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Thousands without power in Airway Heights and Medical Lake
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. - Avista Utilities responded to a large power outage in Airway Heights and Medical Lake on Wednesday, leaving thousands without power. Avista confirmed that the cause of the outage was equipment failure. As of 10 a.m. all customers power has been restored. Avista reported the outage affected...
Beehive spill on highway near Medical Lake
MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. - A total of four beehives were left behind on State Route 902 west of I-90 Thursday morning, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). After discovering the spilled beehives, WSDOT maintenance crews were able to safely move them off of the road. All of...
Survivors facing insurance challenges nine months after Gray, Oregon Road wildfires
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – Insurance companies are either raising rates or not renewing coverage for survivors of the Gray and Oregon Road fires that tore through the Medical Lake and Elk communities on August 18. The two fires destroyed a combined total of more than 20,000 acres, more than...
Airway Heights potatoes: Discovering endless uses for free spuds!
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. – If you’re among those who snagged free potatoes, you may now be wondering what to do with them. Luckily, potatoes are ‘apeeling’ for countless possibilities. The sudden surplus of potatoes in a small community just outside of Spokane lead to hundreds of...
Small brush fire seen off westbound I-90 in Medical Lake
MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. — A small brush fire broke out just off of I-90 near Medical Lake on Tuesday. The flames were seen near westbound I-90 near Medical Lake Road around 3:23 p.m. on April 23. Spokane County Fire District 3 responded to contain the blaze. Roads were temporarily...
$8 million Airway Heights fire and police department project moves forward
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. – Airway Heights is renovating a 40,000-square-foot public safety campus. The $8 million project was announced in Oct. 2023 and will be funded by a bond approved by Airway Heights voters in August of that year. The City of Airway Heights offered additional details on the edifice last year.
Annual Harrington Car Show a month away
SPOKANE, Wash. - Over 250 vintage and collectible vehicles will parade the city of Harrington for the 12th year in a row on Saturday, May 18. Just an hour outside of Spokane, Harrington’s 12th Annual Car Show is hosted by a family-run antique car museum housed in an old Ford Dealership, the Studebaker Garage.
Closing arguments delivered in Robert Talley trial
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. – Closing arguments in the trial of a man accused of shooting at police officers after a chase through Airway Heights in August 2023 took place on Thursday. Robert Talley allegedly drove the wrong way in traffic during the police chase and was purportedly under the...
Spokane man convicted of aggravated attempted murder of a police officer
SPOKANE, Wash. – A Spokane man who fired several shots at a police officer was convicted of attempted 1st degree murder on Friday. Robert Talley fled police officers on Aug. 6, 2023. Talley was chased from Airway Heights by police responding to a call that he had been in an argument all the way to an apartment complex on Sunset Highway.
Woman charged for allegedly killing man with his car
SPOKANE, Wash. – A woman has been charged for allegedly killing a man with his own car on April 9. Alyssa Bray was initially arrested in Lincoln County for a suspected DUI when deputies reportedly discovered that she was driving the truck of Spokane County resident Gerald Fox, who had been found dead earlier that day.
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