Garbage, recycling, and yard waste services will be a day late all week, with Friday's pickup occurring on Saturday due to the Memorial Day holiday. Please have your carts out at the point of collection by 6 AM on your collection day. For more information on city-wide closures, please refer to our news release.

Latest Blog Stories

Latest Videos

May 27

Council Connection - May 21, 2026

12:10 p.m. - Watch 18:18 - Council Connection - INW Dyslexia Alliance. Hosted by Council Member Zappone and Council Member Klitzke.

May 7

April 15

City Council Changes Monday Meetings to Wednesday

2:08 p.m. - Watch 1:47 - Council Meeting Day Change.

March 6

Neighborhood News You Can Use – March Update

2:51 p.m. - Watch 2:03 - March’s News You Can Use from the Office of Neighborhood Servies.

Feb. 19

City Council Proposes Change To City Council Meetings

12:14 p.m. - Watch 2:14 - Council meeting day change proposal.

Feb. 5

Spokane City Council: Council Members Take on Olympia

4:52 p.m. - Watch 0:44 - Spokane City Council Members head to Olympia.


Latest News Releases and Statements

Yesterday

Flags Lowered for the Victims of the Longview Tragedy
1:44 p.m. - Flags will remain at half-staff

Flags Lowered for Former State Legislator Sam Hunt
9:17 a.m. - Flags will be lowered on the day of interment

May 28

Mayor Brown Statement on 'Spokane 3' Verdict
3:36 p.m. - Mayor Brown released a statement on the verdicts in the “Spokane 3” trial.

City to Establish Spokane Urban Native Advisory Council
11:17 a.m. - City of Spokane to formally establish advisory council to strengthen and guide relationship with urban Native residents

May 27

SPD Releases Name of Officer Involved in OIS on North Cincinnati
5:16 p.m. - Spokane Police Department releases the name of the officer involved in last weeks OIS on North Cincinnati Street

Civics 101: How To Engage With Council Workshop
3 p.m. - Empower communities to understand how the Spokane City Council operates and to engage confidently in local government decision-making.

May 26

Egypt Selects Gonzaga University and City of Spokane as Team Base Camp
3:02 p.m. - The City of Spokane and Gonzaga University will serve as a Team Base Camp Training Site during FIFA World Cup 2026™ for Egypt.

May 22

SPD is Seeking Public's Assistance in Locating Dangerous Offender
11:20 a.m. - The Spokane Police Department is asking the community for assistance in locating Javier Seaman-Buckenberger (19).

Flags to be Lowered for Memorial Day
8:56 a.m. - Flags to fly at half-staff for Memorial Day

May 21

SPD Involved in a Use of Deadly Force on North Cincinnati St
3:23 p.m. - On May 21st, 2026 around 5:00 am, officers responded to a report of a Domestic Violence situation in the area of 2000 N. Cincinnati St.



Latest Tweets

@spokanecity - Yesterday at 3:11 p.m. - Some signs are harder to ignore than others... but the first step is recognizing them, and the second step is planning ahead! 🚧May 30, 6 - 10 p.m., the Monroe St. Bridge will be closed. Detours will be in place. https://t.co/uTCUguoSHI

@spokanefire - May 4 at 10:14 a.m. - The smoke column you see in the city right now is from a debris pile on fire in the 6500 blk N Perry. No threats to exposures at this time.

@spokanepd - Nov. 4 at 4:57 p.m. - Enjoy our 2025 video wrap-up of all the new Police Activities League projects we were so lucky to be involved with. Our Spokane youth showed up engaged with great attitudes! We all learned about volunteerism and how important it is within our community! https://t.co/tpq2rBKaQW