Fire relief donations overflow in Spokane Valley as organizations redirect excess support
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Since the Spokane area fires, Partners says it has received a year's worth of donations in just six weeks. That abundance of support has enabled the organization to serve around 400 fire survivors so far, but it has also created an opportunity to help other organizations like the YWCA and the do
Car crashes into Spokane Housing Authority building on Tuesday night
SPOKANE, Wash. - A car overturned on Tuesday night after crashing into Spokane Housing Authority. Authorities on scene told NonStop Local that Washington State Patrol attempted a traffic stop for a speeding vehicle, and the car then fled the scene. The car collided with another car on Indiana St and...
Water leak leads to sickeningly unimaginable scene as last moments of girl, 8, laid...
A severely disabled child was left home alone while her mother went to work. When the downstairs neighbors noticed a water leak, they called 911.
Spokane County weighs tax increases, public hearing set for October 6
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - Spokane County leaders were weighing several ways to bring in more money for 2027 as costs continued to climb. County commissioners could choose a 1 percent property tax increase by vote. The county was also considering a 0.1 percent criminal justice-related sales tax and other revenue options.
Water leak leads firefighters to break into Washington apartment and find 8-year-old girl lifeless...
Travionna Johnson left her disabled child alone in the apartment to go to work. BY: KREM 2 NEWS/YOUTUBE A mom from Spokane, Washington, is facing first- and second-degree manslaughter and abandonment of a dependent person charges after a water leak led firefighters to discover her disabled daughter deceased and floatin
Washington man sentenced for role in fentanyl deaths of two men in Skagway
SKAGWAY, Alaska (KTUU) - A Washington man was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for distributing fentanyl in Skagway, resulting in two deaths in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Jacob Cotton, 35, of Spokane, Wash., was convicted on charges of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and distribution...
‘My daughter is traumatized,’ mother of two children pleads for kidnapping suspect to remain...
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- Morgan Lee Nelson, 40, was arrested for trying to kidnap two kids aged seven and one from in front of their home on Monday. She went before a judge this afternoon, and her bail was set at $150,000.
18-year-old killed in motorcycle crash in Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. - An 18-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash at the intersection of North Ash Street and West Courtland Avenue Sunday evening, according to the Spokane Police Department. SPD responded around 8:40 p.m. to the crash after multiple 911 calls. Despite performing life-saving measures, the 18-year-old died a
Spokane Community College students say bridge work is delaying commutes
Spokane, Wash. — Students at Spokane Community College said construction tied to the Greene Street Bridge was making it harder to get to campus and find parking. The work around campus added time to some commutes and changed how students could park at the school. NonStop Local spoke with students about how those change
Spokane author Leyna Krow wins 2026 WA State Book Award for fiction
Spokane author Leyna Krow won the Washington State Book Award in the fiction category last week. Her 2025 book “Sinkhole, and Other Inexplicable Voids” is a collection of speculative stories about a changing climate. Spokane Public Radio's Audrey Nelson sat down with Krow to learn more about her...

















