Spokane News

Thousands of people in Spokane are out of work but new unemployment numbers show things are looking a little better.

The FBI says a 37-year-old man has been arrested following last week's discovery in Washington state of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.

During the execution of a search warrant, members of the Joint Federal Haz-Mat Team, FBI, and local law enforcement gather in front of the Osmun Apartments near the intersection of First Avenue and Oak Street in Browne's Addition on Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Spokane, Wash.

One person has died and a second person has been transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane with unknown injuries following a boat accident on Sprague Lake, 41 miles southwest of Spokane Tuesday afternoon.

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. They're no bigger than a few inches wide, but for some, they're making a big statement.

The Spokesman-Review reports that Floyd is disappointed that fewer second-year medical students are enrolled at WSU's budding Spokane campus than expected.

The Air Force could announce as early as Wednesday where it plans to base the next generation of air refueling tankers.

On Tuesday, the public heard a 911 call made by a Deer Park murder victim's phone for the first time.

At least two schools were destroyed during a deadly tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. Now, Spokane students are helping raise money for the victims in Moore.

For the second time in a week a Spokane police officer is under investigation and has been placed on administrative leave.

Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant is pledging $1 million for tornado relief through his family foundation.

The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children.

Relief agencies immediately went into action Monday to help those affected by the deadly tornado which swept through Moore, Oklahoma.

A Connecticut foster mother faces 100 days in jail after acknowledging she spanked a 4-year-old girl with a wooden spoon.

Authorities said the water truck landed on its top and hit two other cars stopped at a stop light around 7:30 a.m. near Highway 2 and Mt.

The 4-3 vote opposing lawsuits to stop votes in November was a victory for the two groups who collected enough signatures to force their measures onto the ballot.

A rollover wreck blocked Interstate 90 in Downtown Spokane Monday night near Maple Street.

An airplane with a blown tire safely landed Monday night at Spokane International Airport.

The week-old rubble left behind by a fire in Craigmont continued to smolder Monday according to authorities at the scene.

Even though the forecast for Memorial Day weekend isn't a sunny one, the long range forecast says we'll have a hot and dry summer to enjoy.