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Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A 33-year-old Spokane man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated murder Tuesday.

If your property took a big hit during last week's storm, did you know your federal taxes could be impacted? The Spokane County Assessor's Office is responsible for administering a state program for property that has been destroyed by natural disasters called "Taxpayer's Claim for Reduction of Assessments resulting from Destroyed Real or Personal ... (more)

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Three men were arrested Saturday in a Spokane County public park after allegedly building an illegal campfire and target shooting with a handgun reported stolen out of Las Vegas.

Yes, we have had quite a few articles on the recent wildfires and the aftermath, but it's so important to be prepared.

The clean up by power crews continues across the Inland Northwest. As of 5 p.m. Sunday, Avista was reporting 160 power outages, while Inland Power and Light was reporting 200.

Looming changes in Spokane Valley's solid waste system will be discussed Thursday during an open house at City Hall, 11707 E. Sprague Ave. As part of the city's upcoming switch to Sunshine Disposal and Recycling for garbage transfer and long haul services, a new state-mandated solid waste management plan is being developed to guide the Valley's ... (more)

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

KHQ.COM - Photographer, Sy Stepanov gave us permission to share these devastating photos of the destruction caused by the Carlton Complex fire.

An 18-year-old arrested for Driving Under the Influence in July told deputies he became impaired by being around other people smoking pot at a Spokane Valley club.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Slightly more than 30,000 ballots for the Aug. 5 primary had been returned to the Spokane County elections office by Thursday, pushing turnout to about 10.5 percent countywide.

The Washington State Department of Health believes some local water systems are at risk after severe storms moved through the area on Wednesday and they have issued some boil-water advisories.

The City Council is expected to vote on resolutions to place a proposed street levy and a proposed bond for Riverfront Park on the ballot in November at its regular meeting on Monday at 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers, lower level of City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. This is also the last opportunity for public comment before the vote.

Severe thunderstorms that moved through the Spokane area knocked out power to more than 60,000 customers and damaged dozens of homes.

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Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Angel's owner had to be placed in a care facility and there was no one who could care for her.

Spokane County commissioners are seeking applicants for openings on the Spokane County Library District board of trustees and the Civil Service Commission.

On Sunday, it became the largest wildfire in the history of our state as 300,000 acres - the equivalent of 470 square miles and counting have burned so far - stretching from Kittitas County to Okanogan County and even further east to Spokane County.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Two men have been sentenced to prison terms after pleading guilty to manslaughter in a pair of unrelated slayings dating back to May 2012.

Members of local law enforcement agencies said they heard an increased number of creative excuses for impaired driving after recreational marijuana was legalized in early July.

Members of local law enforcement said they heard an increased number of creative excuses for impaired driving after recreational marijuana was legalized in early July.