Spokane WA

NINE MILE FALLS, Wash. – A Stevens County Sheriff’s deputy was shot during a gunfire exchange with a burglary suspect in Nine Mile Falls early Tuesday morning and is expected to make a full recovery, while the suspect later died from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Arbie Williams, convicted killer of Linda Strait, did not appear at another parole hearing earlier today, April 28. Williams was sentenced to serve 20 years to life in prison for murdering Strait in 1982, but wasn't convicted until two decades after the murder. He was already serving time for kidnapping and raping two eight-year-old girls when he was linked to...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Punk in Perry, a new free, all-ages punk/alt fest, will take place Saturday to benefit Spokane's Mutual Aid Survival Squad (MASS). MASS is a local group that provides home-cooked meals and supplies to individuals facing homelessness in Spokane. The group also works to help organize protests, community networking and distribute harm reduction items like Narcan.

The Inland Northwest is starting a warming trend which will bring high temperatures to well above average levels by the end of the week. Highs will be in the 60s Tuesday and Wednesday with 70s returning by Thursday. A few spotty showers and weak storms are possible Tuesday and Wednesday,...

SPOKANE, Wash. – A structure fire in the Hillyard area led to North Freya Street being closed down on Tuesday evening, according to the Spokane Fire Department (SFD). The incident was first reported around 3:52 p.m., with firefighters responding to a home in the 4700 block of North Freya Street. Upon arrival, crews discovered that the fire was burning in a detached garage structure...

An off-duty law enforcement officer witnessed an alleged drive-by shooting Sunday morning in north Spokane and followed the shooter's car until deputies pulled him and his passenger over, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office. The driver, 23-year-old Douglas M. Birdtail, and the passenger, 33-year-old Juan D. Grigsby, were booked...

SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane firefighters rescued a man in the Spokane River near E Sharp Ave and N South Riverton Ave after receiving a call about yells for help in the area. The yells were reported around 12:50, said the Spokane Fire Department’s Public Information Officer, Justin De Ruyter.

SPOKANE, Wash – Former Spokane mayor and longtime local news anchor Nadine Woodward wants the city to pay her $10 million for the fallout over a prayer service appearance in 2023. Woodward filed an amended tort claim with the city in mid-April, raising the dollar amount from a previous...

A drunk Washington state woman blew through a stop sign and slammed into a father on a motorcycle ride with his son, causing the dad to fly through the air and to his death, according to police. The post Drunk woman obliterates dad on motorcycle ride with son, who watched him die after bike 'exploded' and he was sent flying into the air: Police...

Kent Craford, in a way, wants to trim that distance. “What we’re trying to do is simply make Seattle and Spokane/northern Idaho closer together,” said the CEO of SeaPort Airlines. The airline recently began eight daily flights between Felts Field in Spokane and Boeing Field in Seattle. It’s...