Spokane WA

In early March of 2024, my mother had a health emergency. The hospital staff at St. Michael’s Medical Center in Silverdale, thankfully, saved her life. The Leapfrog Group website gives out hospital safety grades for medical centers all over America. The grades from medical experts come from highly accredited...

Masked ICE agents raided a Bellingham businesses and took 37 people away.

Spokane, WA – Rain returns to eastern Washington as spring showers and potential thunderstorms move into the Spokane area by Thursday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, Spokane residents should prepare for wet conditions beginning Thursday, with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms developing after...

(The Center Square) – Around 20 officers short, Spokane Valley says it must devote more resources to public safety to meet current demands. However, with the city lacking the funding to do so, local officials may ask voters to raise taxes to fund the endeavor. Residents pushed back on Tuesday. Last month, the Spokane...

Federal occupational safety employees in Spokane receive pink slips. About 65 eastern Washingtonians no longer have their jobs with the federal agency that studies workplace safety. Employees of the Spokane Mining Research Division, a branch of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, received...

SPOKANE, Wash. – A refugee family was displaced after a fire broke out in their apartment, but firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames. According to a spokesperson for the Spokane Fire Department, at around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Spokane and Spokane County firefighters responded to a fire at the Lyon’s...

Jessica Potasiewicz Arrested in Horrific Crashes on SR-395 [Spokane, WA]. Gig Harbor Woman Faces Felony Hit-and-Run Charges After Multiple Crashes on SR-395 Spokane, WA (April 02, 2025) Authorities arrested 33-year-old Jessica Potasiewicz after a series of hit-and-run crashes on Monday night along SR-395 that left...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A new policy that places restrictions on the sale and distribution of smoking paraphernalia in downtown Spokane went into effect on Tuesday, April 1. Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown originally proposed two ordinances to establish a "Community Health Emphasis Area" within downtown in December 2024. One of...

Hearing the words "cycle highway" might conjure visions of Europeans pedaling safely along red pavement, or perhaps throngs of two-wheeled commuters in 1980s Beijing, when China was known as the Bicycle Kingdom. Definitely not anything in the U.S., where cars still reign and highways normally don't conjure anything...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – A new property tax reform bill promising increased funding for public schools, safety, and justice services is on the table in Olympia. The proposed legislation seeks to adjust the annual property tax growth limit. The new limit would be the greater of 100 percent plus inflation and population change...