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News >  Spokane

With rehabbed boat launch, group aims to reconnect people to Spokane River

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 1, 2019

A boat launch on the Spokane River has been loved back to life, thanks to a renovation that features a paved ramp, a gravel drive and parking spots.

News >  Spokane

Record-breaking weather: Last month was Spokane’s coldest October

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 1, 2019

Spokane had the coldest October on record last month, with an average temperature of 42.3 degrees.

News >  Spokane

Distracted driver crashes into back of Spokane patrol car, police say

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 31, 2019

A distracted driver rear-ended a Spokane police officer’s patrol car Thursday morning, the Spokane Police Department said.

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News >  Spokane

Tricker-or-treaters endure chilly Halloween as Spokane closes in on record-cold October

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 31, 2019

“It’s going to be a little cool but clear skies,” said Mark Turner, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Spokane Office.

News >  Spokane

Ghost 411: Spokane women launch podcast for the paranormal

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 31, 2019

Ghost 411 podcast is an outlet for two Spokane women to explore hauntings and help people cope with the paranormal.

News >  Spokane

Spokane tribe’s flag flies over sn̓xʷméneʔ island after recent ceremony

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 6, 2019

The tribal flag was added to the island in the Spokane River in recognition of not only the sacred land but also what Mayor David Condon called the “shared history” between the city and the tribe.

News >  Spokane

Blue pumpkins help kids on the autism spectrum navigate Halloween

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 30, 2019

A blue pumpkin is a way to subtly indicate that a child is on the autism spectrum and may react differently to situations that arise while trick-or-treating.

News >  Spokane

Identity thief shares secrets with Spokane area retirees looking to avoid cybercrime

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 30, 2019

A group of 250 senior citizens sat attentively listening Wednesday afternoon in Spokane Valley to a convicted cybercriminal who told them how to avoid identity theft.

News >  Idaho

Shari’s Restaurant in Lewiston kicks out couple dressed as Native Americans and making war cries

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 28, 2019

A couple was kicked out of a Shari’s restaurant in Lewiston Saturday after they dressed up as Indians and made war cries in the restaurant, sparking a viral online response defending the restaurant.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Woman faces DUI after Spokane Valley crash

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 28, 2019

A woman faces a charge of driving under the influence after a crash in Spokane Valley late Sunday night.

News >  Spokane

Pumpkins, ponies and farmwork close fall festival at Green Bluff

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 28, 2019

On the last weekend in October, families flocked to Green Bluff navigate a corn maze, ride ponies and pick apples and pumpkins before the end of Apple Festival at Walters’ Fruit Ranch.

News >  Spokane

Ex-deputy who killed wife to return to Spokane for hearing on release process

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 24, 2019

Former Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Tom DiBartolo, who was convicted of killing his wife in 1996 in Lincoln Park, was moved to the Yakima County Jail earlier this week from his work release facility ahead of his community custody hearing in Spokane next month. The hearing’s subject will be the plan for the next steps in DiBartolo’s release process.

News >  Spokane

Spokane police arrest man suspected of kidnapping Idaho teen

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 23, 2019

Bradley D. Walters, 20, is suspected in the kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing last week.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Woman dies after falling from truck in Post Falls bar parking lot

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 23, 2019

Jennifer L. Columbia, 49, died after falling from the passenger of a moving pick-up truck, according to the Idaho State Police.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police officer shoots, kills armed man near Esmeralda Golf Course

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 23, 2019

A Spokane police officer shot and killed an armed man near Esmeralda Golf Course on Wednesday afternoon, according to Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police arrest suspect in Wednesday shooting that injured man

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 23, 2019

Spokane police arrested a suspect in a Wednesday morning shooting that left one man with non-life threatening injuries.

News >  Spokane

Man killed in Medical Lake crash identified

Wed., Oct. 23, 2019

The man who died in single car crash Tuesday night near Medical Lake has been identified as 55-year-old Clay Randall.

News >  Idaho

Critics cry foul over moratorium on sewer hookups in Spirit Lake, saying it stymies growth

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 23, 2019

The economic forces of construction and development that drive many North Idaho communities has come to a halt in Spirit Lake because of a basic public service: the sewers.

A&E >  Books

Impeachment inquiry puts author Tom Mueller in TV spotlight just before Spokane appearance

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 23, 2019

Mueller spent the last seven years researching, writing about and interviewing whistleblowers. Just weeks ahead of the release of his book, “Crisis of Conscience: Whistleblowing in an Age of Fraud,” a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump made international news and sparked an impeachment inquiry.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Teen found safe two weeks after going missing from SCC parking lot

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 22, 2019

The teenager who went missing two weeks ago from the Spokane Community College campus has been found “alive and well,” according to Spokane Police.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Crews battling house fire in Palouse close state Highway 27

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 21, 2019

A house fire in Palouse closed state Highway 27 Monday morning.

News >  Spokane

Long lines for ‘fabulous’ broth Sunday at Spokane Buddhist Temple’s 30th Ramen Fest

UPDATED: Sun., Oct. 20, 2019

The event, now in its 30th year, is a fundraiser for the temple in the South Perry district. Organizers hope to build on the food event by introducing hungry visitors to their mix of traditional Japanese and western religious practices.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man suspected of causing school bus crash in north Spokane arrested on assault charges

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 17, 2019

A man suspected of causing a crash involving a school bus and another car will face vehicular assault charges, Spokane police said.

News >  Spokane

Search continues for SCC student missing since Oct. 8

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 16, 2019

Over a week after 17-year-old Sara McNease went missing from the Spokane Community College parking lot, police say they have no new information in the case while family continues search efforts.

News >  Spokane

Two men on sex offender registry released in Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 16, 2019

Two sex offenders, classified as likely to reoffend, were released to supervised custody in Spokane this week. The sex offenders were both released from McNeil Island, a commitment center in the Puget Sound that mainly houses violent sexual offenders.