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Burst pipes damage Stevens Elementary classrooms, ruining books, supplies bought by teachers

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 28, 2022

A number of classrooms at Stevens Elementary suffered extensive water damage Monday after burst pipes in the ceiling caused flooding, according to school officials.

News > Idaho

Geese are open season at Sandpoint City Beach

Mon., Dec. 26, 2022

In an effort to control the goose population, Sandpoint has authorized a goose hunt at Sandpoint City Beach Park.

News > Spokane

Spokane County’s budget is growing by $200 million next year. Here’s why

Sun., Dec. 25, 2022

The main culprits are a massive windfall of federal stimulus funds and a shooting range construction project on the West Plains.

News > Spokane

Getting there: City Line bus route will use new system to shorten waits at red lights

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 25, 2022

Spokane Transit Authority’s new rapid transit City Line bus route, the six-mile route between Browne’s Addition and Spokane Community College expected to launch next summer, will be the first to make use of the Transit Signal Priority system.

News > Spokane

Spokane County chief financial officer fired last month, but commissioners stay mum on reason

Sat., Dec. 24, 2022

Petrovich was hired as Spokane County CFO in May 2020 after managing Whitman County's finances for nearly a decade.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane County jury awards $19.5 million to former sheriff’s deputy and his wife in defamation case

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

Jeff Thurman, an 18-year veteran of the Sheriff's Office who flew on the helicopter crew and worked as a police dog handler, was fired from the agency in 2019.

News > Spokane

‘A fresh start for Spokane County’: Democrats Waldref, Jordan sworn in as county commissioners

Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

The era of the five-member Spokane County Commission has informally begun.

News > Spokane

Spokane County asking state lawmakers for jail funding, reduced housing regulations and baseball stadium money

Thu., Dec. 22, 2022

After making their list and checking it twice, the Spokane County commissioners are going to find out if state lawmakers can make their legislative agenda a reality.

News > Spokane

Miscommunication blamed as homeless told no room at Trent shelter, warming center

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

Some homeless Spokane residents attempting to get out of the dangerous cold weather were unable to get a bed midday Wednesday at the city’s largest indoor shelter, which the mayor had promised wouldn’t turn anyone away. The city said there was a misunderstanding and it wouldn’t happen again Wednesday night.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane braces for lowest temps in 14 years as ‘life-threatening cold’ sets in

Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

Only three years out of the last 30 have brought temperatures this cold to Spokane.

News > Spokane

Spokane City Council’s sustainability lead resigns amid ethics review, calls complaint ‘harassment’

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 20, 2022

Kara Odegard, who had served since 2020 as the Spokane City Council Manager of Sustainability Initiatives, worked her last day on Friday, seemingly cutting short a review of an ethics complaint against her five days before the next hearing in that case.

News > Spokane

Spokane City Council passes $1.2 billion budget with eye to sustainability

Tue., Dec. 20, 2022

Spokane has a newly approved budget for the year ahead, with new funds for dozens of new positions for police and fire, all while hopefully spending less than the city expects to take in.

News > Spokane

With bitter cold on the way, Spokane city, county leaders say hands are tied on Camp Hope

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 19, 2022

The week ahead is expected to be exceptionally cold, with temperatures Thursday forecasted to range from 0 to -15 degrees, and hundreds of unhoused Spokanites remain sleeping outside.

News > Spokane

Crashing the party: Spokane County GOP moving to the right, Republicans say

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 19, 2022

What the shift means isn't yet clear.

News > Spokane

Spokane is about to collect a new utility tax … on fewer than 30 properties

Sun., Dec. 18, 2022

The wastewater tax fight between Spokane, Spokane County and Spokane Valley is still far from over.

News > Spokane

Rebuilt Don Kardong Bridge near Gonzaga, Riverfront Park reopens Friday for Centennial Trail users

Fri., Dec. 16, 2022

The span, originally built in the 1920s to carry train traffic over the Spokane River, has been radically transformed, with a new concrete deck to replace the aging wood and steel that would become slippery during the winter months. Gone, also, are the triangular trusses that rose from the previous bridge's deck, which is now protected by new guardrails and illuminated by a new lighting system.

News > Business

Spokane denies application for Chick-fil-A restaurant on South Hill

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 15, 2022

"The proposed project does nothing to enhance the environment for people outside of automobiles," a letter, dated Nov. 29 and sent to 4G Development & Consulting, Inc., the developer of the project, reads.

News > Spokane

Ballpark figures: Spokane County says it will pay up to $8 million for Avista Stadium upgrades

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 15, 2022

Negotiations between Spokane County and the Spokane Indians aren't over yet, but the county commissioners have started playing hardball.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane County Commission asks voters for 30-year sales tax for new jail and undetermined criminal justice programs

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 14, 2022

Voters in November will decide whether they want to increase sales taxes by upwards of $30 million a year for 30 years.

News > Spokane

Cedar Road speed limit lowered to 35 mph by Spokane City Council

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 12, 2022

Drivers on Spokane’s Cedar Road will soon be expected drive slower.

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Burst pipes damage Stevens Elementary classrooms, ruining books, supplies bought by teachers

Geese are open season at Sandpoint City Beach

Spokane County’s budget is growing by $200 million next year. Here’s why

Getting there: City Line bus route will use new system to shorten waits at red lights

Spokane County chief financial officer fired last month, but commissioners stay mum on reason

Spokane County jury awards $19.5 million to former sheriff’s deputy and his wife in defamation case

‘A fresh start for Spokane County’: Democrats Waldref, Jordan sworn in as county commissioners

Spokane County asking state lawmakers for jail funding, reduced housing regulations and baseball stadium money

Miscommunication blamed as homeless told no room at Trent shelter, warming center

Spokane braces for lowest temps in 14 years as ‘life-threatening cold’ sets in

Spokane City Council’s sustainability lead resigns amid ethics review, calls complaint ‘harassment’

Spokane City Council passes $1.2 billion budget with eye to sustainability

With bitter cold on the way, Spokane city, county leaders say hands are tied on Camp Hope

Crashing the party: Spokane County GOP moving to the right, Republicans say

Spokane is about to collect a new utility tax … on fewer than 30 properties

Rebuilt Don Kardong Bridge near Gonzaga, Riverfront Park reopens Friday for Centennial Trail users

Spokane denies application for Chick-fil-A restaurant on South Hill

Ballpark figures: Spokane County says it will pay up to $8 million for Avista Stadium upgrades

Spokane County Commission asks voters for 30-year sales tax for new jail and undetermined criminal justice programs

Cedar Road speed limit lowered to 35 mph by Spokane City Council

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