Spokane Valley voters will be asked to decide this August if they want to pay a higher sales tax to pay for more policing.

In 2019, in response to the #MeToo movement, the Legislature passed new exemptions to parts of the Public Records Act: Public employees who reported harassment or discrimination would have their names ...

(The Center Square) – For the second time since September, Spokane Valley declined Tuesday to provide Councilmember Al Merkel ...

(The Center Square) – The city of Spokane Valley reminded Councilmember Al Merkel on Tuesday what state law expects of him after the municipality spent over $235,000 last year addressing his ...

Spokane Valley Councilmember Al Merkel is a big guy — 6 feet, 350 pounds, bushy black beard — with a loud voice. He is also, according to an independent investigation initiated last year by ...