Nicole Hensley

Police say alcohol was a factor in another incident at Washington State University, where a student fell two stories early Sunday from a fraternity balcony. Griffin E. Healey, 19, was unconscious but breathing when Pullman police arrived at the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, 910 N.E. Colorado St., just after 1 a.m. Sunday.

Police say alcohol played a factor in another fall at Washington State University where a student fell two stories early Sunday morning from a fraternity balcony.

Firefighters say there’s minor damage to a Spokane Fire engine from Station 4 after it was hit by a courier delivery van outside Deaconess Medical Center.

Deep-frying a turkey may be one way to impress the taste buds of holiday guests, but Spokane fire officials warn the method poses a danger. Thanksgiving “marks the day in the U.S. with the most cooking-related home fires,” the Spokane Fire Department said in a news release Wednesday.

The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed today the identity of the Eastern State Hospital patient killed early Tuesday by strangulation. The victim was 56-year-old Duane E. Charley.

A female patient at Eastern State Hospital is suspected of murder after a male patient was found dead early Tuesday. Investigators with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office have identified 30-year-old Amber I. Roberts as the suspect. She was booked into Spokane County Jail on a charge of murder in the first degree.

A female patient at Eastern State Hospital is suspected of murder after a male patient was found dead early Tuesday.

Marijuana use becomes legal in Washington on Dec. 6, but Spokane police aren’t saying how their enforcement will change, despite a push from the Spokane City Council to start the dialogue. Police Chief Frank Straub said his department already treats possession of small amounts of marijuana as an ancillary charge, but is waiting on what the federal government says about the approved initiative before deciding on a new course of action.

Marijuana use becomes legal in Washington on Dec. 6, but Spokane Police aren’t saying how their enforcement will change, despite a push from the Spokane City Council to start the dialogue.

Residents of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority at Washington State University are waking up to fresh fruit thrown at their back door.

Rumor has it one girl cheats on her boyfriend with older boys and a boy texts naked pictures of himself to every girl he meets. These are the tamer examples of what was posted on a Facebook page called “Spokane Whores Exposed” last week, prompting an investigation by the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. The page, which included revealing photos of teens, many of whom were minors, was promptly reported to Facebook and deleted thanks to a community effort. But the scars of cyberbullying remain for more than 30 victims in the Spokane region whose names and photos were uploaded for all to see.

Police arrested a man this morning who is accused of stabbing a man in the ear.

Firefighters spent Tuesday afternoon cleaning up a fire that devastated the renovation effort in a century-old home in North Spokane. Logan Neighborhood onlookers watched flames and black smoke shoot out of the roof of the home at 728 E. Mission Ave., which had been converted to a four-unit apartment building.

Police say about 10 American flags were maliciously thrown to the ground early this morning in Pullman.

Patches of fog over the Inland Northwest are expected to linger until mid-morning today.