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‘Watching her fade away’: Spokane nursing homes struggle with health citations sometimes double national and state averages

Sun., Aug. 24, 2025

In a matter of six months, Frances Overbay went from growing irises, working part time and donating food to becoming bed-bound and dying in her room at a Spokane Valley nursing home.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Sunset, Crescent Road fires continue to burn with drier weather incoming

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 18, 2025

After rain fell Saturday on both the Sunset fire and the Crescent Road fire, crews continued to work Sunday on suppressing the flames as drying weather threatens further destruction.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane murderer who fatally stabbed Kassie Dewey in 2021 found dead in prison

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 14, 2025

A man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in 2021 died in his Washington State Penitentiary cell on Aug. 3 at the age of 45, according to the Washington State Department of Corrections.

News >  Local Government

Spokane voters agree to aquifer protection tax

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 5, 2025

Spokane city residents agreed Tuesday to start paying a $15-a-year tax aimed at maintaining clean drinking water.

News >  Federal Government

Transgender people allowed to correct passports despite executive order

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 4, 2025

Transgender and nonbinary people are now allowed to receive passports matching their gender identity after an executive order from President Donald Trump previously forced binary gender markers.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

State Route 27 reopens after semi rollover spills grain, diesel

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 3, 2025

A semitruck rolled over on state Route 27 around 9:30 a.m. Sunday 2 miles south of Fairfield, spilling grain and diesel and leading to the road being completely blocked off, according to a Washington State Patrol news release.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Hope fire 75% contained; evacuation orders remain

UPDATED: Sun., July 27, 2025

The nearly 8,000-acre Hope fire in Stevens County that began July 8, continues to burn but firefighters made grounds reaching 75% containment as of Sunday.

News >  Health

Possible Listeria contamination in ham salad recalled in Washington

UPDATED: Sun., July 27, 2025

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert Sunday for two ham salad products possibly contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, according to a department news release.

News >  Pacific NW

Spokane family competes and wins national mountain biking competition

Sun., July 27, 2025

Something extraordinary is happening on the mountain bike trails and gravel roads across Spokane County and on a vegetable farm in Medical Lake.

News >  Local Government

In response to moves by Post Falls library, consortium for interlibrary loans in North Idaho dissolves

UPDATED: Thu., July 17, 2025

Members of North Idaho’s interlibrary loan consortium on Wednesday officially dissolved the Cooperative Information Network that allowed materials to be shared.

News >  Spokane

Construction begins at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral

Thu., July 17, 2025

The Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral began a $500,000 construction project this week to work on the front entrance .

News >  Local Government

Spokane city voters will be asked to pay $15 a year to improve aquifer water quality

Mon., July 14, 2025

For the first time in more than 20 years, the city of Spokane may join the aquifer protection area, a decision that would raise a tax but also help protect drinking water, according to city officials.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Deer Park man reportedly drowns in Horse Shoe Lake

UPDATED: Sun., July 13, 2025

A man from Deer Park reportedly drowned Saturday afternoon near the waterfall at Horse Shoe Lake in Pend Oreille County.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Western Pines fire near Davenport shrinks, but remains uncontained

UPDATED: Sun., July 13, 2025

As of Sunday, the Western Pines fire dropped 55 acres as 441 personnel continue working to suppress flames.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Hope fire grows around 200 acres remaining uncontained

UPDATED: Sun., July 13, 2025

The Hope fire 5 miles southwest of Northport, Washington, grew to 6,526 acres, according to a Sunday news release.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Four brushfires break out in Spokane area

UPDATED: Sun., July 13, 2025

Spokane firefighters responded to at least four brushfires by Sunday afternoon including one that delayed travel on eastbound Interstate 90, according to Spokane Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Reding.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Crews enter fourth day of battling Western Pines fire northeast of Davenport

UPDATED: Sun., July 13, 2025

The Western Pines fire continues to burn in Lincoln County as it nears almost 6,000 acres.

News >  Local Government

Three candidates seek Cheney City Council seat to address growth, infrastructure and water issues

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 9, 2025

A United States airman, a retired firefighter and a software engineer are competing for a seat ion the Cheney City Council to tackle issues related to water infrastructure and local economy.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Evacuations lowered after multiple fires erupt near SFCC

UPDATED: Tue., July 8, 2025

Officials put Spokane Falls Community College under an evacuation after new fires broke out along the Spokane River Tuesday . All evacuation orders had been lowered to warnings by about 5:30 p.m.

Sports >  Outdoors

With cuts to U.S. land management, volunteer hikers pick up the slack in local trails

Mon., July 7, 2025

The trail to Lower Stevens Lake is surrounded by a thick wall of tall pine and fir trees. The ground is covered in verdant green and ripe huckleberries. In fact, the whole ground there seems ripe and fertile.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Riverside State Park blaze suppression efforts effective; evacuation alert downgraded

UPDATED: Sun., July 6, 2025

Evacuation orders were given Sunday for a 50-acre wildfire burning west of Equestrian Lane and a quarter mile south of Morin Trailhead in Riverside State Park.

News >  Military

Forced out because she’s transgender, Fairchild technical sergeant awaits ‘voluntary separation’

Sun., July 6, 2025

After President Donald Trump was elected, Tech. Sgt. Rylee Marcotte of the Air Force knew that despite almost 13 years of service, she would be a target.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Coeur d’Alene Fire asks for safe July 4 celebrations honoring fallen firefighters, whose memorials are set for next week

UPDATED: Thu., July 3, 2025

Coeur d’Alene Fire Chief Thomas Greif thanked the community for its support and asked for safe and responsible celebrations for July 4 after the death of two firefighters in an ambush on Sunday.

News >  Weather

Highest temperatures of year hit Spokane area this week

UPDATED: Mon., June 30, 2025

High temperatures ranging from upper 90s to low 100s are projected to hit Eastern Washington and North Idaho this week.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Sunday’s incident isn’t the first time first responders have been targeted – including here in the Inland Northwest

UPDATED: Mon., June 30, 2025

Two firefighters were killed in an “ambush-style” attack after responding to a wildfire on Canfield Mountain on Sunday and although attacks like this are rare, similar situations have happened.