New coach Luke Jordan helps Mead boys basketball 'move forward' following retirement of Glenn Williams

There’s something exciting going on within the Deer Park girls basketball program. It hasn’t exactly been an overnight success story – more like a multiyear project. But the Stags are poised make some noise, starting with the District 7 1A tournament this week and, if things go well, at the state tournament.

Przemek Karnowski has been on the sidelines way more than he’d planned on since helping Gonzaga reach the 2017 national championship game. His pro career became a constant cycle of injuries and lengthy rehabilitation around short stints of the court – the last a nine-game stretch nearly a year ago for Twarde Pierniki in his native Poland.

Steele Venters finished his Ellensburg High School career with somewhere around 1,200 points. He doesn’t remember the exact number. But he does remember when he scored his 1,000th point. “It was the first play out of halftime,” Venters said. “I think I needed two points and my coach drew...

Roundup of Monday’s District 7 2B basketball tournament first-round action at West Valley High School. Davenport 78, Kettle Falls 56: Tennessee Rainwater scored 36 points with four 3-pointers, and the Gorillas (20-2) beat the Bulldogs (6-14). Brenick Soliday added 18 points for Davenport, which faces Lind-Ritzville/Sprague in a semifinal...

After a rainy Sunday across the region, Monday will bring drier weather to kick off our work week before we see the showers return. A Pacific low-pressure system will continue to shower rain or snow across the state throughout the night, until the showers move east making room for a cloudy, dry Monday in Spokane and North Idaho. Enjoy the calmer weather while it lasts, though, because the showers are forecasted to return early Tuesday morning, sticking around the entire day.

SPOKANE, Wash. - A surprise birthday party was held inside Lilac Lanes in Spokane on Tuesday afternoon, for a very special young man. Cedric "Mac" McGuire, a 102-year-old World War II veteran, celebrated another year of life by doing what he does best: lighting up a room full of his closest friends.

SPOKANE, Wash. - One simple error has caused disastrous financial consequences for one local veteran. In October last year, Benny Robinson's wife of nearly 60 years passed away. When he alerted the military of her passing so his military benefits could be adjusted, he says they mistakenly marked Benny himself as deceased. In the days following, when he should have been spent grieving her loss, he's instead been trying to pull himself out of financial ruin.

On Jan. 20, members of the Spokane-based nonprofit, Path of Hope, drove from Spokane to Texas to rescue 47 dogs from euthanasia. Now, the rescue says they are starting to adopt out the pups.

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - The family of a woman killed in a hit-and-run, vehicle vs. pedestrian crash in Spokane Valley late last month is still searching for answers surrounding her death. Court documents identified the victim as 57-year-old Kimberly Allen. She was crossing Sprague Ave. between Pines Rd. and McDonald...

SPOKANE, Wash. - A closure is scheduled for I-90 east of downtown Spokane on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. until 8 a.m. on Feb. 12 while crews remove the Magnolia Street pedestrian bridge. The overpass was put on emergency contract for removal following a January evaluation. The examination showed...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - The Spokane Valley Deputies and Emergency Operations Team (EOT) members saved a dog that fell through fragile ice on Shelley Lake. On Feb. 4 around 6:10 p.m. members of EOT responded to reports of a dog that had fallen through the ice and into the frigid water.

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Police Department (SPD) has confirmed that one man is in the hospital with serious, non-life threatening injuries after being stabbed on the South Hill. According to SPD, they responded to reports of a man suffering stab wounds near 44th Avenue and Regal Street. Right now,...

POST FALLS, Idaho - Officers with the Post Falls Police Department (PFPD) arrested two people from Spokane on drug-related charges Saturday morning. According to PFPD, 43-year-old Amy Knight and 44-year-old Nicholas Taylor, both from Spokane, were arrested at the Post Falls Factory Outlet around noon. Knight was charged with distribution...

LINCOLN COUNTY, Wash. - On Monday, Feb. 6, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) warned drivers of a second closure on SR-174 in Lincoln County between Electric City and Wilbur, following a closure earlier in the day due to a blocking collision. According to WSDOT, a morning collision on Monday...

If you'd like to order this fantastic gift and give back to local seniors, you have until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, or until supplies run out. Visit the Meals on Wheels website to order: Cinn-a-Gram — Meals on Wheels Spokane.