June 4, 2025 Updated Thu., June 5, 2025 at 8:19 a.m. John Harding, left, a supporter of Spokane Valley City Councilman Al Merkel, right, speaks during open public commenting at a council meeting ...

The Valley spent over $235,000 on issues related to Merkel last year. Just last week, his peers raised the stakes again, amending the 2025 budget to cut public safety funding by $350,000 to offset ...

The West Valley High School Spanish teacher who read aloud the N-word in a passage from “To Kill a Mockingbird” will not ...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – The ongoing legal dispute between the City of Spokane Valley and Al Merkel centers on the Public Records Act. Merkel's proposed settlement includes five key provisions ...

June 2, 2025 Updated Mon., June 2, 2025 at 9:37 p.m. Spokane Valley City Councilman Al Merkel participates in a candidate debate a few weeks before being elected to the board while at a Northwest ...

Hoping to bolster the proposal, the Spokane Valley City Council tabled a vote Tuesday that could add fentanyl to the crime of ...

You, the citizens of Spokane Valley, should not have to pay," said Haley. The council struck down Merkel's proposal, and the lawsuit will go before a Spokane County judge on July 18.

The Spokane Valley City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday to decline a settlement offer proffered by Councilman Al Merkel that would have ended the lawsuit the city filed against him earlier this year as ...

The Valley spent over $235,000 on issues related to Merkel last year. Just last week, his peers raised the stakes again, amending the 2025 budget to cut public safety funding by $350,000 to offset ...