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4 people and 2 pets displaced after duplex fire in Spokane Valley
SPOKANE, Wash. – Four people and two pets have been displaced from a duplex in Spokane Valley after a fire broke out. Around 12:15 a.m. on Wednesday the Spokane Valley Fire Department responded to a duplex on fire on the 12400 block of 12th Avenue. Firefighters evacuated all residents...
HEART's Royal Flush Tour postponing concert at Spokane Arena following Ann Wilson cancer diagnosis
SPOKANE, Wash. — Ann Wilson, the lead singer of the band Heart, recently announced that she was diagnosed with cancer. As a result of Wilson's cancer diagnosis, the band is postponing its Royal Flush Tour, including its scheduled performance at the Spokane Arena on December 5, 2024. In a...
US Assistant Secretary of Commerce to visit Spokane, celebrate city’s Tech Hub status
SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane was designated a Tech Hub for aeronautical manufacturing in Oct. 2023. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Castillo will visit the Lilac City to emphasize the Department of Commerce’s goals for tech development in eastern Washington. The Department of Commerce says that...
Piano Bench: YunJung Park Recital
YunJung Park is a pianist who studied in both her native Korea and Germany, finishing her education at the Peabody Conservatory here in the U.S. She is now a Spokane resident, and one who shares her considerable musical gifts regularly with us at KPBX. Yun came in to play a live Piano Bench program of music she has played recently in recital both here and in Philadelphia, PA. Beginning with a pair of preludes of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Yun's program also included Feruccio Busoni's arrangement of J. S. Bach's Chaccone from the second partita for solo violin, and the great "Waldstein" sonata of Beethoven.
Spokane: ‘Officers will respond to illegal camping complaints as able and warranted’
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Martin v. Boise on Friday set up Spokane to finally enforce its voter-approved camping ban, although not much has changed in the days since that decision. The Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling reverses the precedent that prohibited cities from enforcing anti-camping ordinances if they lack enough shelter beds for their homeless population. The landmark decision set the stage for municipalities nationwide to begin prosecuting illegal camping. ...
70-year-old man man sentenced to over 31 years for murder
SPOKANE, Wash. — A 70-year-old man was sentenced to over 31 years after he murdered a man in 2022. Duarte A. Cordero shot and killed Joey V. Cortez in Aug. 2022 in Spokane's West Central neighborhood. Police responded to the area of 1309 W. Shannon Avenue, where they found Cortez with a gunshot wound.
Heritage University recognized with Washington Association of School Administrators Award
TOPPENISH, Wash. -- Heritage University announced it received a prestigious Washington Association of School Administrators Award during the 44th annual WASA Honorary Award Luncheon.
‘Joey & Lauren’ Trade Hot Home For ‘ZZU In Spokane
In Eastern Washington’s biggest market, they were last heard on Morgan Murphy Media‘s KEZE “Hot 96.9.” Now, the Joey & Lauren program will be heard on a clustermate in Spokane, effective Monday (7/8). Heard on “Hot” since January 2023, the married with kids couple syndicated by...
Idaho’s OB-GYN Exodus Throws Women in Rural Towns Into a Care Void
SANDPOINT, Idaho — The ultrasound in February that found a mass growing in her uterus and abnormally thick uterine lining brought Jonell Anderson more than anxiety over diagnosis and treatment. For Anderson and other patients in this rural community who need gynecological care, stress over discovering an illness is...
Puppy Ban: Under 6 Months Barred at Washington-Canada Border
Do not get stuck with your little fuzzy loved one on the other side of the border!. Veterinarian Warns About New Puppy Border Regulations. Starting August 1st, 2024, new regulations from the CDC will significantly impact travelers crossing the U.S. border with dogs, according to a recent warning by a Spokane veterinarian. They posted the warning on Reddit after learning of the changes coming this August to the border which could greatly impact animal owners trying to cross to and from Canada. The changes are aimed at tightening security and closing loopholes at the border, especially when talking about the entry of puppies or the verification of rabies vaccinations.
Woman accused of murdering father pleads guilty before attorney changes plea
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The woman arrested for planning the murder of her father initially pleaded guilty at her arraignment Tuesday, but her attorney said she misspoke, and the judge accepted the changed plea.
Spokane, WA: Reckless Truck Driver Towing Jet Boat Guns It Out of Gas Station on W 2nd Ave, Nearly Hits Multiple Cars
This boat-towing truck driver failed to yield even the slightest to traffic already on W 2nd Ave. Presumed Washingtonian and Redditor /u/YOLO_Tamasi posted up head shaking dashcam footage from Spokane, WA from earlier last weekend (June 29, 2024) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing a truck driver towing a boat recklessly pull out of this gas station with no regard for traffic already there.
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