In the days since a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Spokane-area gun shops say they’ve seen an uptick in sales during an already frenzied period for the firearm industry.
Ivan Bush helped organize the first march for the civil rights leader in Spokane in 1984, before there was a federal holiday. The Rev. Percy "Happy" Watkins has been delivering King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech for decades. The pair reflected on what the man means in today's America, with its lingering divisions.
Kiantha Duncan said the civil rights leader's message of nonviolence is just as relevant now, as the country sees unrest exemplified by the mob at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.
With few in-person events for this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the University of Idaho and Washington State University will hold virtual addresses to remember King’s legacy, according to the schools’ websites.
Witnesses told deputies a man became “irate” over grocery store employees’ requests that he wear a mask, ultimately attacking an employee with a glass bottle, according to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office news release.
The family of Christopher Smith – who was robbed, shot and killed on New Year’s Eve in Spokane Valley – learned after his death he had purchased an engagement ring days before, according to the GoFundMe page setup by his future-sister-in-law.
High winds toppled trees across the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene region Wednesday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people as meteorologists reported the second-highest gusts recorded at Spokane International Airport.
A man who had been charged on suspicion of felonies twice in the last seven weeks has been charged with new felonies after a traffic stop last Thursday, according to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office news release.
After two inmates escaped from Okanogan County Jail Jan. 5, law enforcement have arrested one of them in Portland, along with a suspected accomplice, according to an Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office news release.
As parts of coastal Washington are drenched with up to 10 inches of rain and multiple feet of snow in high elevations, the Inland Northwest is up against potential 55-mph winds Wednesday.
Within an hour and a half of a reportedly armed gas station robbery Monday, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies found two suspects in a car that appeared to match a fleeing car in security camera footage.
After 37 years and more than 8,000 episodes as host of “Jeopardy!” Alex Trebek’s final show aired Friday night, marking two months since he died from pancreatic cancer. At the end of the episode, “Jeopardy!” played a video showing clips of Trebek and the set changing over nearly 40 years.
Spokane Valley deputies are investigating a drive-by shooting at the Adams Square apartment complex across from St. Mary’s Catholic Church, deputies say.
A 2-year-old boy was briefly kidnapped Wednesday night after his father momentarily went inside a Spokane Valley store leaving him alone with the car running, according to court records Deputies quickly issued an Amber Alert and the boy was found asleep in the abandoned car less than an hour later.
Officials are asking anyone with medical experience, transportation or logistical experience to aid in the county’s fight against COVID-19 by joining the Medical Reserve Corps of Eastern Washington.
A man shot and killed by Spokane police officers at Queen Avenue and Ash Street on Tuesday night was a suspect in a homicide investigation, Police Chief Craig Meidl said.
An 82-year-old man’s pickup crossed the center line, resulting in a head-on collision that killed him 5 miles south of Pullman around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Alvaro and Lesly Gomez escaped political persecution, rampant crime and poverty in Guatemala nearly 25 years ago during the tail end of civil war. Today, they run the largest Spanish speaking church in the Spokane.