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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Washington — Snowflakes begin to thicken in the air this morning across the Inland Northwest, sticking to windshields and sidewalks as Winter Weather tightens its grip on Spokane. Roads look wet now, but...

In the fall of 1995, Brian Westmoreland volunteered on the Cheney Cowles Museum (now the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture) Historic Preservation Committee. As the group prepared for its 1996 Mother’s Day Home Tour in Spokane’s Lincoln Heights neighborhood, each committee member was assigned one or two prospective...

SPOKANE, Wash. – Firefighters responded to an early morning fire inside two parked truck trailers at Helena and Riverside. Spokane firefighters arrived at the scene around 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday to see visible flames coming out of the trailers. The intersection will be closed while firefighters put out the...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Construction has began on a new $10 million heart treatment center at Providence Sacred Heart.

The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival is marking its 50th anniversary this year. For almost 40 of those years, it’s stopped in Spokane. That’s mostly thanks to Paul Fish, an outdoor advocate who owned a local gear shop for nearly four decades. Every year for three nights, Fish and his friends showcase films...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Sunday at the Kennel was more than just a 35-point win for Gonzaga. It was …

COLBERT, Wash. – A weekend party at a foreclosed home in Colbert drew as many as 200 partygoers, neighbors report. SCSO confirmed with NonStop Local that two individuals at the party, including a Juvenile residing there, were charged with a misdemeanor for second-degree animal abuse due to poor living conditions...

After years as its most requested service, a local Latino-led nonprofit officially launched its long-awaited bilingual driving school. “We've been working really hard to come up with solutions and bridge those gaps so that more people can have access to driver's education, have knowledge and be licensed,” said...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — The Spokane County Commission appears set to approve an amendment to its interlocal agreement with the City of Spokane Valley and the Spokane County Sheriff. The City of Spokane Valley conducted a comprehensive police staffing study in 2023, which recommended increasing officer staffing levels...

CHENEY, Wash. – A nearly century-old train depot is preparing for its grand reopening after a decade-long effort saved it from demolition.