The sheriff's office said first responders provided treatment to the woman, but the woman was later pronounced dead at the scene.

An elderly woman was found dead Wednesday morning on a Spokane Valley sidewalk, according to police. The Spokane Valley Police Department is investigating the death, although criminal activity was not suspected, police said in a news release.

A person is dead after an apartment fire in the Spokane Valley. The Spokane Valley Fire Department says crews responded to several calls about a tree on fire near an apartment building near North Skipworth Road and East Main Avenue around 8 p.

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — A person is dead after an apartment fire in Spokane Valley, with an investigation underway. According to Spokane Valley firefighters at the scene, one person died in the fire at an apartment in the 100 block of North Skipworth Road. Firefighters responded to the blaze around 8 p.m. Wednesday.