Emry Dinman

The U.S. Air Force’s first jet-powered refueling tanker, the KC-135, entered service in 1957 and had been involved in more than 50 fatal crashes before Thursday’s incident in Iraq.

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown ordered flags lowered to half-staff Wednesday in remembrance of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and former presidential candidate who died Feb. 17.

Each year, the Spokane City Council makes tweaks to the public rules for its meetings, making adjustments in the hopes of streamlining the most prominent aspect of its legislative work.

A woman injured in 2023 by a flash bang grenade during a joint training between the Spokane Police Department and Spokane County Sheriff’s Office will receive $425,000 in a settlement with the city.

The Spokane City Council will start holding its legislative meetings on Wednesdays, ending a 114-year streak of Monday meetings, effective July 9.

Two years ago, Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall told reporters the city should be outraged over children dying at the hands of gun violence.

Federal immigration agents are banned from performing enforcement actions on most public property without a judicial warrant anywhere in Spokane city limits, and also can’t lease land for detention facilities after back-to-back votes from the City Council on Monday.

The sale of the psychoactive plant kratom and its extracts is now banned in Spokane after the city council approved Mayor Lisa Brown’s proposal to prohibit the otherwise unregulated substance within city limits.