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SPOKANE, Wash. -- Winter is here, and Spokane County Fire District 4 is sharing some space heater safety tips to keep yourself and your family safe.

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. – Liberty Lake Police Officers arrested an individual after they were released from medical treatment and mental health evaluation on January 18, 2026, at approximately 3:23 a.m., according to an official release. The man was identified as the subject in an ongoing investigation. Officers had...

UPDATE: January 18 at 8:45 p.m. Spokane Valley Fire Department Battalion Chief Ray Moeckel was the first on the scene and reported flames reaching 20 to 30 feet. He said all residents had evacuated, and there were no animals inside the home. Crews quickly knocked down the fire and conducted...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A Spokane Transit Authority (STA) double-decker bus hit a railroad bridge on Cedar Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues on Sunday, at 12:14 p.m., according to STA. STA says the double-decker bus was on Route 6, coming from Cheney to the University District, when it struck...

SPOKANE, Wash. – A Spokane man was sentenced to over 22 years in prison (269.5 months) after a jury convicted him of three counts of second-degree assault, one count of first-degree burglary, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm. According to the Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office,...

As Spokane observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, several city facilities, including City Hall and public libraries, will be closed.

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SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington lawmakers are beginning negotiations on the state’s next budget as colleges and universities warn proposed cuts could further strain already tight resources. Gov. Bob Ferguson’s budget proposal includes reductions for higher education, prompting concern from schools across the state,...

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. – A man in crisis was detained on Saturday evening after officers with the Liberty Lake Police Department and Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of a disturbance. Officers were dispatched around 4:28 p.m. to an apartment on East Mission Avenue after callers...

To Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels, the installation of automatic license plate reader cameras has been revolutionary. Flock Safety, a leading supplier of these cameras, brags that they’re used by over 5,000 law enforcement agencies across the country, and that Flock technology can go beyond simply recording a...