As Jeanine Kusel cleans up Spokane’s public litter eyesores, she hopes to inspire others...
Jeanine Kusel is cleaning up Spokane, one bag of trash at a time. The 36-year-old mom to three daughters (and a surplus of pets), takes to the streets, roads and parking lots each week to tidy up trash-ridden areas around town. Looking back on her childhood, Kusel recalls seeing the...
Spokane Police warn of new scam targeting families of defendants awaiting trial
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Police in Spokane are warning people who may have family members awaiting trial of a new scam circling around.
Spokane boiler inspections move to state agency July 1
SPOKANE, Wash. — The City of Spokane announced that its Boiler Inspection Program will shift to the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries on July 1. The change affects contractors, property managers, building owners, boiler operators and others who use the city’s boiler inspection services. The city reporte
Former Spokane County deputy found ‘not guilty’ to all charges, eligible for reimbursement
UPDATE: June 24, 2026 12:12 p.m. The jury found former Spokane County sheriff's deputy Clay Hilton "not guilty" of second-degree assault and false swearing. It also found Hilton eligible for reimbursement. After the verdict was announced, members of the law enforcement family in attendance cried, exchanged fist bumps a
Fire district corrects Spokane emergency management official about cause of Upriver Fire
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- Spokane County Fire District 9 is clarifying information on the Upriver Fire, following comments made during a public meeting.
Wild Haven Animal Experience offers otter encounters in Medical Lake
MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. — A Medical Lake educational facility is giving the public a rare chance to interact up close with baby otters, capybaras and African crested porcupines through a series of small-group, hands-on animal experiences.
Red Flag warning issued for Spokane area and Central Washington
WASHINGTON — The National Weather Service in Spokane issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of Central and Eastern Washington from 11 a.m. Wednesday through 9 p.m. Thursday due to warm, windy and dry conditions. The warning covers the Colville Reservation, Okanogan Valley, foothills of the Central Washington Cascades,...
House fire at Five Mile Prairie started from dryer, Spokane firefighters say
SPOKANE, Wash. – A house fire on Five Mile Prairie started in a dryer on Wednesday morning and was extinguished quickly, according to Spokane Fire Department firefighters at the scene. They said the fire was reported around 5:30 a.m., the department said. A mother living at the house noticed...
Faith communities step up as Red Cross shelters during Spokane’s Upriver Fire
The Red Cross started looking for a partner to host an evacuation center June 16, after the Upriver Fire prompted around 1,500 evacuations east of Spokane. Evacuations for the Upriver Fire began on June 16 and lasted three days. The Department of Natural Resources later said the fire burned 213 acres and destroyed 14 h
UT: IRON FIRE: TOWN STILL STANDS, EVACUATIONS CONTINUE
Eureka residents likely to remain evacuated until at least Wednesday due to 31,000-acre Iron Fire. COPYRIGHT 2026 BY KXLY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.

















