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Fairchild Air Force airmen return home from deployment with eager families awaiting
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. - A one-of-a-kind group of Fairchild Air Force Airmen ended their deployment and finally reunited with their families. Families greeted their loved ones with bright posters and big hugs as they returned to Spokane. The Airmen had spent the last two years serving in 6-month rotations in...
Spokane supermoms share their stories of sacrifice and strength
SPOKANE, Wash. - You don't have to be a mom to know that they work incredibly hard. Most moms would do just about anything for their kids, even if it means sacrificing their own happiness. Today two local moms are telling their stories and how they go above and beyond for their families every single day.
When will the construction projects along 29th Avenue be complete?
SPOKANE, Wash. — If you live, work or spend a significant amount of time on Spokane's South Hill, you've no doubt encountered the construction projects that have seemingly overtaken 29th Avenue. The construction projects have been underway since April and are expected to wrap up in August and September....
Avista announces plan to cut power during high fire risk weather
SPOKANE, Wash. — A coalition of Spokane community leaders plan to hold a meeting sharing details of updated wildfire resiliency plans and new strategies for the 2024 wildfire season on Tuesday. Avista announced that if extreme weather and fire inducing conditions occur, they may turn power off in specific...
Civil suit settled in shooting of Native American activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue
A settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit seeking damages from three relatives in the shooting of a Native American activist in northern New Mexico amid confrontations about a statue of a Spanish conquistador and aborted plans to reinstall it in public, according to court documents published Tuesday.The shooting, in September 2023, severely wounded Jacob Johns, of Spokane, Washington, a well-traveled activist for environmental causes and an advocate for Native American rights who is of Hopi and Akimel O’odham tribal descent. His attorney, John Day, confirmed the settlement and said the terms were confidential.A single gunshot set off...
Spokane may spend $3 million to move homeless shelter less than a mile
(The Center Square) – The Spokane City Council is contemplating spending millions from its American Rescue Plan Act fund to relocate the House of Charity in downtown to another site several blocks away. Though supporters of the proposal see it as a way to decentralize the homeless population currently clustered around several charity programs, critics argue it won’t accomplish its objective. “If the point of moving the House of Charity...
‘Positive direction’: City leadership works to shut down homeless shelter on Trent Avenue by October
SPOKANE, Wash. – Mayor Lisa Brown and her team have announced a concrete plan to close the controversial homeless shelter on Trent Avenue by the fall, with the goal of creating smaller “scatter site” shelters throughout the city. “Closing TRAC is a big thing,” Dawn Kinder, the...
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