Spokane WA

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - Spokane County leaders were weighing several ways to bring in more money for 2027 as costs continued to climb. County commissioners could choose a 1 percent property tax increase by vote. The county was also considering a 0.1 percent criminal justice-related sales tax and other revenue options.

Travionna Johnson left her disabled child alone in the apartment to go to work. BY: KREM 2 NEWS/YOUTUBE A mom from Spokane, Washington, is facing first- and second-degree manslaughter and abandonment of a dependent person charges after a water leak led firefighters to discover her disabled daughter deceased and floatin

SKAGWAY, Alaska (KTUU) - A Washington man was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for distributing fentanyl in Skagway, resulting in two deaths in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Jacob Cotton, 35, of Spokane, Wash., was convicted on charges of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and distribution...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- Morgan Lee Nelson, 40, was arrested for trying to kidnap two kids aged seven and one from in front of their home on Monday. She went before a judge this afternoon, and her bail was set at $150,000.

SPOKANE, Wash. - An 18-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash at the intersection of North Ash Street and West Courtland Avenue Sunday evening, according to the Spokane Police Department. SPD responded around 8:40 p.m. to the crash after multiple 911 calls. Despite performing life-saving measures, the 18-year-old died a

Spokane, Wash. — Students at Spokane Community College said construction tied to the Greene Street Bridge was making it harder to get to campus and find parking. The work around campus added time to some commutes and changed how students could park at the school. NonStop Local spoke with students about how those change

Spokane author Leyna Krow won the Washington State Book Award in the fiction category last week. Her 2025 book “Sinkhole, and Other Inexplicable Voids” is a collection of speculative stories about a changing climate. Spokane Public Radio's Audrey Nelson sat down with Krow to learn more about her...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane City Council is set to take up three proposals tied to inclement weather beds, including new funding, expanded services and a contract update. All three items are tentatively scheduled for the council meeting on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026. One proposal calls for a new contract...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A man accused of crashing his car several times downtown Spokane, causing thousands of dollars of damage, before law enforcement arrested him on Sept. 16. According to court documents, 22-year-old Drake Weems was drunk driving when he crashed into two cars, a parking pole and an ATM Wednesday evening.

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. – An Airway Heights delivery company that worked for Amazon is permanently closing, leaving 109 delivery drivers without a job. In paperwork filed on September 15, the company, 2 EZY LLC, said its entire operation was closing and all employees were being laid off. “The entire...