Spokane County News

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office was notified by hikers that a body was off North Pines Road near Mirabeau Park.

SANDPOINT, Idaho- It took nearly twenty-hours, but one woman broke a record by swimming the distance of Lake Pend Oreille.

SPOKANE, Wash.- After a manhunt northeast of Spokane, that started as a burglary, KHQ sent Gabe Cohen to meet with a Sheriff's Deputy for tips on how to keep your home safe.

CHATTAROY, Wash. - The July 24th windstorm that blew through Spokane County still has homeowners cleaning up and is creating chaos at a Chattaroy mobile home park.

KHQ.COM - Delta Nu sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. With her dog, Bruiser, in tow, Elle enrolls at Harvard in hopes of winning back her boyfriend.

KHQ.COM - TD Canada Trust was determined to thank their customers in a unique and memorable way.

A northern Idaho man who killed his ex-wife and her boyfriend will not get a reduction in either of his life sentences.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Seventeen animals, including two horses and a llama, were rescued from a Cheney residence today after complaints of neglect and abuse, Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service said.

LC is a spayed female brown and black tabby who was surrendered to the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service shelter after her owner developed a severe allergy to here.

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash.- Right now there is an active manhunt under way in Peone Prairie.

Dottie McLean tees off at Liberty Lake Golf Course, the community's original golf course.

Electronic bracelets have saved Spokane area taxpayers $140,000 in the past six months, but they are only tracking five inmates.

SPOKANE COUNTY, A horse had to be put-down after a mountain lion attack Tuesday night in north Spokane County, near Camp Gifford.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. With the thermometer reaching triple digits Tuesday and little hope for rain relief in sight, officials have upgraded the potential fire danger in Spokane and surrounding counties.

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)