Spokane WA

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – Spokane Valley Investigative Unit, alongside the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) and the U.S. Marshals Service, arrested 15 suspects during a two-day operation focused on enhancing public safety by targeting individuals with active warrants. The operation took place on December 10 and...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Washington starts the morning with Spokane sitting right at the freezing mark, rooftops dull under clouds and the air biting just enough to sting exposed skin. Pavement looks dry for now, but the setup...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Chaos Arcade announced it will be closing its doors on Feb. 7, 2026. Families are visiting the arcade — which first opened in 2021 — while they can. "It's just a different kind of arcade," Chelsea Vang said. "So, it's a pretty big loss, I'd say community-wise, that we're losing."

Across the Northwest, a record warm fall and lack of snowpack going into the winter is putting more drought pressure on Oregon, Idaho, Washington and western Montana. Despite record rain in western Washington recently, and earlier this year in central and southern Oregon, the showers are filling up already overdrawn...

SPOKANE — Dr. Eric Haegar of Brewster has pleaded guilty to adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to defraud or mislead. Haegar, 57, led Central Washington Sleep Diagnostic Centers in Wenatchee, Brewster, Moses Lake and Spokane. In June 2021, Phillips Respironics recalled certain CPAP and BiPAP...

Jennifer Crofoot, a former audit partner at Fruci & Associates II, was barred for three years and the firm was docked $50,000 for failing to follow U.S. auditing rules and standards in connection with the audits of four public companies. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has barred a CPA...

SPOKANE, Wash. – DJI, a leading drone manufacturer, is facing a potential halt in sales across the United States due to delays in a security audit. The Senate Committee for Armed Services ordered an audit to determine if DJI drones pose a threat to national security. The deadline for this audit is December 23, 2025,...

MultiCare Deaconess Hospital brought Christmas cheer to its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with a special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. The event was held for babies born prematurely or needing extra care due to serious health conditions.

As Ari Nordhagen was roaming around town researching The Spokane Drinks Book — a book she never intended to actually write — one name kept popping up in interviews: Patty Tully. Patricia “Patty” Tully owns The Baby Bar, a cozy downtown nook housed in what once was the...

ELK, Wash. — For many residents of Elk, this Christmas marks three years since the Oregon Road Fire destroyed their homes, leaving them still searching for permanent housing solutions.