Rain, wind and scattered storms headline an active weather day across the Inland Northwest
After a calm and mild middle of September, a cold front is ushering in a day of active weather on Friday. The front itself will bring a band of brief but widespread showers across the region throughout the morning. Behind the front, the atmosphere destabilizes opening the door for thunderstorms....
Philip Ragland Jr. pleads not guilty in Spokane Valley scooter death
SPOKANE, Wash. - Philip Ragland Jr. entered a not guilty plea in Spokane County court as he faced a vehicular homicide charge tied to a deadly scooter crash. Deputies said the crash happened in mid-September near the 100 block of South Flora in Spokane Valley. They said Philip Ragland Jr. was driving a Tesla when he hi
New clinic opens in Spokane to aid children facing mental health disorders
SPOKANE, Wash. — A new therapy center to aid mental health in children and families opened on Thursday, September 24th, 2026, on North Washington Street in Spokane. One in five children experienced mental health disorders every year, and roughly 40 to 60 percent of those children never recieve treatment.
Former Wenatchee CEO ordered to pay $24 million, serve prison time for embezzlement
SPOKANE, Wash - A federal judge in Spokane sentenced a former Washington health care CEO to four years in prison for a $30 million embezzlement scheme.
30-year-old man killed in torch explosion inside car
A 30-year-old man died after an explosion inside his vehicle last week in the Chief Garry Park Neighborhood. Matthew Woodford's cause and manner of death are pending, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office. Spokane fire and police personnel responded about 1 p.m. Sept. 17 to the explosion at...
Get nerdy over beans at Spokane’s new Craft Coffee Day on Sept. 26
Coffee is part of many people’s morning rituals, but not many dive deeper than a drink spruced up with cream and flavored syrup. “The same way with craft beer or wine or whatever that you get into, you start really appreciating like, ‘Wow, there’s a lot more to coffee than just covering it up with milk and sugar,’” say
Spokane’s Teleport Block Party brings local businesses together
On Saturday, Broadway Avenue was beaming with Spokane pride and vintage finds. The sun was shining brightly on booths filled with second hand clothes, handmade jewelry, baked goods, and more; all from local businesses. The fifth annual Teleport Block Party was hosted by Teleport Vintage & Co., a vintage store...
Pedestrian killed in Spokane County crash, sheriff’s office reports
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - The Spokane County Sheriff's Office reports that a woman died following a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash at the intersection of North Guinevere Drive and East Percival Avenue Thursday morning. Deputies were called to the intersection just before 8 a.m. for reports of an injury collision. Upon...
7-Year-Old Falls Ill at Home, Dies Hours Later in Heartbreaking Turn
“One moment he is here, and the next we are trying to figure out how to say goodbye,” said the family of Evan Leeper
11,000 Washington residents to lose Medicaid coverage under new federal law
SPOKANE, Wash. — Hundreds of caregivers gathered in Spokane on Thursday to protest changes to Medicaid that will strip healthcare coverage from thousands of Washington residents beginning next month.
