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Suspect shot at by police at Northern Quest says it all started with 7 cents

UPDATED: Fri., June 26, 2020

A man who was shot at by a police officer at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Airway Heights on Monday said the whole thing started when he tried to cash out 7 cents from a slot machine.

News >  Business

Spaceman Coffee in downtown Spokane celebrates final days

UPDATED: Thu., June 25, 2020

After nearly five years of being unabashedly themselves, the owners of Spaceman Coffee are closing down their unique space on West Sprague Avenue.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police identify assault suspect who was shot at by police officer at Northern Quest

UPDATED: Wed., June 24, 2020

Police have identified a suspect in a Monday officer-involved shooting incident at Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Airway Heights, according to court documents .

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Officer-involved shooting at Northern Quest casino under investigation

UPDATED: Mon., June 22, 2020

The Spokane Independent Investigative Response Team is investigating an officer-involved shooting at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino in Airway Heights on Monday.

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Rebecca Daignault-Walker went to Spokane’s BLM protest ready to help. Now Spokane Street Aid turns eyes toward larger goals

UPDATED: Mon., June 22, 2020

If you’ve attended any protests in Spokane in recent weeks, you’re likely to recognize Rebecca Daignault-Walker.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

With experts predicting a highly active fire season, Spokane residents will need to help reduce risk

Sun., June 21, 2020

The Inland Northwest could be in for a highly active fire season this summer, despite several weeks of relatively cool, wet weather, regional fire and weather experts say.

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WDFW authorizes lethal removal of Ferry County wolves for second time in a year

UPDATED: Fri., June 19, 2020

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife authorized the lethal removal of wolves in Ferry County’s Kettle River mountain range on Friday.

News >  Weather

As summer kicks off, Spokane weather will stay much the same

UPDATED: Fri., June 19, 2020

Temperatures are expected to rise a bit into the mid-80s for daytime highs next week, which may be the warmest it will get before the Fourth of July. 

News >  Washington

Sting operation leads to recovery of stolen Lincoln County beehives

UPDATED: Wed., June 17, 2020

A sting operation in Lincoln County on Sunday led to the very sweet recovery of a beekeeper’s stolen hives, valued at over $18,000.

News >  Spokane

Street Music Week wraps up successful virtual campaign

Wed., June 17, 2020

Despite the limitations of moving buskers off Spokane street corners and into Facebook feeds, Street Music Week founder Doug Clark says donations stayed strong throughout this year’s virtual event.

News >  Spokane

Protesters decrying police brutality meet downtown Spokane for third straight weekend

UPDATED: Sun., June 14, 2020

Protesters gathered in downtown Spokane for a third straight weekend following the death of an unarmed Black man in police custody in Minnesota. A crowd smaller than the thousands who have marched in recent weeks began filling the Lilac Bowl on Sunday afternoon.

News >  Spokane

Jefferson elementary staff helps hatched ducks escape school courtyard

Sat., June 13, 2020

The halls of Jefferson Elementary School have been empty of kids for months now. But recently, nine youths got to waddle through .

News >  Spokane

Protesters stage ‘die-in’ outside Spokane City Hall

UPDATED: Sat., June 13, 2020

Protesters staged a “die-in” outside Spokane City Hall Friday afternoon to protest the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and to encourage City Council members to take a more active role in police reform.

News >  Spokane

Musicians ‘sit apart and play together’ during virtual Street Music Week

UPDATED: Fri., June 12, 2020

Playing music in front of an iPhone camera isn’t quite the same as performing for an actual audience. For one, you can do the former in your pajamas with uncombed hair in your basement. But that doesn’t mean you should.

News >  Spokane

Street Music Week busker posts a song a day online to raise money for food bank

Fri., June 12, 2020

If Street Music Week was proceeding as usual this year, Heather Montgomery might have had to bring a busload of middle schoolers along with her to a downtown street corner. So perhaps it’s best the 2020 event has gone online.

News >  Spokane

From hundreds of Clallam County families, an apology

UPDATED: Fri., June 12, 2020

Ankur Shah has lived on the Olympic Peninsula all his life. What he saw on June 3 is not the community he knows.

News >  Spokane

Virtual Street Music Week performer brings more than just music

Thu., June 11, 2020

The streets of Spokane don't know what they're missing this week.

News >  Spokane

Murals help heal downtown’s broken windows

UPDATED: Thu., June 11, 2020

The display window in Ashley Brownlee’s store was not broken by the same agitators who disrupted the protest in downtown Spokane. Rather, the first break came from a projectile, likely a rubber bullet, fired by police trying to quell those agitators.

News >  Spokane

On the road, online or on the corner, performer brings stories to Street Music Week

Wed., June 10, 2020

Hank Greer has recently accomplished two feats that would strike cold fear into the heart of most people.

News >  Local business

‘There will never be anything else like it’: Hundreds swarm to White Elephant for going-out-of-business sale

UPDATED: Tue., June 9, 2020

There aren't a lot of stores in Spokane where you can pick up a fishing pole, some Matchbox cars and a site map from Expo '74 all in one place. Soon, there won't be any. 

News >  Spokane

Enterprising Spirit: Business is at a crawl for Spokane travel agency as it waits for the rebound

Tue., June 9, 2020

Cathy Nystrom, owner of Edwards LaLone Travel Agency, had to lay off all her agents as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but she’s staying open.

News >  Spokane

Activists seek support for racial justice and Spokane police reforms

UPDATED: Mon., June 8, 2020

Spokane City Council President Breean Beggs expressed his support for protesters’ goals on Monday night, including a ban on the knee-to-neck restraint technique used on George Floyd.

News >  Spokane

Listen to the Eyer Family Band for Spokane’s Street Music Week

UPDATED: Tue., June 9, 2020

Carey Eyer hopes this year’s virtual Street Music Week event will be just like walking down Main Street, hearing a new song from a different busker every 100 feet – except you’ll be scrolling through your Facebook feed instead.

News >  Spokane

Want to help Spokane’s food bank? Street Music Week starts online on Monday.

UPDATED: Sun., June 7, 2020

Street Music Week, an annual fundraising event for Spokane food bank Second Harvest, will be held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

News >  Spokane

Idaho grad Holly Terrill witnesses life change in an instant

Sun., June 7, 2020

To Holly Terrill, it’s kind of funny to think that three months ago, she was spending nights out with friends at Buffalo Wild Wings.