Avista - A Spokane legacy

Formerly the Washington Water Power Co., Avista has been a Spokane mainstay since 1889. On July 19, 2017, Avista announced it was being purchased by Canadian utilities company Hydro One. On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, that deal was rejected.

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Then and Now: Velox Naval Supply Depot

Mon., June 24, 2019

The Velox Naval Supply Depot got its name from a famous racehorse in the 1890s, Harry Velox. Now the 530-acre property, near Sullivan Road and Trent Avenue, is a business park.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Body pulled from Spokane River on Tuesday is young woman reported missing earlier this week

UPDATED: Fri., May 24, 2019

A young woman whose body was pulled from the Spokane River downtown early Tuesday morning was reported missing earlier this week by friends and family.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Body pulled from Spokane River downtown Tuesday morning

UPDATED: Tue., May 21, 2019

Avista Utilities workers pulled a body from the Spokane River early Tuesday morning.

Opinion > Column

Shawn Vestal: Avista, whatever that means, should rename itself something meaningful. How about Washington Water Power?

Sun., May 19, 2019

What if – upon the occasion of Scott Morris’ retirement as head honcho – Avista decided to return to the name that is a part of city skyline? The name that lived for a century in the Northwest?

News > Crime/Public Safety

Man walks away unharmed after energized electrical wire falls on his hood near busy South Hill intersection

UPDATED: Fri., May 3, 2019

A man was briefly trapped in his car Friday morning on the South Hill as a charged electrical wire sat on his hood.

News > Spokane

Then and Now: The Monroe Street Dam

UPDATED: Mon., April 29, 2019

Washington Water Power’s first major power project, which began producing power in 1890, was located at the lower falls near Monroe Street. An 18-foot dam of rocks and timbers pooled water above the power plant’s intake, and two giant pipes fed the water downhill to generators in a newly built powerhouse just below the Monroe Street Bridge.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Boom truck snags overhead power lines in northeast Spokane, causing hundreds of power outages

UPDATED: Thu., April 18, 2019

A boom truck became tangled in power lines on East Broadway Avenue Thursday afternoon, leading to hundreds of power outages in northeast Spokane.

News > Spokane

Avista cautions customers of ongoing phone scams

UPDATED: Fri., April 5, 2019

Avista Utilities is cautioning customers to be aware of telephone calls from scammers demanding payments or requesting confidential information.

News > Spokane

100 years ago in Spokane: Washington Water Power says it will buy bankrupt downtown steam plant; chewing gum craze arrives

Thu., April 4, 2019

The Washington Water Power Co, announced that it was ready to purchase the property of the bankrupt Spokane Heat, Light and Power Co. – which we know today as the Steam Plant. The plant, with its iconic towers, was built in 1916, but it quickly ran into financial trouble.

News > Spokane

100 years ago in Spokane: Compromise raises streetcar fare to 6 cents; Minnehaha movie studio in trouble

UPDATED: Tue., April 2, 2019

The newest development in an ongoing problems with Spokane streetcar system was the approval of a temporary fare increase.

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