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News >  Spokane

Inslee says ‘stay home’ order extension ‘highly likely’; 2nd COVID-19 death reported in Spokane County

UPDATED: Sat., March 28, 2020

Spokane County reported its second death related to COVID-19 Saturday, along with confirmation of 22 new positive tests.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

1 dead after semi truck, pickup collide on Highway 195 south of Spangle

Sat., March 28, 2020

A 32-year-old Spangle man died early Saturday morning after his pickup truck crossed the center line of Highway 195 south of Spangle and collided with a semi truck.

News >  Spokane

Spokane trucker keeps supplies moving under increasingly difficult conditions. But will he ever find hand sanitizer?

Sat., March 28, 2020

Kevin Snider left Spokane on March 9 as scheduled to fill his 73-foot tractor trailer with frozen french fries and beef in Richland before beginning his regular delivery route destined first for New Orleans. At that point, the novel coronavirus outbreak in Washington and the United States was just beginning.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police investigating homicide in Emerson-Garfield after body found Wednesday

UPDATED: Fri., March 27, 2020

Spokane police began investigating a homicide in the Emerson-Garfield neighborhood after a body was located inside a duplex Wednesday.

News >  Idaho

Idaho governor taps disaster account for $39M; Nez Perce County reports 1st COVID-19 death, Kootenai confirms 11th case

UPDATED: Fri., March 27, 2020

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed an executive order Thursday to use $39.3 million from the state’s Disaster Emergency Account for its COVID-19 response, as Kootenai County confirmed one new case of the disease.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County confirms first COVID-19 death

UPDATED: Sat., March 28, 2020

Spokane County reported its first COVID-19 death Friday evening after the number of confirmed cases rose to 86 earlier in the day.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Lawyer: Relatives of Spokane woman feared dead want to return home after Texas arrests, clear up ‘sinister’ accusations

UPDATED: Thu., March 26, 2020

Spokane police could soon know more about what happened to a missing Spokane woman feared dead. A local lawyer has taken on the case of her adopted mother and brother, who fled to Texas during a criminal investigation last fall.

News >  Idaho

Idaho reports first 3 COVID-19 deaths, nears 200 cases; Kootenai County confirms 10th case

UPDATED: Thu., March 26, 2020

Kootenai County confirmed one new COVID-19 case Thursday afternoon, bringing the local total to 10 patients. Shoshone, Benewah, Bonner and Boundary remained without confirmed cases.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases nearly double in 2 days; lack of supplies still limiting case counts

UPDATED: Thu., March 26, 2020

Spokane County confirmed 21 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday afternoon, bringing the local total to 54 cases. Officials attribute that jump to an increase in testing capacity and faster results.

News >  Idaho

Idaho governor issues 3-week stay-home order; Kootenai County confirms 9th COVID-19 case

UPDATED: Wed., March 25, 2020

Kootenai County confirmed one new case of COVID-19 Wednesday for a total of nine local cases.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Washington State Patrol trooper struck, killed by car while deploying spike strips in Chehalis

UPDATED: Tue., March 24, 2020

A Washington State Patrol trooper died Tuesday after he was struck by a car while deploying spike strips on Interstate 5 in Chehalis.

News >  Idaho

Kootenai County confirms 2 new COVID-19 cases for total of 8; several cities have closed dine-in restaurants

UPDATED: Tue., March 24, 2020

Kootenai County confirmed two new COVID-19 cases Tuesday afternoon, bringing the local total to eight. Shoshone, Benewah, Bonner and Boundary counties do not have confirmed cases.

News >  Spokane

Spokane leaders urge residents to stay home, as Spokane County confirms 33 COVID-19 cases

UPDATED: Tue., March 24, 2020

With a statewide stay-home order, Spokane leaders urged residents to follow it, as efforts to flatten the curve of COVID-19 will take weeks.

News >  Spokane

‘We know what our job is’: Spokane Valley firefighters adjust to widespread COVID-19 precautions

Mon., March 23, 2020

Spokane Valley firefighters are growing used to the unprecedented, widespread precautions they’re taking to protect themselves and the public from the spread of the novel coronavirus, while grappling with the danger of the uncertain situations they find themselves in.

News >  Idaho

Former Aryan Nations property sold; funds will support North Idaho College human rights education

Sun., March 22, 2020

The North Idaho College Foundation announced it sold the 20-acre site of the former Aryan Nations headquarters last week after putting it on the market less than a year ago.

News >  Idaho

Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls to close dine-in restaurants, bars Monday due to COVID-19; no new cases confirmed

UPDATED: Sat., March 21, 2020

The Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls city councils passed emergency ordinances to close bars and restaurants at midnight Monday for at least two weeks during special meetings Saturday.

News >  Spokane

‘We won’t turn people away’: Drive-thru COVID-19 screening in Spokane loosens criteria

UPDATED: Sat., March 21, 2020

The drive-thru COVID-19 screening site at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center is now open to symptomatic high risk individuals.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County confirms 5 new COVID-19 cases for total of 16; statewide total nears 1,800

UPDATED: Sat., March 21, 2020

The Spokane Regional Health District confirmed five new COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the local total to 16 cases.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane social worker’s license restricted following allegations of child porn possession

Fri., March 20, 2020

Washington health officials restricted the license of an independent clinical social worker who practiced in Spokane Tuesday following allegations he possessed child porn.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man who set Beacon Cleaners ablaze twice within a month sentenced to 1 year, $500k restitution

UPDATED: Fri., March 20, 2020

The man who set the South Hill’s Beacon Cleaners ablaze twice within a month in 2017 was sentenced to one year in jail and more than $530,000 in restitution Wednesday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Second man sentenced for murder in drive-by shooting case gets more than 10 years

UPDATED: Fri., March 20, 2020

The second man who shot and killed a 21-year-old following an argument at a bar in July 2018 was sentenced to 123 months in prison on Monday.

News >  Idaho

2 new COVID-19 cases in Kootenai County brings total to 3; Idaho reports 31 cases statewide

UPDATED: Fri., March 20, 2020

Two new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Kootenai County residents, the Panhandle Health District announced on Friday.

News >  Washington

Spokane County declares public health emergency, reports 2 new COVID-19 cases; Stevens County confirms 1st

UPDATED: Fri., March 20, 2020

Health officials announced the first positive test for COVID-19 in a Stevens County resident on Friday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘Out hunting’: Stay-at-home orders free up Spokane police to patrol around closed businesses

UPDATED: Sun., March 22, 2020

The streets of Spokane were eerily quiet Saturday morning, Spokane Police Department Lt. Dan Waters said. “For the most part, people are doing what they’re asked,” said Waters, referencing social distancing and stay-at-home orders handed down by public health officials.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Valley MultiCare employee tests positive for COVID-19

UPDATED: Fri., March 20, 2020

A MultiCare employee who works at the Spokane Internal Medicine Clinic in Spokane Valley tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon, according to the health care organization.