Rebecca White

State healthcare providers are urging people, especially those who are medically vulnerable, to prepare for “respiratory illness season.” That’s when influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 are most prevalent.

Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward announced Thursday that she has ramped up police presence at a downtown intersection known for crime, drug use and homelessness. Homeless advocates say they're concerned.

Many internet service providers have told the federal government that they are serving rural communities, but residents say the internet that’s available is often unreliable, or unaffordable.

Candidates say they're focused on community building and housing. Ballots will go out in mid-October. Ballots will go out in mid-October.

Some Spokane City Council members plan to formally censure Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward for appearing alongside disgraced former state legislator Matt Shea at a prayer event last month.

The city of Spokane is launching a team to support people working on missing middle housing projects, such as duplexes, cottages and townhouses. The city legalized that type of housing through a pilot last year in hopes of increasing supply and bringing down prices.

In her injunction, a Court of Appeals commissioner said a panel of judges would determine whether the initiative was an appropriate issue for a ballot measure.

Fire Investigators have determined the Oregon Road fire, which burned nearly 11,000 acres in northern Spokane County, was human caused. The cause of the Gray Fire, which burned in, and around Medical Lake, is stil undetermined.

A significant portion of traffic deaths are caused by distracted driving, impairment, not wearing seatbelts, failure to grant right of way and speeding.

In November, Spokane County voters will consider a $1.7 billion-dollar ballot measure which will replace and expand detention facilities. But the ballot language doesn’t include the word jail, something a coalition of racial justice advocates and community groups say will be misleading for voters.