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Feb 23, 2025 · Just more than a year ago, the Spokane Public Schools bond failed for the first time in 50 years, and voters have signaled in more than one way that they’re feeling wary of new taxes.

Feb 6, 2025 · A 40-year-old man with a history of assault cases attacked a priest during a service Tuesday night at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral in downtown Spokane, according to the Spokane Police Department.

Feb 12, 2025 · Rojas, a man with no criminal record, became a mechanic and established a family. He and his wife, Dora, who have been together for 13 years, had three children and lived in Spokane.

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 ...

Jan 29, 2025 · “The community should be outraged,” Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall said in a media conference Wednesday. “Our children are dying at the hands of gun violence.”

Jan 29, 2025 · Spokane police on Tuesday identified 25-year-old Glen Dylan Burkey as the suspect responsible for the shooting death of Gavin Looper, 13, according to a department news release.

Mar 3, 2025 · What are the top issues in the area? Spokane County Commissioners, Spokane City Council to host joint meeting to discuss opioids and more problems facing region UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 25, 2025

Feb 25, 2025 · MaxAmps Lithium Batteries, 4109 E. Central Ave., was heavily damaged by a fire Tuesday in Spokane’s Hillyard Neighborhood.

Feb 17, 2025 · Hundreds gathered in the snow by Spokane’s Big Red Wagon Monday to protest President Donald Trump’s sweeping and rapid actions to reform immigration enforcement, dismantle diversity programs ...