The Spokane Association of Realtors is putting big money into two Spokane City Council races on the Aug. 3 primary ballot.

High-ranking city official Cupid Alexander excoriated City Administrator Johnnie Perkins in an email on Wednesday, directly accusing Perkins of mistreating him because he is Black.

With the immediate pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic slowly receding, city officials are focusing on a long-term plans for homeless services in Spokane.

Deeming it redundant and no longer necessary, the Spokane City Council terminated Mayor Nadine Woodward’s local coronavirus state of emergency on Monday.

With the Zags going for the NCAA Tournament title tonight, university and Spokane community leaders are urging fans to watch responsibly.

Amanda Russell has spent the past year and a half somewhere she never thought she’d be again: in the house where she grew up, living with her parents.

Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward joined more than 100 of the nation’s mayors this week in requesting the federal government allocate vaccines directly to cities.

Since last year, the state’s reopening template has changed, with a regional approach now enjoining Spokane County’s fate with eight other counties in Eastern Washington that make up the “East” region. The conditions on the ground have shifted as well, with daily COVID-19 case counts reaching levels, previously unthinkable, that now pass with little notice.

The Spokane City Council and Mayor Nadine Woodward are at an impasse over a grant-funded study about adding fluoride to the municipal water system.

Portions of Logan Johnson's roving childhood were spent in Spokane, where he was born at Providence Sacred Heart before going on to become a crafty guard at NCAA Tournament regular Saint Mary's. He faces Eastern Washington on Tuesday.

A draft Housing Needs Assessment says Spokane is producing enough housing to handle its population growth, but many are skeptical. 

Sunday's annual Hanukkah message of bringing light to the world has more significance than ever during the global pandemic, visitors said. The Jewish holiday lasts through Friday. 

The Spokane Regional Health District responded this week to recent criticism and questions of its COVID-19 response levied by Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward.

Many local leaders in the City of Spokane stood behind ousted Spokane County Health Officer Dr. Bob Lutz last week, while Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward stood out as an exception.

Fentanly seizures in Eastern Washington have increased nearly 200% this year, federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday. Pills are being sold on Spokane's streets with lethal dosages of the synthetic opioid that follow prescription painkillers and heroin as the next major, dangerous obstacle in the nation's effort to reduce overdose deaths. 

Spokane County broke ground on a new facility that will open up space for those with substance abuse or mental health issues stabilize and detox, lowering the number of people going through withdrawals or mental health issues in the county jail.

Spokane City Administrator Wes Crago abruptly resigned this week, less than a year after Mayor Nadine Woodward picked him as the top nonelected official at City Hall .

The Spokane City Council and Mayor Nadine Woodward pledged Thursday to embark on a community-centered conversation on police reform.