City officials have expressed confidence in the shelter system’s ability to withstand the demand for a warm place to sleep through the winter months, but advocates for the homeless and shelter operators are warning that there will not be enough beds.

The Ray-Freya Alternatives Analysis – as the city-guided, consultant-driven report released this month is known – lays out a large number of other ideas for creating new paths and active-transit connections around Ferris.

The victim was riding their bicycle home from a friend's late Saturday night in northeast Spokane when they encountered a group of teenagers and the "shooting subsequently occurred," the Spokane Police Department said in a news release. 

On Sunday, the central office code 988 will switch over to directing callers to a national suicide prevention line by order of the Federal Communications Commission. Because that code is used to direct calls to the phone subscribers in the 509 area code, Eastern Washingtonians will have to dial the full 10-digit number in order to connect, whether on mobile or a landline. 

The veteran of the office said she believes her staff of 28 attorneys and 60 support workers will be up to the challenge, and it's her job to make sure the right person tackles each job.

Waldref, 41, a Gonzaga Prep alumnus and former United States Assistant Attorney in the office, was sworn in to lead it Oct. 7 after nomination and confirmation in the U.S. Senate. She took the oath with four former U.S. attorneys for the office, her northeast Spokane-bred family and several members of the legal community, including former coworkers that are the workhorses of an office she'll manage. 

The return of school concerts has been long-awaited by Matthew Wenman and Stacia Cammarano, the directors of Shadle Park High School’s music programs.

A Spokane elementary school teacher who is opposed to the vaccination mandate and has shared debunked claims about COVID-19 vaccines has been accused of creating a hostile work environment after she wore a mask bearing a protest symbol.

The Court heard arguments Thursday on the case involving Alex May, who wants the county to remove a property covenant on his South Hill home that reads "no race or nationality other than the white race shall use or occupy any building on any lot."

DEER PARK – Buying a home in Spokane is too expensive for Sofya and Evgeny Yaitskiy.

Inslee welcomed forthcoming Afghans at an event at the Seattle-Tacoma airport Friday. He was joined by leaders from the Muslim Association of Puget Sound, Microsoft, Alaska Airlines, Airbnb, the Seattle Foundation and Washington's refugee resettlement agencies. 

A man who killed a woman and disposed of her naked body on Farwell Road in Mead will spend 16 years in prison.

Spokane City Council candidates Mike Lish and Zack Zappone highlighted their different backgrounds and experiences during a debate on Friday.

The Mt. Spokane High School marching band is in mid-season form. And what a season it’s been.

The most controversial proposal of the city of Spokane’s draft sustainability action plan is gone.

Inspiration was everywhere Friday afternoon at Frances L.N. Scott Elementary School.

Staff and students were already dealing with a social media-sparked problem unlike anything they had ever seen as Shadle Park High School junior Zachary Pugh struggled to find an unlocked restroom in the building recently. When he finally found one, the problems only continued.

Time will tell whether a rise in vaccination rates will lead to a downturn in COVID-19 cases at local schools.

The Spokane County Medical Examiner said the man who was shot and killed early Wednesday morning in the West Central Neighborhood of Spokane was 34-year-old John P. Gullingsrud.