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 Week of Sunday, June 25, 2023

June 30

Friday Night Concerts Return to Park Bench Café in Manito Park

9:43 a.m. - Free concerts return to Manito’s Park Bench Café this summer, and kick off tonight, June 30, from 6 – 8 p.m.

Two Simultaneous Fires Keep Spokane Firefighters Busy on Thursday Afte

8:25 a.m. - Both fires this afternoon prove how valuable it is for early detection.

City Council Votes Unanimously To Approve Police Guild Contract

8:22 a.m. - Council voted unanimously to approve the Police Guild Contract effective through December 2026.

June 29

Area Fire Marshals and Surrounding Cities Enact Burn Restrictions

4:54 p.m. - Burn restrictions go into effect Friday, June 30, 2023

Felony Hit and Run Arrest, Request for Information

12:49 p.m. - SPD makes arrest in felony hit-and-run collision involving mother and two small children

Summer Carnival, Symphony Concert, And Fireworks

9:13 a.m. - Riverfront Park is gearing up for a long 4th of July weekend celebration with the ICCU Summer Carnival kicking off Friday

June 27

Council Passes No Trespass In Parks Ordinance

8:31 a.m. - City Council passed Ordinance 36394 to increase the penalty for trespassing in parks after hours, amending it from a civil infraction to a misdemeanor

Council Member Cathcart Champions Neighborhood Livability Resolution

8:27 a.m. - Spokane City Council voted unanimously to approve Resolution 2023-0050.

City Details Fourth of July Activities, Closures

8 a.m. - Independence Day celebration planned in Riverfront Park

June 26

Park Gathering Results in Shot Fired

4:39 p.m. - SPD responds to a shooting at a north side park

N Dakota Shootings

3:43 p.m. - 3 arrested, 2 firearms recovered, after multiple drive-by shootings in Northeast Spokane

Sunday House Fire Sends Two Spokane Firefighters to the Hospital

8:50 a.m. - A well-advanced fire Sunday afternoon caused significant damage to a single-family home and sent two firefighters to local hospitals.

Wildland Urban Interface Fire Threatened Browne's Addition

8:44 a.m. - SFD was dispatched to the report of a wildland fire located near Overlook Park in Spokane's Historic Browne's Addition.

Southeast Boulevard Apartment Fire

8:38 a.m. - SFD and Fire District 8 were dispatched to an apartment fire on Southeast Boulevard.