Nick Gibson

New hires at the Spokane County Sheriff's Office will continue to be offered signing bonuses of up to $25,000 as the agency seeks to fill roughly 35 vacant positions.

The sounds of hammers pounding, nail guns firing and cautionary beeps from heavy machinery seems to fill the rolling hills near Interstate 90's exit 272 on the West Plains.

Independence Day will look a little different this year in Medical Lake, which has long been one of few areas in the county with more relaxed rules regarding fireworks.

Devin Bauer spends most of the year leading the Special Education Department, work-based learning program and football team at Lakeside High School.

A half dozen seasoned politicians and first-time candidates are vying to represent Spokane Valley and much of eastern Spokane County in the state Legislature, after the incumbent left the seat wide op ...Thank you for visiting Spokesman.com. To continue reading this story and enjoying our local journalism please subscribe or log in...

Independence Day is Thursday, which means many people are looking for a safe and fun way to celebrate the holiday.

Several park-goers, including children, were shot by a pair of men wielding a BB gun Wednesday afternoon in Airway Heights, according to a news release from the Airway Heights Police Department.

Meteorologists from Spokane to Southern California are warning of a potentially deadly heat wave expected to stretch from Friday through much of next week.

Cierra Paz and her friend Jana D'Lerma sat in a pair of lawn chairs on the bank of the Spokane River at Gateway Regional Park Thursday afternoon, basking in the sunlight.

Several park-goers, including children, were shot by a pair of men wielding a BB gun Wednesday afternoon in Airway Heights, according to a news release from the Airway Heights Police Department. …