The City Council voted 6-1 to pursue litigation against one of its own. Councilman Albert Merkel cast the lone dissenting vote, but the council discounted his vote. The vote followed a last minute ...

Residents will be allowed to have people camp on their property while they are home longer now. On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the City Council voted 6-1, Albert Merkel dissenting, to relax previous camping ...

The Merkel Sports Complex, a familiar site for Spokane families involved in youth sports and league play, remains unused during late fall and early spring due to ...

Plus, Airway Heights seeks two City Council members; and Trump orders the dismantling of the Department of Education ...

Spokane Public Schools (SPS) announced plans to establish a new trade school as part of the citywide "Together Spokane" initiative. The proposed project is in partnership with ...

Spokane Valley City Council is contemplating an increase in the sales tax rate to fund additional police officers. The city ...

The Spokane Valley City Council is considering asking voters to approve a sales tax measure this fall that would be used to ...

In 2019, in response to the #MeToo movement, the Legislature passed new exemptions to parts of the Public Records Act: Public ...

An investigation into Spokane Valley City Councilman Al Merkel resulted in the entire record of the inquest being published ...

The City Council has decided to delay a decision on Ordinance No. 25-001, which would amend rules regarding signs in public rights-of-way. City Attorney Kelly Konkright presented the ordinance during ...

SPOKANE VALLEY — Controversial figure Albert Merkel has been featured prominently across various news sources in recent times, for his alleged violation of the Public Records Act, and the legal action ...

Short on manpower and funding to hire more, the Spokane Valley City Council discussed taking a tax hike to the ballot on ...