It's been about six years since Jon Sprague's career with Spokane Valley Fire came to an end because of a disagreement over religious emails he sent to fellow firefighters with his work account.
A man was pulled from the Spokane River by a man passing on a power boat just west of the Denny Ashlock Foot Bridge Monday afternoon.
Firefighters responded to a brush fire around 2 p.m. Friday off Indiana Avenue across from the Spokane Valley Mall.
Spokane Fire Department paramedics now have a new life-saving tool at their fingertips. The department just debuted new clinical checklists in hopes of saving time and cutting down on mistakes on medical calls.
In addition to being celebrated as Cinco de Mayo, May 5th is also Wildfire Community Preparedness Day.
