Spokane WA

Spokane, Wash. — A fire inside a high-rise at 242 W. Riverside led to a shelter-in-place order as crews worked to clear smoke from the building. The fire started on the second floor. A tenant said she saw sparks coming from a wall before the fire. Firefighters found heavy...

With a potentially sizzling summer on the horizon, the Spokane City Council is considering an ordinance aimed at keeping residents cool that would be the first of its kind in the region. On May 18, the City Council will hold its first reading and take public comment on a new...

The John Monaghan Statue in downtown Spokane has been removed following a vote by the city council last year. It is said to be moved to the Monaghan mausoleum in Fairmount Memorial Park.

Creating an event as integral to Spokane’s spring as the Lilac Bloomsday Run takes a village of people donating their time, money and experience, but the idea for the 12-kilometer road race came from just one man: Don Kardong. Before Bloomsday was ever a thought, Kardong was a young...

WASHINGTON, USA — Travelers and commuters between Spokane and Tri-Cities will soon have another option for reaching their destinations thanks to a new regional, intercity bus route. Travel Washington Intercity Bus will launch the Wheat Line on Friday, May 1, connecting the cities of Pasco, Eltopia, Connell, Othello, Moses...

Lake and Elk in August 2023, neighbors in the River Run neighborhood near Spokane Falls Community College had already started figuring out how they could legally thin the trees that run along the edges of their backyards down to the shoreline. About 30 of the roughly 200 homes in the...

UPDATE: April 29, 2026 at 3:42 p.m. The Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) shared an update reporting that the strucutre fire in the area of North University Road and East Springfield Avenue had been knocked down, and crews managed to contain it before the blaze spread to any other structures.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane police arrested a hospice facility caregiver Tuesday on charges she stole debit cards from dying patients and their visiting family members to buy lottery tickets. Leena Anderson faces charges of second-degree identity theft, possession of stolen property and money laundering in connection with thefts at...

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SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Spokane Valley is getting a new ice rink!. The Spokane Valley City Council voted 6-1 to approve the construction of a $44 million ice rink next to Sullivan Park. The 65,000-square-foot complex will also include a hotel and a commercial building. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Spokane Valley...