Spokane WA

Interim City Administrator Ron Jacobson recommended Fire Captain Jake Bieker to serve as the next fire chief following a search that began with 44 applicants, according to a press release from the city. The City Council unanimously approved Bieker's appointment on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — The Idaho Central Spokane Valley Performing Arts Center faces potential closure after city council members rejected the organization’s request for $28 million in municipal bonds during a Tuesday meeting. The performing arts center had asked the city to issue bonds to fund completion of...

Right at the beginning of her freshman year at Gonzaga University, senior Grace Crantz began working at the Office of Tribal Relations, which aims to help Native students succeed at GU and hosts events for those students as well as the larger Spokane Native community. But despite the work of the Office of Tribal...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Spokane Police Department is investigating a report of a weapon at Shadle Park High School today.

(The Center Square) - Spokane might end 2025 with a small budget surplus once local officials finalize the city’s books, despite annual sales tax growth falling short of the chief financial officer's projections. Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown and CFO Matt Boston meet with the city council Thursday to discuss the...

SPRAGUE — A 74-year-old Cheney man died Friday morning after suffering a medical emergency while driving on Interstate 90 in Lincoln County, according to the Washington State Patrol. The incident occurred around 10:28 a.m. on March 20 near milepost 251, about seven miles east of Sprague. Troopers say the...

SPOKANE, Wash - Spokane leaders marked a somber anniversary Friday: 20 years since a man named Otto Zehm died in the custody of Spokane Police.

While midterms were looming overhead for the students of Gonzaga University earlier this month, a ray of light beamed through the clouds — the service dogs at GU’s Foley Library were back to bring smiles and wagging tails to students. Brought for one-hour increments over the course of...

A fight between a driver and a Deer Park man in the roadway led to a crash, resulting in injuries Thursday evening. The Washington State Patrol (WSP) responded to the crash around 6 p.m., about four miles southeast of Deer Park.

SPOKANE, Wash. – City officials announced on Thursday that construction work for the traffic safety improvement project to install a “J-turn” at the intersection of Meadowlane Road and U.S. 195 will begin on Monday, March 23. The project, expected to conclude towards the end of July, will...