Colin Tiernan

News > Pacific NW

100 years ago, J Harlen Bretz figured out Eastern Washington’s geological backstory

Sun., Dec. 31, 2023

On a map, the Channeled Scablands look like a couple of melting gray jellyfish draped across Eastern Washington.

News > Local government

Spokane County Commission approves $937 million budget

Tue., Dec. 5, 2023

The 2024 budget includes funding for about 20 new law enforcement vehicles, a $34,000 bomb suit for the Sheriff’s Office and various upgrades for county buildings.

News > Local government

Spokane County Commission votes against property tax increase

Sun., Dec. 3, 2023

The decision will save the owner of a median home — $433,000 — about $3 next year.

News > Local government

Liberty Lake hearing examiner dismisses ethics complaint against City Council member

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 5, 2023

Hearing examiner Brian T. McGinn ruled that Liberty Lake City Councilman Chris Cargill is not violating the city's ethics code by voting against all of the mayor's appointees.

News > Local government

Inland Empire Paper Co. seeking millions from feds to maintain ‘working forests’ as development pressure builds

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 28, 2023

Spokane County’s largest private landowner is seeking millions of dollars from the federal government in exchange for conservation easements that would permanently protect from development thousands of acres of forest next to Mount Spokane.

News > Transportation

Getting There: 4 years after it closed, the Euclid Road Bridge is reopening

Mon., Nov. 27, 2023

"That bridge made life impossible," Erika Von Scheele said.

News > Local government

Spokane’s scooter contract with Lime ends this month. How could it change next year?

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 28, 2023

The Spokane City Council this winter will likely look to tweak its scooter contract in hopes of keeping the vehicles off of sidewalks and out of the Spokane River.

News > Local government

How will the 2023 election change the direction of the Spokane Valley City Council? No one seems sure.

Mon., Nov. 20, 2023

The Spokane Valley City Council's tendency to focus on small-town issues, combined with the theoretically nonpartisan nature of municipal government, makes it relatively difficult to assess the importance of council turnover.

News > Washington

Gray and Oregon Road fires were among the most destructive in Washington history

Sun., Nov. 19, 2023

By at least one metric, the Gray fire on the West Plains was the second-most devastating Washington has ever seen.

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