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Your daily Spokane briefing — public safety, local news, weather, and community. Published every morning at 7 AM, including weekends. Free to read.

Sunday, August 23, 2026

The Dispatch — Sunday, August 23

Your Spokane briefing — 10 overnight incidents · 3 stories

By Jake Rivers·3 min read

Sunday, August 23, 2026

The Dispatch Weekly — Sunday, August 23

Spokane this week: The Big Thing, Public Safety

By Jake Rivers·1 min read

Saturday, August 22, 2026

The Dispatch — Saturday, August 22

Your Spokane briefing — 10 overnight incidents · 3 stories

By Jake Rivers·3 min read

Friday, August 21, 2026

The Dispatch — Friday, August 21

Your Spokane briefing — 10 overnight incidents · 3 stories

By Jake Rivers·3 min read

Thursday, August 20, 2026

The Dispatch — Thursday, August 20

Your Spokane briefing — 10 overnight incidents · 3 stories

By Jake Rivers·3 min read

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

The Dispatch — Wednesday, August 19

Your Spokane briefing — 10 overnight incidents · 3 stories

By Jake Rivers·3 min read

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

The Dispatch — Tuesday, August 18

Your Spokane briefing — 10 overnight incidents · 3 stories

By Jake Rivers·3 min read

Monday, August 17, 2026

The Dispatch — Monday, August 17

Your Spokane briefing — 10 overnight incidents · 3 stories

By Jake Rivers·3 min read

Sunday, August 16, 2026

The Dispatch — Sunday, August 16

Your Spokane briefing — 10 overnight incidents · 3 stories

By Jake Rivers·3 min read

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

How SpokaneWire Works: Real-Time Scanner Coverage Explained

Most local news outlets report on Spokane incidents hours after they happen — or not at all. SpokaneWire works differently. Here's exactly how we get you breaking news faster than anyone else in the city. The Scanner Feed We monitor a live audio stream from the Spokane Police Department, Spokane County Sheriff, and Spokane Fire Department 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Every dispatch call is automatically transcribed and processed by AI to extract the key details: location, incident type, uni

By Jake Rivers·1 min read

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Welcome to SpokaneWire — Spokane's Real-Time News Source

SpokaneWire is Spokane's only 24/7 real-time news platform. We cover breaking incidents, weather, traffic, and community news the moment it happens — before it hits Facebook. We monitor the Spokane Police and Fire scanner around the clock, pull live data from PulsePoint, the National Weather Service, WSDOT, and dozens of community sources. What We Cover * Incidents — Live police, fire, and emergency calls across Spokane County * Weather — NWS alerts and severe weather warnings * Traffic —

By Jake Rivers0

Sunday, April 26, 2026

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