House Bill 1258 proposes that funding for emergency dispatch services across Spokane County should be based on call-volume rather than population.
A Tuesday order from President Donald Trump that froze federal funding to assess diversity programs and organizations that don't adhere to his plans also froze funding for integral wildfire prevention programs around Washington.
SREC leaders say House Bill 1258 would unfairly redirect taxes from county taxpayers to the city for its emergency service communications systems.
A search warrant related to the man accused of shooting and killing a 13-year-old may provide more insight into the motive behind the incident.
With Fairchild Air Force Base just five miles from Spokane International Airport, the proximity of military and civilian aircraft raises questions about air safety in the area.
The Spokane County Parks and Recreation Department was planning to purchase 236 acres along the Little Spokane River as the first step in “preserving the river from St. George’s School to its confluence with the Spokane River as a natural area.
County officials say they currently have over $100M in federal grants and local nonprofit World Relief Spokane says 85% of their funding is federal.
Spokane County is considering expanding its opioid response by $650,000 after one program recently saw a roughly 85% success rate for transitioning people into inpatient treatment.
The “will they or won’t they join” conversation between the city of Spokane and the board of Spokane Regional Emergency Communications, or SREC, abruptly
Chesed Johnson made another first appearance in court Tuesday afternoon, on a new accusation of threatening Spokane County Jail Chief Don Hooper.
Glen Dylan Burkey, wanted in connection with the shooting death of a teenager in Spokane, Washington, was arrested by police in Missoula on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
"Spokane Valley Fire Department, Spokane Fire District 9, District 8, District 10, everybody around us and all over the state were not only given exemptions, but accommodations that were very reasonable," said Jhar Fuller, one of the 25 plaintiffs in the ...