Firefighters quickly stopped a brush fire that briefly sent smoke into the air around a busy South Hill intersection Thursday afternoon.

Spokane police got into a standoff with a man for more than four hours after he exchanged gunfire with them in the early morning hours. The man was later shot and killed by police. 

Treatment for kids who suffer sports injuries will get a boost thanks to last month’s El Katif Shrine Circus.

An intense blaze gutted a family’s home early Monday morning in north Spokane.

Artist Vincent De Felice designed his sculpture of swans to be strong and smooth with no sharp edges. “What I like about the sculpture is that it can be touched,” he said. Indeed, soon after a crowd counted down and a flapping white sheet was removed unveiling the piece, titled “Love Birds,” children flocked in.

Joseph Bauer's daughter is the ninth generation in the family to work in the circus. His grandparents owned circuses in Switzerland. His parents and uncles were featured on the "Ed Sullivan Show" the same night as the Beatles. His sister performed on the high sway poles with him and his parents. And many of his cousins also are daredevils, aerialists and other performers. 

Heavy snow fell unexpectedly over portions of the Inland Northwest late Thursday, making for a slippery morning commute in some locations

Firefighters were called to an assembly and repair shop for Ballard Golf and Power, 11521 N. Warren St., just after 7 p.m. by a passerby who saw smoke coming from the building, said Fire Marshal Tyler Dreschsel, of the the Northern Lakes Fire District.