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Before we start, let's get this out of the way: No, it is not a HIPAA violation to ask someone if they've been vaccinated for...

The Spokane Regional Health District Board of Health held a special meeting this week so they could vote to respond to an Inlander story published...

KXLY August 3, 2021 8:45 PM Updated: SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — In the first round of votes for the primary election, Ben Wick and Pamela Haley have comfortable leads for the two council seats they’re running for, while Laura Padden has a closer race with another candidate. Wick is currently in the lead for Spokane Valley Council Position 4 with 6,567 votes. Brandon Fenton is trailing behind with 3,163 votes, with Christopher Ingraham at 588 votes and Mark McManus at 571 votes. City of Spokan...

Timeline: the ongoing controversy over the firing of Dr. Bob Lutz Spokane Regional Health District Administrator Amelia Clark forced out then-health-officer Doctor Bob Lutz in October of 2020. In 2021, the saga remains unresolved. Author: Casey Decker Updated: 9:53 PM PDT June 1, 2021 SPOKANE, Wash. — On Tuesday, the Washington State Board of Health voted to move forward with a hearing into the conduct of Spokane Regional Health District Administrator Amelia Cl...

SPOKANE, Wash. — This pandemic has put the country through a long and devastating period of history, and Spokane County has had to navigate through much of it without a permanent health officer. It is a pretty terrifying position to be in considering the times, and a new report shows it’s one we didn’t have to be in if Dr. Bob Lutz wasn’t illegally fired back in the fall. Late last night, 4 News Now discovered Seattle-based law firm Ogden Murphy Wallace released preliminary findings in ...

SRHD Board of Health Chair claims Amelia Clark didnt fire Dr. Bob Lutz "To be clear, the SRHD Board, as stipulated by Washington law, and only the SRHD Board, terminated the employment of Dr. Bob Lutz with SRHD," Mary Kuney said. Author: Kaitlin Riordan Updated: 5:45 PM PDT May 12, 2021 SPOKANE, Wash — The chair of the Spokane Regional Health District Board of Health responded to a preliminary investigation from the Washington State Board of Health that says it...

Preliminary investigation suggests Spokane health district administrator may have violated state law in ousting health officer The report finds evidence Amelia Clark terminated Dr. Bob Lutz before he could be given a hearing and put the decision before the health district board. Author: Casey Decker Updated: 1:48 AM PDT May 12, 2021 SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — A preliminary investigation conducted at the behest of the Washington State Board of Health found evidence...

Credit Spokane Regional Health District A preliminary Washington Board of Health investigation released Tuesday found that Spokane Regional Health District Administrator Amelia Clark likely violated state law when she removed Dr. Bob Lutz from his role as health officer. Lutz was Spokane County’s health officer until October 29 of last year. He was removed from his post because of ongoing clashes with the administrator, Clark, and differences of opinion with some health board members. The inv...

Bon Iver shares 10 seconds of a new song with Taylor Swift on Instagram Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Justin Vernon photo by Ben Wick. Taylor Swift photo by Angela Weiss. Justin Vernon and Taylor Swift worked on five songs on her new surprise album "Evermore," including the title track which features Bon Iver. It seems Bon Iver and Taylor Swift havent stopped making music together.  After collaborating on the Grammy-nominated song "Exile" from Swifts "Folklore" alb...

2:09 Spokane is considering collecting a utility tax that has been on the books for more than a decade. Other local governments strongly oppose the idea. Spokane city leaders are considering collecting a utility tax on sewer plant revenues that has been in place since 2009. Credit Rebecca White/SPR More than eleven years after approving it, the city of Spokane is considering whether to collect a 20% utility tax on the county’s wastewater plant. If it moves ahead, other local governments say t...