Thomas Clouse

The attorneys hired by Spokane County to represent those who can't afford lawyers have sued their handlers over a sets of standards that the public defenders believe both violate the state constitution and could put the commissioners in jeopardy of future lawsuits filed by defendants who could claim that they didn't receive effective counsel.

Mark A. Young’s daughter called him at his home on a Monday. The young woman’s panicked voice projected fear and pain.She needed her father. “She was crying and upset,” Young said of his daughter. “She told me, ‘Dad, I got in an accident and I’m in trouble. I need help.’”

A small used car dealership on East Sprague has lost its license to do business after several customers complained that they purchased cars there without receiving the corresponding titles of ownership.

Two different surveys this week came to virtually the same conclusion: some two-thirds of Spokane-area residents area are considering a move to another state.

What had been the largest grant ever given to the University of Idaho, before federal officials rescinded it last year, has now become the largest do-over in school history as the same agency leaders decided to re-award the grant that will be used by Gem State farmers to find new ways to market their specialty growing methods and crops.

Providence selected the CEO of Christ Kitchen to receive the annual award named after a nun who was renown for her inspiration and advocacy.

Former Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward wants more money from the city she once led because she claims continued "irreparable damage" caused by other city leaders denouncing her 2023 on-stage campaign visit with Christian nationalist Matt Shea and others.