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Idaho residents could vote to restore access to abortion and protect reproductive health care after a nonprofit took the first step Thursday toward a 2026 citizen ballot initiative. Idahoans United for Women and Families filed four petitions with the Secretary of State’s Office for review, each of which would create an initiative with varying degrees of protection for abortion rights based on ...

Spokane Police have begun enforcing the city’s ban on camping near schools, parks and day care centers.

Low flows along the Spokane River have triggered stricter watering rules.

The Spokane City Council has delayed for two weeks voting on a controversial proposed law to protect the homeless from employment and housing discrimination, with a majority citing a need for more public outreach amid sharp pushback from prominent business and property owners.

Leaders in three nail-bitingly close Spokane-area legislative races have clinched wins in their respective primary elections, as the steady stream of newly tallied ballots has all but dried up after Monday’s release by county elections officials.

Steve Symms, a Republican who represented Idaho for four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and two terms in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. He was 86.

Tuesday’s election created far more losers than winners. sFor U.S. Senate candidate Goodspaceguy – who has run for some office or another 25 times in the last 44 years and almost every year since 2004 – it was frustrating, but hardly surprising.

Spokane voters now know which two state House candidates will appear on their ballots this November.

turnout not so bad after all: the story of the rush of ballots and the moderate responses. 

A mysterious guerrilla art installation that fascinated Peaceful Valley residents before it was removed in December by city officials has returned to its concrete perch, this time with the blessing of the mayor.

Crowded fields or not, Spokane and Spokane Valley voters turned their state Legislature races into three-person heats with only two spots to secure in November’s general election.

An unusually crowded Medical Lake City Council meeting, animated by disputed and unfounded concerns that Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown was secretly planning to open a homeless shelter in the small neighboring community, was briefly derailed Tuesday night after a virtual attendee began streaming pornography and loud music over the council’s video conferencing software.

Tuesday’s primary had no impact on who would advance to the November election in the race to represent southwestern Spokane County on the county commission.

It’s still unclear who Spokane and Spokane Valley voters will choose this November to represent them in the Washington State Legislature.