Local Headlines

• SFD using satellite truck to ensure no emergency calls get dropped June 25, 2022
  SPOKANE, Wash. — More than 200,000 people are expected to be in downtown Spokane for Hoopfest. That’s millions of text messages, phone calls, and people streaming on TikTok…and all those people are sharing the same cell towers, including our first responders. The Spokane Fire Department uses its cell phones to dispatch crews to emergencies, track […]
• ‘State of shock’: Spokane woman shares story of abortion as Roe v. Wade gets overturned June 25, 2022
  SPOKANE, Wash. – Advocates rallied Friday evening, angry and disappointed that the highest court in the nation stripped abortion rights at the federal level. It’s now up to the states to decide and about half will restrict access. Protesters Friday were afraid of what would happen next. “My body, my choice,” they chanted in downtown […]
• PHOTOS: Downtown Spokane ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ protest June 25, 2022
  SPOKANE, Wash. — The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, which sparked outrage amongst many Americans, including hundreds in Spokane. A “Bans Off Our Bodies” protest was held in front of the Foley Federal Courthouse, with several speakers expressing their frustrations over the abortion ban. The protest was held by Planned Parenthood of […]
• Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for 2020 murder June 25, 2022
  SPOKANE, Wash. — A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison and three years of community custody for a murder that occurred in 2020. The Spokane County Superior Court found Christian Robinson, 29, guilty of second-degree murder on May 27, 2022. He was sentenced on Friday. Robinson, 29, shot Christian Salazar in the head […]
• Sinto Commons grand opening celebration set for Wednesday June 24, 2022
  SPOKANE, Wash. — A new affordable housing complex in Spokane, the Sinto Commons, will have its grand opening celebration on June 29. Sinto Commons will house 46 families and individuals. Community Frameworks devoted 23 of the rental homes for people experiencing homelessness. The location of Sinto Commons is less than one mile north of downtown […]