Spokane WA

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane residents could see their trash collection bills increase by 20% due to a state law requiring the city to purchase $8 million in carbon tax credits.

SPOKANE, Wash - The woman who handled financial affairs for a Spokane non-profit faces federal criminal charges for stealing and not paying taxes to the government.

An organization representing owners of manufactured home communities is suing to block Washington’s landmark law capping rent increases. Much of the conversation around House Bill 1217 in the last legislative session was about its limits on residential rent increases. But the law, which took effect in May, also...

SPOKANE, Wash. — No. 8 Gonzaga (19-1, 7-0 WCC) goes for its 13th straight win Wednesday night when it hosts Pepperdine (6-14, 1-6 WCC) in the 102nd all-time meeting between the two programs at the McCarthey Athletic Center on Wednesday. Braden Huff will still be out for GU, as he will miss the next four to eight...

Bethany Presbyterian Church in Spokane, Washington had been considering utilizing a portion of its building as affordable housing for newly-arrived immigrants in the community for a while. But then, in January 2022, a two-alarm fire changed everything. The Spokane Fire Department determined that the cause of the fire...

UPDATE: January 21, 2026 at 8:15 p.m. STA is working to confirm an image circulating online that shows the on-board routing system directing the bus down Cedar Street. NonStop Local reached out to Carly Cortright with S-T-A for an update. She stated they are examining technology, training and any other factors that...

For a decade, Mangrove Cafe & Bakery provided a cozy spot to grab scratch-made baked goods, a cup of coffee or a plate of authentic Thai food. The cafe’s owners, Jerry and Ratree Shadduck, converted an old home tucked off Sprague Avenue in Spokane Valley into a dining space, replacing the front and back lawns with...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A teen girl is facing robbery and theft charges for allegedly pepper spraying the owner of a downtown Spokane business while stealing from the shop. On Tuesday, Petunia and Loomis posted on Facebook that it was closing early due to the owner, Jesse McCauley, being pepper sprayed when confronting...

Court documents show a federal judge sentenced Tawhnee Willow Colvin to 1 year in prison, 5 years of supervised release and more than $100,000 in restitution on Wednesday. An Eastern Washington federal jury found Colvin guilty of embezzling more than $100,000 from the Spokane Tribe of Indians' Department of Health...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- A film making waves in Hollywood and the Inland Northwest is being recognized by the Academy Awards.