Local Government

West Plains voters will have a say this August in whether they’d be willing to pay a fee to help clean, maintain and monitor the aquifer coursing below their feet.

Mountain bikers and hikers will have additional room to roam and ride near Beacon Hill.

Furry residents of Spokane County’s easternmost end will have dedicated room to run for another year.

Inland Northwest Catering will be filling the void left in CenterPlace by LeCatering, whose parent company is being sued by Spokane Valley.

Another pocket of wildland in a rapidly developing area of Spokane County may soon be spared from the steady spread of subdivisions.

The long arm of the law is twisting its fingers around the handlebars of electric bikes.

Every year, the city of Spokane gets a bill from Spokane County Detention Services. According to the city, the bill for 2025 was $3 million more than anticipated.

The Spokane Valley Kiwanis Club is providing 17,000 Paw Patrol stuffed animals to the city’s police and fire departments to hand out to kids involved in 911 calls for the fourth consecutive year.

The city of Spokane Valley recently filed a lawsuit against Eat Good Group’s catering company, LeCatering, saying the popular restaurant company owes the city more than $157,000 and was in breach of contract for 10 months in 2025.

The Inland Northwest is closer to bolstering its services for mental health and drug addiction.

The late Sgt. Ken Salas, and his last act of kindness, may soon be memorialized indefinitely.

YouTubers, and the rest of the public, will need to put up some money to receive body camera footage from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

Three new, shiny, cherry red ambulances are purchased and awaiting service as Spokane County Fire District 9 finishes preparations to shed its contract with American Medical Response.

Property owners on the West Plains may decide later this year if they will pay annual $15 fees aimed at improving water quality.

The “last hope” for the Spokane Valley Performing Arts Center was a $28 million bond that the Spokane Valley City Council declined to pursue during a meeting on Tuesday.

YouTubers earning big money by posting police body camera footage may be dinged with new, higher fees in Spokane County.

Use of the city’s homeless services decreased by 11% last year, according to a new report published by the City of Spokane.

Otis Orchards resident John Sahr wanted to put a memorial bench dedicated to his friend, Kerry Brown, in the county’s first off-leash dog park.

Spokane Valley city leaders have declined to help the Spokane Valley Performing Arts Center borrow the millions of dollars it needs to complete construction on the proposed theater.