KXLY-TV is a television station in Spokane,Washington,United States,affiliated with ABC and owned by Morgan Murphy Media. Its studios are located on West Boone Avenue in Spokane,and its transmitter is located on Mount Spokane. The station's MeTV-affiliated second digital subchannel is also seen in the Yakima–Tri-Cities market on sister stations and fellow ABC affiliates KAPP and KVEW.
KREM is a television station in Spokane,Washington,United States,affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside CW affiliate KSKN. The two stations share studios on South Regal Street in the Southgate neighborhood of Spokane;KREM's transmitter is on Krell Hill to the southeast.
KHQ-TV is a television station in Spokane,Washington,United States,affiliated with NBC. It is the flagship and namesake of the KHQ Television Group,a subsidiary of the locally based Cowles Company,which also owns The Spokesman-Review newspaper. KHQ-TV's studios are located on West Sprague Avenue in Downtown Spokane,and its transmitter is located on Krell Hill southeast of the city. The station also operates a 24-hour sports and weather channel called SWX Right Now on digital subchannel 6.2.
KSKN is a television station in Spokane,Washington,United States,affiliated with The CW. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside CBS affiliate KREM. Both stations share studios on South Regal Street in Spokane,while KSKN's transmitter is on Krell Hill southeast of Spokane.
KAYU-TV is a television station in Spokane,Washington,United States,affiliated with the Fox network. Owned by Imagicomm Communications,the station has studios on South Regal Street in Spokane,and its transmitter is on Krell Hill southeast of the city.
KISC is a commercial radio station in Spokane,Washington. It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs an adult contemporary radio format,switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. The station has local DJs during the day and carries the syndicated "Delilah" show in the evening from Premiere Networks,an iHeart subsidiary. The station calls itself "KISS 98.1",using a logo trademarked by iHeart,mostly associated with Top 40 stations that also call themselves "KISS-FM".
The Spokesman-Review is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Spokane,Washington,the city's sole remaining daily publication. It has the third-highest readership among daily newspapers in the state,with most of its readership base in eastern Washington and northern Idaho.
Lisa Jo Brown is an American politician and educator who is the current mayor of Spokane,Washington. She previously served as the director of the Washington State Department of Commerce. A member of the Democratic Party,Brown has served in both houses of the Washington State Legislature,including eight years as the first Democratic female majority leader of the Washington State Senate. She has also served as the chancellor of Washington State University Spokane,a position she stepped down from in order to mount an unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. House.
Matthew Thomas Shea is an American far-right lawyer,pastor,and politician. A Republican,he represented the 4th legislative district in the Washington House of Representatives from 2009 to 2021. A 2019 report published by the Washington House of Representatives accused Shea of domestic terrorism in relation to his role in a series of standoffs with federal authorities.
David A. Condon is an American politician who served as the mayor of Spokane,Washington from 2011 to 2019. Prior to his election as mayor,Condon was the deputy chief of staff for U.S. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
Nkechi Amare Diallo is an American former college instructor and activist known for presenting herself as a black woman despite being born to white parents. She is also a former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter president.
Virginia C. "Jenny" Graham is an American businesswoman and politician serving in the Washington State House of Representatives for Washington's 6th legislative district,having first won the seat in the 2018 elections. She was re-elected in 2020.
The State of Liberty was a proposed U.S. state to be formed out of Eastern Washington,as submitted in a failed bill proposal in 2019 by Matt Shea and Bob McCaslin Jr. in the Washington House of Representatives. It was proposed by Shea as House Memorials in 2015 and 2017,and was the subject of the Douglas County Republicans' "Lincoln Day dinner" keynote speech in May 2018 at the Wenatchee Convention Center. In early 2021,a bill calling for the creation of a new state called Liberty was proposed by Republicans Rob Chase and Bob McCaslin. The bill was also co-sponsored by Republicans Robert Sutherland and Tom Dent.
Karen Stratton is an American politician,cannabis farmer,and businessperson in the cannabis industry. She served as a Spokane City Councilperson. from 2014 to December 31,2023. She graduated from Marycliff High School in Spokane,and earned a bachelor's degree from Eastern Washington University.
Robert Steven Chase is an American politician and businessman. A Republican,he was a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 4th district. Elected in 2020,he assumed office on January 11,2021.
Ridgeline High School (RHS),often referred to as simply Ridgeline,is a comprehensive public high school for grades nine through twelve in Liberty Lake,Washington,United States. It is part of the Central Valley School District in Spokane County,and is one of three such high schools in the district along with Central Valley High School and University High School.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the State of Washington,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary elections are scheduled for August 6,2024.
The 2023 Spokane mayoral election was held on November 7,2023,to elect the mayor of Spokane in the U.S. state of Washington. The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Republican mayor Nadine Woodward,who ran for a second term,and former Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown advanced to the general election as the top two candidates in the top-two primary on August 1,2023. On November 10,three days after the general election,Lisa Brown was declared the winner.
The 2019 Spokane mayoral election took place on November 5,2019,to elect the mayor of Spokane,Washington. The previous mayor,David Condon was unable to run due to term limits. It saw former local news anchor Nadine Woodward defeat former Spokane City Council president Ben Stuckart by a margin of just over one percentage point.
