Jonathan Brunt

A shivering, barefoot toddler left alone in a car for more than five hours in near-freezing temperatures on the South Hill may be alive today thanks to the actions of a gas station clerk and Spokane police officers. The 2-year-old boy’s father, 51-year-old Charles B. Fife of Spokane, is in custody and could face child abandonment charges in connection with Tuesday’s ordeal. Bail was set at a short court hearing on Wednesday at $2,500 pending the filing of formal charges.

A shivering, barefoot toddler left alone in a car for more than five hours in near-freezing temperatures on the South Hill may be alive today thanks to the actions of a gas station clerk and Spokane police officers.

A man was stabbed in the neck in downtown Spokane on Tuesday evening. Police said they believed the man was stabbed by someone he knew, but the victim was not initially cooperating with police, and little was known about the perpetrator besides a vague description.

A man was hospitalized Tuesday evening after his car crashed into a barrier along a highway off-ramp in central Spokane. The incident was reported about 8:15 p.m. There apparently were no witnesses to the crash. Those who first came upon the massive debris field on Second Avenue almost under a state Highway 290 bridge that leads from Hamilton Street to Interstate 90 assumed the car had fallen from the bridge, said Washington State Patrol Sgt. Gabe Olson.

A man was stabbed in his neck in downtown Spokane Tuesday evening. Police said they believed the man was stabbed by someone he knew, but the victim was not initially cooperating with police and little was known about the perpetrator besides a vague description.

A man suspected of a brazen theft of a Salvation Army red kettle from a bell ringer in Post Falls was arrested Wednesday in Spokane. Meanwhile, Spokane police said they received a new report of a stolen Salvation Army kettle. That theft occurred Tuesday at the Fred Meyer, 12120 N. Division St. Other details about the incident weren’t available Wednesday.

A man suspected of a brazen theft of a Salvation Army red kettle from a bell ringer in Post Falls was arrested Wednesday in Spokane. Meanwhile, Spokane police said they received a new report of a stolen Salvation Army kettle.

An unknown amount of money and a great deal of holiday cheer were stolen when two Salvation Army kettles were taken from bell ringers outside grocery stores in the Inland Northwest.

A thief stole an unknown amount of money and a great deal of Holiday cheer on Saturday when he made off with a Salvation Army kettle at a South Hill grocery store.

The four most interesting things I learned in 2014 Spokane County elections

The Airway Heights Fire Department’s proposed levy to fund emergency medical service has been rejected by voters.

A man shot multiple times late Friday in the Cannon's Addition neighborhood on Spokane's South Hill has died, police say.

Spokane Mayor David Condon on Friday met with a group of developers critical of the recent forced resignation of city planning director Scott Chesney. But Condon did not tell them why Chesney was fired.

Spokane Mayor David Condon on Friday met with a group of developers critical of the recent forced resignation of city planning director Scott Chesney. But Condon did not tell them why Chesney was fired.

Class-size initiative, I-1351, expands lead again

Attorney Aimee Maurer almost certainly will be Spokane County’s newest judge.