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Spokane Airport sees handful of flight cancellations as FAA grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9s

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 8, 2024

Travelers to and from Spokane were hit with delays after all Boeing 737 Max 9’s were grounded following a midair blowout of part of the plane’s fuselage on an Alaska Airlines flight originating in Portland Friday evening.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘Everything was engulfed in flames and smoke’: Williams Lake a ‘very active fire’ as residents remain evacuated

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 4, 2022

About 40 residences near Cheney remained under evacuation orders as the Williams Lake fire continued to burn at about 3,200 acres on Thursday morning. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Fire near Williams Lake south of Cheney balloons to 3,200 acres as evacuations ordered

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 4, 2022

A fire fueled by strong winds, high temperatures and parched vegetation torched about 3,200 acres, as well as a fire engine and two structures, within hours of breaking out Wednesday near Williams Lake in southern Spokane County.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Woman dies in mid-morning Spokane Valley house fire

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 3, 2022

One woman was found dead in a house fire in Spokane Valley on Wednesday morning, the Spokane Valley Fire Department said. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane man sustains severe burns, arrives at hospital while still on fire

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 2, 2022

The Spokane Police Department is investigating the circumstances that led to a man arriving at a local hospital with severe burns while still on fire.

News >  Agriculture

Canola fields are expanding fast in Eastern Washington

Tue., Aug. 2, 2022

Travelers driving through the rolling hills of the Palouse this summer may have noticed more fields that glow bright yellow. The yellow blossoms belong to the canola plant, which has become a hot commodity for Eastern Washington farmers.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Evacuation notice issued, 40 structures threatened due to Vantage Highway fire

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 2, 2022

Residents are being warned to get ready to evacuate the Vantage area in Kittitas County due to a wildfire estimated around 5,000 acres that broke out Monday afternoon.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Three Patriot Front members plead not guilty in first court appearance

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 1, 2022

Three members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front pleaded not guilty in Kootenai County District Court Monday afternoon to conspiracy to riot during a Pride event in Coeur d’Alene on June 11.

News >  Pacific NW

Spokane ties another heat record Sunday as heat wave stretches into another week; relief comes Tuesday

UPDATED: Sun., July 31, 2022

The National Weather Service in Spokane has extended their excessive heat warning for the Inland Northwest until Monday night, with temperatures expected to cool off Tuesday. After temperatures topped 100 degrees Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the weather service forecast high temperatures in the low 90s in Spokane by Tuesday.

News >  Spokane

‘Much more than just delivering a meal;’ Meals on Wheels Spokane assists vulnerable population during ongoing heatwave

UPDATED: Thu., July 28, 2022

Don and Cindy Black pulled into the Meals on Wheels parking lot Thursday morning, loaded up their pickup truck with hot meals and set out on their delivery route in north Spokane.

A&E >  Pop culture

Though bingo has lost popularity, it remains prominent at Spokane senior centers and other organizations

UPDATED: Thu., July 28, 2022

Every Thursday afternoon, Rose Newcombe settles into her chair in the large ballroom of the Sinto Senior Center, sets up her microphone and welcomes visitors to one of the few bingo games that still exist in Spokane.

A&E >  Books

Author Putsata Reang reflects on ‘Ma and Me,’ her accidental memoir, at Northwest Passages talk

UPDATED: Wed., July 27, 2022

Author and journalist Putsata Reangdidn’t set out to write a memoir. In fact, she didn’t consider herself a fan of memoirs before she found herself writing one.

A&E >  Food

The Border Stop brings Bulgarian cuisine to Stateline

UPDATED: Wed., July 27, 2022

When Dimitar Gerov was a boy growing up in the mountains of Bulgaria, his mom and grandma were the family chefs. He fondly remembers waking up to piles of crepes they would roll with Bulgarian feta and lutenitsa, a Bulgarian staple best described as a red-pepper chutney.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Two-alarm fire in Spokane Valley destroys RV, garage; family alerted by a friend passing by

UPDATED: Tue., July 26, 2022

Spokane Valley resident Angel Smith and her children had just returned home from an errand Tuesday afternoon when they were alerted a fire was raging in their recreational vehicle outside. The blaze quickly escalated to a two-alarm fire, destroying the RV and adjacent garage, and displacing the Smith family for the time being.

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2022’s first major heatwave anticipated to hit Spokane area this week

UPDATED: Sun., July 24, 2022

After an exceptionally cool and damp spring, intense summer heat is returning to the Spokane area this week, prompting pre-emptive responses from several local agencies.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Home in west Spokane heavily damaged by fire

UPDATED: Sun., July 24, 2022

A house fire that broke out Sunday afternoon in the West Hills neighborhood of Spokane caused an estimated $250,000 worth of damage and caused two firefighters to suffer heat exhaustion while battling the blaze.

A&E >  Entertainment

‘Minimalist’ production of Romeo and Juliet opens in Riverfront Park

UPDATED: Thu., July 21, 2022

Children splashed and played in the Rotary Fountain, skaters on in-line skates grooved to indie rock and the tale of two star-crossed lovers played out underneath the wire canopy of the U.S. Pavilion on Thursday evening in Riverfront Park.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

State troopers seek witnesses for Interstate 90 road-rage shooting investigation

UPDATED: Mon., July 18, 2022

The Washington State Patrol are seeking witnesses to a fatal shooting that took place on Interstate 90 Friday night.

News >  Education

WSU investigating misconduct allegations within campus police department

UPDATED: Mon., July 18, 2022

The top leaders of Washington State University’s police department have been temporarily reassigned, pending investigations into allegations of misconduct.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

20-year-old resuscitated, in critical condition after rescue from Spokane River on Sunday

UPDATED: Sun., July 17, 2022

A 20-year-old man was in critical condition at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center after being resuscitated following a water rescue near the Greene Street bridge Sunday afternoon.

A&E >  Art

Spokane Shakespeare Society aims to make the Bard’s work accessible

UPDATED: Tue., July 19, 2022

The Spokane Shakespeare Society is gearing up for the first of two Shakespeare in the Park productions this summer, Romeo and Juliet.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Small wildfire breaks out in Idaho Panhandle National Forests

UPDATED: Wed., July 13, 2022

A wildfire broke out in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests near Cataldo, Idaho, early Wednesday morning, according to the Idaho Department of Lands.

News >  WA Government

Spokane lawmaker Ormsby faces teacher who left SPS over COVID masks, parolee who served time for 2nd-degree murder

UPDATED: Wed., July 13, 2022

Veteran Spokane lawmaker Timm Ormsby faces two political newcomers, who’ve been in the news, in his bid for re-election to the 3rd District’s Position 2 in the state House of Representatives.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Motorcyclist sustains life-threatening injuries after run in with suspected drunk driver

UPDATED: Mon., July 11, 2022

A motorcyclist was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after colliding with an alleged drunken driver in Spokane Valley on Saturday, according to a news release from the Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Office.

News >  WA Government

Washington’s first female state archivist hopes to expand access to digital, paper records

Mon., July 11, 2022

In the role, Hirotaka will oversee the Washington State Archives, which collects and preserves the state’s historical records and makes them available to the public. The archives have branches in Bellevue, Bellingham, Ellensburg, Olympia and Cheney– which is the first state archives branch in the country dedicated to the preservation of electronic records.