Garbage, recycling, and food & yard waste services are on their normal schedule this week. Reminder! Carts need to be at the curb by 6 am on your regular collection day. To view the city holiday operations schedule for the Veterans’ Day holiday, please refer to our release.

News Releases for Tuesday, March 23, 2021

11 p.m.

SPD uses less-lethal tools to take violent suspect into custody

11:24 p.m. - SPD utilized less-lethal tools to take an armed suspect into custody in downtown Spokane

4 p.m.

SPD Responds to Man in Crisis

4:21 p.m. - SPD officer calmly talks down a suicidal/delusional man and gets him the help he needs even after the man assaulted the officer

Noon

Hillyard House Fire

12:14 p.m. - Tuesday, March 23, at approximately midnight, SFD responded to the 2300 E block of Central Avenue on a report of a possible house fire.

11 a.m.

Mayor Names Perkins City Administrator

11:56 a.m. - Perkins to start April 12 wrapping up nationwide search