Snowfall has already proved intense this winter on the state's mountain passes, with closures for several days in early January after a storm covered roads and prompted avalanche danger.
Cyndi and Jack Donahue booked their tickets for the Caribbean sea cruise with Viking Cruises in summer 2021, when vaccinations rates were rising and the omicron variant had yet to snake its way into the population.
Steven Van Horn, meteorologist with Spokane's National Weather Service, said warm air settled over cold air, caused by a high-pressure ridge that hovered over Spokane, causing the dense fog that lingered throughout the weekend.
The ice rescue trainings happen each year to update first responders' certifications that roll over every 18 months, said Craig Warzon, public information officer with the Spokane Valley Fire Department. The department held their event Wednesday.
The warming center opened at the Spokane Convention Center two weeks ago closed Sunday, with city officials saying they're looking for another shelter option as temperatures remain near-freezing this week.
In a news release from the state Senate Democrats, Billig, 53, said he was not experiencing any symptoms. He was fully vaccinated and boosted, according to the news release.
Blackhawk Delgado worked for decades taking kids to and from school. That changed in November, when a man in a stolen car allegedly crashed into Delgado’s bus, tipping it and injuring Delgado inside.
A prominent former doctor and owner of the restaurant Luna died of heart failure Thursday night surrounded by his family at his Spokane home of over 40 years.
At 4:01 p.m. the Spokane Fire Department got a call that the Bethany Presbyterian church at 2607 S. Ray St. was on fire, said Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer.
Spokane's National Weather Service office sent out a winter weather advisory for Monday, with 1 to 3 inches of snow expected in the Spokane area, according to a news briefing from the weather service.
The ski and snowboarding season was delayed after an unexpectedly snowless late November, but operations around Spokane are heading into a busy winter season as cold and snow flurries continue to coat nearby mountaintops.
Travel plans for Spokane drivers and flyers continued to be disrupted Wednesday as the state experienced arctic cold temperatures and a surge in new coronavirus cases.
A woman accused of stabbing her longtime boyfriend with a sword and then allegedly swinging the weapon at police was arrested on suspicion of assault after a standoff with police Monday in north Spokane.
Plummeting temperatures in the Northwest prompted the city to send all-day plows out on icy roads and open a warming shelter to prepare for a frosty week.
Shaw said the center was a many-pronged collaboration with Spokane's police and fire departments, as well as the Spokane Public Facilities and Spokane Regional Health districts, to get it ready by noon Sunday. The shelter is set to stay open until at least Jan. 2, the city said in a news release.
It's about to get cold. Really cold. Starting Monday, Spokane will see temperatures in the teens and even single digits, according to a news briefing from Spokane's National Weather Service Office. Monday is expected to reach a high of 18 degrees, and then drop to 14 on Tuesday.
Brief bursts of snow, a new coronavirus variant and nationwide price increases did not keep Spokane shoppers from checking off the final gifts on their lists on Christmas Eve at local malls.
A 17-month-old girl is dead from a fentanyl overdose in North Spokane and her father is suspected of being a dealer whose drugs ended up being ingested by the toddler.
A woman was hospitalized after striking a tree Tuesday morning while sledding at Valley Mission Park, Spokane Valley Fire Department said in a news release.