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Jul 7, 2025 · Hoping to spur the development of affordable housing, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown unveiled a series of reform proposals Monday to make development cheaper, building codes simpler, …

Dec 4, 2025 · Spokane Public Schools is buying its own buses as it moves toward operating its own fleet.

Dec 1, 2025 · If approved by city council, products derived from the psychoactive plant could not be sold or distributed within Spokane. The city would be the first in Washington to ban the drug.

Oct 29, 2025 · A former Spokane County Sheriff’s Office sergeant faces new federal charges on top of an assault charge in state court after being accused of badly beating a then-62-year-old man during …

Dec 10, 2025 · The Spokane County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to increase charges at golf courses owned and operated by Spokane County, including Liberty Lake, Latah Creek and …

Oct 20, 2025 · The “No Kings” protest in Spokane on Saturday yielded zero arrests by 4 p.m., the time the event was scheduled to end.

Dec 22, 2025 · A former Spokane Regional Health District employee did not do the work for which she was paid, a lawsuit filed this past week alleges.

Mar 14, 2025 · On Oct. 22, 2021, his body was found bound, beaten and stabbed in the trunk of an abandoned car next to a Spokane park.

Oct 10, 2025 · As a group of stakeholders and Idaho lawmakers prepare to address the state’s housing issues, a number of priorities have risen to the top: water and sewer infrastructure, incentives for ...