Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• County updates its online services

  November 18, 2011 in City on Page A7 A new “gateway to government services” promises to eliminate something people hate about Spokane County offices: going to one department only to find out they should have gone somewhere else. …

• Kootenai County OKs new comprehensive plan

  December 31, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A7 Kootenai County commissioners on Thursday approved a comprehensive plan that’s been four years in the making. Updating the 16-year-old plan began in the fall of 2006 and involved hundreds of …

• Spokane Valley business vacancy rates rise as city struggles to develop a growth plan

  February 21, 2010 in Business on Page E1 ‘For lease” signs dot both sides of East Sprague Avenue in Spokane Valley like dandelions springing from the sidewalks. The former National Golf store has been empty for more than … 14

• Church gets OK to put up bigger sign

  February 17, 2010 in City on Page A6 A Wandermere-area megachurch got permission Tuesday to supersize its sign. But the Turning Point Open Bible Church at 11911 N. Division St. can’t sell french fries like other owners of …

• Yearlong study will create ‘vision’ for regional transit

  December 21, 2009 in City on Page A1 The future of transportation in the Spokane region is going to get a yearlong look in 2010. Leaders from local governments and the private sector have agreed to launch a … 2

• Opponents file an appeal over big-box zoning change

  July 26, 2008 in City on Page A12 Neighborhood opponents of big-box retail development along South Regal Street and Palouse Highway filed an appeal Friday of a Spokane City Council decision granting key land-use changes for three major …

• Planner won’t be charged for erasure of tape

  January 4, 2008 in City on Page B3 A Kootenai County senior planner won’t face criminal charges for allegedly ordering the destruction of a recording of a public meeting – but she is getting a new job. On …

• River Park Square Unveils Plans Owners Ask City To Close Post To Set Stage For $80 Million Retail Project

  April 14, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A16 The owners of River Park Square Thursday asked the city to close a block of Post Street to accommodate a massive $80 million downtown retail expansion. The project includes a …

• City Council Approves Stiffer Manufactured Home Regulations

  March 29, 1995 in City on Page B3 New, stiffer regulations for manufactured housing won the approval of the Spokane City Council this week. The tighter regulations say new units can’t be more than 10 years old, must …