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News >  Spokane

School district, parks department agree to plan future South Hill dog park

Tue., March 1, 2022

Dog owners yearning for a permanent park on the South Hill have new reason for hope.

News >  Spokane

Model why? Spokane police don’t want Teslas

Mon., Feb. 28, 2022

The Spokane Police Department has piloted two Teslas this year as the city looks to move toward an all-electric fleet of cars. The reviews are in, and they’re scathing.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Is crime decreasing or increasing in downtown Spokane? The same data is being used to make both cases

Sun., Feb. 27, 2022

If perception is reality, downtown Spokane is both a booming business district but riddled with crime, on the pandemic rebound but rife with homelessness and better than it’s ever been but the worst it’s been in years.

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News >  Spokane

Council readies proposal for $12.1 million of American Rescue Plan spending

Sat., Feb. 26, 2022

The Spokane City Council is poised to release a second round of American Rescue Plan funds into the community.

News >  Spokane

Housing merger: Catholic Charities, Spokane Housing Ventures join forces for ‘greater fulfillment of our shared mission’

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 23, 2022

Two longtime affordable housing providers in Spokane have combined forces.

News >  Spokane

‘It’s the same pushback’: Plans for Hillyard homeless shelter promptly axed over neighborhood opposition

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 22, 2022

A nascent plan for a temporary homeless shelter in Hillyard was abandoned by Mayor Nadine Woodward on Monday amid fierce and rapid neighborhood opposition.

News >  Spokane

Spokane’s annual homeless count kicks off this week – here’s why this year’s tally is crucial

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 22, 2022

Daniel Ramos III was hoping the city could lure up to 100 volunteers to participate in this year’s tally of the region’s homeless population.

News >  Spokane

Spokane mayor expands emergency homeless shelter during cold

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 21, 2022

Amid dangerously cold temperatures, the city of Spokane is doubling the number of hotel rooms it offers to the homeless.

News >  Spokane

City officials looking to expand shelter as cold returns to Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 18, 2022

Winter isn’t over, and neither is the need for emergency homeless shelter.

News >  Spokane

Off limits? Proposal would restrict access to damaged areas along Spokane River

Fri., Feb. 18, 2022

Aiming to protect and rehabilitate the Spokane River and its tributaries, the Spokane City Council is mulling a proposal to restrict access to some sections of public land near the shoreline.

News >  Spokane

City officials tout Browne Street viaduct fencing as a success, but long-term impact unclear

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 18, 2022

The viaduct beneath Browne Street is clean and clear of people camping since the city erected fencing along the sidewalks beneath the Browne Street viaduct earlier this month.

News >  Spokane

Spokane will ask city voters to renew $13 million EMS tax levy

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 16, 2022

Spokane voters have steadfastly approved and renewed a levy to support emergency medical services since 1993.

News >  Spokane

Spokane to move ahead with fluoride study

Tue., Feb. 15, 2022

The Spokane City Council approved a contract Monday to study the logistics and price of adding fluoride to Spokane’s water supply.

News >  Spokane

Riverside Avenue getting a makeover – and a bike lane – this summer

Tue., Feb. 15, 2022

Biking down Riverside Avenue will soon be a breeze.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: City to embark on $9 million rebuild of Thor and Freya streets

Mon., Feb. 14, 2022

Driving over the two east Spokane roads will no longer be a brain-rattling rollercoaster ride.

News >  Spokane

Want to be a Spokane police officer? So do more than 700 other people

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 14, 2022

Though the number still falls short of historic norms, police leaders are proud of the renewed interest shown in becoming a Spokane police officer.

News >  Spokane

Spokane native, fellow Republican, to challenge Haskell in race for County Prosecutor

Sun., Feb. 13, 2022

A Spokane County native and longtime attorney will challenge incumbent Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell from within his own party in the August primary.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

At press conference, Haskell defends his role as prosecutor amid wife’s racist social media scandal

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 11, 2022

Spokane County’s embattled prosecutor defended the integrity of his office Friday after concerns mounted over his wife’s racist social media posts, but some legal experts say the damage may already be done.

News >  Military

Former Spokane Mayor David Condon tapped in as U.S. Army civilian ambassador

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 8, 2022

Former Spokane Mayor David Condon has been appointed as a civilian aide to the secretary of the Army.

News >  Spokane

Fences erected under Browne Street viaduct in effort to deter camping

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 9, 2022

The city of Spokane has installed chain link fencing along sidewalks under the Browne Street viaduct in an effort to deter downtown camping by people who are homeless.

News >  Spokane

What could Spokane’s development future look like? Take a cue from its past, the city’s new planning director says

Tue., Feb. 8, 2022

When Spencer Gardner envisions the city of Spokane’s future, he points to its past. No, he doesn’t expect trolleys will once again zip city residents up the South Hill.

News >  Spokane

Bingle proposes resolution opposing vaccine mandates

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 9, 2022

A week after he was censured for refusing to wear a mask, Spokane City Councilman Jonathan Bingle waded again into pandemic politics.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

At Spokane homeless encampment, the choice is between freezing or using dangerous fuels

Sun., Feb. 6, 2022

A normal bottle of high-alcohol hand sanitizer will burn away in just a couple of hours, but Daniel Rose knows how to fashion a container so that it provides about six hours of heat.

News >  Washington

In a bid to heal Washington’s housing crisis, lawmakers consider allowing more duplexes and other types of ‘middle housing’

Sun., Feb. 6, 2022

The proposals would require cities to allow housing, such as duplexes, triplexes and courtyard apartments, to be built on land currently zoned for single family homes. 

News >  Spokane

‘All the supplies they need’: Jewels Helping Hands opens day center for homeless people

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 2, 2022

Jewels Helping Hands is bringing its homeless outreach inside.