The commissioner says there is no evidence that insurance companies are abandoning policyholders in high-risk areas of Washington.

Hilary Franz served as Washington’s wildfire chief and commissioner of public lands from 2017-2025.

SPOKANE COUNTY, WA – Wildfires in urban areas are becoming more common, with devastating events occurring across the country in recent years, from Texas to Maui, and right here in Spokane County.

SPOKANE COUNTY, WA – Spokane County has been awarded $44 million in federal funding to assist with recovery from the Oregon Road and Gray wildfires that devastated the region in 2023.

As overdose deaths fall across the nation and level off in Washington, they're spiking in Spokane County. Last year, at least 327 people died of overdose in Spokane County, a more than 300% increase ...

Spokane County signaled Tuesday that not all is lost after its dispatch network kicked the city of Spokane from its regional ...

Stacker ranked the 50 highest-paying jobs in Spokane that require a bachelor's degree, using annual compensation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Spokane County will receive $44.1 million in federal funding to help rebuild the Medical Lake and Elk communities in the aftermath of the August 2023 Gray and Oregon Road wildfires.

The funds are to be used in housing development, infrastructure restoration, economic support and fire resiliency. Spokane was the only county in Washington to receive the grant. A main goal of ...