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Hospital fires 15 nurses after 12-year-old patient’s suicide
A 12-year-old girl died by suicide after slipping out of her room at a Washington state children’s hospital, prompting the firing of fifteen nurses. The girl’s family has sued, while...
Priest attacked by 'disturbed gentleman' as prayer service collapses into chaos
Footage of the church's live stream captured the suspect jumping out of his seat in the first row pew and running towards the altar where the celebrants were kneeling.
Pride flag 'desecration'? Time to separate sex and state
As cities repaint crosswalks with the colors, stripes and chevrons of the LGBTQ flag, we have, in effect, a new kind of blasphemy law prohibiting insults against gay symbols instead...
Sign in Washington hacked to display surprising warning about 'angry raccoons'
Shocking message to drivers read 'angry raccoons ahead' earlier this week in Spokane, Washington.
Alaska Airlines flight diverted after passenger makes bomb threat
An Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle was diverted to Spokane Wednesday after a passenger reportedly made a bomb threat, according to police.
Heated forecast: Washington state local news airs lengthy porn clip during weather report
CBS affiliate KREM 2, based in Spokane, Wash., was left red-faced over the footage, which appeared to show a woman's backside during the station's weather report.
Escaped bison stroll Spokane streets after escaping
A pair of bison broke free from their owner’s yard this week and took advantage of their freedom by leisurely strolling down the streets of Spokane, Washington, for the second...
'Somebody killed my mommy': 7-year-old boy's horrifying 911 call
The 911 calls released Monday of a 2016 double-murder in Washington state reveal the horrifying moment a 7-year-old boy discovered his mother’s body and told a dispatcher: “Somebody killed my...
'Spokane spanker' hit with new sexually-motivated charges
SPOKANE, Wash. -- New charges have been filed against a man accused of slapping the backsides of women along a popular hiking trail that runs through the eastern Washington city...
Man confesses on live TV to being the 'Spokane Spanker'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8H9TC6kmRU SPOKANE, Wash. — A man who claims to have slapped the backsides of dozens of women along a popular hiking trail that runs through the eastern Washington city of...
The story of Rachel Dolezal gets even more bizarre
In her heart, she’s still a misunderstood black woman. Rachel Dolezal — who convincingly passed as an African-American civil rights activist in Spokane, Washington, until her inarguably Caucasian parents outed...
UFC's Julianna Pena arrested for trying to groin-kick way into bar
Keep it in the Octagon. Rising UFC star Julianna Pena was arrested early Sunday morning in Spokane, Wash., for kicking two guys in the groin, according to a police report. Pena,...
Rachel Dolezal removed from local police commission
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane City Council has voted to remove Rachel Dolezal, the former Spokane NAACP president, from the city's volunteer police ombudsman commission. The 6-0 vote came Thursday...
Ex-NAACP leader once sued black college for discrimination
The embattled NAACP leader accused of spending years pretending to be a black woman once sued Howard University — because she claimed the school discriminated against her for being white....
NAACP leader who pretended to be black resigns
The embattled president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP said Monday she is stepping down from her post. "In the eye of this current storm, I can see that...
Spokane NAACP postpones meeting with leader who 'posed' as black
The Spokane NAACP on Sunday abruptly postponed a meeting at which its embattled president had promised to talk about the controversy sparked after her parents said she was a white...
NAACP's 'blackface' a slap to African Americans: brother
“It’s like she’s in blackface,” the adopted brother of embattled Spokane, Wash. NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal complained Saturday. “It’s kind of a slap in the face to African Americans because...
NAACP leader to address accusations of lying about race
SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal says she will speak about the furor over racial identity sparked after her parents said she has falsely portrayed herself as black...
NAACP leader has pretended to be black for years: family
Rachel Dolezal — the outspoken, occasionally race-baiting president of the NAACP’s office in Spokane, Wash. — is only pretending to be black, say her Caucasian parents.
'Miracle dog' survives being hit by car, clubbed, abandoned
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The stray dog was hit by a car, clubbed in the head and left for dead in a ditch in Washington state. Days later, the 1-year-old bully...