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SPOKANE VALLEY – A motion to bring more affordable housing options to Spokane Valley was voted through unanimously during the Aug. 22 city council meeting. Accountant and Budget Analyst Sarah Farr explained to council the requested action, touching on previous talks surrounding the project. On May 16, 2023, council approved an allocation of $471,728 to Habitat for Humanity for land acquisition for the future development of affordable housing units to expand the Homeownership Program in the City of Spokane Valley. According t...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Many groups have stepped up efforts to help evacuate, house, care for and reunite animals with their families after regional fires drove thousands of people and animals to evacuate. The Humane Evacuation Animal Rescue Team, otherwise known as HEART, has been helping with animals taken to the Spokane County Fairgrounds and evacuation centers. According to the group's President, Marian Ortiz, they have housed and cared for over 550 animals at one point while v...
MEDICAL LAKE – Two people from Tacoma have been arrested and booked into Spokane County Jail on burglary charges. On August 21, 2023, at approximately 8:15 am, Spokane Police Detective Lynch was working in the Gray Fire evacuation zone. Lynch was called to respond to a reported burglary in the 20100 block of W. Thorpe Road in Medical Lake. The caller, who is a family member of the homeowner, reported a suspicious male and female arrived at the residence in a blue Audi. The caller was able to provide a license plate number. T...
OLYMPIA - New statistics from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show Washington’s fatal drug-overdose situation is even grimmer than a month ago, says Sen. Mike Padden, the lead Republican on the Senate Law and Justice Committee. For the third straight month, the CDC has issued a report that finds Washington having the negative distinction of seeing the fastest drug-overdose death rate increase of any state in the country. But, according to the latest CDC report, Washington now leads the country not j...
COULEE DAM–Locals are invited to join Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area for a free, family friendly fishing festival Saturday Sept. 9. Lake Roosevelt has partnered with other federal, state, and non-profit agencies sharing the same goal to teach local youth fishing skills and provide education about water safety, aquatic invasive species, and more. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Spring Canyon, about two miles east of Grand Coulee off State Highway 174. The first 300 youth ages 14 and under will r...
OLYMPIA – Some lucky hunters have an extra shot at obtaining additional permits this season. According to the state Department of Fish and Wildife, hunters who previously bought a multi-season application will have a chance to buy a surplus permit. The agency on Aug. 15 offered 129 multi-season elk tags to hunters who were already on the application list. The winners were notified by email. The winning hunters will have until midnight Thursday, Aug. 31, to buy their tags. An additional 2,491 multi-season deer tags are also a...
WINONA - Local fire crews contained the Winona Fire after it decimated 2,525 acres over the weekend. The fire destroyed Whitman County Emergency Management Director Bill Tensfeld, reported an fire management team that arrived Saturday to help local crews departed Monday, Aug. 21, after assisting with containing 90% of the blaze. Whitman County Fire District No. 6 is monitoring the smoldering Rebel Flat Creek train trestle that burned Friday and watching for remaining hot...
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