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…
Spokane Valley Fire Department firefighter Joe Rees, paramedic/engineer Dave Fegele and Capt. Chris Neumann put out a kitchen fire caused by a faulty dishwasher inside Station 6 in 2010. The photo is courtesy of the Spokane Valley Fire Department. Tomorrow it is the turn of…
The Central Valley High School Marching Band and Color Guard rehearses in October 2011 for the Northwest Association for Performing Arts Championhips in Hillsboro, Ore. SR file photo If you are looking for something fun to do tonight, the Central Valley High School Band and…
A couple days ago I Tweeted several Spokane Valley survey responses. The city recently completed a mail-in survey to hear what people think about the city's parks, police, transportation service, jobs, appearance and more. Two thousand surveys were sent to random households and 459 responses…
Betsy Blake, Cathy Lobe, center, and Jan Stripes, rear, work on producing homemade placemats for Meals on Wheels at Lobe’s home in northwest Spokane on Feb. 1. SR photo/Dan Pelle At the top of today's Valley Voice is news that residents along south Evergreen will…
Spokane Valley Fire Department crews were called to burning shed/chicken coop a little after 9 a.m. this morning at 5309 E. Eighth. "First arriving crews had the fire extinguished quickly and there were no injuries or animal causalities," said Assistant Fire Marshall Bill Clifford. That's…
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office recently arrested a Newman Lake resident for allegedly running a scam on Craigslist. Deputies believe Eric Pittsley, 35, was taking money from people after offering to sell them cars or rent homes to them, but he never delivered. Seventeen victims…
The Spokane Valley City Council has a full day of meetings tomorrow and I'll be right there with them, so there won't be any blog posting. First on the schedule is the council's annual winter retreat from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at CenterPlace, 2426…
Liberty Lake Police Officer Mike Bogenreif shows the body camera he used during his shift Jan. 27. SR photo/Jesse Tinsley We had some great stories for you in Saturday's Valley Voice, so here's your chance to check them out if you missed them Saturday. The…
A Spokane Valley police officer spotted a speeding car in the 11600 block of East Eight Tuesday morning, but the car sped away when the officer tried to pull the driver over. The officer used the PIT maneuver to stop the fleeing driver after he…
In today's Valley Voice, reporter Nina Culver attended the most recent Spokane Valley City Council meeting and heard the council debate whether to repave a section of Evergreen Road after it is dug up for a new water line here. Pia Hallenberg met a local…
I'll be away from the computer most of the day tomorrow and all day Friday, so expect light posting. Fellow Valley Voice reporter Lisa Leinberger has promised to post some story links on the blog tomorrow, but that will probably be about it. We've got…
A teenage girl was stabbed Saturday at the Spokane Valley Mall after a fight broke out and the Spokane Valley Police Department is asking people to provide any photos or video taken during the fight. Anyone with information should call Crime Check at 456-2233. Click…