Spokane WA

Human remains believed to be of a resident who ignored evacuation warnings were found after the Upriver fire in Spokane, Washington. Human remains discovered Wednesday after the Upriver fire swept through a Spokane, Washington, neighborhood are believed to be those of a resident who had remained behind despite evacuati

The Moyer family, who lived in the Northwood Neighborhood for 20 years, lost their home and cherished musical instruments in the Upriver Fire, facing an uncertain future. For 20 years, the Moyer family called a property in the Northwood Neighborhood home. But after the Upriver Fire razed through the area, their house i

Gregg Olsen’s new book, By the River’s Edge (Thomas & Mercer), chronicles the killings of Yolanda Sapp, Nickie Lowe, and Kathy Brisbois, and a decades-long hunt for a serial killer in Washington. What is the first true-crime story you covered?. It was the story of Danny Stutzman; a...

SPOKANE, Wash. – Washington state’s law requiring law enforcement to remove face coverings could be affected by Department of Justice lawsuits against similar laws in Philadelphia and New York state. While the lawsuits do not target or mention Washington state’s law, the arguments made in lawsuits elsewhere would...

How long does it take to buy a house in Spokane in 2026?. During the height of the pandemic in 2022, the typical home took less than a month to go from listed to under contract, creating the fastest housing market in history. But since then, home prices and mortgage rates have climbed substantially, pricing out many wo

SPOKANE — Drivers looking for a way around the Maple Street Bridge closure won't have to wait much longer. The City of Spokane says construction on Maple and Walnut will be finished by the end of Thursday.

Welcome to CIVICS, where we break down the week’s municipal meetings throughout the Inland Northwest, so you can get involved and speak out about the issues you care about. Some things that stick out to us this week include:

SPOKANE, Wash. — The City of Spokane and Spokane Public Schools are partnering to launch a new pilot program to increase access to affordable, high-quality childcare for Spokane’s littlest learners. Through this pilot, the school district is initially making space available for programming at Balboa Elementary, Whitman

SPOKANE — Residents in Spokane's Northwood neighborhood spent Monday meeting with insurance agents and scrubbing flame retardant from their homes and vehicles, as cleanup from the Upriver Fire got underway.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane city leaders are asking the community for feedback on a proposed reconstruction project of Spokane Falls Boulevard, a corridor that has served the community for more than a century but now faces aging infrastructure and growing demands from pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.