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News >  Spokane

Spokane County eclipses 300 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 4 new positives, including 2 among Veterans Home employees

UPDATED: Sat., April 18, 2020

Spokane County eclipsed 300 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday with four new positive results reported. The Spokane Veterans Home – which has the largest cluster of local COVID-19 cases – also reported two new employee cases.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police arrest 2 men after serious crash in stolen car; other driver critically injured

UPDATED: Sat., April 18, 2020

Spokane police arrested two men Friday night after they were found to be driving a stolen car involved in serious crash, which sent the other driver to the hospital with critical injuries.

News >  Spokane

On the Front Lines: Sacred Heart housekeeper plays unsung but crucial role in stopping COVID-19’s spread

Sat., April 18, 2020

Just like health care providers, Lilly Haeger walks into the rooms of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center wearing gloves, a gown and face protection – then a second pair of gloves. But she isn’t there to provide hands-on care.

News >  Spokane

Rapid testing site opens, local hospitals still have capacity to treat COVID-19, emergent health needs

UPDATED: Fri., April 17, 2020

Providence’s new rapid testing site in North Spokane saw its second day of operation Friday, and local hospital officials said they are encouraged by the decreasing case numbers although they encouraged people to continue adhering to social distancing measures.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

CdA man held on $2M bond in relation to carjacking, shooting death

UPDATED: Fri., April 17, 2020

A 36-year-old Coeur d’Alene man was involved in an armed carjacking and shooting death Thursday night that led to a pursuit and crash with an Idaho State Police trooper on Highway 97.

News >  Spokane

3 more Spokane Veterans Home employees test positive for COVID-19

UPDATED: Fri., April 17, 2020

Three more employees at the Spokane Veterans Home tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, for a total of six cases. But no new results were returned for residents as of Friday afternoon.

News >  Idaho

22-year-old Rathdrum woman accused of killing her newborn baby

UPDATED: Fri., April 17, 2020

A 22-year-old Rathdrum woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion she killed her newborn baby.

News >  Idaho

Idaho State Police arrest homicide suspect after CdA police locate body, find injured victim

Thu., April 16, 2020

Idaho State Police were involved in the pursuit and shooting of a homicide suspect on Highway 97 Thursday night.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Body recovered from Spokane River near Upriver Dam

UPDATED: Thu., April 16, 2020

The Spokane Fire Department recovered a body from the Spokane River Thursday morning near the Upriver Dam.

News >  Spokane

COVID-19 rates aren’t higher in Spokane County communities of color. That may reflect testing inequities.

UPDATED: Thu., April 16, 2020

Spokane County’s COVID-19 infection rates among communities of color don’t show the disproportionality that Health Officer Dr. Bob Lutz expected.

News >  Idaho

Kootenai County to educate about, then enforce quarantine on out-of-state travelers

UPDATED: Thu., April 16, 2020

Idaho Gov. Brad Little added a new 14-day quarantine requirement for nonessential, out-of-state travelers to his extended stay-home order on Wednesday, and Kootenai County’s sheriff said he is prepared to enforce the measure through education.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Veterans Home COVID-19 cases climb by 4 more; results for final 21 tests pending

UPDATED: Thu., April 16, 2020

Four more residents at the Spokane Veterans Home tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, for a total of 23 confirmed resident cases – including one death – in the county’s largest cluster of the disease.

News >  Spokane

7 more residents, 1 more employee of Spokane Veterans Home test positive for COVID-19

UPDATED: Wed., April 15, 2020

Seven more residents and one additional employee at the Spokane Veterans Home tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases at the nursing home to 21.

News >  Idaho

Idaho governor extends stay-home order to April 30, says ‘goal’ is for businesses to open after

UPDATED: Wed., April 15, 2020

Idaho Gov. Brad Little extended the state’s stay-home order through April 30 on Wednesday, the day it was set to expire, as Kootenai County confirmed three new cases of COVID-19.

News >  Spokane

‘No matter what, I have to restore it’: Ming Wah owner says iconic neon sign will rise again

UPDATED: Tue., April 14, 2020

Ming Wah Chinese restaurant owner Kam Kwong isn’t sure how his business’s iconic neon sign fell over during the weekend, but he does know one thing: The damaged sign will go back up, one way or another.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County reports 11 new virus cases, no deaths; Yakima field hospital to close

UPDATED: Mon., April 13, 2020

Five days removed from Washington’s projected peak in daily deaths due to COVID-19, Spokane County reported 11 new cases and no additional deaths, for totals of 263 and 14.

News >  Spokane

Mission possible: Facebook group fuels effort to bring Easter festivity to 362 Spokane kids’ front doors

UPDATED: Sat., April 11, 2020

When a group of volunteers sprang into action this week in hopes of delivering Easter festivities to families who relied on community egg hunts, organizers thought they might reach around 100 kids. But that number just kept growing.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Dust blowing over I-90 causes multiple crashes west of Ritzville; no injuries reported

UPDATED: Sat., April 11, 2020

Dust blowing over the roadway on Interstate 90 caused multiple crashes west of Ritzville on Saturday afternoon, according to Washington State Patrol.

News >  Spokane

10 more Spokane Veterans Home residents positive for COVID-19; largest outbreak in local long-term care facility

UPDATED: Sat., April 11, 2020

Ten more residents of the Spokane Veterans Home tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, for a total of 12 cases and one death.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Deputies follow footprints in snow, arrest man suspected of burglarizing east Spokane homes

UPDATED: Fri., April 10, 2020

April snowfall helped Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies arrest a man suspected of burglarizing multiple east Spokane homes last week because his shoes left unique footprints.

News >  Spokane

Shoppers wait in long lines for ‘eerie’ experience of stocking up inside almost empty Valley Costco

UPDATED: Fri., April 10, 2020

Shopping carts formed a zigzag barricade for people waiting to go inside the Spokane Valley Costco Friday morning just after 11 a.m., as the line stretched across the front of the building and started to go around the front row of parking.

News >  Spokane

5 Spokane veterans cared for at VA Medical Center test positive for COVID-19; none hospitalized

UPDATED: Thu., April 9, 2020

Five Spokane County veterans enrolled to receive care at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of Thursday.

News >  Spokane

Social distancing slows virus’ spread in Spokane County; 7 new cases, 1 death reported

UPDATED: Thu., April 9, 2020

Social distancing is having an impact on the spread of COVID-19, Spokane County Health Officer Dr. Bob Lutz said, based on the data he is looking at, but he warned that letting up on the brakes too quickly could lead to an increase in cases in the community.

News >  Spokane

With Ham on Regal cut short, Ferris parents find community in a new production: a home drive-in theater

UPDATED: Thu., April 9, 2020

After the COVID-19 pandemic halted the 57th year of Ham on Regal at Ferris High School, the “baker’s dozen” of involved parents, as they call themselves, wanted to stay connected. Bryan Rhodes decided he could create a miniature drive-in theater behind his home near Moran Prairie Elementary.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane Valley house fire displaces family of 4, injures firefighter

UPDATED: Wed., April 8, 2020

A house fire in Spokane Valley displaced a family of four and injured a firefighter Wednesday afternoon.