The first KC-135 Stratotanker has returned to the Fairchild Air Force Base after receiving what is known as the Block 45 upgrade, which includes cockpit instrument panel improvements and other changes intended to update the aircraft. A base spokeswoman w

Tax bills levied on the top 50 property owners in Spokane County for 2015 totaled $49.5 million, up 6.4 percent from last year, county records show. That compares with a 4.4 percent increase in 2014, compared with the prior year's total tax bill for th

A $1.5 million project to remodel the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena's ticket and administrative offices at 720 W. Mallon is scheduled to start this month.

Household median income in Spokane County rose at a higher rate in 2014 than statewide or national rates for such growth, although the county still lags behind both in other income and wage measures, says Patrick Jones, executive director of Eastern Washi

Spokane business owners say they are increasing education efforts in the community to try to persuade city residents to vote no on the looming Proposition 1 ballot measure also known as the Worker Bill of Rights. Meanwhile, Greater Spokane Incorporated,

Spokane Public Facilities District CEO Kevin Twohig says the PFD will make a decision by month's end about which local contractor will be selected for construction of a proposed $27 million sports field house north of the Spokane River. Bouten Construc

While Washington state is said to be leading among states in developing green and renewable energy supplies, it's still got a lot of work to do to comply with a new Clean Power Plan rule announced last month by the Environmental Protection Agency, indus