KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — Voters in Kootenai County have more than primary races on their ballots as they decide whether to support a levy for Kootenai County Fire and Rescue.

CHATTAROY, Wash. - A crash on US 2 westbound near Chattaroy is blocking lanes and causing delays in the area, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). 

SPOKANE, Wash. — The man convicted of murdering a teen girl in Spokane and abducting two eight-year-old girls in a separate case has been denied parole.

SPOKANE, Wash. - Memorial Day is officially marked on Monday, May 25, but there are a host of events taking place across Spokane and the region all weekend long. Here is your guide to Memorial Day weekend in the Inland Northwest, day by day: 

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC) announced its participation in the 2026 Blue Star Museums Program to offer free admission to active-duty military families all summer through Labor Day. 

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Defense Attorney Andrea George, representing Justice Forral, one of three protestors facing federal charges, now motioning the court to include henthorn materials including what appears to be the past records of a Spokane County Deputy Brittan Morgan. 

UPDATE May 18, 9:01 A.M. — Potential Jurors are about to enter the courtroom, early pretrial discussed admitting body cam footage and other video.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Three protesters were set to go on trial in a federal case tied to events on June 11 of last year.

Following a weekend of rumbly, cooler weather, this week will bring quieter and warmer weather as a ridge of high pressure builds in.

SPOKANE, Wash. – Crews responded on Sunday evening to a house fire on East 33rd Avenue near Perry Street that left two people injured, according to the Spokane Fire Department (SFD).

KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — Kootenai County Fire and Rescue (KCFR) asked voters to decide on an override levy tied to funding for fire and rescue operations.

PEND OREILLE COUNTY, Wash. — Pend Oreille County Fire Protection District #2 (POCFPD2) reported that a lightning strike sparked a house fire in the 390000 block of Highway 20 and forced a family out of their home on Sunday.

BREWSTER, Wash. — Okanogan County Emergency Management (OCEM) issued a “Level 1” advisory for residents living on North Star Road, from Eagle Road south to Morning Star Way, as a brush fire has ignited just to the east of this area.

CHEWELAH, Wash. — Nighttime lane closures are set to begin Monday, May 18, along a five-mile stretch of US-395 near Chewelah for a paving project.

Spokane County — A new county ordinance limiting camping on privately owned land has raised concerns from homelessness advocates who say it won't solve the larger housing problem.

SPOKANE, Wash. - A Frost Advisory is in place until Monday morning for much of Eastern Washington and North Idaho as temperatures look to fall into the 30s overnight. Cover sensitive plants and crops to avoid damage and bring potted plants inside if possible. 

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Lilac Festival Association announced the honorees of its Armed Forces Torchlight Parade which took place on Saturday, May 16. Honorees were named in the float, equestrian and marching band categories. 

MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho - Emergency responders are on the scene at Mountain Home Air Force base after a reported incident with an aircraft, according to a social media post from the Mountain Home Air Force Base Gunfighters. 

COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho - The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department announced in a social media post it would be conducting training at 902 East Hastings Avenue on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. 

PULLMAN, Wash. — The City of Pullman announced resurfacing work on Southeast Bishop Boulevard between South Grand Avenue and Southeast Fairmount Drive is set to begin May 18, 2026.

POST FALLS, Idaho - A motorcyclist was injured on Saturday after losing control and falling from the vehicle at the intersection of State Highway 41 and Mullan Avenue in Post Falls.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University (WSU) announced on May 11 that a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) would provide $1.4 million in funds supporting an initiative to prepare “students and other workers for careers in the nation’s nuclear energy sector.”

DEER PARK, Wash. — Spokane County wildfire agencies, Avista Utilities and several fire departments came together on Saturday for the Wildfire and Forestry Safety Fair.

Spokane, Wash. — The NAACP Spokane Branch announced that Branch President Lisa Gardner will end her two-year term on December 31, and will not seek reappointment.

SPOKANE, Wash. - Weather impacts look to be mild during the Lilac Festival's Armed Forces Torchlight Parade happening Saturday evening in Spokane -- models show a 25 percent chance of rain, and temperatures in the low 50s upper 40s during the festivities.

SPOKANE, Wash. - A crash on I-90 east of the Sullivan ramp blocked the left and right eastbound lanes, according to the Spokane Region Travel Information Map.

SPOKANE, Wash. — The final hours before the Lilac Festival's Armed Forces Torchlight Parade brought a first look at the Princess Lilac float in Spokane.

GRANT COUNTY, Wash. – Vantage Road SW is closed west of Silica Road, near the Columbia Basin Wildlife area, due to unstable rock face and rockslide risk.

SPOKANE, Wash. – A 36-year-old man from Spokane was sentenced to 80 months to life in prison for child molestation and assaulting his siblings.

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. – One westbound lane of Highway 2 is currently blocked after an adult male pedestrian was struck by a vehicle just west of the Spokane Tribe Resort and Casino on Friday night.

WHITMAN COUNTY, Wash. – A bicyclist was killed Sunday night after being struck by a car on State Route 26, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP).

SPOKANE, Wash. — The BMX track at Joe Albi Stadium is set for a rebuild starting Friday night, with the pit closing as crews began work on a new layout.

SPOKANE, Wash. — A Spokane County judge denied the latest defense request to delay the murder case against Cynthia Khaleel, as repeated continuances have stretched on for more than two years.

AVERY, Idaho — Conrad Crossing Campground along the Saint Joe River has closed for the season after winter storms knocked down trees in the area.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced it would provide $12 million of funding to support state and tribal governments and research institutions working to combat chronic wasting disease.

Cooler temperatures bring chances for mountain snow over the weekend as a system moves in. 

SPOKANE, Wash. – Bob Lutz will receive $1.65 million from the Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD), his former employer, for a wrongful termination lawsuit he filed in 2022. 

SPOKANE, Wash. — A $1.65 million settlement has been reached in the long-running dispute between the Spokane Regional Health District and former health officer Dr. Bob Lutz.

SPOKANE, Wash. — When you stand on the Sandifur bridge, there's not much doubt the water is moving. 

WELLPINIT, Wash. – The Spokane Tribe of Indians reported on Friday the loss of an unknown amount of funds from one of the Tribe’s bank accounts as the result of a social engineering cyber “vishing” (vocal phishing) scam.

GRANT COUNTY, Wash. – Multiple agencies responded on Friday to a fire that burned an estimated 10 to 15 acres, in the area of Road 10.5 Southeast and Road E Southeast, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO).

EAST WENATCHEE, Wash. – The Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) announced on Friday that a case of Hantavirus was confirmed in a Chelan County resident by a lab test.

Typically, when the Space Weather Prediction Center is being widely talked about on a national level, it is due to a geomagnetic storm bringing aurora viewing potential across the United States. The Northern Lights forecasts though, are more of a biproduct of what their main goal is.

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - A pet pig at a Spokane Valley salon has become part of a haircut routine that helps kids with anxiety and sensory needs stay calmer in the chair.

Netflix agreed to buy a new movie project developed by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex.

Netflix agreed to buy a new movie project developed by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex.

The CDC updated its guidance for people who may have been exposed to hantavirus as 41 people in the U.S., including some in Washington state, were being monitored.

The search for the next James Bond had started as Amazon MGM Studios began casting for a new version of the long-running franchise.

MONROE, Wash. – A Snohomish man serving time at the Monroe Correctional Complex escaped on Thursday night, according to the Washington State Department of Corrections.

Spokane, Wash. — Washington State Patrol issued a statewide endangered missing person advisory for a vehicle tied to a missing and endangered person case.