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Spokane Park Board approves $1 million Rotary Fountain overhaul

UPDATED: Thu., April 13, 2017

Spokane Park Board members voted unanimously Thursday to move ahead on a $1 million overhaul of the Rotary Fountain in Riverfront Park

News >  Spokane

Spokane Park Board ponders fate of rides at Riverfront Park

UPDATED: Thu., April 13, 2017

Members of the Spokane Park Board are facing a difficult decision: what to do with the aging amusement rides from the Riverfront Park Pavilion.

News >  Spokane

Fixing Rotary Fountain in Riverfront Park may cost nearly $1 million

UPDATED: Wed., April 12, 2017

The artistic Rotary Fountain in Riverfront Park has so many mechanical problems that it is facing a complete overhaul costing nearly $1 million

Sports >  Outdoors

Weekend weather: With even more rain forecast, slide risk continues on steep terrain

UPDATED: Wed., April 12, 2017

More rain in the Inland Northwest is continuing the risk of landslides and high stream flows

News >  Spokane

Landslide video shows mountain moving

UPDATED: Wed., April 12, 2017

A video taken by an Idaho Transportation Department worker shows the dramatic movement of a mountain hillside onto U.S. Highway 95 south of Bonners Ferry

News >  Spokane

Garden grants now available

Wed., April 12, 2017

Associated Garden Clubs is asking for projects to receive grant funding

News >  Spokane

Loop trail to link Peaceful Valley to Centennial Trail

Wed., April 12, 2017

A South Gorge Trail through Peaceful Valley would create a 5-kilometer loop between Riverfront Park to the Sandifur Bridge and back.

News >  Spokane

Regional highways still closed by floods, slides

UPDATED: Mon., April 10, 2017

Major highways remain closed or partly blocked on Monday due to flooding or landslides

News >  Spokane

Getting There: Centennial Trail draws thousands of users

Mon., April 10, 2017

Infrared technology is counting Centennial Trail users, and there are a lot of them

News >  Spokane

Mudslide closes part of highway in Methow Valley

UPDATED: Fri., April 7, 2017

Two new mudslides in north-central Washington have added to the problems for motorists in the Inland Northwest

News >  Spokane

State Highway 31 gets emergency help to reopen

UPDATED: Thu., April 6, 2017

The state transportation department has hired a Seattle contractor to repair landslide damage near Metaline

News >  Business

Southwest to fly Spokane-Sacramento route starting in August

UPDATED: Thu., April 6, 2017

Southwest Airlines announced on Thursday that is offering a new daily flight beween Spokane and Sacramento

News >  Spokane

Spokane River drops below flood stage

UPDATED: Wed., April 5, 2017

The Spokane River dropped below flood stage by Tuesday morning, but a new round of Pacific storms is going to keep the region’s rivers at high flows for now

Sports >  Outdoors

Weekend weather: Spokane’s soggy spring returns in time for the weekend

Wed., April 5, 2017

Spokane’s soggy spring returns in time for the weekend

News >  Spokane

Residents can weigh in on Bigelow Gulch Road project

Wed., April 5, 2017

County officials will be at the meeting this evening from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Fire Station No. 94 at Bigelow Gulch and Jensen roads.

News >  Spokane

Centennial Trail improvements lined up for Mission Avenue crossing

UPDATED: Tue., April 4, 2017

The confusing crossing for the Centennial Trail at Mission Avenue is going to get some help in a redesign project later this year

News >  Spokane

Spokane Airport changes luggage screening systems

Tue., April 4, 2017

Air travelers in Spokane are seeing changes in the way they check their bags at Concourse C

News >  Spokane

East Sprague reconstruction starts Monday

Mon., April 3, 2017

The East Sprague business area is getting a major facelift starting Monday.

News >  Spokane

March was second wettest on record

Fri., March 31, 2017

March ended as the second wettest on record in Spokane with 4.11 inches of precipitation.

News >  Spokane

STA sales tax increase starts Saturday

Fri., March 31, 2017

A sales tax increase of a tenth of a penny for transit goes into effect on Saturday after voters last fall approved the additional funding

News >  Spokane

Motorists can consult road construction map to navigate work zones in Inland Northwest

Thu., March 30, 2017

The Spokane region’s 2017 construction map was unveiled on Wednesday to help motorists navigate around this year’s work zones.

News >  Spokane

Another rain storm boosts March to second wettest on record, but sun is on the way

Wed., March 29, 2017

A healthy rainstorm on Wednesday boosted the March precipitation total to second wettest on record.

News >  Weather

Weekend weather: Two drier days are expected going into the weekend

Wed., March 29, 2017

Residents of the Inland Northwest are going to get break from days of wet March weather as the weekend arrives.

News >  Spokane

New flood watch issued for Spokane region as another storm sweeps in

UPDATED: Tue., March 28, 2017

After weeks of heavy rain and high water, the National Weather Service has issued a new flood watch for a storm due over the region Wednesday

News >  Spokane

March now fourth wettest on record

UPDATED: Mon., March 27, 2017

March is now the fourth wettest on record in Spokane, but the wettest March on the books was in 2012