House Bill 1258 proposes that funding for emergency dispatch services across Spokane County should be based on call-volume rather than population.

A Tuesday order from President Donald Trump that froze federal funding to assess diversity programs and organizations that don't adhere to his plans also froze funding for integral wildfire prevention programs around Washington.

With Fairchild Air Force Base just five miles from Spokane International Airport, the proximity of military and civilian aircraft raises questions about air safety in the area.

SREC leaders say House Bill 1258 would unfairly redirect taxes from county taxpayers to the city for its emergency service communications systems.

While organizers are still combing through the data, they say the most obvious initial concern is a lack of available, affordable housing.

A search warrant related to the man accused of shooting and killing a 13-year-old may provide more insight into the motive behind the incident.

The Spokane County Parks and Recreation Department was planning to purchase 236 acres along the Little Spokane River as the first step in “preserving the river from St. George’s School to its confluence with the Spokane River as a natural area.

The “will they or won’t they join” conversation between the city of Spokane and the board of Spokane Regional Emergency Communications, or SREC, abruptly

The nonprofit is asking city council to expand access to legal defense services and educate staff on a state law that prohibits police from collaborating with ICE.

Spokane County is considering expanding its opioid response by $650,000 after one program recently saw a roughly 85% success rate for transitioning people into inpatient treatment.

Chesed Johnson made another first appearance in court Tuesday afternoon, on a new accusation of threatening Spokane County Jail Chief Don Hooper.

Glen Dylan Burkey, wanted in connection with the shooting death of a teenager in Spokane, Washington, was arrested by police in Missoula on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.