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NEWS BRIEFS: Spokane gets a new police chief
Last Thursday, Mayor Lisa Brown announced that, after nearly five months of searching, she has appointed Kevin Hall as Spokane's next police chief. Hall previously spent 32 years working in Tucson, Arizona, and most recently worked as assistant police chief. Hall was one of four finalists selected for the job as part of a nationwide search process. "From public feedback to department personnel, it was clear our community wants a leader who demonstrates character, integrity and accountability, brings best practices to the department, and is dedicated to the safety of everyone in our community. Chief Hall is that leader," Brown said in a news release last week. During a community forum last month, Hall said he is an advocate for community-based policing, increased behavioral health services, transparency and a "customer service" approach to law enforcement. "Even now as an assistant chief in a very large city, my business cards have my cellphone on them," Hall said. "I want people to call me." Spokane's former police chief Craig Meidl served in the role for seven years and announced plans to retire shortly after Brown was elected mayor in November last year. (NATE SANFORD)
Spokane police investigating armed robbery on North Monroe
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane Police Department (SPD) investigated an armed robbery on North Monroe Street Thursday evening. According to SPD, an active robbery investigation was conducted at Audie's gas station at around 6 p.m.. The person working at the register said that the robber was masked and armed....
GOP vice presidential pick Vance revisits Appalachian roots as bitter divide over memoir lingers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Newly minted vice presidential nominee JD Vance built his speech to the Republican National Convention around his own Appalachian roots. But it wasn’t the first time he had shared his personal story. Long before he was a U.S. senator from Ohio, Vance rose to prominence on the wings of “Hillbilly Elegy,” a bestselling memoir that many thought captured the essence of Donald Trump’s political resonance in a rural white America ravaged by joblessness, opioid addiction and poverty. The 2016 book set off a fierce debate among scholars and thinkers in the region. Many thought it trafficked in stereotypes and blamed working-class people for their own struggles.
The Salvation Army offering heat aid in Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash., – The Salvation Army offers a year round program to provide those in need with food and water, as well as a free ride to their Trent Resources and Assistance Center (TRAC). The Street Level Program offers 24/7 year-round food and water service to those in need....
Man hit by car on scooter calls for safer streets
SPOKANE, Wash. - After being hit by a car while riding his motorized scooter in downtown Spokane, and following the deaths of two women who were hit and killed in June and July, 37-year-old Gerrad Blomstrom is calling for safer roads and streets for all types of pedestrians across the city.
Here is how to check the Spokane air quality
SPOKANE, Wash. — With fires near the Spokane area and all around the Inland Northwest, the air quality index (AQI) will change from day to day. Here are a few resources to check the air quality in your area:. The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency website provides hourly air...
How the money from Miracle Coffee Day helps local children
SPOKANE, Wash. – Today is Miracle Coffee Day, where every drink you buy at a Dutch Bros in the greater Spokane area will raise money for local kids in the hospital. Numerica Credit Union will donate one dollar, up to 10 thousand dollars, to the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) for each drink bought.
Rumor Has It Kim Kardashian’s Building a Massive Mansion in Idaho
Would locals flip out if Kim K. moved to Coeur d'Alene?. fed up with Hollywood and the glitterati's growing presence in the Gem State. Responding to a social media post about the star's vacation in the stunning lake town last week, locals took to the comments to unpack their thoughts on a Kim K. move to the Gem State. People were quick to point out her grandmother has lived in Lewiston for years, while others claimed Kim's had a permanent residence here for while.
House fire in Five Mile neighborhood draws several fire crews
SPOKANE, Wash. - A house fire in Spokane's Five Mile neighborhood resulted in a heavily damaged garage Thursday evening. The fire on the 8000 block of North Marjorie Street began at around 5 p.m. and drew about ten fire engines. The Spokane Fire Department is still investigating the cause of...
Death Notices for Friday, July 19
MOSCOW — Lennox Allen Jr., 53, of Moscow, died Sunday, July 14, 2024, in Moscow. Short’s Funeral Chapel of Moscow is in charge of arrangements. AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. — Richard Engle, 65, of Lewiston, died Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Airway Heights, Wash. Mountain View Funeral Home of Lewiston is in charge of arrangements.
Washington Paraolympian serving as role model for wheelchair athletes back home
PARIS, France- Susanna Scaroni is the definition of speed. “I remember some of the first major marathons were people we’re saying Susanna,” Scaroni said. Scaroni, a Tekoa, Washington native, has her eyes on gold this Olympics, but the road to the Olympics started in the Pacific Northwest. “There...
Catholic clergy abuse survivors still optimistic after investigation into Washington dioceses stalls
OLYMPIA, Wash. – After a Washington Attorney General’s Office investigation alleging that the Dioceses of Seattle, Spokane and Yakima used charitable funds to cover-up sex abuse was halted by a superior court judge on Friday, clergy abuse advocates are still demanding accountability. Abuse survivors and reform advocates from...
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