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South Hill apartment walkway bridge collapses, injuring woman

UPDATED: Thu., March 12, 2026

A woman was injured after a walkway bridge she was on collapsed about 20 feet late Tuesday night at a South Hill apartment building, according to the Spokane Fire Department.

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22 Airway Heights inmates believed to be on drugs since Friday

UPDATED: Wed., March 11, 2026

Twenty-two inmates at Airway Heights Corrections Center were determined to be under the influence of drugs since Friday, with eight of them given Narcan for a possible overdose, according to the Washington State Department of Corrections. Officials at the men’s prison discovered drugs in 17 different cells.

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A cancer-stricken Spokane man died days after being jailed for attacking his wife. His family says the violence was a symptom

UPDATED: Mon., March 9, 2026

A 79-year-old man may have been in a state of paranoia or confusion from cancer treatment or his impending death when police say he attacked his wife with a knife and hammer last month in their Spokane home.

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Spokane man gets 20 years for running fentanyl pill press operation in Hillyard

UPDATED: Mon., March 9, 2026

A Spokane man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for running a commercial pill press operation in Hillyard. He had enough fentanyl to make 2 million pills.

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Woman given credit time served after her toddler overdosed on her fentanyl

UPDATED: Mon., March 9, 2026

A 36-year-old woman whose toddler overdosed on fentanyl in her Spokane Valley home was given credit for the three months she served in jail, according to a Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office news release.

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21-year-old man accused of throwing fiery backpack under table at Kootenai County Fairgrounds

UPDATED: Mon., March 9, 2026

A California man is facing arson and aggravated assault charges after deputies say he threw a backpack with accelerants in it under a table Sunday at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds and the bag caught fire, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.

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84-year-old missing woman found dead in Pend Oreille County

UPDATED: Mon., March 9, 2026

An 84-year-old missing woman was found dead Friday on a remote dirt road in the area of Cedar Creek in Ione, Washington, according to a Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Sports >  High school sports

A Colfax couple who know cancer all too well started an art exhibit to raise money for coach, student battling the same fate

UPDATED: Fri., March 6, 2026

Beverly Barnett was in the hospital right before Christmas when she and her husband learned Colfax boys basketball coach Reece Jenkin was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

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DEA makes largest drug seizure in Eastern Washington history

UPDATED: Fri., March 6, 2026

The Drug Enforcement Administration made the largest drug bust in Eastern Washington history when agents this week seized about 370 pounds of narcotics and approximately $2 million in cash as part of a drug trafficking investigation in the Tri-Cities, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Washington.

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30-year-old man accused of shooting man and killing dog appears in court

Thu., March 5, 2026

A Spokane Valley shooting that left one man injured and his dog killed may have stemmed from previous disagreements over a stolen trailer and tire slashing, according to court documents.

Sports >  High school sports

‘Bigger than basketball’: Colfax assistant coach continuing the standard his best friend and fallen coach set

UPDATED: Thu., March 5, 2026

Reece Jenkin was the best friend of Colfax High assistant basketball coach Ben Aune. So when Jenkin, head coach of the Colfax boys basketball team, succumbed to his battle with pancreatic cancer one week ago, Aune was devastated.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

79-year-old man accused of assaulting wife with hammer, knife

UPDATED: Wed., March 4, 2026

A 79-year-old man tried to kill his wife by hitting her in the head with a hammer and trying to stab her with a knife last week at their North Indian Trail home in Spokane, according to court documents.

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Missing woman found dead in Sprague backyard

UPDATED: Wed., March 4, 2026

A 26-year-old woman who went missing last week near the town of Sprague was found dead Tuesday in the backyard of a Sprague residence, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

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Man shot in leg during Airway Heights fight

UPDATED: Wed., March 4, 2026

A 29-year-old man was shot in the leg during a fight Tuesday afternoon at an Airway Heights apartment complex.

News >  Local business

‘A real sign of turbulence’: Gas prices jumping after Iran conflict

UPDATED: Tue., March 3, 2026

The Iran conflict has driven gas prices up, including a 20 cents-per-gallon spike at a downtown Spokane gas station.

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Pedestrian ID’d in fatal north Spokane crash

UPDATED: Tue., March 3, 2026

A 73-year-old pedestrian who was hit and killed by a driver last month on Division Street in north Spokane has been identified.

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Several dogs, cats die in Moscow house fire

UPDATED: Tue., March 3, 2026

At least four dogs and several cats died in a mobile home fire last week in Moscow, Idaho.

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Pullman man given 16 year in prison for College Hill killing; man was shot five times in the head

UPDATED: Tue., March 3, 2026

A 31-year-old man who shot another man in the head five times in 2024 while the two smoked methamphetamine together on Pullman’s College Hill was sentenced to 16½ years in prison.

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Troopers believe man was drinking before he hit, killed pedestrian in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Mon., March 2, 2026

A pedestrian who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run last month in Spokane Valley was identified as 48-year-old Rogelio Santiago Sanchez, according to Washington State Patrol.

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Police arrest third suspect in Apple Tree Inn homicide; one suspect killed by police is identified

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 27, 2026

A King County police chase that ended in a crash led to the arrests of a couple suspected to have helped kill a man at a north Spokane motel over the weekend.

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Former Spokane Police Chief Meidl one of finalists for CdA police chief

UPDATED: Sun., March 1, 2026

Former Spokane police Chief Craig Meidl is one of the four finalists for the Coeur d’Alene police chief position.

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Shoshone County sheriff William Eddy resigns, citing health issues

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 27, 2026

Shoshone County Sheriff William Eddy resigned Friday after three months of leading the North Idaho department through a major windstorm, significant flooding and a deadly shooting in Wallace.

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Spokane woman gets 15 months in prison for hitting, killing aspiring chef downtown

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 20, 2026

A 34-year-old Spokane woman was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison after hitting and killing a pedestrian in June 2023 in downtown Spokane.

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Pedestrian killed in north Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 20, 2026

A 51-year-old pedestrian was hit and killed by a driver Thursday evening in north Spokane, according to the Spokane Police Department.

News >  K-12 education

‘A team that never got the chance’: Why University High School cheer qualified for nationals but didn’t make the trip

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 21, 2026

It wasn’t talent or discipline that kept the University High School cheerleading squad from competing at nationals this weekend in Southern California.