Spokane County News

"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.

Spokane County voters may be asked next spring to approve a $45 million dollar park levy that would pay for a new sports complex in downtown along with improvements at county parks.

Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward to anyone providing information that leads to the arrest of the man who robbed a McDonald's Tuesday night on Monroe and Francis.

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office notified KHQ on Wednesday that K9 Laslo is still recovering after being attacked by another dog on April 7th while responding to a burglary and assault call.

This is National Library Week, and in celebrations, Spokane County Library District is holding the 2nd annual Food for Fines event.

Police arrested a man accused of creating a bomb scare at the Hilton Garden Inn Tuesday morning.