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Persistent rain damages Spokane's award-winning stormwater system before it's fully operational

By Eliza Billingham

Dec 5, 2024

Under a steady drizzle of rain, Spokane city officials gathered with camera crews, state representatives and beloved river mascot Ribby the Redband Trout on Nov. 4 to receive the Governor's Smart Communities Award for the new Cochran Basin stormwater improvement projects in north Spokane. Five Cochran Basin stormwater improvement projects have been in the works since 2017...

Image: Persistent rain damages Spokane's award-winning stormwater system before it's fully operational

Shopping resumes at Boo Radley's, Petunia & Loomis after Wednesday apartment fire causes flooding

By Colton Rasanen
Dec 6, 2024
NEW BRIEFS: Spokane City Council wants the state to protect cryptocurrency users

Plus, illegally dumping garbage is a steeper crime; and Spokane gets big bucks for infrastructure.

By Inlander Staff
Dec 5, 2024
Transition discussions continue as Spokane decides whether to join regional 911 center

By Samantha Wohlfeil
Dec 5, 2024
EWU rebrands as "the region's polytechnic" amid its multiyear effort to cut or modify academic programs and university services

By Colton Rasanen
Nov 28, 2024
NEWS BRIEFS: Marcus Riccelli voted Senate majority floor leader

Plus, Family Promise of Spokane gets a massive donation; and U of I to build more student housing

By Inlander Staff
Nov 28, 2024
Kootenai County uses ARPA funding for new justice building to address growing needs

By Victor Corral Martinez
Nov 28, 2024
The Washington Supreme Court could decide whether public defender caseloads need a dramatic change

By Samantha Wohlfeil
Nov 28, 2024
Spokane Public Schools begins a new era, naming schools after a Holocaust survivor, a Japanese American teacher and a Chicano art professor

By Colton Rasanen
Nov 21, 2024
Immigrant communities and the nonprofits that help them prepare for a potential shift in immigration policy

By Victor Corral Martinez
Nov 21, 2024
State law now allows for more traffic cameras. Spokane decides to dedicate its resulting revenue to new ideas.

By Eliza Billingham
Nov 21, 2024
Spokane Republicans will nominate replacements for Spokane County treasurer as Baumgartner heads to Congress

By Samantha Wohlfeil
Nov 21, 2024
NEWS BRIEFS: Pilot program finds repeat offenders in downtown Spokane

Plus, the school district seeks help supporting homeless students; and WA finds troubling issues at Spokane Valley mill

Nov 21, 2024
Spokane Valley City Council could again make it a misdemeanor to be in city parks after hours

By Victor Corral Martinez
Nov 14, 2024
Spokane voters passed Proposition 1. Now, the city is reworking neighborhood law enforcement, including reconsidering its partnership with C.O.P.S.

By Eliza Billingham
Nov 14, 2024
NEWS BRIEFS: The Kalispel share buffalo with the Colville Confederated Tribes

Plus, Cheney funds a $72M school bond; and Spokane City Council meetings are postponed after a threat

By Inlander Staff
Nov 14, 2024
Q&A: Recently appointed Spokane School Board member Nicole Bishop plans to ensure all students can find a safe place in their school

By Colton Rasanen
Nov 14, 2024
Spokane Valley City Council continues debate over Merkel’s actions, and highlights the costs

By Victor Corral Martinez
Nov 12, 2024
Spokane County Commissioners discuss repurposing surplus land for affordable housing

By Victor Corral Martinez
Nov 8, 2024
One month behind the scenes of Spokane's ongoing fight to end the deadly fentanyl crisis

By Samantha Wohlfeil
Nov 7, 2024
Spokane rental units are required to be registered, but not everyone knows that; now they might have to pay the fee

By Eliza Billingham
Nov 7, 2024