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News >  Spokane

Proposal floated to close more of Monroe Street, speed up city ‘road diet’ project

UPDATED: Fri., May 4, 2018

A road construction firm that is building one of two sections of the new three-lane North Monroe Corridor is considering closing more blocks of the street in what they hope will speed completion of the project. But some business owners have concerns.

News >  Spokane

Post Falls man charged with vehicular manslaughter

UPDATED: Tue., May 1, 2018

Six months after a deadly head-on collision south of Coeur d’Alene, a Post Falls man has been charged with vehicular manslaughter.

News >  Idaho

Big drama in little Idaho: Former Harrison mayor, city councilman feud over Wi-Fi title

UPDATED: Sat., April 28, 2018

Former two-term mayor Wanda Irish and her husband, Dennis Irish,

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News >  Crime/Public Safety

Dozens of unhealthy dogs rescued from ‘utter filth’ in home near Medical lake

Fri., April 27, 2018

Dozens of unhealthy dogs and three cats were rescued from “utter filth” Thursday in a Medical Lake area house accused of being a puppy mill.

News >  Military

Retired Air Force serviceman killed in Spokane hit-and-run crash; suspect arrested

UPDATED: Fri., April 27, 2018

A retired United States Air Force serviceman and U.S. postal worker succumbed to injuries he sustained in a Spokane hit-and-run crash on April 16. The suspect was arrested Thursday night.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man found dead in front of Holy Family Hospital reportedly shot during drug deal

UPDATED: Thu., April 26, 2018

An apparent drug deal gone wrong led to the March 8 shooting death of a 54-year-old man found dead in a car in front of Holy Family Hospital.

News >  Marijuana

High times in Whitman County: Weedstock 2018 is ‘totally chill’

UPDATED: Sat., April 21, 2018

Dozens of tents and vendors booths lined alongside Union Flat Creek signaled the arrival of Weedstock, a three-day party in the name of cannabis.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man’s bail set at $1 million for alleged murder of roommate found at recycling center

UPDATED: Sat., April 21, 2018

A man accused of killing his elderly housemate and dumping her body in a recycling bin had his bail set at $1 million Friday. Eugene A. Jupp, 53, made his first appearance in Spokane County District Court on a charge of first-degree murder. He turned himself in Thursday night after a warrant for his arrest was issued earlier in the day.

News >  Spokane

Stoneman Douglas High student speaks as students, teachers rally

Fri., April 20, 2018

Following another round of student walkouts Friday morning, student-activists took center stage at an afternoon gathering of the Washington Education Association, the state’s biggest teachers union, in Spokane’s Riverfront Park.

News >  Military

After long wait, unclaimed remains of military veterans find their final resting place

Fri., April 20, 2018

The unclaimed ashes of soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen were given the proper burial at the Washington Veterans Cemetery, their remains placed in new handmade wooden urns and tucked into a stone shrine.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police arrest roommate of woman found dead at recycling center

UPDATED: Thu., April 19, 2018

The housemate of a woman whose body was found at a recycling center earlier this month was arrested in connection to her death.

News >  Spokane

Sandy Hook father links brain health and behavior at Our Kids: Our Business reception

Thu., April 19, 2018

For the past six years, since founding the Avielle foundation in honor of their daughter, Jeremy Richman has visited cities across the country to discuss their research. Richman was the key speaker at at Gonzaga University for the Our Kids: Our Business’ annual reception.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man charged with selling meth to woman who died with children in Fernan Lake

UPDATED: Thu., April 19, 2018

Seventeen months after a Coeur d’Alene woman and her two infant children were found dead in a submerged car in Fernan Lake, prosecutors have accused a man of selling the mother methamphetamine leading up to her death.

News >  Spokane

Barbara Bush visited Spokane two times in 1988

UPDATED: Tue., April 17, 2018

Weeks before her then-vice president husband won the 1988 presidential election, Barbara Bush visited Spokane’s East Central Community Center.

News >  WA Government

Casings fly at ‘Shooting with the Candidate’ event for congressional aspirant Jered Bonneau

UPDATED: Sat., April 14, 2018

Gun smoke filled the air and bullet casings covered the Fishtrap shooting range terrain Saturday as Jered Bonneau hosted a “Shooting with the Candidate” event, where he and about 15 of his supporters shot a variety of guns and discussed his platform, namely gun rights.

News >  Spokane

Medical Lake High track member killed, 3 injured in crash west of Airway Heights

UPDATED: Sat., April 14, 2018

A member of the Medical Lake High School track team is dead and three teenagers were injured after a two-vehicle collision west of Airway Heights on Saturday morning.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Bike Swap and Expo features 1,000 bicycles

Sat., April 14, 2018

Today’s seventh annual bike swap at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center will feature about 1,000 bikes – kids, mountain, cruisers, hybrid and more – with the event’s proceeds going to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Northwest.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Idaho, Washington law enforcement to face off on the ice Friday

UPDATED: Thu., April 12, 2018

North Idaho law enforcement officers face off against Spokane’s lawmen in a Battle of the Badges hockey game Friday night.

News >  Spokane

Body found at Waste Management facility identified

UPDATED: Tue., April 10, 2018

A body found at the Waste Management Recycle Center last week has been identified as 79-year-old Stephanie A. Standen, according to the Spokane Medical Examiner.

News >  Spokane

Youth wrestling tournament draws hundreds of young grapplers

UPDATED: Sat., April 7, 2018

Three decades after its inception, the 31st edition of the one-day Jason Crawford Memorial Tournament on Saturday featured 1,601 wrestlers, ages 5-14

News >  Idaho

Legendary Coeur d’Alene coach Dean Lundblad dies of apparent suicide

UPDATED: Wed., April 4, 2018

Retired Coeur d’Alene High School teacher and Idaho Hall of Fame basketball coach Dean Lundblad died after jumping from the towering Veterans Memorial Centennial Bridge on Tuesday, according to witnesses.

News >  Spokane

Pastel eggs and a petting zoo: Several thousand flock to ONE* Church’s annual Easter carnival

UPDATED: Sat., March 31, 2018

Between its Spokane Valley and north Spokane locations, ONE* Church put out an estimated 90,000 candy-filled eggs for its eighth-annual Easter egg hunt.

News >  Spokane

WSU research tech arrested on suspicion of child pornography

UPDATED: Fri., March 30, 2018

WSU research technician Robert M. Long, 56, was arrested in his office at Clark Hall, according to police. He is accused of uploading content of minors engaged in sexual acts.

News >  Spokane

Spokane resident physician found guilty of enticing a minor over the internet

UPDATED: Fri., March 30, 2018

A resident physician at Providence Sacred Heart was found guilty Thursday of sexually enticing a child over the internet.

News >  Education

McMorris Rodgers, Knezovich take questions on gun violence at Ferris High School

UPDATED: Thu., March 29, 2018

A group of teenagers from various Spokane high schools peppered Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers with a variety gun-related questions Thursday at Ferris High School.