Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson signed rent control into law last week and the law took effect immediately. House Bill 1217 had an emergency clause on the legislation, so there is no ability for the ...

Our state is in the grip of a deadly fentanyl crisis that is hurting communities from Pierce County to Spokane County. Yet, while lives are being lost every day, the Democrat majority in the ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson still has a chance to veto some very bad bills. Read more about three of them I followed this session. — Senate Bill 5083 will increase health insurance costs for most people and ...

On May 10, the annual Cornhole Tournament at Mayfest was in full swing. The tournament kicked off at 10:15 a.m., and continued through the day. A total of 22 teams signed up for the competition, ...

More than 57 classic cars were on display at the Mayfest Car Show on Saturday May 10. The Vipers Car Club organized the event ...

Cheney High School thespians presented '"Little Women" last week. From left, Alyssa Brown was "Beth," Kat Scanapico was "Meg," Lydia Swenson was "Amy" and Binx Dobson portrayed "Jo." They strike an ...

The school district has appointed Brianna Barber as the district’s new Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) for Instructional Support and K-12 Professional Learning Community (PLC) Team Lead. Barber, ...

The Cheney boys took the No. 1 3A seed into district competition May 13 and 14 at Horn Rapids Golf Course in Richland following their winning the Greater Spokane League 2025 regular season title.

State lobbyist Emily Shay presented the City Council with information about the 2025 Legislative Session in the May 5 meeting. Shay is a lobbyist, working in Olympia, for the government relations firm ...

CHENEY – Cheney Public Schools completed its annual financial audit with no reported findings, according to Finance Director Jamie Reed. Reed presented the enrollment and financial report to the ...

Fire Station 1 of District 10 received a traffic collision call. The collision was located at the intersection of W. U.S. Hwy 2 and S. Geiger Blvd. The incident involved a motorcycle and a passenger ...

Picking, hitting and fielding – not necessarily in any particular order – are key elements to baseball success. And while Medical Lake had them all at different times last week, the Cardinals were ...