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Valley councilman, state Senate candidate Al Merkel under investigation again for alleged misuse of social media

During a news conference last month, Spokane Valley City Councilman Al Merkel said an independent investigation cleared him of “legal wrongdoing” related to his interaction with city staff. Merkel is now facing another investigation after Councilwoman Jessica Yaeger submitted an official complaint regarding his activity on the social media platform NextDoor.   (COLIN MULVANY/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)

Al Merkel under investigation again

{child_byline}By Nick Gibson

The Spokesman-Review{/child_byline}

The city of Spokane Valley has opened another investigation into Councilman Al Merkel, this time over complaints he is actively misusing social media.

Councilwoman Jessica Yaeger filed an official complaint