Spokane WA

On Nov. 23, 1976, the Spokane Police Department received a note, handwritten by some person or group calling themselves “Omega” and addressed simply to the “Citizens of Spokane.”. Omega claimed they’d acquired 100 pounds of radioactive material, now split across 10 discrete containers and secreted around the...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- Look for the helpers! Spokane County firefighters helped an elderly couple shovel snow from their driveway while responding to a medical call.

UPDATE: January 6 at 2:35 p.m. The Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the name of the woman who was hit and killed by a school bus Monday evening in Fairwood. The pedestrian's name was confirmed to be Eva Allen. She was 20 years old. UPDATE: January 6 at 9:27...

SPOKANE, Wash. – The annual Spokane Point in Time Count is set to take place at the end of January. This event helps the city identify the size of the homeless population within Spokane County. Despite its importance, the city acknowledges that the count is not entirely accurate. John...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A dangerous snow squall is moving through west-central Spokane County Wednesday evening, prompting a warning from the National Weather Service.

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. — Washington state lawmakers are moving to establish the first regulations governing automated license plate readers after reports surfaced that immigration agents have been accessing camera networks across the country.

UPDATE: January 7 at 6:05 p.m. Ronnie Schlabs, director of SCRAPS, provided an update on the confirmed cases of canine parvovirus at the animal protection agency. SCRAPS has announced that if conditions improve, the agency plans to reopen on January 14, following a two-week monitoring period. The agency previously...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – The ongoing DUI case of John Emory Lassey, a Spokane Valley resident accused of hitting a child while driving drunk in his neighborhood, has brought attention to a significant statewide issue: a backlog in DUI blood test results. In the fall, the Washington State Patrol...

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) unveiled a new permanent addition to its sculpture collection on Wednesday morning, calling the donation a "landmark gift for Spokane" in a press release. The Deborah Butterfield piece, named "Untitled" and depicting a horse, was originally constructed...

SPOKANE Wash.-- Gas prices are down nearly six cents per gallon across Washington this week.