Mike Prager

Ever since the day a falling piece of the burning Zukor Building struck and killed Spokane Fire Capt. Bobby Gene Hanna, his son Robert Hanna has tried to fulfill his father’s legacy. The younger Hanna raised a family and now dotes on his grandchildren, knowing that his own father never got to meet his first grandchild. He also spent a long career in his father’s profession, firefighting, with an emphasis on training and safety.

As if it hasn’t been hot enough already, the National Weather Service on Friday said that a change in the weather pattern could bring a new round of heat – potentially in the triple digits – by the end of next week.

Meagan Cranford and several dozen other food bank recipients didn’t have to wait in line Tuesday for their monthly food supplements: They were invited to sit down for breakfast at the Audubon Park United Methodist Church in northwest Spokane. “It’s the most amazing program,” Cranford said.

Spokane has set a new high temperature record for June 8 with the thermometer rising to 96 degrees.

Lee Allen, of Seattle, became one of the first pedestrians in Spokane to use one of two new HAWK crosswalk lights activated this week. HAWK stands for “High-Intensity Activated crossWalK” signal or beacon.

Spokane homicide investigators have seized a cache of sex tapes belonging to an ex-police officer accused in a 29-year-old cold-case killing near the now-demolished Playfair horse track. The suspect, Richard J. Aguirre, 51, appeared Wednesday in Spokane County District Court where a judge set bail at $500,000 on a single count of first-degree murder.

Even though Roy Murry is suspected of killing Patty Baldwin’s daughter, grandson and son-in-law, she forgives him. The Wenatchee woman said her deep religious faith is allowing her to find peace in her heart despite the brutal crimes.

The annual Spokane Bike Swap continues to grow in popularity, and that means more funding for improvements on the Centennial Trail. Nearly 4,000 people attended the bike swap on April 11 and 12 at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center.

The son-in-law of one of the three people shot to death before fire was set to their Colbert home and barn was arrested Saturday afternoon on three counts of first-degree murder, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said. Roy H. Murry, of Lewiston, was taken into custody after he appeared voluntarily at the Public Safety Building and was interviewed by detectives, Knezovich said.

The son-in-law of one of the three people shot to death before fire was set to their Colbert home and barn was arrested this afternoon on three counts of first-degree murder, the Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said.

Spokane Fire Lt. Terry Canfield, missing since a Tuesday morning triple-fatal fire, was called a true friend on Wednesday by those acquainted with him. The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office was conducting autopsies on the three fire victims Wednesday afternoon but had not made any findings public by Wednesday evening.