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Memorial fund opened for fallen Spokane County sergeant
A fund has been set up to help family cover expenses incurred from the death of Spokane County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ken Salas.
Getting There: Spokane’s ‘Complete Streets’ law updated to require more bike and pedestrian infrastructure
Pedestrians and bicyclists should get a boost in Spokane in the coming years after the city updated its “Complete Streets” law, requiring safety and access upgrades when streets are reconstructed.
Then and Now: 311 W. Riverside Ave.
Architectural historian Robert Hyslop, in “Building Blocks of Spokane,” says 311 W. Riverside Ave. filled an intended alleyway between the three-story Robertson Building, built in 1909, and the 1910 ...
Spokane County Sheriff’s sergeant killed while assisting motorist on I-90
A Spokane County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was killed Saturday morning after a motorcyclist struck the sergeant who was assisting a motorist remove a hay bale from Interstate 90 near Cheney.  “It is ...
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This day in history: Man injured in hot air balloon crash. WWI flying ...
This day in history: Man injured in hot air balloon crash. WWI flying ace talks cars and planes in Spokane visit Sat., Aug. 9, 2025 ...
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While Gonzaga’s coach was helping Team USA, Mark Few’s oldest son also struck gold last summer in Paris
LAS VEGAS – The Zags were on the verge of taking a knockout blow from Houston and in no position to turn down ideas that could help them reel in the top-seeded Cougars during the second half of an ...
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Pedestrian struck by pickups, dies near Airway Heights
A 68-year-old man from Cheney died after he was struck by a car near Airway Heights Thursday.
‘You took our family member from us’: 20-year-old faces murder charge after repeatedly stabbing 25-year-old man near Riverfront Park
A 20-year-old man is suspected of murder after he attacked his boyfriend with a flurry of fists before stabbing a 25-year-old man who intervened several times in the torso Thursday night on the edge ...
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Fired Sacred Heart nurses file grievance in case regarding suicide of ...
Fifteen nurses at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center have been fired after hospital administrators claim they improperly accessed the private medical records of a 12-year-old girl who died by ...
From Rome to D.C. to New York City, Gonzaga president Katia Passerini lands in Spokane with high hopes for school’s future amid higher ed challenges
Standing in a huddle of students at a recent orientation event, Gonzaga University’s next president anticipated the arrival of her Kawasaki Z400 from New York.
Pasco mayor and former candidate for state attorney general appointed as Eastern Washington’s U.S. Attorney
Pasco Mayor Peter Serrano, who ran unsuccessfully as a Republican last year for state attorney general, has been tapped as the new U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington.
‘She’s a survivor’: Hundreds show for book signing detailing Shasta Groene McClain’s life
Hundreds of people lined up around the block of Coeur d’Alene’s Well -Read Moose, books in hand, for their turn to meet Shasta Groene McClain and Gregg Olsen Friday evening.