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News >  Weather

What drought? Recent rain doesn’t make much dent in Spokane region’s precipitation deficit

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 15, 2023

After the past few days, it might be hard to forget that Spokane remains in a drought.

News >  K-12 education

Another Central Valley School Board incumbent falls behind in third day of vote counting

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 10, 2023

Long-time Central Valley School Board member Debra Long lost her lead Friday in her bid to retain her seat, putting more conservative candidates on a path for winning the majority on the board.

News >  WA Government

Deal to avert shutdown in U.S. House backed by most members in Washington, including Republicans

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 30, 2023

Nearly all the Idaho and Washington members of the U.S. House of Representatives backed legislation approved in a surprise vote Saturday to keep the federal government open another 45 days.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

I-90 crash forced freeway closure Monday morning

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 18, 2023

A semitruck crash west of Spokane caused the closure of eastbound Interstate 90 for several hours Monday morning as crews worked to tow the truck.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane Valley firefighters douse trash blaze at transfer station

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 9, 2023

Spokane Valley firefighters worked Saturday morning to fight a trash fire at the Spokane Valley Transfer Station.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

I-90 closed in western Spokane County due to chemical spill in crash

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 9, 2023

Interstate 90 closed Tuesday night and reopened in segments Wednesday after a chemical spill from a semitruck crash in western Spokane County.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Fire near Hayden Lake grows to 300+ acres

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 4, 2023

A fire first spotted Thursday afternoon east of Hayden Lake grew to 300 to 400 acres by the end the day.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Lightning caused Whitman County wildfire that has burned more than 500 acres

UPDATED: Thu., July 27, 2023

A fire west of Pullman burned more than 500 acres of range and crop land this week, the state Department of Natural Resources reported.

News >  Pacific NW

Heat invades Spokane and Northwest for next week at least

UPDATED: Fri., May 12, 2023

Summer temperatures are upstaging spring throughout the Northwest.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Officer shoots at man in confrontation near Sacred Heart; no injuries reported

UPDATED: Wed., May 10, 2023

A Spokane police officer shot at a man accused of brandishing a firearm during a police chase near downtown Spokane before dawn on Wednesday .

News >  Local Government

Brandi Peetz won’t run for re-election to Spokane Valley City Council

UPDATED: Mon., May 8, 2023

Spokane Valley Councilwoman Brandi Peetz announced Monday that she won’t seek a new term.

News >  Pacific NW

Major flood expected on Kettle River

UPDATED: Fri., May 5, 2023

Summer-like temperatures left the Inland Northwest on Friday, but three days of temperatures above or near 80 left the region with a problem: flooding.

News >  Pacific NW

Spokane Public Schools delays classes, Mead cancels as snow makes for slick commute

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 28, 2023

Spokane and Coeur d’Alene received 4-6 inches of snow by Tuesday morning, leading to canceled school for some students and vehicle collisions across the region.

A&E >  Food

Ms. Dot’s white BBQ sauce is a Spokane business with strong roots in Alabama

Wed., Dec. 7, 2022

Douglas Williams sells his barbecue sauce in more than a dozen locations in the Inland Northwest. And at one location in Hillsboro, Alabama – his mom’s restaurant, Dot’s Diner.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Speeding car splits in half when it crashes into sign on 29th Avenue

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 25, 2022

A speeding car was ripped apart and the driver injured when it crashed into a sign in southeastern Spokane Friday morning.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Street light collapses in downtown Spokane crash that injured 1

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 18, 2022

From staff reports

News >  Sci/Tech

Spokane weather balloons are collecting data helping guide Hurricane Ian forecasters

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 27, 2022

As forecasters frantically work to pinpoint where Hurricane Ian may land, they’re getting a little help in the Inland Northwest.

News >  Idaho

Relief from smoke in Spokane will wait until at least Tuesday

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 12, 2022

For the second day in a row on Monday, Spokane woke to unhealthy air quality levels from smoke that blew in from North Idaho, northeastern Washington and western Montana.

News >  Spokane

Spokane civil rights activist Sandy Williams was aboard plane that crashed in Puget Sound

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 6, 2022

The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that Sandy Williams, the force behind the Carl Maxey Center in East Central Spokane and the publisher of the Black Lens, was a passenger on the plane, said Rick Williams, Sandy Williams' brother. The Coast Guard determined Monday morning that no one could have survived the crash.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Firefighters quickly extinguish brush fire near South Hill water tower at 14th and Grand

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 19, 2022

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

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane officers shoot and kill man after gunfire exchange and 5-hour standoff

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 3, 2022

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. 

News >  Washington

Circus raises $70,000 for sports medicine program at Shriners Hospital for Children in Spokane

UPDATED: Mon., May 9, 2022

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

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Family, with help from neighbor, escapes fire in north Spokane home

UPDATED: Mon., May 9, 2022

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

A&E >  Art

‘Home once and for all’: Swans return to Manito Park, but in climbable form

UPDATED: Thu., May 5, 2022

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.

A&E

Daredevil Joseph Bauer first performed on his ‘Wheel of Thrills’ in Spokane in the late 1980s. He’s doing so again (blindfolded) this weekend at the Shrine Circus

UPDATED: Fri., May 27, 2022

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.