Cody Proctor

1 week ago | krem.com | Cody Proctor

SPOKANE, Wash. — High Drive on the South Hill of Spokane closed late Sunday night for multiple spot fires burning along the street. According to the Spokane Fire Department (SFD), fire crews responded around 9:45 p.m. for a report of a small fire. When they arrived, they found about 12 small spot fires running along High Drive. SFD said Spokane Police closed the roadway between Bernard Street and South Manito Boulevard. No structures were threatened, said SFD.

1 month ago | krem.com | Cody Proctor

SPOKANE, Wash. — As the fentanyl crisis continues to grow in Spokane, a local group is rallying in an attempt to slow down the death toll. Kitara Johnson-Jones lost her son Gabriel to fentanyl in March. On Tuesday, she shared her story at an event hosted by "Save Our Spokane."  "Gabriel was an amazing, smart young man. He fought hard for his recovery. He relapsed a couple of times, but he always got up and started again. He wouldn't quit," said Johnson-Jones.

1 month ago | krem.com | Cody Proctor

CHENEY, Wash. — Firefighters battled a house fire in Cheney that ended up spreading to an Eastern Washington University sorority house next door on Sunday. According to the Cheney Fire Department (CFD), the fire started around 5 p.m. Sunday on the 300 block of 2nd Street. CFD Battalion Chief Tim Steiner said no one was inside either building at the time of the fire. No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire remains unknown.

1 month ago | krem.com | Cody Proctor

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) released a report detailing a nearly 10% drop in the state's wolf population. But department leadership says they are not concerned about the decline. "I was a wolf bio with Montana State for two years before coming to Washington," said Shubh Bhattacharjee, the wolf and grizzly bear policy lead for WDFW. He says the population is technically growing. "Washington's wolf population is a recovering population.

2 months ago | krem.com | Cody Proctor

SPOKANE, Wash. — This week, the Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) will consider on two proposed amendments impacting transgender students. But the WIAA says even if the amendments are approved, they will not go into effect immediately. The first of the two proposed amendments seeks to keep girls' sports participation limited to students born biologically female.