Mike Prager

After nearly five years of public debate, Spokane city and county officials on Monday said they will open a new regional animal control facility within a year. And residents won’t have to pay higher taxes to pay for the expanded system, officials said. Spokane County expects to take the next 11 months remodeling a former Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership at 6815 E. Trent Ave. into a new $4 million home for stray and unwanted animals.

The National Weather Service downgraded its snow forecast for tonight. It now says that the Spokane area could receive no more than an inch of snow tonight. Earlier today, the forecast was for 1 to 2 inches and more in the Palouse and Central Idaho Panhandle regions.

The motor home is bigger than a lot of motel rooms and certainly better equipped. It comes with a home theater system, a three-burner cooktop, convection oven and fireplace. The furniture, including recliners, is covered in leather.

Snow and rain remain in the Inland Northwest forecast for the next several days.

The stagnant, foggy air hovering over the Inland Northwest will give way to snow later today into Thursday morning, forecasters said. One to 2 inches of snow are possible in Spokane, Coeur d’Alene and other lower elevation areas of Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

Horizon Air and Spokane International Airport have teamed up to turn a 1940s-era hangar into a new overnight maintenance shop for the airline. Horizon anticipates the $1.9 million project will provide greater operating efficiency for Horizon.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Monday when 1 to 3 inches of snow could fall across the Inland Northwest.

You don’t have to tell Val and Susan Taylor about the misery of running out of water. For 25 years, they hauled water to their home, flushed toilets sparingly, took showers as if they were camping and reused whatever water they could.