Airway Heights

The city of Airway Heights is still awaiting funding for a new, clean source of drinking water. To preserve the supply of water it has, the city council extended zoning restrictions until early next year.

A recently-published analysis of samples taken from Airway Heights residents reported levels of harmful chemicals known as PFAS at levels more than 50 times above the national average. The city is now using a temporary water source, which is safe to drink.

Voters in cities around Spokane have re-elected several mayors and city council members. But there are places where new elected officials will play…

An Indiana professor who is researching pollution in household drinking wells is reaching out to residents of Airway Heights.Jackie MacDonald Gibson is…

Airway Heights is experiencing growing pains. The Spokane suburb now has about 10-thousand residents, a growing economic base and new houses going up. But…

Nearly four years ago, the city of Airway Heights discovered its water was contaminated by firefighting chemicals used at nearby Fairchild Air Force Base.…

The federal government has released results of health tests it conducted on people who drank water pulled from wells in Airway Heights before 2017. The…

Spokane County health officials say a new public Covid testing site will open to the public tomorrow [Friday] in Airway Heights. Health Office Bob Lutz…

Representatives from two federal agencies are recruiting Airway Heights residents to participate in a project related to contaminated drinking water in…

Federal health officials are in Airway Heights to learn about whether exposure to a firefighting chemical foam has harmed peoples’ health.The foam was…