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News >  Health

‘Not in my neighborhood’: Residents up in arms over planned Spokane Valley detox center

UPDATED: Fri., April 22, 2022

Locals say a detox center would hurt property values and endanger the community, although there's little evidence backing up those claims. 

News >  Idaho

What lies beneath the waters of Hayden Lake? We’ll have a better idea soon

Wed., April 20, 2022

This week, volunteers are using fishfinders to collect data that will be used to create a detailed map of Hayden Lake. 

News >  Pacific NW

Supreme Court: Yakama Nation land ownership ruling stands, half of Mount Adams remains part of reservation

Tue., April 19, 2022

By declining to take up a land dispute case between the Yakama Nation and Klickitat County, the Supreme Court upheld a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that officially affirmed the Yakamas' claim to 120,000 acres in southwest Washington. 

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News >  Spokane

Once again, Spokane Valley has gotten a major property donation that will improve parks and trails

Mon., April 18, 2022

The city needed the land for the $34 million Pines Road underpass project that will eliminate railroad crossing delays. But it could also be an essential piece of an ambitious Spokane River Loop Trail that the Valley hopes to complete in the future. 

A&E >  Food

Soup for Ukraine: Spokane’s Feast World Kitchen raises thousands of dollars with traditional borscht and beef stew

UPDATED: Sat., April 16, 2022

Ukrainian sisters and refugees Yana and Violet Elikh made traditional borscht and beef stew Friday at Feast World Kitchen, a nonprofit restaurant at Third Avenue and Cedar Street downtown. The Elikh sisters came to Spokane in February as refugees. They’re from Kharkiv, Ukraine, a city that has been heavily bombed.

News >  Spokane

No news is good news? Spokane Valley City Council weighing newspaper ban

UPDATED: Fri., April 15, 2022

The contention continues at Spokane Valley City Hall as City Council members argue over a proposal to kick Councilman Ben Wick's newspaper off public properties. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police name man suspected of shooting three people outside downtown Spokane bar early Saturday morning

UPDATED: Wed., April 13, 2022

Johnathan Love, 29, faces three counts of first degree assault and three counts of drive-by shooting. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘Cherish every day you have with your loved ones’: Friends, family remember Kassie Dewey one year after her killing

Mon., April 11, 2022

"When Kassie's around, the room was lit up," Dewey's cousin Amber Gower said. "And I'm not just saying that — it was." 

News >  Pacific NW

For decades, five Eastern Washington geographic feature names have included a slur. That will change soon.

Sun., April 10, 2022

For decades, hundreds of geographical place names have insulted Native American women.

Sports >  Outdoors

Magnificent migration: Thousands of snow geese pass through Washington each spring

UPDATED: Thu., April 7, 2022

Last weekend, a few thousand birds had a layover on a cornfield in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge south of Moses Lake. 

News >  Spokane

Snail mail: Hatch Road Bridge work causing delivery delays

Thu., April 7, 2022

The U.S. Postal Service says it's delivering mail every other day to a few dozen residents who live near the bridge over Latah Creek. 

News >  Spokane

40 years ago, Spokane County let businesses pour chemicals on bare ground at the Colbert landfill – the environmental disaster’s still costing the county money

UPDATED: Fri., April 8, 2022

A $41,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology will help Spokane County pay for ongoing groundwater monitoring and contamination predictions. 

News >  Spokane

Former Spokane County criminal justice reform leader Maggie Yates to run against Commissioner Al French

UPDATED: Mon., April 4, 2022

Maggie Yates, a Democrat, spent the last four years leading the county's criminal justice reform efforts before resigning in January. 

News >  Spokane

Saltese Flats has gone from ag land to birding mecca in a few short years

UPDATED: Fri., April 22, 2022

Spokane County's Saltese Flats Wetlands Area is home to thousands of ducks, geese and swans in late winter and early spring. 

News >  Spokane

Spokane County considering bundling parks upgrades with Avista Stadium property tax request

Sat., April 2, 2022

Would taxpayers be more willing to fund Avista Stadium renovations if they get trails and parks improvements as part of the deal? 

News >  Spokane

For nearly 20 years, chronic flooding has made life miserable for some West Plains homeowners. Spokane County hopes a $5.5 million project will be the solution

Fri., April 1, 2022

The sun is out, the sky is blue and Raspberry Avenue on the West Plains is full of puddles.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Valley looks to curb street parking with new ordinance

Wed., March 30, 2022

People need to stop parking in front of mailboxes and using the street as a long-term storage space for their junkers, City Council members say.

News >  Spokane

Political newcomer emerges as first 2022 challenger for Spokane County Commissioner Al French

UPDATED: Wed., March 30, 2022

District Court Clerk Tara Carter said she'd focus on helping the homeless if elected to the newly created 5th commissioner district, which covers the West Plains and parts of Spokane. 

News >  Nation/World

Amid crackdown on free press in Russia, Kremlin-backed disinformation poses global threat

Mon., March 28, 2022

As Vladimir Putin has cracked down in recent weeks on what remained of the free press in his country, advocates of press freedom say pro-Moscow disinformation poses an even more vexing challenge than outright censorship

News >  Spokane

The Zags got knocked out, but this Spokane basketball team could win a national championship next week

Sat., March 26, 2022

Team St. Luke's, a D-III wheelchair basketball team, is ranked ninth in the country as it prepares to head to the National Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Wichita next week.

News >  Nation

Ukrainian refugees are coming to Spokane, but it’s not clear how many

UPDATED: Fri., March 25, 2022

The White House announced Thursday that the U.S. will accept 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. Spokane, which has a large Ukrainian population, could become home to many. 

News >  Spokane

After two years, local governments are returning to in-person meetings. Not everyone is happy.

Thu., March 24, 2022

Zoom's here to stay, but those who prefer in-person interaction are excited they won't be forced to attend meetings virtually anymore.  

News >  Spokane

Spokane County animal control will start licensing pets again soon

Wed., March 23, 2022

SCRAPS has been transferring its cat and dog data to a new system which should launch in a week or so. 

News >  Spokane

Vicky Dalton, Spokane County’s only elected Democrat, files to run for reelection

Tue., March 22, 2022

Dalton has run the Spokane County Auditor's Office since 1999 and remained popular enough to win reelection even while Republicans have gone undefeated in all other county races for over a decade. 

News >  Spokane

Spokane Valley’s massive Barker Road project gets a $3 million assist from Patty Murray

UPDATED: Mon., March 21, 2022

Sen. Patty Murray got the Valley $3 million for widening Barker Road as part of Congress' recent $1.5 trillion spending bill.