US government works to ‘cocoon’ old nuclear reactors in Washington
Costs to clean up a massive nuclear weapons complex in Washington state are usually expressed in the hundreds of billions of dollars and involve decades of work.
Spokane County sheriff launches campaign to recruit officers with misspelling on Times Square billboard
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office launched a national campaign to hire officers - initially misspelling the word "Washington" in a New York billboard.
Docs: Father kills man he believed sold his daughter into sex trafficking in Seattle, hid body in trunk
A Spokane father is accused of killing his daughter's boyfriend, believing he sold her into sex trafficking in Seattle last year.
Gonzaga coach Mark Few pleads guilty to DUI, fined $1,000
Gonzaga coach Mark Few has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor driving under the influence in Idaho and must pay a fine of $1,000 in lieu of spending four days in jail, according to court documents.
Gonzaga is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25
Gonzaga carried a No. 1 ranking all last season before falling a win short of becoming college basketball’s first unbeaten national champion in 45 years.
20 federal health care workers to help with COVID in Spokane
Providence Health Care in Spokane announced Friday it has requested federal resources to help address an increasing number of COVID-19 hospitalizations.
Spokane Police investigating three shootings in three-hour span
Spokane Police say that in a three-hour span on Friday they responded to three shootings, one of them fatal.
Spokane officer gets suspended sentence for reckless driving
A Spokane police officer who crashed his patrol car into a passenger car while driving twice the speed limit in front of MultiCare Deaconess Hospital, injuring two people, will not spend time in jail.
Gonzaga coach Mark Few to miss 3 games following DUI arrest
Gonzaga coach Mark Few will miss two exhibition games and the first game of the regular season after he was arrested last month on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Friday she has tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated.
Washington State football player stable after shooting
A Washington State wide receiver was in stable condition in a hospital Monday after being shot during the weekend, coach Nick Rolovich said, although he did not have other details about the player’s status.
Greyhound Lines settles lawsuit over immigration sweeps on buses
Greyhound Lines Inc. will pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit over the bus line’s practice of allowing U.S. Customs & Border Protection agents to board its buses in Washington state to conduct warrantless immigration sweeps, the state attorney general said Monday.
Kraken released: Seattle opens preseason topping Vancouver
The concourses of the Spokane Arena were jammed. The merchandise lines snaked through the crowds, causing bottlenecks as fans filed in for their first glimpse of the Seattle Kraken.
Asian giant hornet nest destroyed in Washington state
Officials in Washington state said Thursday they had destroyed the first "murder" hornet nest of the season, which was located near the town of Blaine along the Canadian border.
Washington state orders the killing of up to 2 wolves
The state of Washington on Thursday ordered the killing of one or two wolves from the Togo pack in Ferry County in response to repeated attacks on cattle.
Washington wildfires grow, prompt evacuations, burn homes
Strong winds on Monday led to fire growth in central and eastern Washington that prompted new mandatory evacuations and burned homes, fire officials said.
Second Asian giant hornet sighting of 2021 reported in Whatcom County
The second sighting of a so-called murder hornet this year was reported by a person in Whatcom County this week, the Washington state Department of Agriculture said Thursday.
Man pleads guilty to slaying of woman in Spokane area
A man who killed a woman in March 2020 and left her nude body on a road in Mead, Washington, pleaded guilty in court to second-degree murder and second-degree assault.
Air quality deteriorates in much of eastern Washington
Air quality deteriorated rapidly in much of eastern Washington on Saturday, as smoke from wildfires drifted into communities.
Spokane school district releases report on cotton-cleaning lesson controversy
The Spokane school district has released the findings of an investigation into an early May incident at a middle school when Black twin sisters were asked to clean cotton along with other students in a social studies class exploring the industrial revolution and the impact of the cotton gin.