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News >  Spokane

Yik Yak user gives EWU student, police a scare with threat of Valentine’s Day massacre

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 16, 2017

A former Eastern Washington University student gave a current student and the EWU police quite a scare when he threatened a Valentine’s Day massacre via an anonymous social media application.

News >  Spokane

Cheney woman charged with embezzling $14,000 from memorial benefit fund

Thu., Feb. 16, 2017

Spokane County deputies arrested a Cheney businesswoman suspected of stealing money from a memorial fund set up to aid the families of two men killed in a July boating accident on Lake Coeur d’Alene.

News >  Spokane

Latah Creek expected to flood today; weather service issues flood warning for Spokane region

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 16, 2017

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Latah Creek and Latah area south of Spokane. The river is currently at 7.97 feet and flood stage is at 11 feet, said NWS forecaster Greg Koch. It is expected to rise up to 12.3 feet by late night before it begins to go back down.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County declares emergency as flooded creeks wash out roads

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 16, 2017

Spokane County has declared a state of emergency in response to several road washouts.

News >  Spokane

Mudslide on Interstate 90 near Issaquah blocks all westbound lanes for several hours

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 16, 2017

All lanes of westbound Interstate 90 were blocked for several hours Thursday morning after a mudslide trapped 13 cars on the freeway.

News >  Spokane

Study: Idaho a safe place to date online, Washington less so

Thu., Feb. 16, 2017

Online dating applications often are a staple of single people’s phones. Apps like Tinder, Bumble, OkCupid, Match.com, Grindr, or Christian Mingle, host millions of users all looking to meet that special someone.

News >  Spokane

Ex-con tortured by gang members asked for protection by the state and instead nearly lost his fingers

Wed., Feb. 15, 2017

The first time that convicted felon Ahmet Hopovac asked the Department of Corrections to let him leave Grant County for Idaho was in January 2011. He argued he was homeless and didn’t have any money. The second time he asked for help was because the Pocos Locos, a well-known gang in the area, were after him. He again wanted to leave the state, fearing he could get hurt, or worse.

News >  Spokane

Man stabbed in Shadle Library fled from medical help because he had a warrant for his arrest

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 14, 2017

A young man who was stabbed Tuesday in the Shadle Branch Library fled from police officers because of an arrest warrant.

News >  Spokane

Refugees share their stories at packed Spokane rally

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 12, 2017

After a week in which President Donald Trump tweeted about

News >  Spokane

March of the Mammoths: Ice Age beasts bring history alive in new Spokane MAC exhibit

Fri., Feb. 10, 2017

John Moredo-Burich, director of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, loves mammoths. “I have an anthropomorphic affinity for them,” he said with a straight face.

News >  Spokane

Ambulance catches fire after crash on I-90 in Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 9, 2017

An ambulance crashed and caught on fire early Thursday morning on Interstate 90 near U.S. Highway 2, prompting Washington State Patrol officials to close westbound I-90 for a few hours.

News >  Spokane

Due to a communication error, Spokane’s Browne’s Addition will not be plowed today

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 8, 2017

Due to a communication error by the city of Spokane, Browne’s Addition will not be plowed today.

News >  Idaho

Post Falls high school girl killed when train strikes car at crossing

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 7, 2017

A train struck a vehicle this morning at the Spokane Street crossing, killing a teenager and seriously injuring another.

News >  Idaho

After 30 inches of weekend snow, Boundary County declares emergency

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 6, 2017

Boundary County and Bonners Ferry officials declared an emergency Monday in the aftermath of a snowstorm that brought nearly 30 inches of snow to some areas.

News >  Spokane

Two Amtrak trains stranded in Montana due to avalanche on Marias Pass

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 6, 2017

Two Amtrak passenger trains – one headed to Seattle, the other to Chicago – are stranded in Montana after an avalanche apparently wiped out or covered sections of railway on Marias Pass in northwest Montana.

News >  Spokane

Wet, heavy snow in Spokane sparks concern that weak roofs could collapse

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 6, 2017

Danielle Remington was in her kitchen Saturday night when she heard a loud noise coming from her condominium parking lot. “Honestly, it sounded like a freight train derailed,” said Remington, who lives at Edgewater Village Condominiums on 2121 E. Upriver Drive.

News >  Spokane

Spokane woman suspected of killing a man while driving drunk caught tampering with alcohol bracelet

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 1, 2017

A Spokane woman suspected of killing a man while driving drunk, going the wrong way on Interstate 90 in October 2015, was apparently caught tampering with her alcohol bracelet.

News >  Spokane

Spokane woman goes down to the Spokane River to photograph ducks, finds a submerged car instead

Wed., Feb. 1, 2017

Rescue crews filled the area of Desmet Avenue and Hogan Street in search of that apparently drove into the Spokane River.

News >  Spokane

Ryan Turner sentenced to prison for drunken-driving crash that killed a Spokesman-Review contractor and his two daughters

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 31, 2017

In a packed Kootenai County courtroom Tuesday, Ryan J. Turner was sentenced to seven years in prison for three counts of vehicular manslaughter after causing a head-on collision two years ago that killed a Spokane man and his two young daughters.

News >  Spokane

August Corppetts beat the bullies and learned ‘to do what’s right’ to become Spokane’s newest Lilac Queen

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 29, 2017

Moving speech leads to August Corppetts being crowned the 2017 Lilac Queen during the Lilac Festival Queen and Court Coronation at Shadle Park High School on Sunday.

News >  Spokane

Spokane funeral home sued for mistakenly cremating body

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 28, 2017

On Friday, March 18, 2016, Stella Merritt awoke to find her husband, Bob, dead. Four days later, she felt like she lost him again.

News >  Spokane

Bail for man accused of assaulting infant reduced, drawing complaints from his family

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 26, 2017

Sebastian Smith, who is accused of assaulting his infant daughter multiple times in late August, had his bond reduced earlier this month – and his family is outraged.

News >  Spokane

Spokane woman finds racist sign in her front yard

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 26, 2017

When Lena Negrete woke up and opened her blinds around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, she was greeted by an unfamiliar site: a large, white sign propped up in her front yard with the words “WHITE LIVES MATTER MORE” written on the front.

News >  Spokane

Sunday’s fatal house fire in Spokane Valley caused by child playing with a heat source

Tue., Jan. 24, 2017

Sunday’s fatal house fire in Spokane Valley –

News >  Spokane

Man found dead in pool of blood on north Spokane sidewalk

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 24, 2017

Spokane police are investigating the suspicious death of man found on sidewalk in northeast Spokane. The man, who was in his 30s, was found before 6 a.m. in the 500 block of East Crown Avenue “with a large amount of blood” near his body, said Spokane Police Officer Teresa Fuller. The location is about a block northeast of NorthTown mall.