Spokane County News

A Spokane Valley family was shaken up on Easter weekend after a man crawled through their bedroom window on Saturday.

The 40th racing season kicked-off at the Spokane County Raceway Saturday with the first of ten mud bog events.

Detectives with the Spokane County Sheriff's Department have confirmed that a gun found last month by an elementary school student is the same one that was used to kill 53-year-old Harry Giesbrecht on January 4th, 2014.

Prisons and jails in Washington are not only using the federal Affordable Care Act to cut their own health care costs, they're also signing up soon-to-be released inmates so their health care coverage begins as soon as they walk out the door.

The Liberty Lake Police Department is investigating a case of suspected child abuse that was reported in the 19000 block of East Shannon Avenue on April 7. A person called in to report that a 6-week-old at that address had been treated at a local hospital for 14 fractured ribs, a skull fracture and extensive bruising.

"The upgrade a reflects the city's low debt burden, sizeable tax base which is expected to expand into the medium-term, and healthy financial performance, which is maintained through strong management practices," Moody's said in announcing the upgrade earlier this month that also praised the Valley's healthy financial reserves.

Employment, Education and Training - For Spokane County residents who have been laid off from work or have low income; provided through Work Source Spokane.

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash.--A local woman said she was desperate after her dog lost an eye to a gruesome injury in April.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A deputy under investigation for parking for hours at a woman's home while on duty made it look like he was busy by calling names and license plate numbers for dispatchers to run, said Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich.

The murder trial for suspected killer Daniel Arteaga continued at the Spokane County Courthouse on Thursday as one of the lead investigators took the stand discussing evidence found the night of Kim Schmidt's death.

Mogen, the longtime director of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library, was on hand at Tuesday night's City Council meeting to accept a proclamation observing the week, only a few hours after the local storehouse of books on Mission Avenue was closed due to concerns over a water-damaged roof.

According to Second Harvest, one in four children are hungry or at risk of hunger in Spokane County.

Keeping enough water in the Spokane River at critical times for fish and recreation is the focus of the state's new effort to adopt instream flows for the river.

SPOKANE, Wash.- Spokane Police tell us they have taken two people of interest into custody following a robbery at the Shadle Park McDonald's.

New numbers from the Center For Disease Control and Prevention show more children are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

American Cancer Society Discovery Shop - Volunteers are needed for the Discovery Shop, 805 W. Garland Ave., for help with a number of duties.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Spokane County Sheriff's Office detectives are still trying to identify a woman found dead in the Spokane River near East Empire in Spokane Valley on January 10. The woman is between 30 and 55 years old.

KREM 2 News has been tracking local associates who may be connected to a man wanted for sexually abusing children in Minnesota.

The Spokane County Library District was awarded a Target Early Childhood Reading Grant of $2,000 to start a program to help immigrant families.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon in Spokane when police officers found him riding a small bike with a full-size shotgun sticking out of his backpack.