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News >  Transportation

STA launches low-income riders program, cutting fares in half

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 2, 2025

Spokane Transit Authority began a new reduced-fare option Monday by cutting fares in half for low-income riders.

A&E >  Northwest Passages

Northwest Passages: ‘Cozy fantasy’ author Travis Baldree found success by mixing in personal experiences

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 1, 2025

Colfax’s Travis Baldree, author of the bestselling “Legends and Lattes” series, discussed his third book at the Montvale Event Center on Monday night, “Brigands and Breadknives.”

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Loose German shepherd shot outside of Westview Elementary

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 1, 2025

A man walking a leashed pit bull shot and killed a loose German shepherd Sunday afternoon near Westview Elementary School.

News >  Local business

Beedlebug Socks: Spokane grandmother invents “adaptable” socks for grandson with disability

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 4, 2025

Sockietalkies are above-the-ankle socks with two distinctive features: a positive phrase printed across the toe and a pair of holes, which wearers can use to pull them up.

News >  Spokane

Spokane City Council considers tax increase on water, sewer and trash bill and extra rate increase to pay for it

Sun., Nov. 23, 2025

The Spokane City Council is poised to raise utility taxes and rates by half a percent for the next year, the second tax increase proposed to help fill a projected $13 million budget deficit in 2026.

News >  Local Government

Spokane short hundreds of homeless shelter beds as winter approaches

Sun., Nov. 23, 2025

As winter looms on the Lilac City’s horizon, so too does the question of what to do with Spokane’s homeless population.

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As tiny village moves forward in west Spokane, neighbors concerned for ‘another Second and Division’; supporters say protections are in place

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 19, 2025

The city of Spokane will help fund the operations for the 30 tiny homes planned just west of the Government Way and Sunset Highway intersection.

News >  Local business

New Altamont liquor and convenience store draws neighborhood ire; owner touts investment as good for East Central

Sun., Nov. 16, 2025

The once quiet corner of East Central's Altamont and Fifth now sports cars lining the street, flags advertising drugs and alcohol for purchase and the name Altamont Liquor and Grocery written in bright, cursive light.

News >  Local Government

Spokane City Council modifies, passes Mayor’s emergency homeless resources

Tue., Nov. 11, 2025

Spokane City Council voted Monday 6-1 in favor of upholding a modified version of Mayor Lisa Brown’s Oct. 29 emergency order to provide resources for the homeless and at -risk residents of the city.

News >  Local Government

Downtown Spokane community responds to proposed 12% parking tax

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 11, 2025

Business leaders spoke out Monday night in opposition to a proposed 12% commercial parking tax under consideration by the Spokane City Council.

News >  Higher education

University of Washington Provost visits Spokane for unveiling of new dental hub eyed as game-changer for region

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

In town for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of a $2.5 million dental training hub on Spokane Falls Boulevard, the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Washington touted the effort as a way to bring more training to Eastern Washington.

News >  Spokane

‘The symbol of fitness:’ Sit and Be Fit star, Spokane’s Mary Ann Wilson remembered for her dedication to health for all

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 10, 2025

Mary Ann Wilson, the Spokane founder and face of the television workout program “Sit and Be Fit,” died Wednesday at the age of 87.

News >  Features

Friends of child and ‘bonus dad’ hit by truck to throw auction dinner in support to help cover medical expenses

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 5, 2025

Over a month after a nine year old and her "bonus dad" were knocked off their motorcycle by an alleged intoxicated driver, family friends are gearing up to host a fundraising dinner to support the family.

News >  Local business

Kendall Yards olive oil and vinegar shop brings 75 heath-conscious varieties to Spokane

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 3, 2025

Olive oil and vinegar are not just for bread and salads.

News >  Features

Bear ravages Spokane apiary, killing thousands of bees, destroying hives and gorging on honey to the tune of $25,000

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 31, 2025

Nestled snuggly behind a patch of pines on Mount Spokane sat a wire fence, protecting an array of 11 honey bee hives from foraging raccoons and curious dogs.It was never meant to keep bears out – and it didn't, as beekeeper Matthew Pennell, 27, found out the hard way, much to his dismay.

News >  Business

‘This is huge for us’: Coca-Cola distribution facility expansion in Spokane Valley complete

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 29, 2025

Spokane Valley’s Coca-Cola distribution facility expansion is officially complete after 16 months of construction at a final cost of $22.4 million.

News >  Local business

‘Appetizing to the eyes’: Muggies, a ‘viral’ coffee experience, expands farther north

Wed., Oct. 29, 2025

As seen on TikTok and Instagram, Spokane’s “for the girls” coffee shop, Muggies, opened a new, bright pink drive-thru Oct. 18 on West Hastings Road.

News >  Local Government

Business owners express relief for stricter enforcement while some homeless people question where to go

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 29, 2025

A handful of business owners and homeless people downtown react to an amended law that broadens the ability of city police to addressing homelessness, granting officers discretion whether to make an arrest, issue a ticket, offer services or some combination thereof.

‘Everybody that’s retired now is scared’: Washington residents to lose food stamps if shutdown extends beyond Friday

UPDATED: Sun., Oct. 26, 2025

Nearly a million Washingtonians will lose access to food benefit programs, including food stamps, if the ongoing federal shutdown continues beyond next week.

News >  Features

Former EWU football player buys $3.45M ‘Casa Del Leone’ in Spokane

Fri., Oct. 24, 2025

An Eastern Washington University football-player-turned-serial-investor made the most expensive house purchase in Spokane for 2025 last month, totaling in at $3.45 million.

News >  Features

Paranormal activity in Spokane? What ghost hunters found in three historic downtown buildings

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 30, 2025

Immediately after stepping inside the Montvale Hotel’s Room 310, Jennifer Von Behren said she sensed a female spirit.

News >  Local business

Garbage Goat Coffee Co. reopens with rebrewed emphasis on community

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 21, 2025

A new coffee shop just opened on the corner of Hamilton and Sharp. Well, sort of.

News >  Features

The living and dead of Spokane’s rural cemeteries

Sun., Oct. 19, 2025

When Spokane County absorbed the townships within its boundaries in 1974, six of them – Spangle, Greenwood, Moran, Elk, Milan and Waverly – applied to form their own cemetery districts. Supported by property taxes in the districts, the cemeteries and their caretakers live on today.

News >  Local business

It’s official: The Vow Room open for Spokane elopements

Thu., Oct. 16, 2025

A new, woman owned elopement venue just opened in downtown Spokane.

Sports >  EWU football

EWU breaks ground on new $2M track, hoping to increase safety and visitors

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 14, 2025

Eastern Washington University kicked off a $25 million stadium renovation project with a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for resurfacing its track at the end of the football season.