Serving the Inland Northwest since 1883. Spokesman.com provides breaking and in-depth coverage of Spokane area news, sports and community.

4 days ago · Spokane doesn’t need Punxsutawney Phil to declare whether or not winter is coming to a close – just ask the 200-some skiers who on Sunday whizzed through the annual Langlauf cross country ski ...

Residents in some of the fastest growing and most wildfire-vulnerable areas of Spokane County will soon have the opportunity to weigh in on the county’s plans for the future.

Jan 31, 2025 · Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown on Thursday justified a push by two political allies in Olympia to claw back tax dollars from the regional 911 dispatch operator that two weeks ago booted the city of ...

Serving the Inland Northwest since 1883. Spokesman.com provides breaking and in-depth coverage of Spokane area news, sports and community.

Feb 2, 2025 · The process to remove the controversial statue of Ensign John Monaghan from downtown Spokane has quietly and slowly been progressing in the past year after local legislation was approved ...

5 days ago · All of Spokane’s residential streets will get plowed, the city of Spokane announced Thursday, after four days of snow piled 6 inches or more around Spokane. It’s the first citywide plow of ...

Feb 1, 2025 · Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown disagrees with efforts to sell the naming rights to the U.S. Pavilion, one of the city’s most notable monuments, to an as-of-yet-unnamed corporate sponsor, she expressed ...

6 days ago · The Spokane Valley City Council voted to sue one of its own members this week in the continuing drama over the actions of City Councilman Al Merkel.

Jan 27, 2025 · In the wake of the devastating 1889 fire in downtown Spokane, a group of partners bought a partially completed warehouse and hurriedly turned it into the five-story Hotel Spokane, one of the ...