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News >  Spokane

Hutton Settlement Children’s Home director of 25 years faces retirement with one last celebration on campus

Mon., Nov. 14, 2016

Mike Butler spent 25 years leading the historic Hutton Settlement Children’s Home. In a farewell celebration Monday, residents and staff made sure he has lots of reasons to come back and visit after his retirement.

News >  Spokane

Heavy rains lead to wild mushrooms popping up across the Inland Northwest

Fri., Nov. 11, 2016

As the Inland Northwest experienced one of its wettest months on record in October, the microorganisms underneath our feet quietly worked on setting records of their own. In lawns, backyards and forest walkways, perceptive onlookers can see a curious site if they dare to look: mushrooms, sprouting up everywhere.

News >  Spokane

Driver dies in crash into Sacred Heart parking garage

Thu., Nov. 10, 2016

A driver was killed Thursday afternoon in a crash into a parking garage at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center.

News >  Spokane

Smiles, cheers, excitement – and some surprise – at Spokane County GOP election party

Tue., Nov. 8, 2016

The polls told them it wouldn’t be close. It’s already decided. The election is in the bag. Hillary Clinton will be the next president of the United States, they heard from media pundits.

News >  Spokane

Andy Brown’s new book helped him deal the with impact on his life of a long-ago shooting at Fairchild Air Force Base

Sun., Nov. 6, 2016

Andy Brown, the Fairchild Air Force Base security policeman who was a hero in one of the base’s biggest tragedies – a shooting rampage that killed four people and wounded 22 more – has written a book. The process, and continued therapy, helped him come to grips with the incident and its impact on his life.

News >  Spokane

Spokane students use video game skills in robotic surgery tryout

Fri., Nov. 4, 2016

Students from Spokane STEM programs took a turn at robotic demonstrations Friday to pique interest in surgery careers.

News >  Spokane

One-third of Washington state voters have cast ballots

Thu., Nov. 3, 2016

With four days to go before the 2016 general election, about one third of Washington voters have already cast their ballots.

News >  Spokane

Investigators blame wall-mounted heater for fire in Otis Orchards; no cause yet for fatal Spokane fire

Tue., Nov. 1, 2016

Investigators continue to try and determine the cause of two fires from the past two weekends that left two people injured, and killed a 3-year-old boy and a dog.

News >  Spokane

County attorney files lawsuit against Spokane County Public Defender’s Office, alleges sexism and employment discrimination

Tue., Nov. 1, 2016

Brooke Hagara, the Spokane county public defender who previously filed a tort claim and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against the Spokane County Public Defender’s Office for employment discrimination, has officially filed a lawsuit against the county.

News >  Spokane

Vatican’s order against scattering ashes unlikely to change views on cremation in Spokane

Tue., Nov. 1, 2016

Last Tuesday, Catholics around the world received sobering news from the Vatican: No more storing cremated ashes at home, splitting them up amongst family members or scattering them in the wild.

News >  Spokane

Spokane filmmaker’s ‘Night of the Witch’ project pays tribute to ’80s horror genre

Mon., Oct. 31, 2016

As Heath Ledger’s Joker once said, “If you’re good at something, never do it for free.” Unfortunately, for the cast and crew of “Night of the Witch,” an indie horror-comedy movie preparing to begin filming in Spokane next year, free labor is mostly par for the course.

News >  Spokane

Father accused of assaulting baby daughter multiple times; doctor says injuries may cause girl to be permanently deaf and blind

Fri., Oct. 28, 2016

Sebastian Smith, the father of Sequoia Smith, the baby who was hospitalized in late August after showing several signs of shaken baby syndrome, has been arrested on two charges of first-degree child assault.

News >  Spokane

An administrator will lead the Spokane Regional Health District – not a doctor – for the first time in district’s history

Thu., Oct. 27, 2016

Following a search committee’s recommendation, the Spokane Regional Health District has decided to entrust the direction of the district to an administrator – not a doctor – for the first time since it was established in 1970.

News >  Spokane

Deputies arrest suspected armed robber of Umpqua Bank in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 27, 2016

Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies quickly made an arrest after a robbery at the Umpqua Bank in Spokane Valley this morning.

News >  Spokane

Board to decide Thursday if non-doctor may lead Spokane Regional Health District

Wed., Oct. 26, 2016

To better mirror other counties in Washington state, the Board of Health is deciding whether to change the governance structure of Spokane Regional Health District moving forward.

News >  Features

Halloween fans go all in on the holiday

Wed., Oct. 26, 2016

Drive through some of Spokane’s residential neighborhoods and you’re sure to see at least a couple of “those houses” – where the budget for Halloween decorations may be the highest expense that month.

News >  Voices

Freemasons in Spokane move headquarters after nearly a century

Wed., Oct. 26, 2016

Freemasons prepare new home three years after selling downtown temple.

News >  Spokane

Death of a woman whose body was found in Spokane River Friday ruled a suicide

Tue., Oct. 25, 2016

The death of a woman who drowned in the Spokane River, and whose body was found early Friday morning, has been a ruled a suicide by the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office but Major Crimes detectives are still investigating her death.

News >  Spokane

Fatal shooting in Spokane Valley

Mon., Oct. 24, 2016

A resident in a home in Spokane Valley shot and killed a man who was pounding on the side of his house and front door Sunday night.

News >  Spokane

Bedbugs a growing problem in the Inland Northwest

Sun., Oct. 23, 2016

Getting rid of one bedbug is simple – just squish it with your finger. But getting rid of a lot of bedbugs? That’s tricky. Just ask Jason and Serenity Longacre, who live in a house with three family friends, three dogs, three cats, a bearded dragon and a snake.

News >  Spokane

Children at Northeast Youth Center enjoy the fruits of local credit unions’ volunteer effort

Thu., Oct. 20, 2016

While scores of volunteers worked to clean up old toy closets, sorting stacks of books and laying soft foam mats on hard concrete, the handful of preschoolers at Northeast Youth Center in Hillyard were upstairs, learning how to color between the lines. Xayvion Valenzuela, who was applying a dark hue of green to a drawing of cheese, blurted out: “I’m going to be a shark for Halloween.”

News >  Spokane

House seat representing northeastern Washington is Joel Kretz’s to lose

Fri., Oct. 14, 2016

As far as both candidates are concerned, the legislative district that represents a large portion of northeastern Washington is long-time incumbent Rep. Joel Kretz’s to lose.

News >  Spokane

Residents cheer, jeer and tune out debate at Spokane movie theater

Sun., Oct. 9, 2016

For about three dozen who filed into Auditorium 12 of the Regal Cinemas at Northtown Mall on Sunday night, it wasn’t just another evening at the movies. It was the opportunity to watch the second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on a screen as tall as most people’s houses, away from the constant nagging of social media or the responsibilities waiting for them at home.

News >  Spokane

Woman in Spokane Valley beaten and bloodied, found near a knife and pieces of her tongue

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 6, 2016

Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies made a gruesome discovery Wednesday night while responding to a call of a domestic violence dispute in Spokane Valley.

News >  Spokane

Spokane private school for the hearing-impaired gives kids a signing chance

Wed., Oct. 5, 2016

The Moose Project was founded two years ago to teach kids with and without hearing loss through a combination of American Sign Language and spoken word.