Boys and Girls Clubs of Spokane County receives $12,500 donation
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — A generous donation from First Interstate Bank has restored hope at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Spokane County after a devastating burglary threatened to disrupt summer programming for local youth.
Spokane County cuts permit costs for Upriver Fire rebuilds
Spokane County commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to lower demolition permit costs for families rebuilding after losing homes in the Upriver fire. NonStop Local's Noah Boelter reports.
‘Care and connection’: Teen artists create downtown Spokane mural focused on overdose prevention
SPOKANE, Wash. — A group of Spokane teens is using paintbrushes and a blank wall between Main and Riverside Avenue as their tools for overdose prevention as they begin work on a mural designed to share a message of hope. "I feel like there is a little bit lacking...
Crews stop progression of Queen Fire at 5 acres in Spokane
Spokane County Fire District 9 shared new video of the Queen Fire, a grass fire that ignited Monday on the west side of Little Baldy, near Beacon Hill. Fire crews managed to stop the blaze after it had expanded to 5 acres.
DNR enacts burn ban on its lands in Eastern Washington
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is enacting a burn ban on all lands under its protection starting Friday, July 17. A press release from the department cites "consistent hot, dry summer weather conditions" and wildfire danger as the reason for the ban. "This includes bans on outdoor...
Victim resuscitated following rescue operation on Spokane River
SPOKANE, Wash. – A water rescue operation on Tuesday evening resulted in one person being safely recovered from the Spokane River and resuscitated by emergency responders, according to the Spokane Fire Department (SFD). Crews were dispatched around 5:43 p.m. to a section of the Spokane River near West Downriver...
Some drivers break Washington state law every day just to look good
Every day, drivers break Washington state law and may not even realize it. The evidence is what's missing up front. Washington motorists will often drive their vehicles without a front license plate, which has been illegalsince 1915 and now carries a $136 fine. The Spokesman-Review recently surveyed cars in downtown...
Spokane Regional Emergency Communications moves forward with new facility
SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane Regional Emergency Communications (SREC) is making progress in the construction of its “Radio Shop,” sharing video footage on Tuesday of the reinforced walls being lifted into place at the site of the upcoming facility. Crews reportedly began placing the walls on June 30,...
115th annual Hillyard Hi-Jinx Parade and Festival returns to Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. -- One of Spokane's oldest community traditions is returning to the Hillyard District in just a couple weeks!
Spokane woman receives refund after apparent misdelivery of exercise bicycle
SPOKANE, Wash. — What started as an attempt to gain strength after an accident ended in exhaustion and what felt like defeat for a North Spokane woman. Late last year, she says she purchased an exercise bicycle for just under $1,000. The item was apparently delivered and even signed for, but by a name she'd never heard
