Potential Spokane fire district could raise taxpayer costs
(The Center Square) - Spokane is considering creating a fire protection district with a separate funding stream from the city's property and sales tax... Read More.
Washington
Washington weekly drug overdose tracker May 26-29
The following is a list of drug-related deaths as reported by the King County Medical Examiner. The Center Square does not independently verify this... Read More.
Watch:Seattle homeowner describes how bullet almost hit his baby
(The Center Square) - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has announced a police crackdown on Aurora Avenue North in response to a surge in shootings... Read More.
WATCH: Pressure grows to turn on security cams ahead of first Seattle World Cup match
(The Center Square) - With the first FIFA World Cup match to be played in Seattle happening two weeks from Monday, pressure... Read More.
Spokane County eyes hiring freeze, tax hikes, spending caps to ease $25M deficit
(The Center Square) - Spokane County is bracing for major cuts to close a $25 million deficit by 2027.
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King County Regional Homeless Authority admits failures, shifts blame for funding woes
(The Center Square) - King County Regional Homeless Authority officials are admitting that its internal failures led the agency to lose track of how... Read More.
Spokane task force delay tightens timeline for November public safety tax
(The Center Square) - The political runway for a major tax proposal this November is shrinking after a task force developing recommendations to help... Read More.
WATCH: How fast are WA agencies? A look at public records turnaround times
(The Center Square) - A new ranking of how state agencies, utilities, school districts and other public agencies respond to public records requests show... Read More.
Gregoire: Washington’s ‘luck has run out’ with economic prosperity
(The Center Square) - For years, Washington state enjoyed a level of economic prosperity that former governor and Challenge Seattle CEO Christine Gregoire says... Read More.
Federal jury convicts Spokane ICE protesters as questions remain about local charges
(The Center Square) - The federal verdict is in, but the local fallout from Spokane's June 2025 protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement is... Read More.
