3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (682+ words) Spokane Residents struggling to pay rent during and after a disaster will have additional safeguards after the city council approved new emergency protections on Wednesday evening. The Spokane City Council approved an eviction moratorium for renters while a declared emergency…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (361+ words) Oscar the Grouch may soon have more housing options in Spokane County. The Spokane County Commission will vote Tuesday on a proposed expansion of curbside recycling services for around 2,500 of the region’s more rural residents. The proposal would extend existing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (281+ words) From 1976: The Spokane City Council’s “war on porno” was stymied by one difficult question: “Just what is ‘hard-core pornography?’ ” “It would take a Methuselah to tell the difference between hard- and soft-core porn,” said Spokane civil rights attorney Carl Maxey....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (443+ words) An 18-year-old arson suspect was captured on video footage allegedly shooting Roman candle-style fireworks from the bed of a moving truck July 4 in Central Washington, sparking the deadly Chelan Hills wildfire, court records show. The firework was a “Trooper Turret,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (240+ words) From 1976: A 19-year-old man was charged with second-degree assault after he was accused of striking a concertgoer with a liquor bottle at the Bachman-Turner Overdrive/Heart show at the Spokane Coliseum. A 17-year-old Moses Lake girl was treated at Deaconess…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (823+ words) Geologists have descended into Spokane this month following the catastrophic Spokane Complex fires to assess the likelihood of mudslides. The fires, which began Aug. 1 and destroyed hundreds of homes, also torched nearby hillsides that overlook many surviving properties. Because water…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (474+ words) Spokane renters facing financial hardship after a disaster could get temporary reprieve from eviction if the City Council approves new emergency protections next week. Gov. Bob Ferguson issued a limited eviction moratorium following the Spokane Complex fires that expired on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (681+ words) OLYMPIA – Thousands of state employees briefly walked off their jobs on Monday as their union continues a monthslong contract negotiation. The employees, who are members of the Washington Federation of State Employees, work at a range of state agencies, community…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (758+ words) OLYMPIA – Lawsuits are costing local and state taxpayers in Washington too much, some lawmakers say. Months after a proposal to change how state and local governments respond to claims of misconduct stalled, an advisory committee has spent much of the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (639+ words) Washington marked a milestone Friday with the final structural beam placed on a new psychiatric facility on the Western State Hospital campus in Pierce County. Along with the pomp came protest. “This is really a chance to honor the hundreds…...