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News Releases for Week of Sunday, May 17, 2015

May 22

State, U.S. flags will be lowered Monday

2:30 p.m. - Governor Jay Inslee has directed that flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

Memorial Day events to honor lost firefighters

9:43 a.m. - Two events planned for Monday afternoon will honor firefighters who have lost their lives.

May 20

Rescuers help injured man from riverbank

3:46 p.m. - Rescuers pulled an injured man from the steep riverbank along the Spokane River today.

City hires temporary ombudsman assistant

3:23 p.m. - A temporary employee will handle intake duties in the Office of the Police Ombudsman from 1 to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, beginning on Tuesday.

Minor fire damages downtown library elevator

10:45 a.m. - Downtown library open after minor morning electrical fire contained to elevator shaft.

May 19

City Closures Planned for Memorial Day

9:36 a.m. - In observance of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 25, City Hall will be closed along with other City facilities.

May 18

Spokane honored to host NAACP fall conference

5:07 p.m. - Spokane has been chosen to host the NAACP Area Conference this fall.

Local access channel lineup changes on Comcast Cable

1 p.m. - Two programming changes to the public education channels on Comcast.

New tool to help reunite owners with stolen bikes

1 p.m. - This Bike to Work Week 2015 (May 18-22), the City is launching free bike registration to help return stolen bicycles to their owners.

Commute of the Century Returns

12:30 p.m. - Commute of the Century is a series of self-guided rides with a survey component that asks for citizen input.

May 17

Spokane PD Captures Violent Subject

1:05 p.m. - Officers from the PACT (Patrol Anti-Crime Team) learned that the repeat offender was at a location in Spokane Valley and possibly armed.