Becca Program struggles to serve vulnerable teens after funding cuts
SPOKANE, Wash. — A program designed to support some of the most vulnerable teenagers in the community faces an uncertain future after losing around 70% of its funding last year. The Becca Program, which operates from the Spokane County Juvenile Justice Center, helps protect children who are putting themselves...
Spokane native earns top honors from Navy boot camp
ILLINOIS, USA — A Spokane native has graduated as the top sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) on April 16, 2026. Seaman Abigail Treffry, 25, said the recognition marked a turning point after a period in her life where direction had...
Spokane Night Market and Street Fair returns May 8
SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane's Night Market and Street Fair returns to downtown for its sixth year starting May 8. Hosted by The Wavy Bunch, this year's market theme is “Fairy & Fable." Visitors to the market at the South Landing of the University-District Gateway Bridge can enjoy more than 50 independent makers and small businesses.
TALAT: FLOODWATERS SWALLOW UP SCHOOL CAFETERIA
Shocking video shows surging floodwaters swallow up a school cafeteria! Today in TALAT!. COPYRIGHT 2026 BY KXLY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
Spokane County launches new emergency alert system following cyber attack
SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane County Emergency Management has launched a new mass notification system after the previous provider suffered irreparable damage from a cyber attack. The relaunched ALERT Spokane system, powered by Regroup Mass Notification technology, replaces CodeRED and delivers real-time alerts during emergencies through text messages, email, mobile app alerts and voice calls.
Air Force expanding PFAS testing, drinking water filtration near Fairchild AFB
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. — The United States Air Force announced Tuesday it is expanding drinking water testing around Fairchild Air Force Base and will install more in‑home water filters this fall to help address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination affecting some West Plains residents. Air...
Spokane’s Comstock neighborhood home to newest decorative crosswalk
SPOKANE, Wash - A crosswalk in Spokane's Comstock neighborhood has come to life for spring, with the addition of the newest decorative crosswalk.
14-year-old watched couple withhold food from her feeding tube and refuse the ’round-the-clock’ care...
A California couple is accused of neglecting and starving a developmentally disabled girl to death who required "round-the-clock" care and was on a feeding tube, police say. The post 14-year-old watched couple withhold food from her feeding tube and refuse the 'round-the-clock' care that would keep her alive: Police first appeared on Law & Crime .
Spokane Valley drivers face lane cuts on Trent for rail project
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Lane reductions started at Pines and Trent in Spokane Valley as crews rerouted traffic for a rail project in the area. Trent Avenue was reduced to one lane in each direction. The work was part of a larger project meant to eliminate train wait times in that area.
Idaho Highway Injury Crash Reported Between a FedEx Truck and Semi Truck
Two truck drivers were injured in a collision in Northern Idaho on April 20th, the crash involved a delivery truck from Washington and a semi-truck from Idaho.
