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Questions remain across Inland Northwest after Trump federalizes D.C. police department

President Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that he will take control of Washington, D.C.’s police department and deploy the National Guard in the nation’s capital – and his suggestion that he could ...

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.

Evacuation notice lifted for small fire in Riverside State Park

A small brush fire northwest of downtown Spokane in Riverside State Park prompted a Level 2 “be set” evacuation warning Monday afternoon.

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.

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 ...

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 ...
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Asotin County Sheriff’s Office: Two dead in apparent murder-suicide ...

The Asotin County Sheriff’s Office responded Saturday evening to a report of two unresponsive people in a home on the 1200 block of Boston Street in Clarkston, according to a Facebook post by ...

‘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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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 ...

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.

‘He’s a connector.’ Former Gonzaga forward Jeremy Jones embraces Grizzlies stint, opportunity to play in front of new daughter

While recently working through a scouting report at NBA Summer League, Jeremy Jones made the mistake of shifting his eyes to the column where the Boston Celtics listed player birth dates.

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.