Washington

State Rep. Leonard Christian announced his candidacy Thursday for a state Senate seat being vacated by veteran lawmaker and fellow Republican Sen. Mike Padden.

Dare I say we are having an early spring this year?

When Bill Widrig retired from the U.S. Forest Service in Montana in 2002 and moved to Spokane, he needed a hobby.

The Expo ’74 promotional hot air balloon made a test flight – or test float? – from the Expo grounds.

You could be the proud owner of a former Spokane County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, if you have a spare $1 million lying around.

Hydropower generated for electricity from Oregon and Washington dams fell to historically low levels last year, and experts expect it could drop further by year’s end.

The Republican leader on the Senate Law and Justice Committee is leaving the Legislature behind after serving for nearly 3 decades. He was first elected in 1980 to represent Eastern Washington's 4th legislative district in the House. He went on to hold his seat there for 15 years. In 1995, he served as the House majority floor leader.

As hundreds of asylum-seekers faced the threat of sleeping outside Tuesday night, King County's asylum-seeker crisis reached a new, more serious stage. For the last sixteen months — since this crisis began — Tukwila's Riverton Park United Methodist Church has consistently provided shelter to families seeking asylum in King County when no one else has. Until now.

Officers issued a warning to 350 Spokane merchants: Expo ’74 tourists would be accompanied by Expo con artists.

It’s Thursday evening, the last basketball practice before the Spokane Dawgs fifth-grade girls’ team competes in the 2024 Washington Middle School Basketball Championship. Head coach Jen Kerns, assistant coach Doug Byrd and team manager Christina Demke are all on hand at the Salvation Army gym in Spokane for their bi-weekly practice. The previous practice was canceled because several girls, as well as Kerns, had whatever crud was circulating in Spokane.

The investigation into Spokane Valley city Councilman Al Merkel’s conduct toward city staff is moving forward – just not smoothly.

Two more candidates, a Republican and a Democrat, have joined the throng of people hoping to win a seat representing Eastern Washington in Congress, bringing the total running to 12.

As Seattle has struggled to attract and retain police officers, officials in City Hall have emphasized one missing piece they believe could make a significant difference: a contract between the city and the Seattle Police Officers Guild.

Worried that crowded fields of Republicans could dilute the primary election vote in races across Washington this year, the state party wants to handpick candidates months before voters can weigh in and ask the rest to fall in line, according to documents obtained by The Spokesman-Review.

Mexico announced it was withdrawing from Expo ’74 – but was it, really?

A snowboarder died Saturday after the snow underneath him gave way near the summit of Mount St. Helens, the Northwest Avalanche Center said in a preliminary report.

When the price of precious metals began tumbling late last summer, so too did demand for stolen catalytic converters, the exhaust-cleaning components that can be cut from a vehicle’s undercarriage in seconds and sold on the black market.

For thousands of students in Spokane, it’s spring break.