A lot could change between now and September, but based on the current COVID-19 guidelines the Spokane County Interstate Fair could be condensed and pared back this year.
On Sunday, two years of graduates celebrated at the Pine Bowl. Though the crowds were smaller, students said they were pleased to be able to celebrate in-person at all.
Richard Hough says he shot Erika Kienas because she threatened to stab him and he worried for himself and his family. Hough never saw a knife, and police did not find a knife on scene.
Criminal justice reform advocates have strongly opposed a proposal to remove community representation from the Spokane Regional Law and Justice Council. Turning the council into two separate groups could serve as a compromise.
Compared to last year's virtual commencement, this year's Gonzaga graduation ceremony felt practically normal. Five ceremonies held over the weekend celebrated the graduation of 2,253 students
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife hopes to spend more than $2 million to acquire land and build a boat launch at Chapman Lake south of the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.
It was immaculate Bloomsday weather on Sunday. But the atmosphere for the footrace celebrating its 45th year wasn’t quite right. The streets were too quiet, the crowds too small.“It’s still Bloomsday,” runner Allison Tapp said. “It’s just not quite the same without 40,000 people.”
As logging and mining’s fortunes faded throughout the mid-1900s, the area needed to foster a new industry in order to stay prosperous. Duane Hagadone, probably more than anyone else, was the man who guided the region's transition.
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office has put up billboards in Denver, Portland and Seattle in an attempt to poach officers. Agencies across the nation are competing for cops.