Spokane

 First of all, it’s When-NATCH-eee, not When-NAW-CHEE. You can always tell someone is not from around here when they mispronounce Wenatchee …or the big town of Spokane.   Here’s a rhyme to help you remember both: I’ll never forget when Duran Duran Once played a concert in Spokane (spo-CAN) (Duran Duran played at the Spokane Opera House on March 5th, 2005) Or how about The Beatles wrote songs that

Spokane CORE plan update by Chief Hall: Only 13 service referrals made out of 143 targets, highlighting challenges in downtown crime intervention.

What is the oldest incorporated town in Washington State? The small community of Port Steilacoom was the first town/city to be incorporated in 1851 and again in 1854, officially as Steilacoom. Captain Lafayette Balch, a Marine sea captain, founded Steilacoom in January 1851. Originally he...

The Spokane Police Department could see a funding increase of over 33% under Mayor Lisa Brown’s proposed budget for the next biennium, with fire services also receiving a 14% boost.

A 16-year-old Ephrata girl has been missing since Monday, according to the city's police department.

These are a few of the spookiest and sometimes kookiest haunted bars in WA. "Allegedly."

In an effort to slow, or even stop the spread of chronic wasting disease, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife passed an emergency rule last week banning the feeding of deer, elk, and moose north of Spokane.  CWD is a fatal illness of cervids, which include deer, elk, and moose in Washington.  It is c...

Keanu Reeves was spotted near Spokane, WA. Find out why.

"Hey Boo Boo, where do you want to eat this picnic basket?" - Y. Bear

Succession and farm transitions are a challenging topic that takes a lot of preparation.   “There's two that are most important," noted Tim Cobb, owner and President of Spokane-based Farmland Company.  "That's an operational management transition as well as an ownership transition, and those items don't normally happen at the same time. When you talk about...