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News >  Spokane

Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center hosts celebration at new location

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 16, 2018

Facing the dozens of people filling the gym’s bleachers, Freda Gandy couldn’t help but crack a large smile as she officially welcomed the grand opening of the new Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center.

News >  Spokane

MLK rally speakers call out Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ hecklers

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 16, 2018

While it’s intended to be a celebration and remembrance for the late reverend, Spokane’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rally and March quickly turned political when two candidates vying for a seat in the House of Representatives took the stage

News >  Spokane

Overflow crowd celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. at annual Spokane march

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 15, 2018

More than 3,000 people made the trek Monday morning to the Spokane Convention Center for the annual rally and march celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.

News >  Spokane

50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, Spokane civil rights leaders say his lessons more relevant than ever

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 15, 2018

Some Spokane leaders say they can still hear Martin Luther King Jr.’s booming voice playing over and over in their minds. They still remember the joy and reverence he shared with them through a TV screen or over the radio; and the fear they felt when he was assassinated.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Elderly man killed when truck overturns in Lake Lenore

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 11, 2018

A 78-year-old man was killed north of Soap Lake Thursday morning when his truck overturned and came to a rest in Lake Lenore.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Trash collector injured after garbage truck falls down embankment near Hangman Valley Golf Course

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 11, 2018

A garbage truck driver was injured when his truck slid down a rocky embankment near the Hangman Valley Golf Course Thursday morning.

News >  Spokane

Tests show lead in air equipment used by Spokane firefighters

Thu., Jan. 11, 2018

Further rounds of testing have discovered lead in two now-decommissioned compressors used to supply Spokane firefighters with breathable air.

News >  Spokane

First snowstorm of 2018 in Spokane expected Wednesday night and Thursday

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 10, 2018

The National Weather Service is predicting 3 to 4 inches of snow to fall in the Spokane area Wednesday night and Thursday, with a larger forecast of 7 to 8 inches in the Coeur d’Alene area.

News >  Spokane

Ninja Warrior course, roller derby draw crowds at Health and Fitness Expo

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 7, 2018

Fitness goals were the topic of conversation at this weekend’s Spokane Health and Fitness Expo, but it was an obstacle course and roller derby that stole the show.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Hours after fatal South Hill shooting, suspect was back at work in newspaper’s production facility

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 4, 2018

Hours after police say Anne Carpenter shot two people on the lower South Hill, the 23-year-old returned to work and handled newspapers that detailed her horrific alleged crime.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane County drops rape charges against all members of Polish death metal band Decapitated

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 5, 2018

Prosecutors have elected to drop rape and kidnapping charges against all four members of the Polish death metal band Decapitated, ensuring their eventual return to their home country of Poland after months of detainment in the United States.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Investigation underway after contaminants found in Spokane Fire Department air compressors

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 4, 2018

The state is investigating Eastern Washington’s largest fire department after contaminants reportedly were found in firefighters’ air tanks.

News >  Spokane

William Swan faces felony vehicular manslaughter in collision that killed CdA high school student

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 2, 2018

A man involved in a vehicle collision that killed a Coeur d’Alene High School student and put his older brother in the hospital has been charged with felony vehicular manslaughter.

News >  Spokane

With swords and stagecraft, a Renaissance ‘Kids Night’ launches 2018 with flair

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 31, 2017

Knights and swords and New Year’s, oh my.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Training pays off for Safeway employee held at gunpoint Tuesday

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 28, 2017

An armed robbery suspect shot and killed by Spokane police officers Tuesday morning has been identified.

News >  Spokane

In moments of high tension, SPD crisis negotiators offer a lifeline

Thu., Dec. 28, 2017

Officer Chris Kirn was working patrol when the call came in: There’s a man on top of the Maple Street Bridge and he’s threatening to jump. It was about 9:15 a.m. on a Thursday in October, cold but sunny. A slight wind. If not for the young man, thought to be in his 20s, clinging to the outside of the bridge’s tunnel-like chain-link fence, it could have been any other autumn day.

News >  Spokane

Winter storm set to blanket Spokane on Thursday with 3 to 7 inches of snow

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 27, 2017

The Spokane region is due for another round of a wet, white shellacking – just in time for New Year’s weekend.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Family of South Hill shooting victim ask public’s help in identifying suspect

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 21, 2017

As the hours tick down, so too does the likelihood of catching a killer. The family of Danette Kane is finding that out the hard way.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

North Spokane hair salon damaged in early-morning fire

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 21, 2017

A north Spokane hair salon went up in flames Thursday morning.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Search continues for South Hill homicide suspect; victim identified as apartment co-owner

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 21, 2017

The search for a murder suspect who successfully evaded a city-wide police manhunt continued Wednesday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Missing 28-year-old found dead miles away from family residence in Newman Lake

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 20, 2017

A man reported missing early Tuesday morning was found dead miles away from his family’s home.

News >  Spokane

Home near Cheney destroyed by early-morning house fire

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 20, 2017

A house near Fish Lake Regional Park southeast of Spokane was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning.

News >  Spokane

Semi truck crash east of Coeur d’Alene leads to large traffic backup

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 19, 2017

All lanes of Interstate 90 were blocked for about an hour east of Coeur d’Alene after a semi truck crashed.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Father accused of striking infant diagnosed with severe head injury

Mon., Dec. 18, 2017

A man is facing felony assault charges after he told Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies he struck a 25-day-old child in the head hard enough potentially cause brain damage.

News >  Spokane

Hanukkah party celebrates lighting of the menorah at Temple Beth Shalom

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 17, 2017

It was Temple Beth Shalom’s annual Hanukkah party, and the rabbi was about to lead the room in song and prayer.