm went off at 5 a.m. Friday, the same time as most mornings. She likes to start her days early.

The Spokane County medical examiner confirmed three heat-related deaths Friday and updated the number of possible heat deaths to 11, outlining the tragic consequences of this week’s historic heat wave.

More than 2,500 boxing fans jammed Monroe Street to hear the blow-by-blow accounts of the Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier heavyweight championship fight, courtesy of the Spokane Daily Chronicle.

Spokane Valley and Spokane County deputies can now listen to 911 calls in real-time, becoming the first law enforcement agencies in the Northwest to use a potentially game-changing emergency response software.

A former tow truck driver was charged with vehicular homicide on Tuesday after blood tests revealed he had methamphetamine, amphetamine and cannabis in his system hours after a crash that killed a bicyclist last summer.

As the area comes off a record-breaking heatwave, almost every jurisdiction in the Inland Northwest has some sort of fireworks ban in place to prevent wildfires. Even in counties that don't have a ban, officials are urging the public to avoid putting on their own display and go watch a professional show instead.

Randy D. McReynolds, 50, was found guilty Wednesday of being a felon in possession of a gun and ammunition following a three-day trial in Spokane. McReynolds is in custody of the Spokane County Jail and his sentencing, where he will face up to 10 years in prison, has been scheduled for October. 

Increasing the number of available low-income housing tax credits will pave the way for more development, Cantwell argues. 

Landlords and property managers in Spokane County will have more time to pay their property taxes, County Treasurer Michael Baumgartner announced Thursday.

Amid a run of record-setting temperatures, seven deaths in Spokane appear to have been related to the heat, according to the Spokane County medical examiner.

After months of serving as interim director of Washington state’s peace officer training arm, Monica Alexander, 59, was officially appointed to the role Wednesday.

This year the deer are winning.