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News >  Idaho

Two skiers killed, five rescued in aftermath of Silver Mountain avalanche

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 8, 2020

Five skiers were rescued and two died in Tuesday morning avalanches that swept down on two inbounds ski runs on Silver Mountain.

News >  Spokane

City releases list of 30 applicants aiming to fill Breean Beggs’ council seat

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 9, 2020

More than 30 people applied for the Spokane City Council District 2 seat — which was vacated by now-Council President Breean Beggs —and their experiences range from recent political candidates and government officials to blue collar workers and grassroots activists.

News >  Idaho

Wolf Lodge Bay plan moves forward after county discovers error means no rezone needed

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 3, 2020

The Kootenai Board of County Commissioners was expected to vote Thursday evening on a developer’s application to rezone a portion of Wolf Lodge Bay until county officials learned of a decades-old mapping mistake.

News >  Spokane

‘No War in Iran’: Demonstrators cover intersection with signage promoting peace

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 4, 2020

People protesting military conflict in Iran stood on all four street corners at East Wellesley Avenue and North Division Street early Saturday afternoon, wrapping the intersection with banners, signs and flags pleading for peace.

News >  Spokane

Ski areas looking forward to more snow this month after strong end to 2019

Fri., Jan. 3, 2020

Snow dumped on mountains across the Inland Northwest earlier this week, bringing upward of a foot of snow to ski areas that had seen a relatively slow, dry start to the season. Just about every chair lift at ski areas in the region was running Thursday – the latest among them Schweitzer’s Stella and new Cedar Park Express lifts. And most trails at resorts were open, or, if not, only in need of a little more snow coverage to be ready.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Crews work to contain fuel spill, recover locomotives after train derails into Kootenai River

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 2, 2020

Emergency crews have rescued two train operators trapped in a BNSF engine that derailed into the Kootenai River 10 miles east of Bonners Ferry on Wednesday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane man who raped, impregnated 13-year-old while awaiting child rape trial sentenced

Thu., Jan. 2, 2020

A 46-year-old man who raped and impregnated his girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter while he was out of jail awaiting trial for raping his ex-wife’s daughter was sentenced in December.

News >  Spokane

Multicultural groups show Spokane how they ring in the new year at Northwest Winterfest

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 28, 2019

On Saturday, the second to last day of Northwest Winterfest at NorthTown Mall, multicultural groups, including Chinese, Indian, South Korean and Bulgarian, showed Spokane how they ring in a new year.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane man accused of strangling wife, assaulting man for ‘rude’ remarks toward women

Sat., Dec. 28, 2019

Matthew M. Childress, 36, is accused of beating a man who made rude remarks toward two women in Corbin Park in July. While awaiting trial for that case in October, police say Childress assaulted his own wife.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police officer under investigation for kicking handcuffed man in genitals

Sat., Dec. 28, 2019

A Spokane police officer kicked a handcuffed man in the genitals during a July arrest after the suspect surrendered but resisted restraints and allegedly kicked an officer, spurring an ongoing internal department investigation and criminal review by the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

News >  Spokane

Dawn Worrall’s project to send love to troops overseas during holidays keeps growing

Wed., Dec. 25, 2019

Worrall first decided to send care packages to 10 Army soldiers who were overseas for Christmas and reached out to friends about collecting goodies to send them. In 2018, she and others packed 850 boxes of love to service members in far-flung locales.

News >  Spokane

‘Be open to whatever comes’: Vanessa Williams mentors black women, girls ahead of Spokane concerts

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 21, 2019

Singer and actor Vanessa Williams, who first rose to fame as the first African American Miss America, met with a group of young black women and girls ahead of her holiday concert at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police arrest suspected armed burglar of Christmas presents in north Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 20, 2019

A man who claimed to be armed refused to leave a North Spokane apartment Friday evening, after residents reportedly came home and found him inside, attempting to steal their belongings.

News >  Spokane

‘I just hope to see the force carry on’: Fans flock to Skywalker swan song

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 19, 2019

“It was hard to sleep,” Shell Dudley, 45, said about the anticipation ahead of seeing “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” the final movie in the franchise’s third trilogy. It was also hard to “go to work” and concentrate, she added.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

SWAT team arrests suspect hiding in bunk bed bottom at north Spokane apartment

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 19, 2019

Spokane police SWAT officers arrested a man suspected of assault, burglary and felony harassment at a north Spokane apartment complex after they found him hiding inside a false bottom in a bunk bed Thursday afternoon.

News >  Spokane

Spokane finds second-best thing to the Kennel at U.S. Pavilion watch party

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 18, 2019

As the clock ticked down to the final minute in the matchup between Gonzaga and the University of North Carolina, by all accounts the biggest basketball game every played in Spokane, at least 1,000 people under red and blue lights at the newly renovated U.S. Pavilion downtown cheered when ESPN announcers gave a shoutout to the fans left ticketless and out in the cold.

News >  Spokane

‘We are patriots’: Protesters rally for impeachment in Spokane

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 17, 2019

At least 600 pro-impeachment protests were planned around the nation on Tuesday, according to national organizers, and upwards of 30 people made their way to the Interstate 90 pedestrian bridge around 2 p.m. for more than an hour of sign waving. More than 200 people later gathered outside the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse for a pro-impeachment rally at 5:30.

News >  Spokane

State AG takes up case of disabled Spokane woman who died in care

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 17, 2019

The Spokane Police Department determined it couldn’t pursue charges in the case of a developmentally disabled woman who died in February after a caretaker gave her a lethal dose of vinegar instead of her medication, but the state attorney general’s office decided the case needed to be investigated further in August.

News >  Spokane

‘This is a treat for all of us’: Tree trimmers turned ice carvers help shoppers celebrate on East Sprague

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 14, 2019

East Sprague Avenue hosted Holiday on the Ave for the second year in the revitalized Sprague Union District. The event highlights the small businesses in the area and brings in pop-up retailers for the day.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Father accused of assaulting student at Centennial Middle School

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 13, 2019

A Spokane Valley father was charged with assault Friday and, along with his adult son, banned from West Valley School District properties after they gained entry to Centennial Middle School and the father reportedly pinned a student against a table.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man dies after unreported Spokane Valley car crash still under investigation

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 13, 2019

A man who police previously said was left at the scene of a car accident in Spokane Valley last month died from his injuries Dec. 2, but investigators are still working to determine who was driving the car when it crashed.

News >  Spokane

Organizers brace for growing crowds at Manito Park conservatory Christmas light display

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 12, 2019

Thousands of Spokanites flood Manito Park’s Gaiser Conservatory each December for the chance to take a 15-minute-or-so walk among cacti and palm trees strung with Christmas lights, glowing snowmen and reindeer and several hundred poinsettias of different varieties.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police officer facing rape charge laid off by department

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 12, 2019

A Spokane police officer charged with rape has been laid off, a department spokesman confirmed on Thursday.

News >  Washington

Most regional ski areas to open by Saturday, with heavy snow forecast

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 13, 2019

The snow expected to cover ski areas in the Inland Northwest during the latter part of this week has ski area managers excited for the impending season, as resorts prepare to open or expand access after a dry start to winter.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Father named in statewide Amber Alert arrested Wednesday morning

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2019

After Washington State Patrol interviewed and released two parents in Spokane County Tuesday evening in relation to an Amber Alert issued from Seattle, troopers arrested the father, Nicholas Antonie, around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday for violating a protection order and making threats to harm.