Spokane

Christine Harbison and Mike Sandblom had just purchased a home together in Mead when Sandblom, an adult caregiver, started showing symptoms of coronavirus in November. Harbison followed in late December, her infection perhaps delayed by drugs she's taking to treat her multiple sclerosis. As the couple emerges from intensive care, they count themselves lucky, but know a long path to recovery is ahead.

Ralph Bye and his wife, Debra, took all precautions they could in their Post Falls home after the pandemic started, despite their initial skepticism about its severity. In December, 73-year-old Vietnam veteran Ralph Bye became one of hundreds of local residents treated in the ICU at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Then he became one of the region's 450-plus residents who've died.

A semi carrying a propane tank crashed south of Loon Lake on Saturday morning, requiring several nearby residents nearby to shelter in place in case of an explosion.

Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich has filed a complaint against a state commission for rejecting his proposal to run a new law enforcement training academy.

Fresh, restaurant-cooked meals made their way to the Women & Children’s Free Restaurant and Community Kitchen as the “Extend the Love” initiative started by Spokane native and actress Sydney Sweeney began last week.

WASHINGTON – After months of waiting under the Trump administration, Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are asking President Joe Biden to swiftly authorize disaster assistance for residents of Malden and Pine City who have been left in the cold since a wildfire swept through their towns in September.

Twenty-four hours sometimes aren’t enough for Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Guzman.

The Fairchild Air Force Base movie theater has been serving the base’s command staff nowadays for less cinematic purposes.

The funding mechanism for the largest 911 call-taker in Spokane County could be upended by a proposal in the state Legislature.

For about two hours on Jan. 14, as winds whipped mercilessly and tossed down trees across Spokane, there was not a single fire department crew left to respond to emergencies.

“Deafness” constituted the principal alibi of W.J. Van Skike, on trial for manslaughter after running down a widow on the street and dragging her under his car for 13 blocks without stopping.

Sawsan Al Zouabi used to stand on her balcony and count the bombs falling on the horizon.

I just don’t understand, especially in light of the fact that we’re all essentially immigrants (some more recent than others), that longevity of place should be perceived as making you a better American.

Unfortunately, apricots aren’t the easiest tree to grow in our region. They often bloom very early in the spring and get hit by frost which kills the flower. 

When Dennis Haugen brought his Oldsmobile over to work on it with Marilyn Bowen’s brother, she really wanted to be out there with them. “I would’ve rather been in the garage, but my mom wanted me to be a lady,” recalled Marilyn. “It was too late. I was already a tomboy.”

Teddy Riggs, 5½, scaled a backyard tree, while his 3-year-old brother, Danny, trimmed the grass with a pair of children’s scissors. Albert, 8 months, watched the action from his mother’s arms. Kate Kearney didn’t need to worry about her sons feeling the January chill.

Like other fire departments in the area, Spokane Valley Fire Department crews were kept hopping on Jan. 13 as the wind toppled trees into power lines and onto homes and cars, prompting numerous 911 calls.