Washington Street closures this week for construction projects

20 September 2026, 11:09 am

According to the city, Washington Street between Summer Avenue and 7th Avenue will be closed on Monday. On Tuesday, there will be curb lane closures on Washington between 8th Avenue and 3rd Avenue.... Read More »

Spokane has an arson problem

19 September 2026, 9:25 pm

Spokane has an arson problem. Since the start of 2025, 384 brush fires have been reported within the city limits of Spokane, according to Spokane Fire Department data. Dozens of other fires were ...... Read More »

City of Spokane to close three high-traffic areas for construction beginning Sept. 21

18 September 2026, 1:18 pm

Parts of the Greene and Havana Street Bridges will be closed for deck improvements. A portion of Washington Street will also be closed for an overlay project.... Read More »

Spokane landlords say new ordinance to protect wildfire-impacted renters leaves them high and dry

18 September 2026, 1:05 pm

The Rental Housing Association of Washington says landlords still have taxes and bills to pay, even when they can't collect rent.... Read More »

Spokane rally pushes back on Initiative 645 and millionaire's tax repeal

16 September 2026, 1:56 pm

Supporters and lawmakers gathered in Spokane to oppose Initiative 645, a measure aimed at repealing Washington state's millionaire's tax.... Read More »

Spokane author wins Washington State Book Award

15 September 2026, 11:16 am

Leyna Krow's 'Sinkhole, and Other Inexplicable Voids' took the award for fiction.... Read More »

Spokane, Washington, fires set thousands of acres ablaze. See map

5 August 2026, 5:59 am

The fires have consumed thousands of acres, destroyed homes and forced residents to evacuate.... Read More »

Man charged with arson in 1 of 3 wildfires torching Washington’s Spokane area

4 August 2026, 4:08 pm

A man suspected of arson in one of three wildfires tearing through eastern Washington state was formally charged Tuesday, as firefighters race to contain flames before they obliterate more homes.... Read More »

Spokane wildfires expand, force 65,000 from their homes in Washington

4 August 2026, 12:40 am

Three wildfires burning in the Spokane, Washington, area have forced roughly 65,000 people from their homes and destroyed hundreds of buildings.... Read More »

Wildfires near Spokane destroy more than 700 buildings, force 64,000 to flee

3 August 2026, 5:44 pm

SPOKANE, Washington, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wildfires raging on the outskirts of Spokane, Washington, for a third day have destroyed at least 700 buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to flee ...... Read More »

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