Spokane WA

YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- A Spokane man was hit and killed by a vehicle in Yakima County last week, and a teen driver may face charges.

For the first time in recorded history, a stretch of the Spokane River ran completely dry this summer, leaving a mile-and-a-half gap in Spokane Valley between Barker and Sullivan Road. Jule Schultz, the waterkeeper for nonprofit environmental protection organization Spokane Riverkeeper, said the sight was...

CHENEY, Wash. – Luke Huckabee, who grew up in the Cheney School District, settled a 2023 lawsuit against the district for nearly $260,000. The lawsuit detailed allegations of misuse of restraint and isolation. Huckabee recalled the first-time teachers restrained him and placed him in an isolation closet when he...

In early spring 2024, a homeowner in North Spokane found a dead white-tailed deer in their backyard and called the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, or WDFW, to make a seemingly typical report. The carcass was collected, tested and later confirmed positive for chronic wasting disease. It was the...

A man who locked a runaway teenage girl in his bedroom and monitored her with a camera 16 years ago was shot and killed as part of a double homicide last week outside the South Hill home where she now lives. The Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash - As of noon Thursday, the man known as Spokane's South Hill Rapist is free.

Spokane’s municipal government leaders say they plan to lay off city workers to help balance a newly announced $13 million budget deficit. This comes less than a year after Mayor Lisa Brown said the city was “back on a path to fiscal responsibility” in November 2024 after dealing with last year’s $25 million deficit.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Habitat for Humanity-Spokane (HHS) is hosting its Women Build from Oct. 8-11, at 2504 E Rowan Ave, to help create permanent, affordable homes. You have to be 18 or older, or if you are 16-17, you need to be with a parent/guardian and have a signed waiver.

SPOKANE, Wash. — A driver and a motorcyclist are recovering in the hospital following a crash near Wyakin Park on Wednesday morning. According to the Spokane Police Department (SPD), officers are investigating a crash that happened on West Francis Avenue and North Winston Drive in northwest Spokane. Police say...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Housing Authority (SHA) said Wednesday it is monitoring potential impacts of a federal government shutdown but reported no immediate changes to its programs. According to SHA, the October Housing Assistance Payments have already been issued and programs remain in place. SHA officials...