Citizen complaint started inquiry at Erotic Boutique
November 19, 2015
The Washington State Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that viewing rooms in a sex shop don't conform to Spokane Valley municipal regulations.
Councilman contends measure limits park owners; proponent disagrees
November 19, 2015
Outgoing Spokane City Councilman Mike Allen thinks the city violated its Comprehensive Plan when council members recently changed language in the plan in a way that he believes limits the ability of manufactured and mobile home parks to sell their propert
The city of Coeur d'Alene is seeking $3.5 million from its urban renewal agency to reconstruct a 1.5-mile portion of Seltice Way in the west section of the city by 2017, rather than wait for federal funding, says Tony Berns, the agency's executive dir
The first KC-135 Stratotanker has returned to the Fairchild Air Force Base after receiving what is known as the Block 45 upgrade, which includes cockpit instrument panel improvements and other changes intended to update the aircraft.
A base spokeswoman w
Tax bills levied on the top 50 property owners in Spokane County for 2015 totaled $49.5 million, up 6.4 percent from last year, county records show.
That compares with a 4.4 percent increase in 2014, compared with the prior year's total tax bill for th
Airmen at Fairchild Air Force Base, west of Spokane, are working on installing and upgrading what is known as the Instrument Landing System (ILS) on the flight line.
The ILS is known as a ground-based instrument approach system that uses a combination o
$1.5 million project to start soon, wrap up in February
October 8, 2015
A $1.5 million project to remodel the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena's ticket and administrative offices at 720 W. Mallon is scheduled to start this month.
Household median income in Spokane County rose at a higher rate in 2014 than statewide or national rates for such growth, although the county still lags behind both in other income and wage measures, says Patrick Jones, executive director of Eastern Washi
Spokane business owners say they are increasing education efforts in the community to try to persuade city residents to vote no on the looming Proposition 1 ballot measure also known as the Worker Bill of Rights.
Meanwhile, Greater Spokane Incorporated,
Avista Corp. projects having adequate generating resources to meet customers' energy needs through 2020, according to its latest integrated resource plan filed in August with regulators in Washington and Idaho.
The Spokane-based utility submits an IRP