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News >  Spokane

Actors, fake gore help mimic potential terror attack, response

Nearly 1,000 service members and civilians are sweating through a week of training in Spokane, preparing the Washington National Guard for the aftermath of a potential terrorist attack. Washington was selected as one of 10 states to field a newly organized Homeland Response Force through the U.S. Department of Defense.
News >  Spokane

Motorist hits wrong pedal, kills man in his front yard

A driver with a learner’s permit apparently confused the gas pedal with the brake and struck and killed a man as he stood on his Spokane Valley lawn Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred on 32nd Avenue just west of the intersection with Glenn Road.
News >  Idaho

August heat hangs in there

August continues its string of warm days today, but forecasters said they see a weak cold front on the horizon for Wednesday.
News >  Idaho

Summer warmth stays around

Warm temperatures will continue across the Inland Northwest today as higher air pressure creates the right conditions for sunshine. A high of 87 is expected in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene.
News >  Spokane

Alaska offers new Seattle-Spokane flights

Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air announced Friday it will add two daily round-trips between Spokane and Seattle to fill the void left by Southwest Airlines, which announced this week that it will discontinue its Spokane-Seattle service in January. Alaska will add the flights on the company’s companion airline, Horizon Air, which uses the 76-seat Bombardier Q400.
News >  Spokane

Beacon Hill fires may be arson

Three brush fires along the southwest flank of Beacon Hill on Wednesday are being investigated as arson, officials said Thursday. The fires burning in rugged terrain near Minnehaha Park Wednesday evening drew fire crews from around the region, including firefighters from the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
News >  Spokane

Kootenai tribal elder Trice dies

Kootenai tribal elder Amelia Trice made national headlines in 1974 when she led her tiny band in what is now known as the last Indian war against the U.S. government. The standoff at Bonners Ferry led to creation of a 12.5-acre reservation for the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho and improvements to housing and health. The event also set the stage for tribal growth over the years.
News >  Idaho

Tested sprouts uncontaminated

Tests at a North Idaho sprouts plant failed to turn up traces of salmonella after the government in June linked an outbreak of food-borne salmonella poisoning to two types of sprouts from the business. Nadine Scharf, owner of Evergreen Fresh Produce in Moyie Springs, says her company is on the verge of collapse after customers stopped making orders in the weeks following the government action.
A&E >  Food

No trace of salmonella at N. Idaho sprouts plant

Tests at a North Idaho sprouts plant failed to turn up traces of salmonella after the government in June linked an outbreak of food-borne salmonella poisoning to two types of sprouts from the business.
A&E >  Entertainment

Boy loses 5 fingers in accident at BMX track

An 8-year-old boy lost five fingers on two hands when they were crushed by a starting gate last Wednesday at the BMX bicycle track at the Dwight Merkel Sports Complex in northwest Spokane. Spokane city officials said they are looking into the accident and the safety of the mechanism used to start BMX competitions.
News >  Business

Southwest to abandon Seattle-Spokane route

Southwest Airlines will discontinue direct flights between Spokane and Seattle in January, reducing passenger choices in getting to the West Coast air corridor. The announcement is part of a cost-cutting package of schedule changes that will result in 102 fewer flights for the nationwide carrier.