State superintendent urges vaccine mandate for K-12 teachers
State Superintendent Chris Reykdal is urging Governor Inslee to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for K-12 teachers.
Author: Connor Sarles
Team announced to oversee task force on missing, murdered Indigenous women in Washington
Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Thursday announced the team which will oversee the newly-formed Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force.
Providence Health again restricting visitors due to rising COVID hospitalizations
Rising COVID-19 hospitalizations have forced Providence Health Care to again restrict visitors.
No cohorts, no health checks; SPS to discuss back to school details Wednesday evening
No cohorts, no masks at recess and no masks for vaccinated teachers when students aren't around—these are just some of the details of Spokane Public Schools' plans for the start of the school year, which they will be discussing at their board meeting Wednesday evening.
Lit joint caused fire that destroyed two Pullman homes, displaced students
A wildfire that destroyed two student houses and burned a half-acre of brush in Pullman was caused by two people smoking a joint, the fire inspector said Tuesday.
Kootenai Health to restrict visitors due to wave of COVID hospitalizations
Kootenai Health will restrict visitors to prevent the spread of COVID-19 starting this Thursday.
Endangered northern leopard frogs hatched, raised and released back into the wild
Hundreds of endangered frogs were released back into the wild at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge.
Northeast Tri-County Health requests DOH 'strike team' to help hospitals straining with COVID patients
A 'strike team' from the Washington State Department of Health has been requested to support hospitals in Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille counties, which are straining under a surge in COVID hospitalizations.
Climate Pledge Arena workers required to be vaccinated
Workers at the Climate Pledge Arena will need to get vaccinated against COVID-19, developer Oak View Group announced Monday.
Kootenai Health at 'critical' level of COVID hospitalizations
Kootenai Health is seeing a "critical" increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, spiking faster and more severely than last year due to the Delta variant.
North Cascades Highway back open following Winthrop wildfires
North Cascades Highway is finally back open—again—after a wildfires forced the road to close.
Cruise new roads on Washington's cross-state bicycle road system
Long-distance cyclists rejoice! Washington has designated more than 200 miles of path to its cross-state U.S. Bicycle Route System.
14-year-old crashes motorcycle into truck on Highway 95
A 14-year-old boy was injured when he crashed into a truck on Highway 95 near Sagle.
Gov. Inslee expected to announce state employee vaccine mandate Monday
Governor Inslee is expected to announce a vaccine mandate for state employees Monday.
Fire destroys two houses in Pullman, 12 students displaced
Two homes were destroyed and 12 students were displaced from a half-acre wildfire that started in Pullman.
Firefighters battle brush fire in Spokane Valley
Spokane Valley firefighters are working to put out a brush fire near Eighth and Progress.
Teen charged with vehicular homicide for crash that killed passenger
A teenager has been charged with vehicular homicide for a rollover crash that killed one of his passengers.
Former SPD cop appears in court on new rape charges
A former Spokane Police officer accused of raping assault victims appeared in court Thursday.
Former WSU women's basketball coach June Daugherty dies at 64
Former WSU women's basketball head coach June Daugherty passed away Monday. She was 64.
School districts that don't enforce mask-wearing will lose state funding, says OSPI
School districts will offer full-time learning and enforce face masks, or else they will lose state funding—that's the message from Superintendent Chris Reykdal.
Spokane Police Dept. 'deeply troubled' by new rape allegations against former cop
The Spokane Police Department responded to new rape charges filed against former officer Nathan Nash.
Wear a helmet, get ice cream! Firefighters push bike safety
If your kids wear a helmet while riding bikes around the neighborhood, they could earn free ice cream courtesy of the Spokane Fire Department.
Spokane loses another Housing and Human Services employee amid slew of resignations
Spokane's Community Housing and Human Services department has lost yet another employee.
Camp Reed sends kids home early due to unhealthy air quality
Kids ready for a week of fun at Camp Reed now have to get picked up and taken home. The summer camp ended its week of summer activities and camping just a day after they started, due to worsening air quality in the Spokane area.
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