Somebody needs you: Mom with infant son sees some furniture, pots and pans
Thu., April 22, 2021
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Spokane Valley Fire roundup:
Thu., April 22, 2021
Firefighters with the Spokane Valley Fire Department responded to several major incidents the week of April 12-18, including rescuing a small dog from a house fire and putting out a chicken coop fire during which no chickens were injured.
Earth Day 2021: After COVID-19 derailed efforts to reduce plastic waste, will they move forward again?
Thu., April 22, 2021
WASHINGTON – On March 9, 2020, the Washington State Legislature passed a bill banning single-use plastic bags, part of a global wave of efforts to reduce plastic waste.
FBI: Spokane doctor accused of trying to hire kidnapper for wife also trapped girlfriend in underground tank
UPDATED: Thu., April 22, 2021
The Spokane neonatal doctor accused in dark web schemes of trying to hire someone to break his former colleague’s hands and kidnap his estranged wife will remain in jail, after a federal judge said Wednesday afternoon he poses too much danger to the community.
Seattle Pacific University faculty votes no-confidence in leadership after board upholds discriminatory hiring policy
UPDATED: Wed., April 21, 2021
Seattle Pacific University faculty members have cast a vote of "no confidence" in the leadership of the school's Board of Trustees, which last week announced it would retain a hiring policy that discriminates based on sexual orientation.
Seattle Children’s knew for years security was called disproportionately on Black patients
UPDATED: Wed., April 21, 2021
At Seattle Children’s, a father’s request for staff to use a needleless injection device on his child – as the doctor ordered – instead of a numbing cream ended with security taking him from the room.
‘He really was the conscience of the place’: Longtime Gonzaga professor who left German army after being drafted in WWII dies at 93
UPDATED: Thu., April 22, 2021
"Everyone knew Franz Schneider," said Mike Herzog, a former pupil and colleague of Schneider's.
Gonzaga University community reflects on Chauvin verdict: ‘We have work to do’
UPDATED: Wed., April 21, 2021
There were several moments of silence amid the crowd assembled Wednesday outside of Gonzaga University’s Foley Center.
Washington Supreme Court won’t reconsider ruling decriminalizing simple drug possession
UPDATED: Wed., April 21, 2021
That Washington Supreme Court has declined to reconsider its ruling that effectively decriminalized possession of small amounts of drugs, leaving the question of the statute's future up to state legislators working on a short timeline.
Medical Examiner finds man who officer fired at Saturday died by suicide
UPDATED: Wed., April 21, 2021
The Spokane County medical examiner has determined a man killed Saturday in connection to a police shooting, Vadim Grishchuk, 38, died by a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Legislature OKs bill easing decertification of police
UPDATED: Wed., April 21, 2021
A measure described as the teeth of the Washington state Legislature’s ambitious police accountability agenda is headed to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk.
Pasco man, alleged cartel organizer, gets 26-year federal prison sentence on drug charges
UPDATED: Wed., April 21, 2021
Reynaldo P. Munoz pleaded guilty in August 2019 to four criminal counts, including conspiracy to distribute the drugs and multiple money laundering charges. At a sentencing hearing in a Richland courtroom Tuesday, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Edward F. Shea found that Munoz was the leader of a cell of the Sinaloa cartel, a drug trafficking organization based in Mexico. Munoz disputed that finding.
Washington House passes capital gains tax, the furthest such a proposal has ever gotten in the state
UPDATED: Wed., April 21, 2021
The bill passed 52-46 after a nearly five-hour debate late Tuesday and a two hour debate Wednesday on the bill. Five Democrats voted against it.
Eastern Washington, Whitworth universities enlist search committees for new presidents
UPDATED: Wed., April 21, 2021
The boards of trustees for Eastern Washington and Whitworth universities are moving forward in the search for the next full-time leaders of their institutions.
Failed governor candidate Loren Culp to run for U.S. House
UPDATED: Wed., April 21, 2021
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp will challenge U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, a fellow Republican, in next year’s primary after Newhouse was one of 10 members of the House GOP who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump.
Firefighters, motorcyclist, helicopter deployed to rescue injured hiker in Liberty Lake Regional Park
UPDATED: Wed., April 21, 2021
When a woman who had hiked more than 3 miles into Liberty Lake Regional Park was injured in a fall Tuesday and responders could not reach her by four-wheeler, local firefighters got creative, according to the Spokane Valley Fire Department.
Deputies searching for suspect in Spokane Valley bank robbery
UPDATED: Wed., April 21, 2021
Spokane Valley deputies are investigating a robbery at a Banner Bank and searching for a suspect they believe to be a shorter man with two full sleeves of tattoos, according to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Woodward to Spokane: I’m getting vaccinated and you should, too
UPDATED: Thu., April 22, 2021
Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward wasted little time scheduling an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine once she became eligible.
Welcome to the fourth wave: Vaccines not outpacing infections yet
UPDATED: Wed., April 21, 2021
Health officials said the fourth wave of COVID-19 activity in the state has begun, with increasing cases and hospitalizations in predominantly young adults statewide.
Spokane School Board signals support for downtown stadium, but delays final vote
UPDATED: Thu., April 22, 2021
The controversial question of where to build a new sports stadium in Spokane is going into overtime.
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