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News > Spokane

Spokane City Council puts six-month moratorium on building permits in Latah/Hangman, Grandview/Thorpe neighborhoods

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 15, 2022

Some members of the Spokane City Council characterized it as a “pause.” Another called it a “ban.”

News > Washington

Lawsuit involving fatal Spokane officer-involved shooting of headed to trial; father settles, mother and sister press lawsuit

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 13, 2022

The city of Spokane has settled with one of the plaintiffs of the wrongful death lawsuit connected with the death of David Novak, who was shot and killed by Spokane police in 2019.

News > Spokane

Threatening legal action against the state, city of Spokane sets deadline for removal of Camp Hope homeless encampment

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 9, 2022

Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward is threatening to declare the state of Washington in violation of nuisance property rules if it doesn’t remove the Camp Hope homeless encampment near Interstate 90 by mid-October.

News > Spokane

West Hills neighbors sue city, Empire Health and Catholic Charities over Sunset Highway homeless housing projects

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 9, 2022

Residents in Spokane’s West Hills Neighborhood are suing the city, Catholic Charities Eastern Washington and the Empire Health Foundation in an attempt to stop a number of proposed homeless housing projects from coming to their neighborhood.

News > Education

North Idaho College wrestling coach, who was interim president, placed on paid administrative leave

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 9, 2022

Michael Sebaaly, North Idaho College’s wrestling coach and the school’s former interim president, was placed on paid administrative leave last week.

News > Spokane

Spokane’s new homeless shelter on Trent Avenue drew several dozens on opening day

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 14, 2022

The city of Spokane’s new homeless shelter on Trent Avenue saw 36 people stay there on its first night, according to the Guardians Foundation, the shelter’s operator.

News > Crime/Public Safety

City resumes ban on sitting, laying on sidewalks in part of downtown Spokane during certain times

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 7, 2022

The city of Spokane on Wednesday resumed enforcement of a ban on sitting and lying on public sidewalks for most of the day in a roughly half-square-mile part of downtown Spokane.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Troopers: Two killed in head-on crash east of Moses Lake

UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 4, 2022

Washington State Patrol is investigating a head-on crash on Interstate 90 east of Moses Lake that left both drivers dead.

News > Washington

Standing by Catholic Charities’ plans for Sunset Highway hotel, Department of Commerce pushes back against Woodward, Spokane County

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 2, 2022

The state Department of Commerce still plans to fund a Catholic Charities Eastern Washington project to purchase and transform the Quality Inn on Sunset Highway into an emergency supportive housing facility.

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