Stories by Jared Brown for the Spokesman-Review

News > Spokane

Warm weather, clear skies forecast for Hoopfest weekend, National Weather Service says

UPDATED: Thu., June 27, 2019

There’s a slim chance of storms Friday for travelers heading into Spokane via I-90, but the National Weather Service predicts clear skies by game time for Hoopest on Saturday.

News > Spokane

Lime to prohibit scooters in Riverfront Park, parts of downtown Spokane during Hoopfest weekend

Tue., June 25, 2019

Starting June 28 at 6 p.m. and ending June 30 at 10 p.m., Lime bikes and scooters can’t be checked out or parked in parts of downtown Spokane and Riverfront Park.

News > Spokane

Storm-detection radar shutting down for upgrade

Sat., June 22, 2019

Spokane’s National Weather Service office will rely on satellite and lightning detection to forecast rain and thunderstorms while its radar is out of service from June 24 to July 5.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Two injured after car crashes through front windows of South Hill YMCA

UPDATED: Fri., June 21, 2019

For the second time in less than a year, a car crashed through the front windows of the South Hill YMCA.

News > Spokane

Fairchild commemorates 25th anniversary of B-52 crash, mass shooting

UPDATED: Thu., June 20, 2019

Thursday afternoon, Fairchild Air Force Base commemorated the 25th anniversary of a mass shooting and deadly plane crash that occurred during one week in June 1994.

News > Spokane

Spokane Valley acquires weighted blankets to help first responders calm people with autism

Thu., June 20, 2019

With claims that they help with sleep, anxiety and stress, Spokane first responders are using those calming effects to help people who have autism or are in crisis.

News > Spokane

TV show claims proof of ghosts at St. Ignatius Hospital in Colfax, but no haunted tours scheduled

UPDATED: Wed., June 19, 2019

The latest episode of “Ghost Adventures” claims to show “authentic” evidence of ghosts at St. Ignatius Hospital in Colfax, but the last of the building’s famous haunted tours was given at the end of 2018.

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