Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee this morning signed into law a bill that clears the way for Washington State University's proposal to create an independent medical school in Spokane. Specifically, the new law amends a 98-year-old statute that gave t

Hecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, said this morning it has agreed to acquire Revett Mining Co., of Spokane Valley, in a stock transaction valued at $20 million. The transaction is scheduled to be completed late this second quarter and is contingent

Spokane County has awarded West Co., of Airway Heights, the contract for a $1.05 million Christensen Road Bridge project, says Chad Coles, assistant county engineer. Coles says the project will replace the bridge, which spans Deep Creek west of Airway H

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office has moved its training and personnel units to the former Mountain View Middle School, says sheriff's Sgt. Martin Tucker, who oversees the units. The sheriff's training center now occupies 46,200 square feet of le

Proposition No. 1, the looming ballot measure that would invest an estimated $275 million over 10 years to expand public transit services here, has sparked legitimate concerns among critics who question everything from its financial projections to the cos