Two of the Inland Northwest’s top hospitals are restricting visiting in high-risk treatment areas starting today to stem the potential spread of swine flu. At Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, only immediate family members at least 18 years old will be allowed to visit patients in four intensive care units as well as the Birth Place maternity area.
Weather geeks and would-be meteorologists will be in heaven Saturday. The Spokane office of the National Weather Service plans to hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to show the public how it monitors and forecasts weather.
A bronze sculpture recognizing the contributions of Scouting in Spokane now stands near the north end of the Monroe Street Bridge after a three-year campaign to finance its casting. The statue was placed a little more than a week ago at the edge of Veterans Court in Riverfront Park, a few steps from the bridge.
A Spokane woman is in critical condition at a local hospital following an accident Wednesday night in which police could not identify her about 12 hours.
Smoke from a series of wild fires in southwest Oregon is passing over the Inland Northwest this morning, but so far the smoke has not become a threat to air quality.
An author and landscape designer who helped restore the Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens in Spokane will be giving a pair of workshops on garden design Saturday at the Corbin Art Center. Richard Hartlage, who was a consultant on the $1.4 million Moore-Turner restoration, will talk about the art of planting design during the workshops from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
A Days Inn at 120 W. Third Ave. in Spokane was robbed at gunpoint early this morning, and a police dog was unable to track the robber more than few blocks away.
The summer that doesn’t want to end could send highs to 90 degrees at some locations in the Inland Northwest today, and there is a chance that some daily records will be broken.
The calendar says autumn starts today, but the temperature will be anything but fall-like. Highs in the mid-80s are expected today, followed by record highs or near-record highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s on Wednesday across the Inland Northwest.
The calendar may say that autumn starts today, but the temperature is going to be anything but fall-like.
Highs in the middle 80s are expected today to be followed by record highs or near-record highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s on Wednesday across the Inland Northwest.
The last full day of summer started out more like autumn as early morning lows dipped into the 30s at many locations with some freezing temperatures recorded around the region.
The construction of the north Spokane freeway isn’t occurring without some risk to public safety, which was demonstrated in a little-noticed event in the work zone last week. As part of the freeway construction, the state is lowering the level of U.S. Highway 2 north of Farwell Road where it crosses Peone Creek. The job involves excavation to build a new arched culvert over the creek that will be wide enough to allow wildlife to move back and forth beneath the highway.
Three days after he slipped away from a group of mental patients at the Spokane County fair, Phillip A. Paul was caught Sunday afternoon near Goldendale, Wash., after conning a friend into giving him a ride out of Spokane last week. The criminally insane killer whose disappearance attracted national attention was taken into custody about 4 p.m. without incident along a roadway. He was carrying a backpack with food, clothing and personal items. He also had a guitar and sleeping bag. A hand scythe protruded from the pack.
Homeowner Jim Sheehan had to be happy about all the sunshine Sunday that drew a few hundred people to his eco-friendly home on Spokane’s first Green + Solar Home and Landscape Tour. Not only did the weather boost the crowd, it also had his electrical meter spinning wildly – backward.
Mike Schultz and Steven Sanford were looking for income-producing rental property when they stumbled across a huge brick-and-granite mansion for sale on the North Side a few years ago. They weren’t into historic preservation, and they didn’t have a clue about the rich story behind the property at 1506 W. Mission Ave. Nearly three years later, they've brought the home back to life and it's headed for the Spokane Register of Historic Places.
Showers and thunderstorms arriving at daybreak today created an unusual golden glow as the sun’s low-angle rays lit the underside of this morning’s cloud layer over the Spokane region.
A 9-month-old girl and her teenage mother were reported safe Wednesday after Grant County sheriff’s deputies arrested the baby’s father in connection with a domestic assault on the mother. The baby was found on Tuesday in the custody of her father, Kevin James Vielle, 18, of Moses Lake, at a home northeast of Moses Lake. Vielle was arrested, deputies said.
An author and landscape designer who helped restore the Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens in Spokane will be giving a pair of workshops on garden design on Sept. 26 at the Corbin Art Center. Richard Hartlage, who was a consultant on the $1.4 million Moore-Turner restoration, will talk about the art of planting design during the workshops from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 26.
A 9-month-old girl and her teenage mother were reported safe today after Grant County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the baby’s father in connection with a domestic assault on the mother.
Two special emphasis patrols are targeting unsafe drivers this week: One today in North Idaho is focusing on aggressive drivers, and another Thursday near Gonzaga University is involving pedestrian safety.
