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

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

5 ballot in an effort to bolster the Spokane Valley Police Department. Councilman Al Merkel cast the lone dissenting vote, while Councilman Ben Wick was absent from the meeting. The tax ...

(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 ...