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Rules tightened after men’s rec soccer player headbutts, punches referee

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 7, 2019

A men’s soccer player headbutted an opponent at the Plante’s Ferry Sports Complex on July 31, then headbutted and punched the referee who showed him a red card.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

More evacuations ordered on Colville Reservation due to wildfire that’s expanding, making Spokane air unhealthy

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 7, 2019

Temperatures soared in Spokane on Wednesday to 98 degrees, the highest recorded temperature this summer, as wildfire smoke settled across the region. That made air quality unhealthy. And conditions are expected to get worse before they get better.

News >  Spokane

Alaska wildfire poses unique challenges for Spokane firefighters called to assist

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 9, 2019

While it never grew more than 400 acres, the Montana Creek Fire threatened the historic town of Talkeetna and drew a large response from firefighters around the Northwest continental United States, including some from Eastern Washington.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Air quality worst in country; heat advisory issued for Spokane

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 6, 2019

Smoke from a growing fire on the Colville Indian Reservation continued to blow into Spokane on Tuesday, causing air quality to be unhealthy for some groups including children and the elderly.

News >  Spokane

‘Getting a piece of Scotland’: Thousands gather for Highland Games in Spokane on Saturday

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 3, 2019

Heavy metal balls were thrown, haggis was tasted and dances were danced at the Spokane County Fairgrounds on Saturday, during the 63rd annual Spokane Scottish Highland Games.

News >  Spokane

Slow start to wildfire season may foretell late end

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 1, 2019

“In the past, when we have had similar slow starts to the season, we have seen the fire season extend further into September,” Spokane Fire Department Chief Brian Schaeffer said.

News >  Spokane

Shadle pool closed Thursday due to contamination

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 1, 2019

“It does happen, especially when you have lots of small children in the pool,” said Josh Oakes, Parks and Recreation spokesman.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Medical examiner identifies man who died in rollover in Rearden

Wed., July 31, 2019

The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office released the name of the man who died in a rollover crash in northwest Spokane County on Friday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Four-vehicle crash including tractor north of Spokane sends four to the hospital

UPDATED: Wed., July 31, 2019

The crash, near Wild Rose Road, is under investigation, according to a news release from the Washington State Patrol.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Unoccupied car found in Spokane River near state line early Tuesday

Tue., July 30, 2019

Firefighters responded to a car in the Spokane River near the state line early Tuesday morning.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane anesthesiologist’s death was accident from alcohol, drug complications, medical examiner says

UPDATED: Tue., July 30, 2019

A Spokane anesthesiologist who was found dismembered and burned in his backyard in the Dishman Hills area in April died as a result of an accident, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.

News >  Spokane

Historians persuade Spokane police to correct error on their uniforms – date of department’s founding

UPDATED: Sun., July 28, 2019

Spokane police patches and badges sport the date 1884, but a town marshal, Eugene Hyde, was on duty three years previously. It’s taken a dedicated band of historians, including the late Tony Bamonte, to correct the error.

News >  Spokane

‘I have no water at all’: Residents do their best to get by with bottled water after Hillyard water tainted

UPDATED: Mon., July 29, 2019

City water department workers stationed at the U.S. Post Office on North Freya Street had given out about 19,200 bottles as of Saturday afternoon.

News >  Spokane

Crews douse two small new blazes, expect Cheney fires to be fully contained Sunday

UPDATED: Sat., July 27, 2019

Crews fighting four wildfires southwest of Cheney kept the fire 65% contained Saturday and expect them to be fully contained on Sunday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Judge declines to provide outside counsel to suspect who has waited 30 months in jail as his attorneys keep quitting

UPDATED: Fri., July 26, 2019

A Spokane County Jail inmate who has waited 30 months without a trial was stalled this week in his request for a new attorney.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Crews stablize Cheney-area wildfires, expect progress

UPDATED: Fri., July 26, 2019

The Cheney Complex Fire, made up of four fires, is 65 percent contained as of Friday eveing, which has not changed since Thursday night.

News >  Spokane

Three injured in Spokane Valley crash

UPDATED: Thu., July 25, 2019

The Spokane Valley Fire Department responded to a two-car crash that sent three people to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. The crash, which happened at about 12:45 p.m. at 15100 E. Trent Ave., prompted avehicle extrication response due to one passenger’s foot being stuck, Capt. Don Kreese said.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Crews continue to fight Cheney-area wildfires that are 20% contained

UPDATED: Thu., July 25, 2019

Fire crews in Cheney on Thursday

News >  Spokane

Fire, power crews struggle to catch up to aftermath of Tuesday night storms

UPDATED: Thu., July 25, 2019

The day after a major lightning storm moved through Eastern Washington and North Idaho, igniting more than 20 fires erupted in Spokane County and contributing to some 500 power outages that affected more than 21,000 customers, crews worked to fight four large blazes south of Cheney and to bring back power to more than a thousand homes.

News >  Spokane

Storm brought 3,500 lightning strikes to Inland Northwest

UPDATED: Wed., July 24, 2019

The storm blew over trees and sparked numerous fires, most of which were quickly doused by firefighters or heavy rain.

News >  Spokane

‘Looking at these kids, I’m seeing my grandfather’: Babe Ruth’s granddaughter visits Hutton alumni game

UPDATED: Sat., July 20, 2019

Before Babe Ruth’s granddaughter, Linda Ruth Tosetti, threw out the first pitch at the Hutton Settlement’s alumni baseball game on Saturday, she heard a story about her grandfather’s 1924 visit to the Spokane Valley home for children.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Court documents shed new light on Wednesday killing of 20-year-old woman; suspect’s bond set at $1 million

UPDATED: Fri., July 19, 2019

The Spokane County Medical Examiner identified the young woman killed Wednesday in Spokane’s Emerson-Garfield neighborhood.

News >  Spokane

Maximum sentence handed down to Guajardo for role in 2015 murder, dismemberment

UPDATED: Fri., July 19, 2019

A man convicted of murdering and dismembering another man in 2015 was sentenced to 47 years in prison on Thursday.

News >  Spokane

Three-structure fire in West Central likely caused by squatters, neighbors say

UPDATED: Fri., July 19, 2019

Fire crews battled a three-structure fire Friday morning in West Central that neighbors say likely started from frequently seen squatters.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Crews suppress Spokane County wildfire, U.S. 395 reopens

UPDATED: Thu., July 18, 2019

Crews put out a small wildfire near the intersection of Half Moon Road and state Highway 395 Thursday afternoon, allowing the highway’s northbound lane to reopen after a lengthy closure.