Spokane Valley completed the first phase of renovations to Balfour Park this summer and marked the occasion Thursday with assistance from an area 9-year-old and an MLS Cup champion.
Spokane Valley City Councilman Al Merkel has filed an appeal of the independent investigation that found he likely violated open records law through his actions on his Nextdoor account.
Spokane Valley and the contractors who built City Hall have agreed to enter into mediation in the lawsuit over the building’s defects, but the city is not quite done paying for the expensive litigation and repair efforts.
After a decade of steady increases to Spokane utility bills, larger rate hikes are expected for the next two years as the city attempts to catch back up with inflation.
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown has backed down from an effort started by her predecessor to disperse addiction treatment services from the city’s downtown core, after a concerted push by businesses to oppose the plan.
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown has proposed major changes to the sales tax measure voters will consider this November, including a sunset provision, though the proposal comes months too late to change the ballot measure itself.
Chewelah is currently working on a major water system upgrade that will help resolve a high level of a certain mineral in the water. This comes 50 years after its last upgrade.
An investigation into Spokane Valley Councilman Al Merkel's social media platform has concluded that he is "likely in violation of the Washington State Public Records Act."
The city of Spokane has announced another proposal to cut costs by offering union employees an early retirement incentive, taking another step to close the city’s budget gap that is projected by officials to be $14 million going into next year, an improvement over the $25 million hole elected leaders were peering down in January.
The city of Spokane is struggling to meet its obligations under the state Public Records Act, a tool meant to allow everyone, whether they’re reporters, lawyers, cranks or concerned citizens, to crack open Washington governments and understand how decisions get made.
A large portrait of Jim Chase, the first Black mayor of not only Spokane but any major city in Washington, was unveiled Wednesday by City Council President Betsy Wilkerson, who is today the city’s only Black elected leader, during a ceremony in the city hall art gallery that bears his name.
Sixty-seven households struggling to afford a home may soon find relief as housing units are built, bought or rehabilitated after the Spokane City Council approved spending another $9 million to assist with 10 developments.
As energy companies continue to eye large wind farms in Eastern Washington, Spokane County commissioners are setting the terms for what they’ll look like within the county’s borders.
Spokane Police Department Communications Manager and former KHQ reporter Julie Humphreys will be let go after more than four years working for the city, officials confirmed Tuesday.