Fewer people willing to donate their bodies after death to Washington universities has meant local students have been learning using cadavers from elsewhere this year.

City officials have expressed confidence in the shelter system’s ability to withstand the demand for a warm place to sleep through the winter months, but advocates for the homeless and shelter operators are warning that there will not be enough beds.

The Ray-Freya Alternatives Analysis – as the city-guided, consultant-driven report released this month is known – lays out a large number of other ideas for creating new paths and active-transit connections around Ferris.

The victim was riding their bicycle home from a friend's late Saturday night in northeast Spokane when they encountered a group of teenagers and the "shooting subsequently occurred," the Spokane Police Department said in a news release. 

On Sunday, the central office code 988 will switch over to directing callers to a national suicide prevention line by order of the Federal Communications Commission. Because that code is used to direct calls to the phone subscribers in the 509 area code, Eastern Washingtonians will have to dial the full 10-digit number in order to connect, whether on mobile or a landline. 

The veteran of the office said she believes her staff of 28 attorneys and 60 support workers will be up to the challenge, and it's her job to make sure the right person tackles each job.

Waldref, 41, a Gonzaga Prep alumnus and former United States Assistant Attorney in the office, was sworn in to lead it Oct. 7 after nomination and confirmation in the U.S. Senate. She took the oath with four former U.S. attorneys for the office, her northeast Spokane-bred family and several members of the legal community, including former coworkers that are the workhorses of an office she'll manage. 

The return of school concerts has been long-awaited by Matthew Wenman and Stacia Cammarano, the directors of Shadle Park High School’s music programs.

Nick Rolovich quit on his team. He showed leadership. He made a decision and faced the consequences.

A Spokane elementary school teacher who is opposed to the vaccination mandate and has shared debunked claims about COVID-19 vaccines has been accused of creating a hostile work environment after she wore a mask bearing a protest symbol.

The Court heard arguments Thursday on the case involving Alex May, who wants the county to remove a property covenant on his South Hill home that reads "no race or nationality other than the white race shall use or occupy any building on any lot."

DEER PARK – Buying a home in Spokane is too expensive for Sofya and Evgeny Yaitskiy.

Inslee welcomed forthcoming Afghans at an event at the Seattle-Tacoma airport Friday. He was joined by leaders from the Muslim Association of Puget Sound, Microsoft, Alaska Airlines, Airbnb, the Seattle Foundation and Washington's refugee resettlement agencies. 

The last of the 15 cases related to the investigation of the alcohol overdose of a Washington State University student was completed late this week when Wesley Oswald pleaded guilty to furnishing alcohol to the student.

A man who killed a woman and disposed of her naked body on Farwell Road in Mead will spend 16 years in prison.

The Washington State University athletics has received $3.5 million in donations in the last week following the firing of former football coach Nick Rolovich over the state COVID-19 vaccine mandate.