4 days ago · The sale of the psychoactive plant kratom and its extracts is now banned in Spokane after the city council approved Mayor Lisa Brown’s proposal to prohibit the otherwise unregulated …

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Feb 16, 2026 · The North Spokane Corridor has been long-awaited and long-delayed, but agency spokesman Ryan Overton remains largely optimistic about the 2030 completion date.

Feb 27, 2026 · Spokane police were coming off a hot trend with zero fatal shootings from the last year until this week. Officers on Wednesday shot and killed a suspect in a stabbing homicide from over …

Mar 3, 2026 · The move comes amid a major expansion of immigration enforcement facilities nationwide, including potential office space in Spokane for up to 70 people.

Oct 5, 2025 · Voters in Spokane this November will be faced with many decisions, but perhaps the biggest question will be whether they are willing to pay taxes to fund $440 million in sweeping …

Jun 11, 2025 · Immigration protests erupted in Spokane on Wednesday, sparking a massive police response and 30 arrests. Mayor Lisa Brown issued a 9:30 p.m. curfew for perhaps 1,000 protestors …

5 days ago · They argue that oversight is the latest evidence of unconscious but systemic bias against Black and Brown performers in Spokane theater.

Feb 17, 2026 · Private property owners in Spokane would be banned from leasing buildings for detention centers under a law proposed Tuesday by Mayor Lisa Brown, which comes amid a major …

6 days ago · Majority Floor Leader Sen. Marcus Riccelli, D-Spokane, raised an objection to his speech and said Christian was “inflaming, rather than engendering, debate.”