Local Government

By Monday, the Spokane County Commission will know what nominees they’ll choose from to lead the prosecutor’s office.

The late Carol Frances See had a fondness for feline companions that rivaled any, said her friend Diana Wilhite.

Allison Towey-McCarren ran her first marathon with her papa, Thomas Towey, in 2014. Now, she’s not sure if she’ll ever run another one.

The Spokane County Elections Office is encouraging anyone interested in serving their community to file for one of the vacant political positions on their website before the 4 p.m. deadline Friday.

Two conservative issues – policing and low taxes – went head to head on Tuesday in Spokane Valley. Some are surprised at the one that came out on top.

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.

Spokane city residents agreed Tuesday to start paying a $15-a-year tax aimed at maintaining clean drinking water.

Spokane Valley residents on Tuesday agreed to boost sales taxes to boost its police force.

Plumes of red flowing through the Spokane River on Tuesday weren’t remnants of an incident at a hot sauce manufacturing plant or an unfortunate plunge into the water by the Kool-Aid man, but rather a tool for research.

Amid a nationwide bolstering of federal immigration enforcement, the city of Spokane wants to help immigrant residents understand their rights.

SPOKANE VALLEY– Spokane Regional Emergency Communications is one step closer to moving into Spokane Valley.

Spokane County will have till the end of December to find a new contractor, or to stand up their own medical services within detention facilities, after NaphCare and subsidiary company Everhealth notified Spokane County of their intent to end services.

Voters in Spokane County Fire District 8 will get to decide on an EMS levy lid lift Aug. 5, a measure that initially had obtained 58% of the vote required in April.

The Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service is searching for a new director after the resignation of Jesse Ferrari, a controversial leader who ran the shelter for 2 1/2 years.

For the next few months, the city of Spokane Valley is stuck watching the grass grow on a 46-acre plot north of the Spokane River.

Members of North Idaho’s interlibrary loan consortium on Wednesday officially dissolved the Cooperative Information Network that allowed materials to be shared.

Voters in southwestern Spokane County will choose among three candidates with a wide variety of experience for a seat on the commission overseeing Spokane County’s largest fire district.

The number of homeless people in Spokane County fell by 10.6% last year.

For the first time in more than 20 years, the city of Spokane may join the aquifer protection area, a decision that would raise a tax but also help protect drinking water, according to city officials.