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EWU trustees trying to calm students’ fears of deportation

Tue., Nov. 22, 2016

Eastern Washington University can’t block federal immigration authorities from conducting raids or deportations, but it will take steps to promote cultural diversity on campus, the board of trustees said during a public conference call Tuesday afternoon.

News >  Spokane

Man arrested in Spokane Valley after at least third car chase

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 22, 2016

A high-speed pursuit ended Saturday morning when a reckless driver crashed a sedan into a power pole, another vehicle and a traffic-light control box in Spokane Valley.

News >  Spokane

SCRAPS seeking vegetable donations to feed rescued pigs

Tue., Nov. 22, 2016

The Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service is asking for donations of vegetables such as pumpkins, cabbage, squash, apples and carrots to feed eight full-grown pigs that were rescued last week from a farm in Deer Park.

News >  Spokane

Man rescued from Spokane River tells firefighters his wife is still out there

Thu., Nov. 17, 2016

A man found clinging to a branch in the Spokane River was rescued by firefighters Thursday morning. Though he said he’d crashed into the river in a car with his wife, searchers were unable to find either and authorities raised concerns about “multiple inconsistencies” in his story.

News >  Spokane

Sexual assault persists on local college campuses even as schools take steps to fight it

Wed., Nov. 16, 2016

Schools in the Inland Northwest say they’re doing everything they can to prevent sexual misconduct, promote healthy relationships, help victims recover and properly discipline the accused. But victims advocates say it’s an uphill battle to reverse misguided ideas about gender roles and consent.

News >  Spokane

Former Pend Oreille County paramedic focus of state case concerning stolen painkillers

Tue., Nov. 15, 2016

A former paramedic suspected of stealing dozens of boxes of painkillers from his employer, Pend Oreille County Fire District 2, for personal use is the focus of a state Department of Health case alleging unprofessional conduct.

News >  Spokane

Spokane nursing assistant, the victim of a brutal assault, now faces drug and exploitation charges

Mon., Nov. 14, 2016

In early October, a 46-year-old nursing assistant was found brutally beaten outside a burning trailer in north Spokane. Now she faces charges of using methamphetamine and financially exploiting a patient in her care.

News >  Spokane

Spokane braces for busy snow-plowing season

Mon., Nov. 14, 2016

Winter is coming, so grab a shovel. Or get someone else to keep your driveway free of snow.

News >  Spokane

Luke McDonald, shot tackling a bank robber in April, said he’d do it again

Sun., Nov. 13, 2016

Six months ago, Luke McDonald took two bullets in a gutsy attempt to subdue a bank robber at a Wells Fargo branch on North Division Street. Even though he walks with a slight hobble and faces another surgery, a bone graft, he said he’d do it again.

News >  Spokane

WSU student finds gay slurs painted on his car

Fri., Nov. 11, 2016

A Washington State University student woke up Thursday morning to find gay slurs painted on his car.

News >  Spokane

Blood found in Newman Lake workshop belongs to missing Spokane Valley man

Wed., Nov. 9, 2016

Traces of blood found in a workshop in Newman Lake belong to a 32-year-old Spokane Valley man who has been missing for almost a year, according to new DNA tests.

News >  Spokane

Shelly O’Quinn wins re-election on Spokane County Commission; Josh Kerns leads

Tue., Nov. 8, 2016

A Democrat on the Spokane County Commission? Probably not. Incumbent Republican Shelly O’Quinn easily won re-election Tuesday and Republican Josh Kerns had a strong lead for the other open seat.

News >  Spokane

Fear and loathing as local Democrats watch Trump take battleground states

Tue., Nov. 8, 2016

As a sea of red states blipped onto three giant projector screens, the crowded ballroom of Spokane’s Lincoln Center became a sea of grimacing faces.

News >  Spokane

Driver injured after missing Sunset Highway bridge, rolling down embankment

Mon., Nov. 7, 2016

A woman received apparently minor injuries after driving onto the wrong side of a bridge barrier and rolling down a steep embankment Monday afternoon.

News >  Spokane

Two sexual assaults reported after parties near EWU

Thu., Nov. 3, 2016

Two women reported they were sexually assaulted at parties near the Eastern Washington University campus over the weekend.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County adopts emergency ordinance to address controversial Hirst water rights decision

Wed., Nov. 2, 2016

In response to a controversial water rights decision by the state’s highest court, Spokane County has adopted an “interim emergency ordinance” that officials say will prevent a moratorium on building permits.

News >  Spokane

Four arrested for allegedly squatting in Spokane home, which was partially dismantled

Tue., Nov. 1, 2016

When a Spokane police officer knocked on the door, a man inside asked who was there. But the officer’s answer was no joke.

News >  Spokane

Suspect in toddler’s death extradited from Idaho, held for $1.25 million in Spokane

Mon., Oct. 31, 2016

A man accused of killing a toddler made his first appearance in Spokane County Superior Court on Monday, more than a month after he was arrested in a cabin on Lake Coeur d’Alene.

News >  Spokane

Ad watch: Josh Kerns makes dubious claims about Candace Mumm

Fri., Oct. 28, 2016

For the second time in his run for Spokane County commissioner, Josh Kerns’ campaign has distributed a mailer containing some dubious claims about an opponent.

News >  Spokane

County braces for surge of building permits in wake of controversial water-rights ruling

Tue., Oct. 25, 2016

The Spokane County Building and Planning Department may keep its doors open as late as necessary Wednesday to accomodate a surge of building permit applicants in the wake of a controversial water-rights decision by the state Supreme Court.

News >  Spokane

EWU student wakes from coma after beating

Tue., Oct. 25, 2016

The Eastern Washington University student who was brutally beaten by three men Oct. 8 has woken from a medically induced coma, but he faces a long road to recovery, his father said Tuesday.

News >  Spokane

Andrew Biviano challenging Shelly O’Quinn for seat on Spokane County Commission

Tue., Oct. 25, 2016

In the race between Spokane County Commissioner Shelly O’Quinn and challenger Andrew Biviano, voters will choose between a business-oriented Republican and a Democratic attorney pushing for criminal justice reform.

News >  Spokane

County commission hopeful Andrew Biviano wins endorsement from ‘opposite end of political spectrum’

Fri., Oct. 21, 2016

Spokane Valley City Councilman Ed Pace, a self-proclaimed libertarian, constitutionalist and tea party Republican, said Democrat Andrew Biviano is exceedingly qualified for the commission job and “has a heart for justice.”

News >  Spokane

Spokane woman who owned 16 cats charged with animal cruelty

Thu., Oct. 20, 2016

The owner “did not appear to be mentally cognizant of the level of care necessary for the welfare of the cats,” authorities said.

News >  Spokane

‘Trump Wall’ on WSU campus draws hundreds of supporters and protesters

Wed., Oct. 19, 2016

Washington State University became a hotbed of political activism Wednesday when a small group of students erected a plywood wall in the center of campus to show support for Donald Trump and his proposal to build a wall along the country’s southern border.