It looks like slow and steady will win the race at tonight's Spokane Valley City Council meeting. There are quite a few things on the agenda, but most are items the council has looked at before. There will be the second reading of an ordinance…
The Liberty Lake City Council has called a special meeting for 7 p.m. tonight at City Hall 22710 E. Country Vista Drive. There will be a discussion on the city administrator interview process and the city's budget, followed by public comment. The majority of the…
Local IHOP restaurants, including the one at the Spokane Valley Mall, will be participating in National Pancake Day tomorrow. They will be offering anyone who comes in the door a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes in exchange for a donation to the Children's Miracle…
A baby girl was apparently in a hurry to be born on Saturday. Firefighters at Spokane Valley Fire Department Station 3 were called to a Liberty Lake home after someone called 911 to report a woman in labor. The call came in at 7:48 a.m.…
At the Spokane County regional fire dispatch center, dispatcher Mike Cappellano monitors a call of a tree that fell onto a house Wednesday. SR photo/Colin Mulvany Well, judging by our wild weather this weekend, I guess it is still winter. Today's chilly temperatures may not…
The man and woman killed in a traffic accident at East Broadway Avenue and North Locust Road in Spokane Valley on Valentine’s Day have been identified as Justin J. Stevens, 35, and Alisha K. Germany, 29. The two were heading west on Broadway at high…
Students from across Spokane Valley will have their art on display during a Last Friday show tonight from 4 to 8 p.m. at Ink to Media, 523 N. Pines Road (behind High Nooner). Their work includes paintings, drawings, pottery and sculpture. All the students will…
The Spokane Valley Police Department has announced it is launching an emphasis patrol targeting aggressive drivers. The Aggresive Driver Enforcement Program will use "unmarked non-traditional law enforcement fleet vehicles" to find and fine aggresive drivers, according to a police press release. Police say they responded…
Otis Orchards resident Lee A. Hiestand, 40, was injured in a car accident on I-90 near Osburn, Idaho, Wednesday evening. According to an Idaho State Patrol press release, Hiestand was driving his F150 truck east on I-90 when he lost control, crossed the center median…
Teacher Robbie Robinson, second from left, stands in a greenhouse with Harmony High School students, from left, Satieva Ankey, Josh Armstrong, Chris Kinyon, Cody Buchanan and Franki Turner. SR pohto/Dan Pelle We have a ton of good stuff to highlight in today's Valley Voice, so…
The Washington State Patrol has identified the people involved in an accident caused by a wrong way driver on I-90 near Liberty Lake just before 4 p.m. yesterday. Liberty Lake resident Kelly A. Yancey, 39, was driving her Honda Accord westbound in the eastbound lanes…
So how do you welcome Spokesman-Review outdoors writer Rich Landers to his new spot in the newsroom? You use tape to put down an outline of a dead deer on the floor, of course. Someone who shall not be named took a little time out…
The Spokane Valley Police Department arrested a driver after he allegedly led police on a chase that hit 100 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone Sunday night, according to a police press release. David B. Middleton, 44, was finally trapped by patrol cars…
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office arrested a man early Sunday morning after he allegedly fired a gunshot through a home's front window, according to a Sheriff's Office press release. Deputies responded to the 13700 bock of East 46th in the Bella Vista neighborhood at 3:26…
George “Dick” Ott kept a watchful eye over the University SCOPE neighborhood. SR file photo. Monday morning is a great time to catch up on any Valley Voice stories you may have missed over the weekend. Reporter Lisa Leinberger went down to Freeman last week,…
Ryan C. Lancaster, who was arrested on multiple charges Wednesday evening after a standoff with police, remains in jail on a $100,000 bond. Two Spokane Valley schools were locked down and a daycare was evacuated after police received reports of a man with a gun.…
It sounds like its full speed ahead for tomorrow's planned opening of the west Sullivan Bridge. The bridge, which carries southbound traffic, has been closed for more than a month as crews completed temporary repairs. The bridge is failing and weight restrictions were imposed last…
Rina Clark, right, a West Valley Outdoor Learning Center raptor volunteer, introduces Ava McLeod to Willie the barn owl, Friday. SR photo/Dan Pelle We start today look's at the Valley Voice with two great stories by reporter Lisa Leinberger. She visited with an autistic volunteer,…
Some local school districts are unhappy with last night's levy election results, but the levies of all school districts in the Spokane Valley area appear to be passing. There are more ballots left to count, but election night results are usually a good indicator of…
A man and a woman killed in a traffic accident last night at Broadway and Locust in Spokane Valley have not yet been identified. Police believe speed and alcohol were involved in the crash, which sent a red Corvette head on into a large tree.…
Spokane Valley Police recently arrested a Spokane Valley felon on charges of first degree trafficking in stolen property. Victor A. Luna, 30, reportedly purchased stolen items and had other people pawn them for him. The SWAT team made the arrest because of Luna's history of…
The agenda for the Spokane Valley City Council tonight is quite lengthy, but there are several "housekeeping" city code changes that will hopefully be dealt with quickly. There will be a public hearing on adding several capital projects to the 2012 budget, including a road…
The Newman Lake Fire District 13 commissioners will have a special meeting tonight to discuss a new fire station. The district put a bond on the November ballot to pay for a new fire station, but it failed at the polls. The meeting will begin…
The city of Spokane Valley has announced that it plans to have the southbound Sullivan Bridge fully open by Friday (weather permitting). The failing bridge has been closed for several weeks for temporary repairs that should allow the city to remove weight restrictions imposed on…
Karen Fournier, left, and Jane Murphy of Hearth Homes stand in the living room of the newest transitional home the group will open in Spokane Valley, Thursday. Hearth Homes runs a series of homes for women with children. Fournier is the group’s executive director, and…
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