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Spokane residents gathered Friday at Riverfront Park to mark Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, with live music, local vendors, Black-owned businesses and family activities.

Every third Sunday in June, millions of Americans honor their fathers with cards, cookouts and gifts. But the holiday's roots stretch back more than a century to a single church pew in Spokane.

After finishing 0-10 last season, the Ferris Saxons hired former Washington State defensive back Billy Newman as head coach and brought in a veteran coaching staff to help rebuild a program that hasn’t posted a winning season since 2019.

FIRST ALERT 4CAST 🔥Warm, dry and breezy: critical fire weather conditions for Saturday - Kris

Hundreds of soccer fans filled the lawn at Gesa Pavilion to watch the U.S. men's national team defeat Australia 2-0 in a World Cup match, with more than 5,000 fans having requested tickets to the event, according to Spokane Sports.

Evacuations have been downgraded for the over 200-acre Upriver Fire in Spokane County.

A house fire is currently threatening nearby woods in Hayden Lake.

A Clarkston man died in a crash on State Route 195 in Whitman County Friday afternoon.

While Scotland's Tartan Army made headlines taking over the streets of Boston, a homegrown fan movement has been steadily building soccer communities across the United States — and Spokane has a chapter of its own.

The Moyer family had just minutes to flee their Mulvaney Court home earlier this week as the Upriver Fire closed in, destroying the house where they had lived for 20 years. Their home was one of an estimated 14 lost in the blaze.

The Idaho Transportation Department is adjusting traffic patterns along Interstate 90 through Coeur d'Alene as construction on the highway widening project continues.

A North Spokane hobby shop that has served the community for six decades will close its doors next Friday, but the brothers behind the counter say this is not entirely the end.

About a dozen local organizations will be at the Pasadena Park Church of the Nazarene this weekend, answering a wide variety of questions, like how to clean up after this week’s fire and how to prevent the next one.

One year after two battalion chiefs were shot and killed in an ambush on Canfield Mountain, the fire departments they served are still navigating loss — but say the community has helped carry them through.

Defense attorneys for former Spokane County Sgt. Clay Hilton called expert witnesses to the stand Thursday as his criminal trial entered its fourth day.

Spokane Police just released body camera footage showing the moment a sergeant ran into a burning home to save an 82-year-old woman.

Families displaced by the Upriver Fire are returning home — and many are finding their properties still standing.

Firefighters finished constructing a fire line around the entire perimeter of the Gold Run Fire, marking a major milestone in efforts to bring the blaze under control, according to the Idaho Department of Lands.

FIRST ALERT 4CAST: .🌤️🌡️Partly sunny Friday with highs more than 10 degrees above average

Crews are digging hand lines, running chainsaws and using specialized machines called feller bunchers to cut a path for bulldozers to build dirt fire lines.

Coming home after a wildfire is hard enough. Now Northwoods residents are dealing with red and pink fire-retardant coating their properties — and questions about what to do next.

A road rage confrontation on Highway 27 near 24th Avenue in Spokane Valley left a motorcyclist hospitalized Thursday afternoon — and the driver who struck him fled the scene.

Firefighters are opening a Community Connect Center at Pasadena Park Church of the Nazarene for families impacted by the Upriver Fire.

The Inland Northwest Land Conservancy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on June 23th and June 25th is calling for volunteers to help pull down an old chain-link fence and clear the way for wetland restoration at Waikiki Springs Nature Preserve.

Want a free swim day this June? People can swim for free at Cheney Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 27th from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. hosted by Pool World.

Firefighters battling the Upriver Fire report improvements overnight around the perimeter of the fire and structures.

A new Consumer Reports investigation found that someone standing right next to you, requesting the same ride at the same time, could be shown a very different price—and most riders would never know.

Nick Lewis, the star Cougs pitcher this season, wins the first-ever WSU pitcher Gold Glove and the first overall since third baseman Paul Gran did it in 2008.

Washington State women's basketball welcomes the next neutral-site tournament in the Cancun Challenge this coming Thanksgiving week.

The Spokane Chiefs welcome the start of the 2026-27 season with back-to-back meetings with their rival Tri-City.

A civil trial against the Mead School District got underway Wednesday in Spokane. Jurors heard opening statements in a case that will determine how much the district must pay after a 2023 hazing incident at a football camp at Eastern Washington University.

A fast-moving fire tore through Spokane's Northwood neighborhood Tuesday, destroying several homes near Upriver Drive and Argonne. Hundreds of families remain displaced Wednesday evening.

FIRST ALERT 4CAST: ☀️Calmer Thursday, but dry and about 10 degrees above average

Evacuation orders remain in place for Elizabeth Park and Big Creek as a wildfire burns approximately 235 acres in Shoshone County.

BREAKING: Fire crews are gaining ground, and evacuation levels are being reduced in some areas starting at 9 p.m. Wednesday. Residents in Level 2 zones can head home — though they should stay alert and be prepared to leave again if conditions change.

TRAFFIC ALERT: A three-vehicle hit-and-run crash on Highway 27 southbound near 24th Avenue has reduced traffic to one lane in each direction. Lane restrictions are expected to remain in place until approximately 9 p.m. Wednesday.

A driver traveling at nearly double the speed limit caused a serious rollover crash Tuesday afternoon in Spokane Valley, leaving two people with life-threatening injuries.

BREAKING: Investigators discovered what appeared to be human remains inside a home destroyed by the Upriver Fire, the Spokane County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.

Firefighters have reached 75% containment on the Mile Marker 315 Fire burning along Highway 95 north of Lewiston. Full containment is expected by end of day Wednesday.

More than 120 structures, including homes, remain threatened. Three non-residential outbuildings were confirmed lost earlier in the incident, but no additional structures have been lost, according to the Idaho Department of Lands.

FIREWATCH: Idaho Department of Lands says the Gold Run Fire in Shoshone County grew to about 235 acres overnight and is 10% contained.

FIREWATCH: The Upriver Fire that is burning near Spokane Valley saw little growth Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

NEW THIS MORNING: Thousands lose power in north Spokane this morning with no ETA on restoration.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has requested a disaster declaration from FEMA for the Upriver Fire burning near Spokane Valley.

FIRST ALERT 4CAST 🚨🔥Critical fire weather conditions slowly improve through Tuesday night - Kris

Firefighters are responding to a wildfire near Highway 95 north of Lewiston Tuesday afternoon.

Hundreds of residents remain without power in Kellogg on Tuesday evening as an evacuation warning remains in effect for the community of Osburn.

It is now day 2 of the criminal trial involving former Spokane County sergeant, Clay Hilton. He's charged with second degree assault from a violent altercation in 2023 while he was arresting 62-year-old Kevin Hinton.

Firefighters confirmed structures have been lost in the over 200-acre wildfire burning near Spokane Valley.