After months of speculation and rumors, Spokane Valley Mayor Pam Haley is addressing concerns about her health ahead of the November election. She faces political newcomer Catherine Nelson, who has worked as a Realtor in the Valley for nearly a decade.
Recently retired firefighter Dan Garner has launched a challenge to Spokane County Fire District 4 commissioner incumbent Roger Krieger, pulling in just over 100 votes more than the incumbent in the August primary.
A challenger seeking to unseat a Spokane Municipal Court judge believes the incumbent lacks professionalism or professional empathy for the defendants and victims that pass through her court, accusations the incumbent argues are misguided or confusing.
As the Nov. 4 election date grows closer, Spokane city council candidates got hot and bothered Sunday night, chowing down on fiery chicken wings and answering some of the "spiciest" questions about their campaigns.
As Joe Biden’s vice president, Kamala Harris was a model of discretion and loyalty. After his disastrous - and, it turned out, politically fatal - debate against Donald Trump in June 2024, she was the first to leap to his defense, telling CNN’s Anderson Cooper minutes after it was over: “I’m not going to spend all night with you talking about the last 90 minutes when I’ve been watching the last 3½ years of performance.”
The August primary turned up surprising results in the Cheney City Council race for Position 4, with only three votes separating the top two candidates.
Spokane Valley City Councilman Ben Wick’s opponent in the November election told supporters last week that he’s dropping his challenge for the position.
The candidates to replace longtime Spokane Valley City Councilman Rod Higgins have different takes on how the city should grow and how to keep it safe.
A typically sleepy Spokane Municipal Court judge election has become a heated microcosm for the debate that has consumed city politics for years now: What should be done about downtown homelessness, and does the system provide enough “accountability” for those who commit low-level crimes?
Election officials turned over at the highest rate in at least a quarter century during the last presidential election, according to new research from the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Free swim lessons for every Spokane second-grader; a space for high school swim teams to practice year-round; more capacity to teach special needs kids the skills that may one day save their life; a place for the public to swim in the middle of winter without paying some club’s monthly fees.
Initial results in the only two Spokane Valley City Council races on the primary ballot this year indicate more than a few familiar faces will advance to the general election this November.
