Caroline Saint James

The technology once embraced by President Donald Trump for speeding the development of COVID-19 vaccines is now under scrutiny.

An adult fleeing law enforcement crashed into a Washington State Patrol car Wednesday, troopers said.

Wednesday will see more hot and dry conditions in the Spokane area, triggering a red flag warning from the National Weather Service.

Brayden Bahme’s parents wake up each morning thinking of the “ifs.” A tragic accident took their son’s life in 2023, and they now must wonder what could have been.

Mari Clack, a champion for women and children in Spokane, died Saturday, leaving behind a lifelong legacy in advocacy. She was 89.

A cohort of high school students assisted a mannequin with delivering a baby Friday morning, while another group learned ostomy care, CPR and virtual reality in neighboring classes.

Spokane’s hot streak will continue through Wednesday and into the beginning of August, according to Joey Clevenger, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.

A new Washington law took effect Sunday that requires local governments to consider pets during wildfire evacuations.

Ryder Johnson awoke to a startling phone call at 3:43 a.m. on July 19. It was his neighbor, who saw flames shooting out of a next-door house.

A 17-year-old accused in the hit-and-run crash that killed the chief operating officer of CHAS Health last week pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning.

A home fire in central Coeur d’Alene trapped and killed one woman, while four others face “moderate to severe burn injuries,” according to a Kootenai County Sheriff Office news release.

Monday’s cool temperatures and rain will extend into Tuesday.

Spokane’s No-Li Brewhouse raised $45,000 over the weekend in annual event benefiting firefighters, but partially redirected this year to a more specific cause.

Graduate medical education programs rely on Congress to allocate residency slots and funding. The number of those slots has not changed since an initial cap set by Congress in 1996, according to the American Medical Association.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice sentenced Luis Esquivel-Bolanos, 45, who was convicted on charges that he'd run a drug-trafficking operation in Oroville and on land owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, according to a new release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Mikki Hatfield, 34, and Bobbi Silva, 38, are two of nine people who were indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this month and charged with crimes of violence against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a chaotic Spokane protest last month. The first seven people charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers were released Tuesday pending trial, while Hatfield and Silva remained in jail based on their additional charges of assault against a law enforcement official.

The woman killed while jogging Wednesday morning near the Manito Country Club on the South Hill was health care executive Sarah Doxey.

A woman jogging Wednesday morning near Manito Country Club on the South Hill was struck and killed by a teenager who then fled on foot, according to police.

The 7,000-acre Hope fire near Kettle Falls, Washington, has reached one week since initial detection, with flames still active.

The new leader of STCU is no stranger to Spokane’s largest credit union.

Spokane police arrested a 37-year-old man suspected of setting fires Tuesday near downtown Spokane.