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Invasive mussels found in Washington wholesale store could cost state millions

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 21, 2024

At least 12 invasive zebra mussels were found in aquatic moss balls in a Renton Petco on Aug. 5.

News >  Agriculture

Coeur d’Alene Tribe releases 150 Chinook salmon into Spokane River as part of ongoing reintroduction efforts

Sat., Aug. 17, 2024

Two truckloads of live Chinook salmon were released into the Spokane River by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe Friday afternoon.

News >  Features

Spokane County ‘SNIP’ event to provide free spay/neuter 100 dogs

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 16, 2024

Spokane Regional Animal Protection Service will be hosting a free spay and neuter clinic for 100 household dogs on Sunday, August 25.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘I will always be with my brother’: Man sentenced to 38 years in prison for 2022 stabbing

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 15, 2024

Nearly a dozen people gathered in the Spokane County courthouse Thursday to watch a judge sentence 32-year-old Taylor Rogers to 38 years in prison for the 2022 murder of Jimmie Bailey.

News >  Sci/Tech

WSU makes strides in digitalizing 3 million insect collection

Thu., Aug. 8, 2024

The M.T. James Entomological Collection is the largest in the Pacific Northwest, and it is moving online.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane Valley medical supply company to pay over $220,000 to resolve alleged involvement in kick-back scheme

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 8, 2024

The owner of a Spokane Valley medical supply company agreed Wednesday to pay over $220,000 to resolve allegations of his involvement in a kick-back scheme to bill Medicare for unnecessary medical equipment, and in an unrelated case, an Ohio doctor was sentenced to two years in federal custody for conspiracy to accept kick-backs in a telemarketing scheme targeting Eastern Washington patients.

News >  Transportation

Getting There: Pines Road to undergo widening to accommodate new apartment complex in Spokane Valley

Mon., Aug. 5, 2024

Approximately 700 feet of Pines Road between Mansfield Avenue and Marietta Avenue will be undergoing construction to install a center turn lane, a new parking lot entrance and upgrades to existing lot entrances beginning Aug. 5.

News >  Local business

It’s a Love Story: New romance bookstore and coffee shop in Hayden normalizes an oft-maligned genre

UPDATED: Mon., July 29, 2024

Amid high demand for romance novels, specialized bookstores are popping up across the U.S. – one of the most recent of which is It's a Love Story in Hayden, Idaho.

News >  Transportation

Getting There: Moran Prairie roundabout is now complete

UPDATED: Sun., July 28, 2024

The roundabout on 57th Avenue and Freya Street was completed Friday, six years after receiving funding.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Brush fire along U.S. Highway 195 causes roadblock, Level 1 evacuations; updates on nearby fires burning in region

UPDATED: Sun., July 28, 2024

A brief update on the Mullen Hill, Upper Cemetery, Gwen, Swawilla, and South Columbia Basin fires.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

One dead following sounds of gunshots, house fire

UPDATED: Sun., July 28, 2024

One person was found dead in a Coeur d'Alene house following the sound of gunshots and a fire.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Power outage near Airway Heights caused by bird

UPDATED: Sun., July 28, 2024

A power outage Sunday morning near Airway Heights was determined to be caused by a bird. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Downtown Spokane drive-by shooting suspect arrested upon return from European vacation

UPDATED: Sun., July 28, 2024

The suspect for a July 7 shooting that left two injured in downtown Spokane was arrested Sunday, reentering the country following a vacation in the United Kingdom and other European countries.

News >  Health

‘It’s looking good for Mya’: Spokane Valley RV explosion survivor making promising strides

Sun., July 28, 2024

Mya Nelson, 49, was left with severe burns to over 70% of his body following a fire in his Spokane Valley trailer last Tuesday. He lived, and maintains optimism about his future today.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Two teens found safe after being reported missing from Spokane area

UPDATED: Fri., July 26, 2024

Two teenagers were found safe after going missing this week, according to Friday news releases from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

News >  Spokane

‘I was horrified’: Manito Park administrators deny hobby painters’ request to paint in park gardens

UPDATED: Wed., July 24, 2024

Thor Anderson was "horrified" when he received an email last month from Spokane Parks and Recreation that he would not be allowed to paint plein air in any of the gardens at Manito Park.

News >  Sci/Tech

Orphaned baby barn owls find new home at Washington State University

UPDATED: Thu., July 25, 2024

After their nests were destroyed, 15 orphaned baby barn owls from central Washington found their new home in Washington State University’s Horticulture Center.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Driver in three-way crash injuring seven officers, three civilians makes first appearance in court

UPDATED: Tue., July 23, 2024

Keiana Henry, 21, was arrested Monday in connection with vehicular assault, four counts of attempt to elude police pursuit, and an outstanding felony warrant.

News >  Transportation

Getting There: 10 blocks of Bowdish Road to receive safety improvements

UPDATED: Sun., July 21, 2024

After witnessing multiple deaths occur in their front yards over the years, Spokane Valley residents living on and around Bowdish Road are pleased with the city's plan to install a roundabout on a dangerous intersection.

News >  Transportation

Spokane Airport grapples with delays, cancellations in face of worldwide tech outage

UPDATED: Mon., July 22, 2024

As of 4 p.m. Friday, dozens of flights from Spokane experienced delay, and three Delta flights were cancelled.

News >  Military

Local D-Day veteran presented with flag flown over Capitol months after 103rd birthday

Fri., July 19, 2024

Joseph "Pat" Tully, one of few remaining D-Day veterans, was given an American flag that was flown over the White House Thursday, presented by State Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police arrest suspect in July 4 arson that razed Sandpoint Army Surplus store

UPDATED: Wed., July 17, 2024

Sandpoint police released Tuesday night that Jennifer S. Meyer has been arrested under suspicion of arson following the burning down of local business Army Surplus 1 on July 4.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane Valley trailer fire seriously injures one, displaces another

UPDATED: Tue., July 23, 2024

A trailer fire at 11920 E. Mansfield, Spokane Valley left one individual with severe burns Tuesday night and a neighbor displaced.

News >  ID Government

Coeur d’Alene’s Mayor Hammond to step down Aug. 31

UPDATED: Mon., July 15, 2024

Mayor of Coeur d'Alene Jim Hammond resigned, citing his ongoing battle with cancer and his desire to spend his remaining time with family.

News >  Higher education

EWU rebrands itself polytechnic, while shifting its definition

UPDATED: Mon., July 15, 2024

Faced with a drop in enrollment and a budget crisis, it was clear when President Shari McMahan was hired she had to get creative to get things at Eastern Washington University back on track.