Firefighters with the highest level of medical training will be on duty 24-7 at two more of Spokane’s 14 fire stations under an agreement approved Monday by the Spokane City Council. Under the deal between city administrators and the city’s firefighters union, the city will…
The Washington State Redistricting Commission, which is redrawing the lines for the state’s congressional and legislative districts, will be at Spokane Falls Community College Tuesday. The five-member board has a special commissioner meeting at 5 p.m. to discuss its budget and a schedule for releasing…
OLYMPIA -- Marty Loesch was named chief of staff for Gov. Chris Gregoire today, filling the spot opening up because Jay Manning is stepping down. Loesch, 46, is currently Gregoire's chief of external affairs and senior counsel. He previously worked as inter-governmental affairs director and…
The president gives a regular radio address on the weekend. In the interests of fairness, Republicans get a few minutes of "equal time" to rebut, refute or otherwise try to counter what he has to say. While the president's address is rarely big news, the…
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