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News >  Weather

Heat sets record Tuesday in Spokane; dry winds bring fire danger later this week

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 15, 2023

The temperature in Spokane reached 102 degrees Tuesday afternoon, breaking the date’s previous record of 99 in 1901.

News >  Transportation

Mechanical failure pauses Keller Ferry service Friday

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 11, 2023

The Keller Ferry, which connects state Highway 21 across the Columbia River, was taken out of service Friday morning over mechanical failure.

News >  Idaho

Kootenai commissioners hold off on CdA reservation rezone for more data on groundwater

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 10, 2023

Kootenai County commissioners are considering a temporary limit on subdivisions across a large portion of the Coeur d’Alene Reservation to slow development while the Coeur d’Alene Tribe collects more information on the availability of well water.

News >  K-12 education

Parents worried as West Bonner School District considers closing junior high school amid budget shortfall

Tue., Aug. 8, 2023

PRIEST RIVER, Idaho – A proposal to send junior high students to the high school in West Bonner County School District before funding is in place to repair the aging junior high building has stoked fears from parents that the school board intends to close the school for good.

News >  Transportation

Getting There: Latah Bridge inspection could lead to federal rehabilitation grant

Mon., Aug. 7, 2023

Information gathered from the study will be used to apply for a federal Bridge Investment Program grant that could provide up to $100 million for the project.

News >  Sci/Tech

Cusick rancher agrees to pay $50,000 fine for building unauthorized dam

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 3, 2023

A rancher in Cusick, Washington, has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a complaint against him for building an illegal dam on a tributary to the Pend Oreille River, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police search for culprits responsible for shooting 2 people on West Plains

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 2, 2023

Two people were shot on the West Plains, and Spokane Falls Community College went into lockdown Wednesday morning as police searched for the culprits.

News >  K-12 education

Two West Bonner School District trustees face recall election amid superintendent controversy

Sun., July 30, 2023

PRIEST RIVER, Idaho – Voters in the West Bonner County School District will decide next month the political fate of two school board members who backed the hiring of a new controversial superintendent.

News >  ID Government

After Bonner County Commission restricts public comments, one commissioner creates own public forum

Thu., July 27, 2023

SANDPOINT – Since the chair of the Bonner County commissioners stopped taking public comments last month, one commissioner has been holding her own informal chats with the community before each meeting.

News >  Religion

LDS temple in Moses Lake opens its doors ahead of dedication

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 1, 2023

MOSES LAKE – A new temple with a 117-foot steeple towering over Interstate 90 is a sign of the growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – and overall growth – in central Washington.

News >  Idaho

Tribe wants to rezone 39 square miles of Coeur d’Alene Reservation in Kootenai County

UPDATED: Wed., July 19, 2023

The Kootenai County Commissioners are considering a request by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe to rezone some 25,000 acres of reservation land to slow development and preserve natural resources.

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WWII airman’s remains identified as James Triplett of Spokane

Wed., July 19, 2023

The remains of a Spokane airman whose plane was shot down over Germany during World War II were identified with DNA testing last fall, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Tuesday.

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Brush fires prompted I-90 closures near Ritzville and evacuations near Cheney

UPDATED: Mon., July 17, 2023

Crews worked quickly Monday afternoon to stop wind-whipped brush fires that briefly closed Interstate 90 and led to temporary evacuations of homes about 25 miles south of Spokane.

News >  Washington

At Old Mill Days, Oakesdale rallies to save historic flour mill

Mon., July 17, 2023

The J.C. Barron Mill, built in 1890, is the last surviving mill of its kind in the Palouse region. There were once as many as 19 flour mills in Whitman County.

News >  Auto

Car show brings 150 Buicks to Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Fri., July 14, 2023

A national car show is in the Spokane area for the first time, bringing a rare gathering of 150 Buicks to one place.

News >  WA Government

Judge rejects petition to recall mayor of Lind as complaints mount

Thu., July 13, 2023

Lind residents filed a petition against Mayor Paula Bell claiming that she hired the town's clerk-treasurer, Barbara Pence, without telling the town council that Pence was convicted of stealing funds from Hatton, Washington, while she was that town's treasurer. 

News >  Weather

Cold front brought cooler weather, brief storms across Inland Northwest

UPDATED: Mon., July 10, 2023

A cold front moving northeast from central Washington to North Idaho brought thunderstorms to the region Monday morning and afternoon.

News >  Higher education

North Idaho College keeps accreditation for next school year, but remains under sanction

UPDATED: Fri., July 7, 2023

NIC has until April 1, 2025, to return to good standing or it will lose accreditation. The college remains under a show-cause sanction. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Kootenai County sheriff warns of water danger following weekend drowning on Spokane River

UPDATED: Fri., July 7, 2023

Kootenai County's sheriff at a news conference Friday commended a rescue attempt by deputies to save a drowning man over the Fourth of July weekend and urged the public to practice water safety.

News >  Washington

Monuments across Washington are getting a second look as concerns over tribal perspectives mount

Sun., July 2, 2023

Mysterious little pyramids can be glimpsed poking out of the grass on roadsides throughout Washington.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Fairchild serviceman sentenced to six months for stealing ammunition from base

UPDATED: Thu., June 22, 2023

The first of six service members charged in a scheme of stealing thousands of rounds of ammunition from Fairchild Air Force Base was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Spokane to six months in prison.

News >  Business

End of an era: Grant County Journal will fold final edition after more than a century of local journalism

UPDATED: Tue., June 20, 2023

EPHRATA, Wash. – A legacy newspaper in central Washington is closing this month, leaving another community without a local watchdog.

A&E >  Art

‘Pure joy and love and innocence’: Students’ Garland mural celebrates belonging

UPDATED: Fri., June 16, 2023

A new mural in the Garland District shows a lonely boy at his desk, surrounded by his colorful thoughts and silhouettes of people cheering for him.

News >  ID Government

With a new chair, rural North Idaho’s Community Library Network is now in the hands of a far-right majority

UPDATED: Thu., June 15, 2023

After seating two new members and electing a new chair Thursday morning, control of the Community Library Network in North Idaho has shifted to a new a majority with plans to restrict books from children.

News >  Agriculture

Rediscovered apple variety found on Chinese American pioneer’s Idaho homestead on Salmon River

Thu., June 15, 2023

A lost apple variety has been rediscovered on the Salmon River homestead of a famous 19th century Chinese American.