Spokane WA

SPOKANE — The Spokane Transit Authority Board of Directors postponed a decision Thursday on when to ask voters to renew a sales tax that funds public transportation, with some members expressing concern about potential competition from other tax measures. The board is weighing whether to place the renewal on...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Valley community members gathered for a vigil for a teen who was shot and killed last week. More than 100 people gathered at the intersection of 16th and Union in Spokane Valley to remember the life of 17-year-old Lewis and Clark High School student Carter Cochran.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Dupree L. Meadows, 57, was sentenced to 195 months in prison Thursday for dousing a man with gasoline and setting him on fire in a downtown Spokane viaduct. A jury found Meadows guilty of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon last month. Judge Julie McKay also sentenced him to 36 months of community custody and ordered no contact with the victim...

PEND OREILLE COUNTY, Wash. — A new Washington law that establishes certain criteria, like a mandatory background check and experience requirements, to be a sheriff or police chief, is getting pushback from the very people it applies to. In court on Thursday, four eastern Washington sheriffs from Spokane, Pend...

This past Saturday, when the residents of DeSmet Hall — one of Gonzaga University’s oldest buildings — gathered for their annual photo, they marked the 100th anniversary of a long-standing tradition that connects Zags across decades, displaying the community and fellowship that have been synonymous with the residence hall.

This week on Inland Journal... Members of Spokane’s Safe and Healthy Task Force have been researching potential solutions to the community’s difficult public safety and public health issues. Today, we talk with two of its members, Dr. Melissa Mace and Chud Wendle, to hear about what they’re learning and what they might recommend.

With Washington gas prices spiking to over $5 per gallon this month, some Gonzaga University professors and students are raising concerns about how long drivers in Spokane and across the state will continue to feel the effects of fuel that costs over a dollar more than it did at this time last year.

SPOKANE, Wash. — If you have been receiving calls from a robotic caller saying it's ALERT Spokane and think it's a scam, it's not!. KREM 2 received reports of this number calling people in Spokane and leaving voicemails, asking to validate the correct phone number for their phones. Melanie...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The man found guilty of setting another man on fire in downtown Spokane will serve more than 16 years in prison. Spokane County Judge Julie McKay sentenced Dupree L. Meadows, 57, to 195 months Thursday, also giving him 36 months of community custody and ordering Meadows not to have contact with the victim for life.

As the Inland Northwest braces for another hot summer, the shade of a mature tree is more than just a backyard luxury; it’s a public health necessity. For Justyce Brant, the Urban Forestry program director at The Lands Council, the mission is simple but massive: get 1,500 trees in the ground every year until the city doesn’t feel like a frying pan.