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Condon touts city’s progress in annual address to City Council
In his annual Statement of Conditions and Affairs at City Hall on Monday, Mayor Condon championed the city’s One Spokane strategic plan, which lays the course for the city’s growth and betterment in the years ahead.
Former paraeducator finds new career as owner of vintage, collectibles shop on Monroe Street
After Robin Beadle-Velazquez was laid off from Central Valley School District earlier this year amid budget cuts, she chose to embark on a new career path that involves vintage collectables instead of textbooks.
Powwow marks Indigenous Peoples Day in Spokane
The gathering was both a celebration of Native American culture and a reminder that Christopher Columbus took part in many atrocities against indigenous people, including enslavement and genocide.
Ecology Department will collect and incinerate toxic firefighting foam
The Washington Department of Ecology announced Monday it will begin collecting and incinerating stockpiles of a toxic fire retardant foam that was used by fire departments for decades before the state restricted its use in 2018.
Fortnite fans react to dramatic end of chapter, possible Taco Tuesday return
An ethereal blue ring is all that remains since the Sunday at 11 a.m. Fortnite apocalypse. Initial reaction for Devin Kimmerly, Spokane, was complete shock. He tended to his screen for two to three hours waiting for a new world to materialize.
Escapee who taunted cops on social media arrested at grandma’s house in Hillyard
Spokane police Sgt. Terry Preuninger said Seaman taunted authorities by posting pictures of himself and his girlfriend in front of the Spokane County Jail with the caption “Bad boys, whatcha gonna do?”
Spokane police updates use-of-force policy to emphasize use of de-escalation techniques
The update, released Oct. 4, includes a new section on de-escalation, reporting of ethical misconduct and deadly force.
Police presence increased at Ferris High School in response to threats
Extra Spokane police officers were stationed at Ferris High School on Monday in response to two threats posted on social media over the weekend.
New childhood obesity data shows progress, room for improvement in Spokane and nationwide
With recent national attention on childhood obesity rates, newly released data for Washington show that 7,100 youth ages 10-17 are obese. The state’s rate for this age group is 11%, ranking Washington as the sixth lowest in the U.S.
Getting There: Northeast City Council candidates discuss North Spokane Corridor, street planning, public transit
Northeast Spokane has seen several major transportation construction projects in the past few years, including changes to Crestline and Sprague. An even larger one looms with completion of the North Spokane Corridor. City Council candidates Tim Benn and Michael Cathcart offer their views on those projects, as well as whether car tab fees should be reduced.
Spokane Valley fire commissioner candidates clash over communication, fire commissioner leadership
Candidate for the Spokane Valley Fire Commission Bradley Mertens said he hopes to improve communication and work with unions, while incumbent Patrick Burch said a fire commissioner’s first responsibility is to taxpayers, not unions.
100 years ago in Spokane: Extradition sought for sisters believed to be involved in death of W.H. McNutt
Jewell Marie McDonald and Helen Fay McDonald Wilkinson had been implicated in the mysterious death of the Spokane real estate man. Court paperwork showed that there had been a business quarrel and that the sisters left Spokane “in haste” to California under assumed names.
Then and Now: Federal courthouse in downtown Spokane
The Thomas S. Foley United States Courthouse was originally envisioned as a joint federal and municipal building, but voters failed to pass a $10.4 million bond to combine the two governmental buildings.
Rob Curley: Hearing the candidates one more time before you vote, only this time with a little more discussion and a little less debate
There have been so many dang debates in Spokane this election season that it’s hard to tell whose heads are swimming the most: the candidates’, the voters’ or the journalists’. I can’t remember if it was Steven Tyler or Ayn Rand who said that anything worth doing is worth overdoing, but judging from my phone’s musical library, a solid guess is Aerosmith. Of course, Shakespeare noted it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. Or maybe that was Bon Jovi. It doesn’t really matter.
Holocaust survivor who is Anne Frank’s stepsister to speak in Spokane
“The world unfortunately has forgotten what has happened, or they never even knew what had happened. It hasn’t really changed. There’s still prejudice, discrimination and wars going on,” Schloss said.
100 years ago in Spokane: Local families awaited final word on WWI soldiers
The war in Europe had been over for almost a year, but the uncertainty continued for some some local parents. Five Washington men, including two from Spokane, were still listed as missing in action, and no word had yet emerged about their fate.
Real estate site ranks Spokane first for freelancers
A study released by Neighborhoods.com ranked Spokane as the top city for freelancers. Kelly Naumann, StartUp Spokane community manager, said rankings like this are great for Spokane.
Woodward aims to use trust amassed over broadcast career to bring about change if elected Spokane mayor
Nadine Woodward has been hesitant to bring her political views into the nonpartisan race, declining to seek the endorsement of either political party. Instead, she’s argued that the election is about trust – trust she’s earned over more than 25 years beamed into the living rooms of Spokane families. She hopes that trust will propel her to the mayor’s office, where she aims to bring about change.
Stuckart vows to stick to facts, principles that have guided his City Hall career if elected Spokane mayor
As Ben Stuckart faces November’s vote, he contends with a well-documented, eight-year record at City Hall. But he also offers a deep, hands-on background in local government in politics. Stuckart acknowledged that his nuanced views of complex issues may not fit the political moment of tweet-sized pronouncements and vague hot takes. But he said he wouldn’t change.
Spokane police arrest man threatening mass shooting
A Spokane business received threats from a former employee, Chesed Johnson, 41, at 5:30 p.m. that he planned to shoot up the business with an AR-15 style rifle, according to a news release. The disgruntled employee also made threats to shoot up the business’ Dallas, Texas location.