Spokane WA

Rising gas prices in Washington State are affecting local transportation and volunteer services. Gas prices have increased by 50 cents in the past month, now averaging $4.49 a gallon. This is well above the national average of $3.32 a gallon, placing Washington behind only California for the highest gas prices.

Spokane, WASH. -- Nicholas Adams, 37, was sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of court supervision for his role in running a commercial pill press operation out of his home in the Hillyard neighborhood.

A parade of fronts will be swinging through the Inland Northwest in the coming days with varying impacts. The first front on Friday morning will bring little change to the Inland Northwest with showers falling apart just east of the Cascades. The next front on Friday night will hold showers...

The Gonzaga University Student Body Association is seeing a surplus in club funding after making changes to prevent running out of money too quickly in the school year. In February 2024, Gonzaga University’s Student Body Association spent its entire club funding budget three months before the end of the year. Due to...

Senior year is filled with so many exciting activities, sports events and class-wide gatherings that fulfill the last year seniors have together. With this, many have started to focus on where they are headed post-graduation. After a survey was sent out to all LSHS seniors, 66% of all responses received...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- A Spokane Valley mother whose toddler overdosed on fentanyl has been given suspended jail time and credit for time served.

A national roadway safety study ranks Spokane and the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro among the safest large metro areas in the United States.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Seattle, Washington – A familiar mid-March weather pattern may settle across Washington state as the second half of the month approaches, bringing the kind of shifting skies and periodic rain often seen...

HAUSER, Idaho — The Idaho Transportation Department has resumed construction on the Pleasant View Road Interchange on State Highway 53. This project, which paused for the winter, is expected to open for traffic later this summer. Drivers will see changes in accessing SH-53 as new connections to the north...

Dave Upthegrove, the Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands, got his start as an environmental activist as a college student. Now, he helps manage the state’s public lands and leads the Department of Natural Resources; last week, he shared his environmental work, values and challenges with students at Gonzaga...