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News >  Spokane

Spokane calls stage 2 emergency; plows working regionwide

The City of Spokane upgraded today's snow emergency from stage 1 to a more severe stage 2 condition, meaning crews will work 24 hours a day to plow arterials, bus routes and hill routes before moving to flatter residential terrain in a citywide plowing effort.
News >  Spokane

Getting There: After two-year slump, STA ridership on the rise

Ridership on Spokane Transit Authority buses has resumed its pattern of growth following a downturn in boardings in the wake of the economic recession. STA last week said the final count for 2012 will show that more than 11 million rides were taken, nearly equal to the highs in 2008 and 2009. Final figures are being compiled this month.
News >  Spokane

Wild weather

The weather in 2012 – as in many years – will be remembered for the damage it brought. Unrelenting snow and rain in March set precipitation records in Spokane, Coeur d’Alene and other parts of the Inland Northwest.
News >  Idaho

Snow returns to forecast for Saturday night

This stretch of dry winter weather, plagued mainly by persistent low clouds and fog, is coming to an end with an expected snowfall on Saturday night, forecasters said today.
News >  Spokane

New 7th District senator selected

A Colville-area farmer and businessman was named on Thursday to succeed retiring GOP state Sen. Bob Morton, who served 22 years from Washington’s 7th Legislative District. John Smith, a Republican, won 13 out of 15 votes from county commissioners, who gathered in Colville on Thursday to make the appointment for the two years remaining on Morton’s term in the Senate.
News >  Spokane

Thieves steal 7-foot antique bathtub

Kelly Brown was looking forward to the day he could fill his historic claw-foot bathtub with hot water and climb in for a long soak. Thieves pulled the plug on that dream Saturday, stealing the tub that had been stored outside until it could be installed indoors.
News >  Spokane

River proves too much for theft suspect

An auto theft suspect trying to outrun police at midday Tuesday jumped into the Spokane River briefly before the icy water forced him back to shore and into the custody of waiting officers. Ryan D. Pryor, 32, was transported to a Spokane hospital by ambulance for treatment of hypothermia. Pryor was booked on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle and attempting to elude police, according to jail records.
News >  Spokane

Shootings leave one dead, two wounded

One person died and two others were injured in a pair of unrelated north Spokane shootings that kept police busy on New Year’s Eve and into Tuesday. In the first attack, reported at 10 p.m. Monday, two people were shot, one fatally, outside the Neighborhood Grocery store at 3400 E. Euclid Ave.
News >  Spokane

O’Quinn sworn in as commissioner

Shelly O’Quinn was sworn in Thursday as Spokane’s newest county commissioner. She replaces outgoing Commissioner Mark Richard, who did not seek a third term. Superior Court Judge Harold Clarke delivered the oath, but before he did, he told O’Quinn that the job will be challenging and rewarding.
News >  Idaho

Resorts’ early snowpack lays it on thick

December snowfall at Schweitzer Mountain Resort is the heaviest in nearly 30 years, the Sandpoint-area ski resort reported Wednesday. The ski hill has recorded 180 inches of new snow this month, leading to a thick blanket both at the ski village and summit areas.
News >  Spokane

Light snow possible tonight, Wednesday

The snow that’s on the ground this morning is likely all you’ll see as far as a white Christmas, although the National Weather Service said another, lighter round of snow could arrive around sundown. The Inland Northwest quickly shed from roadways much of a Sunday night storm that dropped 1 to 5 inches across the region.
News >  Spokane

Fire crews rescue cell tower worker

A cell tower worker slipped on Sunday afternoon from a platform more than 100 feet in the air and was dangling by a part of his safety harness before he was rescued by Spokane firefighters. The accident occurred at 2 p.m. while two workers were atop the tower. Their names were not given. No injuries were reported. The second worker held on to the man’s safety harness while awaiting the rescue.
News >  Spokane

Getting There: Driver testing going private

The state of Washington is phasing out its driver examination program and turning it over to private driving schools across the state. As of Jan. 1, the Spokane Valley licensing office, 12801 E. Sprague Ave., will stop administering driver tests.
News >  Idaho

Winter weather returning tonight

The National Weather Service has posted a winter weather advisory for 2 to 4 inches of snow across the Inland Northwest starting tonight.
News >  Spokane

Fairchild buffers gain approval

Efforts to protect Fairchild Air Force Base from civilian encroachment took a big step forward with approval of new land-use regulations by the city of Airway Heights. The Airway Heights City Council on Monday unanimously approved a plan that follows recommendations from the U.S. Department of Defense for maintaining land buffers around the base for public safety.
News >  Idaho

Winter weather advisory calls for 2 to 5 inches

The National Weather Service posted a winter weather advisory this afternoon for the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene areas for 2 to 5 inches of snow with the heaviest amounts likely to the north and lower amounts to the south.
News >  Spokane

Wind sweeps through

A windstorm packing gusts of 50 to 70 mph slammed into the Inland Northwest early Monday, knocking out power to more than 30,000 electrical customers. Utility crews worked furiously through the day to get power restored.
News >  Spokane

Getting There: Dishman Hills conservation holdings get name

A series of properties open for public access in the Dishman Hills area has become a haven for hikers as well as a sanctuary for wildlife just miles from Spokane County’s two largest cities. The county continues to add new parcels to the collection that runs from Camp Caro on the north to Big Rock on the south.