Spokane WA

SPOKANE, Wash. – A woman charged in a hit-and-run incident involving a child made her first court appearance. Michelle Clarke, 50, is facing charges of vehicular assault and hit and run. The incident took place on West Wellsley Avenue when a child riding an electric dirt bike was hit by a car.

Lighting fireworks is illegal in Spokane County except for on private property within Airway Heights, Medical Lake and Deer Park.

CHENEY, Wash. – The City of Cheney has implemented a mandatory lawn watering schedule due to declining water levels, which went into effect on Wednesday. "Due to the warmer weather and the loss of well 5 our production rates are down," city representatives stated. According to Cheney’s Water Department,...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- Two local businesses teamed up this week to help support to fallen firefighters.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Hundreds lined Interstate 90 from Spokane to Coeur d’Alene to pay their respects as two fallen firefighters made their final trip home. Battalion Chiefs Frank Harwood and John Morrison were murdered while responding to a wildfire near Cansfield Mountain on Sunday. Fire Engineer David Tysdal is...

As the ridge moves out of the Inland Northwest, temperatures will drop, dry conditions continue, and some breezy winds remain. Winds will be coming from the southwest today, however, will not be as strong as yesterday's winds. Smoke and reduced air quality is possible for cities that are north east of the current...

SPOKANE, Wash. - A Spokane screen printing company is selling t-shirts to raise money for firefighters and families affected by Sunday's deadly ambush in Coeur d'Alene.

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – Spokane County Parks, Recreation and Golf announced burn restrictions due to the dry and breezy weather. The restrictions, effective immediately, prohibit outdoor burning and charcoal briquet BBQs in all unincorporated Spokane County Parks. Parks Director Doug Chase emphasized the importance...

Painted by Michelangelo on the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, "The Creation of Adam" is one of the world's largest and most well-known masterpieces. And Monet's "Water Lilies" take up dozens of feet of wall space in the museums in which portions of the 250-piece series reside. But bigger...

Over the past month, former West Valley High School Spanish teacher Matthew Mastronardi has taken to social media claiming that he lost his job for reading the N-word from To Kill a Mockingbird. However, school board members and the district's superintendent say that even without this incident, they'd still support...