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News >  Spokane

Winter storm set to blow into Spokane this evening

Wed., Feb. 3, 2016

About 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected to fall across the Inland Northwest tonight and early Thursday.

News >  Spokane

Irving Reed, former Air Force, city and airport leader, dies at 86

Wed., Feb. 3, 2016

Irving Reed, a retired Air Force general and Spokane community leader, was remembered Tuesday for his skill at running government organizations. Reed died Thursday at age 86.

News >  Voices

Canterbury Bluff back before county hearing examiner

Wed., Feb. 3, 2016

The controversial Canterbury Bluff subdivision in northern Spokane County has gone back before the county hearing examiner with a revised plan to increase undeveloped space around a wetland on the property.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: Emphasis patrols will target speeders

Sun., Jan. 31, 2016

Law enforcement officers are undertaking an emphasis patrol on Friday to catch speeding drivers.

News >  Spokane

Washington’s newest national park at Hanford could draw 100,000 visitors by 2018

Sun., Jan. 31, 2016

The Manhattan Project National Historical Park is taking shape at Hanford and two other locations where the country during World War II crossed the threshhold into the Atomic Age.

News >  Spokane

Inslee takes a Spokane bus ride to celebrate transit funding

Fri., Jan. 29, 2016

Gov. Jay Inslee took the bus to his afternoon appearance in Spokane, and shared with his fellow riders how pleased he is that lawmakers approved an $11 billion transportation funding package last year.

News >  Voices

Future office building added to historic listing

Wed., Jan. 27, 2016

The historic Vinther and Nelson Hardware Building at 706 N. Monroe St. was placed on the Spokane Register of Historic Places on Monday.

Sports >  Outdoors

Weekend weather: Two more rainy days ahead

Wed., Jan. 27, 2016

A pair of Pacific storm fronts will bring more rain to the Inland Northwest before changes arrive for the weekend.

News >  Spokane

Funds sought for work at Sullivan Road and Euclid Avenue

Sun., Jan. 24, 2016

Spokane Valley is lined up to get funding for improvements of the intersection Sullivan Road and Euclid Avenue.

News >  Spokane

Washington driver’s licenses still not up to snuff for feds

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 23, 2016

Drivers with regular Washington state driver licenses may run into roadblocks at federal facilities.

Sports >  Outdoors

Weekend weather: soggy and snowy conditions continue

Wed., Jan. 20, 2016

The soggy and sometimes snowy weather in lower elevations of the Inland Northwest will continue through the weekend while the mountains will add to their deepening snowpacks.

News >  Voices

North Spokane Corridor plans getting a fresh look

Wed., Jan. 20, 2016

With full funding now available for completing the North Spokane Corridor, engineers are back at the drawing board refining their plans that will bring major changes to neighborhoods in east and northeast Spokane.

News >  Spokane

Walla Walla winery to open tasting room in Davenport Hotel

Tue., Jan. 19, 2016

Va Piano Vineyards in south Walla Walla County is opening a new tasting room in March on the ground floor of the Davenport Hotel.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: State to build roundabout at Freya and Wellesley

Mon., Jan. 18, 2016

A new roundabout is going to be build this year at Freya Street and Wellesley Avenue.

News >  Spokane

Spokane may run its own transit ballot measure this fall

Sun., Jan. 17, 2016

Spokane City Council is willing to run its own ballot measure for transit improvements, including a Central City Line to connect Browne’s Addition, downtown and two campuses.

News >  Spokane

New exit off of I-90 aimed to ease congestion at Freya

Fri., Jan. 15, 2016

The state wants to improve traffic flow and relieve some of the congestion at the Thor-Freya interchange on Interstae 90 by building a new and longer westbound exit.

News >  Weather

Weekend weather: Mountain snow continues to fall

Wed., Jan. 13, 2016

A series of weather systems will continue to bring rain and snow to the region with the mountains seeing mainly snow through the weekend.

News >  Voices

Retired dentist documents symbolism in his church’s Balazs artworks

Wed., Jan. 13, 2016

A retired North Spokane dentist doesn’t want to lose the historical significance of the prominent artwork in the church that he has attended for more than a half century.

News >  Spokane

Rain, snow expected from storms headed to Inland Northwest

Mon., Jan. 11, 2016

A new series of Pacific storms promises to bring more snow to the Inland Northwest through the weekend, especially in the mountains.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: Small airports get a boost in Washington state funding

Mon., Jan. 11, 2016

Small airports in Washington state are going to get an increase in funding to help with improvements such as runway and taxiway improvements.

News >  Voices

Nelson Phelps finds niche in neighborhood restaurants

Thu., Jan. 7, 2016

Three North Side friends and business partners are turning their penchant for good Northwest food into a growing group of popular neighborhood restaurants across the Spokane area

Sports >  Outdoors

Weekend weather: Pacific storms move south for El Nino winter

Wed., Jan. 6, 2016

After a snowy December, weather in the Inland Northwest has turned relatively dry as El Nino sends storms south for the winter.

News >  Spokane

Winter freeze leads to great icicles

Mon., Jan. 4, 2016

Icicles are a common winter sight in Spokane, but this year’s crop of frozen daggers is the best in recent memory.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: STA board debating new ballot measure for 2016

Mon., Jan. 4, 2016

Spokane Transit Authority officials are talking about their next steps to improve transit service after last year’s narrow defeat of an STA ballot measure that would have raised the sales tax 0.3 percent for systemwide upgrades.

News >  Spokane

Temperature drops to 2 for a frigid New Year

Fri., Jan. 1, 2016

Temperatures plunged to near zero and below in the Spokane region on New Year’s morning.