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On Monday, Feb. 9, the “Lightning Tree” on Whitworth University campus was cut down by Whitworth’s arborist and groundskeeping teams. The tree, located near the Chapel and Dixon Hall, was struck by lightning during a storm in 2018. Students named it the “Lightning Tree,” and it has played a prominent part in the Fake...

SPOKANE, Wash. – Grand Boulevard in Spokane is set to undergo lane reductions that have stirred mixed reactions within the community. The Spokane Transportation Commission has unanimously voted to reduce the road from four lanes to three, prompting concerns about potential traffic hazards. “You’re going to do nothing...

DEER PARK, Wash. — The Washington State Public Works Board (PWB) is awarding $4.9 million to eight pre-construction projects in different parts of the state, including Spokane County. Of the eight jurisdictions that received awards, six are in economically distressed areas and are eligible to receive a portion of...

“On February 20, we celebrate National Love Your Pet Day, a day to embrace one special trait that makes us human: our love of our pets!” Source. “That it will never come again, is what makes life so sweet.” ~ Emily Dickinson. “Dogs are not our whole life,...

SPOKANE, Wash - The Inland Northwest takes pride in caring for veterans and their families. This week, Mark Peterson and the 4 News Now Extreme Team will put muscle and labor behind that support to help two local organizations.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Health care workers in the Deaconess emergency department now have a new way to treat patients with opioid withdrawal symptoms: long-acting injectable buprenorphine.

Mark and Sarah Lathrop commute from the Idaho Panhandle to their winery in the burgeoning Spokane Wash., suburb of Liberty Lake, yet their winemaking focus centers deliciously on the Yakima Valley American Viticultural Area and its most famous sub-AVA — Red Mountain. Inspired by a trip to Italy’s Amalfi Coast during...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Spokane, Washington – A rain-to-snow transition tonight could create slick roads for parts of eastern Washington and north Idaho, potentially affecting Tuesday morning commuters. According to the National...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A new warning is being issued on the widely available supplement kratom, which also goes by "herbal speedball" or "gas station heroin."

Spokane musician VIKA is competing on American Idol and sat down with KXLY to chat about the experience and more. COPYRIGHT 2026 BY KXLY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.