Spokane WA

The Washington Department of Natural Resources is deciding which of its 200 sites will be shuttered after losing half its budget. Hydropower operators and utilities are appealing a decision requiring them to spill more water over dams to protect salmon. More sheriffs sue over new WA eligibility requirements as hearing...

Kennewick and Spokane Valley are considering these changes

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash - A teenager shot last week in Spokane Valley was a 17-year-old Lewis and Clark High School student, preparing to graduate.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Jim Whittaker, the Seattle mountaineering legend who was the first American to summit Mount Everest, died last week at the age of 97. The outdoors is where Jim Whittaker loved to be. “My father always said 'Go outside and play,'' his son Bob, who lives in...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A man will spend two years in prison for producing and selling drugs near two Spokane schools. According to court documents, 35-year-old Zachary "Zack" Kennedy admitted to producing and selling drugs at a home near two Spokane public schools on Wednesday. Spokane County Superior Judge Michelle Szambelan sentenced Kennedy to two years in prison.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Police Department (SPD) says two people are in custody following a shooting in Spokane on Sunday afternoon. SPD says the shooting occurred around 12:45 p.m. Police say the shooting happened in the area of E. First Ave., and S. Lacey St. Officials at the scene...

Jess Walter's So Far Gone is a 5-star novel, but 17 major reviews missed its moral core: a Spokane reservation, a uranium mine, and 40 years of ignored protest signs. When Ruby Ridge, Wounded Knee, and the Tiny Trail of Tears Converge in the American Redoubt.

Leaders with Spokane Riverkeeper said this winter’s low snowpack and the statewide drought declaration have raised new concerns about how the Spokane River could hold up through summer. The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued a statewide drought declaration, and leaders with the Spokane Riverkeeper are urging the...

In Spokane and across the country, first responders are getting more and more calls for behavioral health crises—sometimes drug-induced, sometimes not. To address the shift, Spokane now deploys eight co-response teams, pairing mental health experts with officers from the fire department, police department, and sheriff’s office. These teams...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Thunderstorms are on tap for the rest of the weekend across the Lower Panhandle. For the rest of Eastern Washington and North Idaho, expect rain to continue into midweek. Breezes may pick up during this time too, with models showing gusts around 35mph along the Cascades and...