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News >  Spokane

East Central backs proposal to improve traffic safety

Much of East Sprague Avenue in Spokane could be changed from a four-lane to a two-lane arterial under a plan intended to increase safety and enhance the urban environment there. The city of Spokane is using a $150,000 federal economic stimulus grant to develop the plan, which has support from residents and businesses in the East Central Neighborhood.
News >  Spokane

Records are falling like rain

Steady rain on Thursday afternoon brought enough precipitation for Spokane to set a record for the soggiest March since record keeping began in 1881. Spokane received 0.30 inches of rain through 5 p.m. at Spokane International Airport, pushing the monthly total to 3.89 inches, which surpassed the previous record of 3.81 inches in 1995.
News >  Idaho

Spokane sets March rainfall record

Steady moderate rain late this afternoon brought enough precipitation for Spokane to set a new record for the soggiest March since record keeping began in 1881.
News >  Spokane

Cloudy outlook

Spokane set a daily record for rainfall on Monday – the second time this month — setting the stage to turn March into the soggiest one on record here. Monday's storm pushed the March precipitation total to the third-highest March on record with five days left in the month, according to the National Weather Service.
News >  Spokane

Job specialists say lots of help is available for veterans

When Trish Leonard left the Army National Guard last fall, she expected getting a job would be easy.     Her skills as an aircraft mechanic, acquired while serving in the Air Guard, would qualify her for a job with Empire Airlines in Coeur d’Alene or a similar employer, she thought.
News >  Spokane

$65 million tax issue called economy booster

Ten years after Spokane voters approved a major expansion of convention facilities, they are being asked to approve another one. The Spokane Public Facilities District is proposing a 10-year extension of a pair of sales and use taxes to pay for 91,000 square feet of new space in the boat-shaped Convention Center and two other smaller projects. The total cost is $65 million.
News >  Spokane

Planners approve land rules

The Spokane County Planning Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a series of land-use rules that will help protect Fairchild Air Force Base from encroachment by surrounding development. But in approving the rules, the commission struck a requirement that property owners notify potential purchasers and residential lessees that noise from jet aircraft may be a problem in the vicinity of the air base. Also, a requirement that a title notice would have to be filed for any new subdivisions or construction projects was removed.
News >  Idaho

Snow advisory issued for tonight

The National Weather Service this afternoon issued a snow advisory for the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene areas for 1 to 3 inches of accumulation above 2,000 feet.
News >  Spokane

$400,000 OK’d to settle records case

Spokane County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $400,000 settlement in a 6-year-old case stemming from an open records request. The Neighborhood Alliance of Spokane County won on appeal before the state Supreme Court last September, setting the stage for Tuesday’s action.
News >  Idaho

Getting There: Citylink budget cuts force route changes

Citylink, the free bus system in Kootenai and Benewah counties, is facing major cuts in service next month to the urban lines in Kootenai County. A reduced budget is forcing the system to reorganize routes to save money. But, at the same time, officials are proposing to increasing bus frequency and the number of stops.
News >  Idaho

Spokane doubles rainfall record

Spokane set a daily record for rainfall on Thursday with 1.18 inches, more than double the previous record of 0.54 inches set in 2003.
News >  Spokane

Protect air base, leaders plead

Spokane business leaders on Thursday asked for help in stopping a proposed Spokane Tribe casino and hotel resort near Fairchild Air Force Base. They said the site on the north side of U.S. Highway 2 just west of Airway Heights is the “worst possible” place for a resort because it intensifies civilian encroachment of the base.
News >  Spokane

Homes’ future up in the air

From the deck of her manufactured home in Airway Heights, Sharron Patton looks up to see big military jets gliding down to Fairchild Air Force Base about two miles away. This is the crash zone, but the noise and risk don’t bother her. “I find it comforting,” she said of the military might the planes represent.
News >  Spokane

Getting There: Francis Avenue tops street projects this year

The city of Spokane has a series of major arterial projects lined up for work this season, most of them financed through the $117 million voter-approved, multiyear street bond of 2004. The biggest of the jobs is on the North Side, where a series of projects will see Francis Avenue torn up from Division to Havana streets.