Stevens County, WA

STEVENS COUNTY, Wash. — A 9-year-old girl named Lily Kryzhanivskyy who was viciously mauled and badly injured by a cougar north of Spokane and needed 400 stitches, was declared the “Bravest Girl on Earth” by the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office. Recently, Lily was invited to go...

STEVENS COUNTY, Wash. – 9-year-old Lily Kryzhanivskyy, who was attacked by a cougar in late May, returned to the woods fo an "awesome form of therapy and education." A post by the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) on Facebook says wildlife program manager Bart George for the Kalispel Tribe of Indians runs a research program that looks to keep cougars from being habituated to humans and livestock.

STEVENS CO., Wash. – The young girl attacked by a cougar in May returned to the woods to help researchers who are studying how to prevent the animals from attacking humans. Lily, 9, was playing with friends at a camp near Fruitland when a cougar attacked her. She was...

More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined. In the Spokane-Spokane Valley metropolitan area, located in Washington, a total of 1,590 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 286 fatalities for every 100,000 people. […]

To date, 85,007,630 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 — and over 1 million have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world. In the Spokane-Spokane Valley metropolitan area, located in Washington, a total of 142,330 COVID-19 cases […]

(The Center Square) – Northeastern Washington officials reacted to the news that state officials had followed through with lethal removal of two wolves from the Togo Pack by giving rare praise. “They cowboyed up and did what they said they would do,” said Jeff Flood, wildlife conflict specialist for...

The U.S. reported over 741,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending June 14, bringing the total count to more than 84.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 1,001,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

(The Center Square) – Marine veteran Carl Taylor is blasting two Stevens County commissioners for limiting remote access to public meetings. He said the decision by Commissioners Wes McCart and Mark Burrows to scale back WebEx access for their constituents reinforced his decision to get more politically engaged. “I...

(The Center Square) – The Stevens County Commissioners are scaling back remote access to public meetings on July 1. This is a move that Commissioners Wes McCart and Mark Burrows support but Greg Young doesn’t see as necessary. “It’s not something that I have a problem with; if...

DEER PARK, Wash. — It’s wedding season and this summer, ceremonies are expected to be back to pre-pandemic levels. According to wedding planning site The Knot, most people who put wedding plans on hold due to COVID are ready to tie the knot this year. And not only are weddings back — they’re expected to be bigger and more expensive....

The Togo wolf pack in Northeastern Washington has injured or killed four calves within the last 30 days, triggering lethal removal of wolves under the state’s management plan. On Monday, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Director Kelly Susewind released a statement that a hunt for one or...