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North Idaho confirms first COVID-19 case in Kootenai County; Spokane County reports 9 positive tests

UPDATED: Thu., March 19, 2020

North Idaho public health officials confirmed the presence of COVID-19 Thursday afternoon in Kootenai County, soon after officials in the south central part of the state reported a case of community transmission.

News >  Spokane

Drive-thru coronavirus screening to open Friday in Spokane – but you need a doctor’s referral

UPDATED: Sat., March 21, 2020

Starting Friday, medical personnel wearing protective equipment will be ready to screen hundreds of people referred by doctors for COVID-19 testing as they drive through a four-car wide white tent in the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center parking lot.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County confirms 5th COVID-19 case; 2nd Eastern Washington death reported

UPDATED: Wed., March 18, 2020

The Washington State Department of Health reported Spokane County’s fifth confirmed case of COVID-19 Wednesday, according to local officials.

News >  Spokane

Dry Fly Distilling will produce hand sanitizer spray, distribute in Spokane for free

UPDATED: Tue., March 17, 2020

Dry Fly Distilling announced Tuesday it has received federal approval to begin producing hand sanitizer spray and plans to distribute the product in Spokane for free.

News >  Spokane

Gonzaga University announces closure of residence halls

UPDATED: Tue., March 17, 2020

Gonzaga University announced Tuesday evening it will close residence halls to students starting March 27.

News >  Spokane

‘This is our night’: O’Doherty’s laments shutdown on St. Patrick’s Day, spreads Irish cheer to-go

UPDATED: Tue., March 17, 2020

A typical St. Patrick’s Day for O’Doherty’s Irish Grille during the past 29 years meant sending 60-some kegs of beer down the gullets of several hundred green-adorned patrons. Instead the Irish restaurant was only filled with patrons preparing to head out the door with to-go orders.

News >  Washington

All 50 states report confirmed COVID-19 cases as Washington eclipses 1,000; North Idaho reports no positives

UPDATED: Wed., March 18, 2020

The state Department of Health confirmed Spokane County’s fourth case of novel coronavirus Tuesday afternoon as Washington’s number of overall confirmed cases eclipsed 1,000 and deaths due to the disease reached 52.

News >  Spokane

‘Remember this moment’: Spokane-area child care providers to remain open, push for more state support as COVID-19 spreads

Sun., March 15, 2020

Washington state officials are urging child care providers and after-school programs to stay open amid statewide school closures prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Representatives for child care centers statewide and Spokane-area in-home child care facilities pointed out the irony in the state’s request.

News >  Education

Coeur d’Alene Public Schools closing Monday; five cases confirmed in southern part of state

UPDATED: Sat., March 14, 2020

Coeur d’Alene Public Schools announced that all schools will close Monday through April 6 following the announcement of Spokane County’s first novel coronavirus cases.

News >  Spokane

3 coronavirus cases confirmed in Spokane County residents with ties to local schools

UPDATED: Sat., March 14, 2020

Public health officials confirmed Spokane County’s first cases of novel coronavirus in three residents Saturday morning.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man who emptied handgun into inspiration for ‘Kid Cannabis’ film following bar fight sentenced to 25 years to life for murder

UPDATED: Fri., March 13, 2020

COEUR D’ALENE - The man who shot and killed an inspiration for the film

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Investigators identify Longhorn Barbecue arson suspect, believe he was involved in nearby burglaries

UPDATED: Fri., March 13, 2020

Investigators identified a suspect in the Monday morning arson fire at Longhorn Barbecue in Spokane Valley as a man accused of burglarizing two nearby businesses about an hour and half before the fire.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

4 deputies involved in shooting of armed Spokane Valley domestic violence suspect identified

Fri., March 13, 2020

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office released the names of the four deputies involved in the shooting of an armed domestic violence suspect in Spokane Valley during the weekend.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police arrest suspected vehicle thief after victim spots stolen car

Thu., March 12, 2020

Spokane police arrested a 26-year-old suspected of stealing a Subaru Legacy after the victim spotted his car in the Albertsons parking lot on North Nevada Street Thursday evening.

News >  Education

‘Why do we need to change?’ Concerned parents protest state comprehensive sex ed bill

UPDATED: Thu., March 12, 2020

More than 100 people protested a comprehensive sex education bill outside the Spokane Public Schools administration building on Wednesday afternoon. Signs carried by protesters decried government overreach, and the loss of children’s innocence and Natalia Hensz, 23, was arrested Friday and charged with arson.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man who set downtown Spokane gas station ablaze during police standoff sentenced to more than 7 years

UPDATED: Wed., March 11, 2020

The man who set a downtown gas station ablaze during an hours-long standoff with Spokane police last fall because he didn’t want to go back to jail was sentenced Wednesday to 7 1/4 years in prison.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Driver who killed pedestrian near Gonzaga and fled gets almost 3 1/2 years in prison

Wed., March 11, 2020

The driver who hit and killed a 50-year-old pedestrian in January then fled from the scene was sentenced to nearly 3 1/2 years in prison on Wednesday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

CdA man killed in head-on crash on Highway 53 near Idaho-Washington border

Tue., March 10, 2020

A 21-year-old Coeur d'Alene man died in a head-on crash on Highway 53 near the Washington border Tuesday afternoon.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Armed man shot ‘several times’ by Spokane County deputies suspected of punching girlfriend, choking 2-year-old son

UPDATED: Tue., March 10, 2020

A Spokane Valley domestic violence suspect shot ‘several times’ by sheriff’s deputies on Sunday was wielding multiple guns, according to court documents.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

School deputy arrests East Valley High student suspected of using brass knuckles during fight

UPDATED: Tue., March 10, 2020

An East Valley High School resource deputy arrested a 16-year-old student suspected of using brass knuckles during a fight with another student Tuesday morning.

News >  Spokane

First COVID-19 cases confirmed in Clark, Kittitas, Pierce counties; death toll rises to 16

UPDATED: Sat., March 7, 2020

Public health officials in Clark, Pierce and Kittitas counties in Western Washington announced their first confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday night and Saturday morning.

News >  Washington

First COVID-19 cases confirmed in Clark, Kittitas, Pierce counties; death toll rises to 16

UPDATED: Sat., March 7, 2020

Public health officials in Clark, Pierce and Kittitas counties in Western Washington announced their first confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday night and Saturday morning.

News >  Spokane

‘We own the boom’: Fairchild remains linchpin for air refueling with new Boeing tanker fix 3 years away

Sat., March 7, 2020

Fuel is liquid gold for the U.S. Air Force, and Fairchild Air Force Base will remain a linchpin for delivering it to aircraft in midflight using decades-old aircraft with a crucial fix for the service’s new tanker model years away.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane County Jail corrections officers twice find drugs on woman jailed for eluding police

UPDATED: Fri., March 6, 2020

A 34-year-old Spokane Valley woman jailed on suspicion of attempting to elude police racked up additional charges this week after Spokane County Jail corrections officers twice found the inmate to be in possession of drugs during the last two months.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane County deputies arrest pantsless man suspected of breaking into three homes

Fri., March 6, 2020

Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 23-year-old pantsless man accused of entering a home south of Spokane and exposing himself on Monday.