If landowners and Spokane Valley can't agree on a fair price for right-of-way, the city is willing to take the matter to court and acquire the property by eminent domain.
The Riverside High School football program’s home opener against St. Maries Friday would have been special no matter what, considering the Oregon Road fire had destroyed the homes of 21 school district families two weeks earlier. But multiple twists elevated the drama to Hollywood levels.
The decision comes after jail opponents earlier this month filed a petition in Superior Court, hoping to force Spokane County to provide voters with a more thorough description of Measure 1.
The Gray and Oregon fires have left hundreds of Spokane County residents homeless. Each, on its own, would arguably be the worst natural catastrophe the county has ever seen.
Spokane County residents this November will vote on a 0.2% sales tax proposal that would raise an estimated $1.7 billion over the next 30 years. The tax would pay for two new detention facilities as well as other undefined investments in public safety, criminal justice and behavioral health.
Spokane magnet fishermen have pulled 257 Lime scooters out of the Spokane River since 2019, but experts say hundreds of the battery-powered vehicles are probably still hidden under the water.
Tight school board races in Medical Lake and Cheney are all but settled, and a race for a seat on the Spokane Valley Fire Department's board appears to be over.
Attorneys on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Spokane County Superior Court against Brian Hansen, the lawyer leading an effort to ban camping within 1,000 feet of schools, daycares, parks and playgrounds.
Longtime Liberty Lake City Councilman Dan Dunne likely will face former civil engineer Larry Marshall in the general election after an impressive showing in Tuesday’s primary.