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Getting There: Spokane City Line stations getting public art reflecting neighborhoods, history along its 6-mile route

Mon., July 18, 2022

Spokane Arts has selected nine artists to tell the city's history in public art pieces at the new bus rapid transit line's stations, which will open in July 2023.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Coeur d’Alene man dies in head-on collision near Bonners Ferry on Saturday evening

UPDATED: Sun., July 17, 2022

The man, who was not named, was headed south on U.S. 195 when his Toyota SUV crossed the center line just after 10 p.m. and struck a Chevy pickup driven by a 30-year-old woman from Cocolalla, according to a news release. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.

News > Idaho

‘The road is not going to be given up’: Public access to Lake Pend Oreille at Camp Bay at center of dispute

Sun., July 17, 2022

Bonner County District Court could soon decide the fate of a disputed public road with access to Lake Pend Oreille, if the parties do not come to an agreement before then.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Post Falls man dies several days after motorcycle crash near Worley

UPDATED: Sat., July 16, 2022

From staff reports

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police officer killed and four people hurt in Priest Lake golf cart crash

UPDATED: Sat., July 16, 2022

From staff reports

News > Crime/Public Safety

One killed in Interstate 90 road-rage shooting in Spokane Valley, troopers say

UPDATED: Sat., July 16, 2022

One person was killed in what troopers are calling a road-rage shooting Friday night in Spokane Valley.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Six dead in crash involving at least 20 vehicles on Interstate 90 in Montana

UPDATED: Fri., July 15, 2022

From wire reports

News > Auto

Hatch Road Bridge reopens Friday, ending long detour on Spokane’s South Hill

UPDATED: Fri., July 15, 2022

The Hatch Road bridge, closed since late March, reopened Friday, giving motorists back a connection off of U.S. 195 that had prompted a lengthy detour for travelers approaching Spokane from the south.

Opinion > Column

100 years ago in Spokane: A ‘radical’ union man stirred striking railway workers by calling one of his peers ‘a doddering old fossil’

Thu., July 14, 2022

The huge railroad strike was not even close to solved – in fact, it was getting bigger.

News > Spokane

Getting There: Spokane’s city buses can sing, but STA doesn’t want them to

UPDATED: Mon., July 11, 2022

Some might describe the sounds as high-pitched, flute-like whistles. Others think listening to them is tantamount to torture.

News > Transportation

How Biden’s rail expansion could impact Washington train service

UPDATED: Sun., July 10, 2022

Jul. 10—As President Biden's ambitious passenger rail expansion plan faces an early test on the Gulf Coast, Washington train advocates have expressed concern about how it could affect the Pacific Northwest.

News > Spokane

Spokane County spending $37 million on transportation construction this year

UPDATED: Sat., July 9, 2022

Construction projects for the Bigelow Gulch-Forker Road Urban Connector and the Euclid Road Bridge are the two standouts among Spokane County's 2022 transportation construction projects.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Downed pilot expected to survive after crashing in Whitman County

UPDATED: Thu., July 7, 2022

Kevin Kennedy, 65, of Arlington crashed his aircraft near Lacrosse after it lost power. He was transported to a hospital and is expected to survive, state patrol said.

News > Business

Sen. Maria Cantwell voices support for Spokane International Airport terminal expansion project

Thu., July 7, 2022

Spokane International Airport officials are moving forward on an expansion project to add three gates to the terminal to meet growing demand for air travel in the region.

News > Spokane

Hatch Road bridge will reopen next week, ending long detour for South Hill motorists

UPDATED: Thu., July 7, 2022

Those motorists who’ve had to take a circuitous route home on Hatch Road in recent months will get an early reprieve sometime next week.

News > Transportation

Getting There: Spokane City Council gives its blessing for improvements on congested U.S. 195 corridor

Mon., July 4, 2022

The Spokane City Council recently gave its stamp of approval to planned improvements along the bustling U.S. 195 corridor that has drawn concern from transportation planners about congestion and safety.

News > Nation/World

Thousands of flights nationwide are delayed or canceled as July 4 travel kicks off

UPDATED: Sun., July 3, 2022

Travelers across the country faced the prospect of canceled or delayed flights Saturday as airlines and airports dealt with a combination of high demand, bad weather and staffing shortages.

News > Washington

Spokane a popular Fourth of July vacation spot among Washington travelers, AAA says

Sat., July 2, 2022

“From our travel bookings, people that are traveling domestically have Spokane as the fourth most popular summer destination for Washington travelers,” said Kelly Just, a public relations and traffic safety program manager for AAA Washington.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Washington State Patrol rolls out new alert system to locate missing Native Americans

Sat., July 2, 2022

Washington State Patrol announced its launch of a new alert system, the Missing Indigenous Person Alert, on Friday.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Three more victims of Pend Oreille River boat crash found and identified, bringing death toll to four

UPDATED: Sat., July 2, 2022

The bodies of the remaining three victims of a boat crash on the Pend Oreille River this week have been found, and all four victims of the capsizing have been identified.

Latest Stories

Getting There: Spokane City Line stations getting public art reflecting neighborhoods, history along its 6-mile route

Coeur d’Alene man dies in head-on collision near Bonners Ferry on Saturday evening

‘The road is not going to be given up’: Public access to Lake Pend Oreille at Camp Bay at center of dispute

Post Falls man dies several days after motorcycle crash near Worley

Spokane police officer killed and four people hurt in Priest Lake golf cart crash

One killed in Interstate 90 road-rage shooting in Spokane Valley, troopers say

Six dead in crash involving at least 20 vehicles on Interstate 90 in Montana

Hatch Road Bridge reopens Friday, ending long detour on Spokane’s South Hill

100 years ago in Spokane: A ‘radical’ union man stirred striking railway workers by calling one of his peers ‘a doddering old fossil’

Getting There: Spokane’s city buses can sing, but STA doesn’t want them to

How Biden’s rail expansion could impact Washington train service

Spokane County spending $37 million on transportation construction this year

Downed pilot expected to survive after crashing in Whitman County

Sen. Maria Cantwell voices support for Spokane International Airport terminal expansion project

Hatch Road bridge will reopen next week, ending long detour for South Hill motorists

Getting There: Spokane City Council gives its blessing for improvements on congested U.S. 195 corridor

Thousands of flights nationwide are delayed or canceled as July 4 travel kicks off

Spokane a popular Fourth of July vacation spot among Washington travelers, AAA says

Washington State Patrol rolls out new alert system to locate missing Native Americans

Three more victims of Pend Oreille River boat crash found and identified, bringing death toll to four

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