Spokane County under air quality alert
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Ecology and Spokane Clean Air have extended the Air Quality Alert until further notice due to increased regional smoke and haze.
East Valley School Board approves $220M bond for February ballot
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – The East Valley School District Board of Directors has decided to place a $220 million bond on the February 2026 ballot, aiming to replace aging school infrastructure. The district announced their plans for the bond in a press release in June. The bond will fund...
Report shows Spokane park bathrooms need major renovations
SPOKANE, Wash. — If you visit one of Spokane's 87 parks with your family, you might notice m…
ICSOP challenges Spokane coverage in water surcharge lawsuits
A heavyweight insurer is asking a federal court to let it off the hook for covering Spokane in two headline-grabbing lawsuits over city water surcharges. On Aug. 28, the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (ICSOP) filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, seeking a...
Today’s Headlines: School restarts with phone bans, measles warnings and northeastern WA fires
Hospitals restrict visits with suspected measles cases. Mount Carmel Hospital in Colville has restricted visitations to minors after potential measles cases in Stevens County. Mike Barsotti, Providence’s chief administrative officer for children’s services, said the hospital has been notified a child in Stevens...
Spokane River in crisis as wildlife habitats dry up
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane River is struggling through another challenging summer as dropping water levels expose critical fish habitat. Large sections of the river completely dried out last week.
Spokane SWAT ends standoff, arresting armed man on domestic violence charges
SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Police Department (SPD) says a man was arrested for several domestic violence (DV) charges following a SWAT standoff. Police say they responded to a domestic violence call in the area of the 7000 block of north Wiscomb on Sunday, around 11:30 a.m. Officers say the...
Jennifer’s View: Horses of the heart
Many of us have a motif that appears repeatedly in our lives. Mine were horses. As a kid, I was so horse crazy, I whinnied when I came to breakfast. But Dad put his foot down when I requested a horse.No horse for Jennifer.... So, by the time I was...
Kids invited to design official KREM Cares Tom’s Turkey Drive t-shirt for 2025
SPOKANE, Wash. — It’s time to celebrate fall and support local families with one of our favorite traditions: the KREM Cares Tom’s Turkey Drive T-Shirt Contest! Kids under 18 are invited to design a special KREM Cares Tom’s Turkey Drive logo, and the winning artwork could appear on this year’s official t-shirt.
Major construction to begin on Spokane’s South Hill and continue through October
SPOKANE, Wash. — You might want to leave a few extra minutes early for work Tuesday morning if your commute takes you through Spokane's South Hill, where a major road construction project is set to begin.
