Spokane WA

Rain-slick pavement, gusty winds and pockets of fog could complicate travel across eastern Washington as Spokane enters an unsettled November stretch. Temperatures could drop to just 35 degrees by early Monday, bringing a colder reminder that winter is approaching.

For law enforcement officers across Washington and beyond, the shooting of two Spokane County deputies has been a stark reminder of the dangers behind every 911 call. "We all go to work expecting to come home, not expecting something really, really bad to happen. When it does happen, it's a real wake-up call," said former King County Sheriff and KING 5 law enforcement analyst John Urquhart. "Police work is a big family, and we look at that family, and we look at what happened and it hits hard."

A Washington-based nonprofit that worked to help asylum-seeking refugees will no longer exist at the end of the year. Thrive International, which was founded in Spokane in 2021 and later expanded its work to Western Washington in Tacoma, formally announced this month it is ending operations as a result of its receivership case, filed in March of this year in Pierce County Superior Court. Thrive provided transitional housing for refugee and immigrant families. In the Nov. 4 announcement, Thrive s

An early morning shooting on November 2, 2026, resulted in the death of 26-year-old Rashad McGuffey on Spokane's South Hill. Following an investigation by the Major Crimes Unit and tactical intervention by the SWAT team, 25-year-old Modesto R. Briggs was apprehended and charged with second-degree murder. Briggs, a convicted felon with a violent criminal history, remains held on a $2 million bond after pleading not guilty to charges stemming from what authorities describe as an ongoing personal d

SPOKANE, Wash - Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown has ordered the lowering of all city flags to half-staff to honor the Spokane County Sheriff's deputies shot this week near Spangle.

Thrive International, the nonprofit that has housed hundreds of refugee and immigrant families in Tacoma and Spokane, announced on Nov. 4 that it is shutting down for good. The closure follows a punishing arbitration ruling, a stalled property purchase in Tacoma, and mounting financial strain that left the organization unable to keep its doors open.

SEATTLE — The two Spokane County sheriff's deputies who died after being shot while trying to rescue a possible hostage during a domestic violence shooting in South Spokane County have been identified. Deputy Mason Acheson and Deputy Parker Perry were both critically wounded after responding to the home in...

The Oregon Ducks were far from perfect, but they still managed to take care of business at home against the Eastern Washington Eagles, winning 98-71 to improve to 2-0 on the season. Wei Lin took over in the second half and wound up leading the Ducks with 20 points off the bench on 7-of-9 shooting from the field with a trio of triples. He added four assists and a career-high three steals in the win, stepping up in the absence of Tyrone Riley IV , who is set to miss time with an injury. Four Ducks

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — This week, manufacturing company 3M agreed to pay more than $7 billion to people who became sick from PFAS-contaminated water. The company did not admit liability for the contamination in the agreement.

New Mexico State Aggies (1-0) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (1-0) BOTTOM LINE: No. 15 Gonzaga hosts New Mexico State after Davis Fogle scored 22 points in Gonzaga's 78-72 win over the Purdue Boilermakers. Gonzaga went 14-0 at home a season ago while going 31-4 overall. The Bulldogs averaged 84.3 points per...