Spokane WA

SPOKANE, Wash — A Georgia jury found Colin Gray guilty on all 27 charges against him in connection with the September 2024 mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Prosecutors say Gray’s 14-year-old son, Colt Gray, shot and killed two students and two teachers and wounded nine...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – A 79-year-old man in Spokane County custody, charged with attempting to kill his wife, appeared in court Tuesday from his jail bed via Zoom. Richard Anthony faces charges of first-degree attempted murder. According to court documents, his wife reported that they were sitting in their recliners...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Lincoln County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) said a Sprague resident found a dead woman in his backyard Tuesday morning and reported it. Sheriff's deputies identified the body as the missing 26-year-old Aspen Valdez. LCSO has not established how and when Valdez died. The Lincoln County Medical Examiner...

The Seattle and Spokane metro areas have some of the country's safest roadways, according to StreetLight Data's new "U.S. Safe Streets Index." Why it matters: Road safety affects everyone — whether they're driving, biking, walking or using public transit. By the numbers: The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area ranked...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — A 32-year-old woman was arrested for DUI after crashing her SUV into two parked vehicles Monday night while allegedly impaired by over-the-counter cold medication, according to the Spokane Valley Sheriff's Office.

Spokane City Council passed a slew of controversial ordinances last night: they banned the sale of kratom citywide, created immigration enforcement free zones on city property, prohibited leasing private property for detention centers, and decided to start meeting on Wednesday nights starting this July. Newport lost...

SPOKANE, Wash. – Deputies from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), with assistance from multiple Good Samaritans, arrested a 42-year-old driver after they crashed through a fence, hit two cars and struck a power pole, before fleeing the scene on foot. The incident occurred on Monday around 10:55...

GRANT COUNTY, Wash. - Detectives with the Grant County Sheriff's Office are asking the public for any information they may have about a 2011 homicide victim who was recently identified through DNA testing. 39-year-old Jorgé Palayo-Rodriguez of Othello was found shot dead near the Potholes Reservoir on November 23,...

SPOKANE, Wash. — More than 16 businesses are fighting back against the city’s plan to rebuild Spokane Falls Boulevard. The businesses sent a letter to city officials opposing the reconstruction of the busy street from Lincoln to Division. This section includes access to River Park Square, Riverfront Park and the...

Late into the evening of March 2, the Spokane City Council passedtwo ordinances seeking to limit federal immigration enforcement overreach. The next morning, a plainclothes officer with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) entered City Hall asking for a copy of the “Immigration Enforcement Free Zones”...