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News >  Spokane

Cool break today from rain, snow

Another cool winter-like morning is giving way to below-normal temperatures in the mid-40s under bright sun as the Inland Northwest gets a break in the parade of storms moving through the area.
News >  Spokane

Ex-Spokane firefighter convicted of assault

A former Spokane firefighter, fired for having sex with a 16-year-old girl in a city firehouse in 2006, was found guilty Tuesday of fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation in a case involving another 16-year-old in 2007. Daniel W. Ross, 38, was sentenced to a year in jail with 335 days suspended, ensuring that he will spend at least a month behind bars starting in August, officials said Wednesday.
News >  Idaho

Cool weather continues; snow in mountains

Winter-like weather is expected over higher terrain in the region today, but the lowlands should still feel the chilling effect of a cold pool of air moving southward out of British Columbia.
News >  Spokane

Stimulus funds will buy buses for STA

Spokane Transit Authority will receive $10.6 million in federal economic stimulus money and plans to use most of the cash to buy 23 new buses, including 10 diesel-electric hybrids. Using stimulus money to purchase buses will relieve pressure on STA’s operating budget as sales tax collections decline, officials said.
News >  Spokane

STA to buy buses with stimulus funds

Spokane Transit Authority will receive $10.6 million in federal economic stimulus money, and plans to use most of the cash to buy 23 new buses, including 10 diesel-electric hybrids.
News >  Idaho

Snow stays in forecast for tonight

The National Weather Service is continuing a hazardous weather outlook for the chance of light snow accumulations overnight, and warning against a more potent winter storm in the mountains of North Idaho and the Washington Cascades.
News >  Spokane

Fuel tanker crash blocks highway

A busy south Spokane County highway was blocked for most of Monday after a tanker truck carrying diesel fuel burst into flames in an early-morning collision. A southbound pickup driven by Cesar Carrillo, 24, of Spokane, tried to pass the tanker truck and lost control on U.S. Highway 195 at milepost 75, about 20 miles south of Spokane. The highway was closed until about 6:15 p.m.
News >  Idaho

Hazardous weather outlook for snow tonight

Light snow is being forecast for the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene areas tonight as a new Pacific storm system moves into the area, and there is a chance that snow could resume Tuesday night.
News >  Spokane

Arrest made in Spokane Valley hit-and-run

A 22-year-old Spokane Valley man was reported in critical condition today, and another man was taken into custody as the result of a hit-and-run incident Sunday night in Spokane Valley.
News >  Spokane

U.S. 95 plans meet resistance

U.S. Highway 95 through north Coeur d’Alene and Hayden can be a frustrating, congested drive virtually any day. State and local officials have come up with ways to improve flow and safety, but some of their ideas are not being well received.
News >  Spokane

Child car seat safety takes a front seat

Spokane police are putting a new emphasis on making sure children are strapped into their car seats properly. A Washington Traffic Safety Commission grant is paying for a campaign over the next several months to improve drivers’ habits when it comes to securing their children in vehicles.
News >  Idaho

Spokane officers in fatal shooting named

The names of two Spokane police officers and a canine partner involved in the shooting death of a car theft suspect were released through the Spokane Sheriff’s Department this morning.
News >  Idaho

March showers, milder weather today

Showers, milder temperatures and breezy conditions will hold sway over the region for the next several days, and temperatures could rise to the 50 degree mark for the first time since Nov. 18.
News >  Spokane

Man’s body found at strip mall

A Spokane man died late Monday or early Tuesday after a possible struggle outside a Spokane Valley liquor store. Dean Leroy Ray, 46, was found face-down on the sidewalk at a strip mall at 5004 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane County sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Reagan said.
News >  Spokane

Two held in Pullman shooting

The Whitman County prosecutor Tuesday issued warrants against two Moscow, Idaho, men arrested earlier in the day in connection with an overnight shooting at an apartment in Pullman. Lewis A. Lawrence, 20, was being held at Latah County Jail on three counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree burglary.
News >  Idaho

Spokane’s winter now third snowiest

The hail-like snow that fell in Spokane on Monday pushed the season total to 89.4 inches, making the winter of 2008-2009 the third snowiest since record-keeping began in 1881.