Waikiki Springs Nature Preserve restoration project removes decades of gravel to restore river flow
SPOKANE, Wash. — Waikiki Springs Nature Preserve, one of the area's most popular trails, is currently closed as the Inland Northwest Land Conservancy undertakes a major restoration project to undo decades of environmental damage and restore the natural flow of the Little Spokane River.
Thorpe land at center of development controversy could now become a park — if...
The Washington State Board of Natural Resources approved the transfer of the 199-acre Thorpe property in Spokane to the City of Spokane for recreation and conservation, potentially keeping the land in public ownership. Nearly 200 acres of land in Spokane that were once at the center of a controversial proposed...
Cool day ahead with a break from showers
Cool and showery days are ahead through Labor Day Weekend as temperatures stay below normal for early September.
Stuffed on the Bluff sows seeds for a new Spokane Labor Day food fest
For more than four decades, Pig Out in the Park marked the bittersweet end of Spokane summers. The annual foodie event took over Riverfront Park for six days around Labor Day weekend with dozens of food vendors and live music drawing crowds. After longtime Pig Out organizer Bill Burke announced...
Spokane tackles toxic fire runoff with wattle bags and drain filters
SPOKANE, Wash. — As rain continues in the forecast, Spokane city officials are taking action to prevent toxic runoff from fire-damaged properties from contaminating the city's storm drain system and groundwater.
Tire flies off moving car on Highway 395, strikes Deer Park woman
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — A Deer Park barista was sent to recover in a local Intensive Care Unit after a tire flew off of a moving car and hit her outside a drive-up coffee stand on Tuesday. NonStop Local spoke with staff at Rozy’s in Deer Park, the coffee...
Spokane search warrants lead to drug arrests and gun seizures
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Valley Investigative Unit reported that a months-long drug investigation led to arrests at two Spokane homes and the seizure of suspected fentanyl, guns, a suppressor and a vehicle. Investigators said they developed probable cause to charge 45-year-old Ryan L. Patterson with three counts of
Car loses tire on highway and strikes, seriously injures Eastern Washington coffee stand employee...
A Deer Park coffee stand employee broke her femur and pelvis after a wheel dislodged from a car traveling on U.S. Highway 395, rolled off the road and struck her while she was working outside the business Tuesday morning. A 2005 Honda Pilot was heading south on the highway about...
Two more fires started during Spokane Firestorm; How hundreds of homes avoided disaster
SPOKANE, Wash -- On the day of the Spokane Area Fires, first responders were stretched thin across three massive fires. And as crews battled one of the worst natural disasters in state history, quick thinking from police and bystanders saved hundreds of more homes near Downriver Golf Course.
Colville’s FarmJam has established itself as the Inland Northwest’s homegrown country music fest
Labor Day weekend is a traditionally busy musical weekend in Washington state. Plenty of indie-leaning music fans flock to the Emerald City to attend Bumbershoot at Seattle Center. Others make the trek to the center of the state to catch Dave Matthews Band’s annual residency at The Gorge. But for Inland Northwest count
