Postal workers given curfew exemption letter not issued since COVID

As rumors swirling online stoke fear about the re-issuance of the Essential Services letter, USPS leaves Spokane and national postal workers in the dark.

Latest in public meetings

Mondays no more? Council to discuss meeting Tuesdays, instead.

CIVICS: Plus, positive momentum on permanent housing for homeless folks, abstinence sex ed and new resources for West Plains PFAS contamination.

We preview municipal meetings so you can know when and how to make your voice heard.

Latest articles

Police reform advocates win legislative concession in Olympia

As part of its lobbying efforts, The Washington Coalition for Police Accountability convinced a lawmaker to alter a bill the organization believes would weaken law enforcement accountability.

County tips off ICE contractor to records request

GEO Transit, which carts immigrants from Spokane to Tacoma for deportation, had its lawyer call the requester to make sure ‘you’re not gonna hurt my peeps.’

What’s coming in Spokane’s bike and active transportation infrastructure in 2026

A connection between Fish Lake Trail and the Centennial Trail, greenways and more.

Solidarity is survival

And white silence is violence. A note from our editor and a column from local scholar Judy Rohrer.

Washington scrambles to regulate license-plate cameras that could aid stalkers

As lawmakers debate how to rein in these cameras, sheriffs, civil rights groups and transparency advocates are clashing over how much access is too much

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