Spokane WA

As the bell tolls at 11:15 am on the first Friday of the new school year, hundreds of students flood into Ferris High School’s cafeteria. With around six free meal options to choose from, kids of all grades file into respective lines for what they’re hankering for — be it that day’s special of toasted cheese sandwiches

As the Inland Northwest continues to pick up the pieces left behind by the Spokane Complex fires, the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, has hit a milestone in its hazardous material cleanup effort. On Sept. 1, the EPA announced its approximately 250 personnel in Spokane are more than halfway done with the hazard

SPOKANE COUNTY, WA— A 33-year-old man was arrested and suspected cocaine was seized during an ongoing drug investigation in Spokane County, authorities said. The Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement & Narcotics Task Force, known as RAVEN, served search warrants

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane City Council says it passed a 5-2 emergency ordinance during Monday’s legislative session to protect some income-eligible tenants affected by the Spokane Complex Fires from eviction if they cannot pay rent. Council members say the measure is sponsored by Kitty Klitzke, Sarah Dixit and...

SPOKANE, Wash. – All charges have been dismissed against 78-year-old John Bligh, who was arrested for striking and killing a pedestrian with his car on September 1 in Spokane, after officials reported that Bligh died, according to court documents. Spokane County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Edwards filed the moti

CHENEY, Wash. – An investigation was launched on Wednesday after a shooting incident resulted in the death of one individual, according to the Cheney Police Department (CPD). Emergency personnel were initially dispatched to an apartment in Cheney, following at least one call to 911 reporting that a shooting had...

Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System announced Tuesday that it is laying off 138 employees across the state. The separations are expected to begin on Oct. 27, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing. The notice said “changing business needs” are behind the decision to close the follow

When playwrights craft a story, they’re often building around a character. Someone they’ve created with clear goals and ambitions who will drive the story. The setting, supporting characters and arising conflicts come later as this central being is fleshed out on the page. Though it’s a common way to write a play, it’s

Medical Lake Mayor Terri Cooper recalls that a little more than a month after the Gray and Oregon Road fires destroyed hundreds of homes in 2023, the relief agencies that were so helpful getting people food, clothes, gift cards and other immediate help had all wrapped up their temporary work.

Two Buddhist groups have been part of the fire recovery work in Spokane since three fires, known as the Spokane Complex Wildfire, destroyed 921 structures and burned about 9,900 acres in early August. Tzu Chi USA — a 60-year-old international humanitarian nonprofit — has sent about 40 volunteers to Spokane’s...