SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- The Spokane Valley City Council voted on Tuesday to take legal action against Councilmember Al Merkel. "If you support him, then I would be more than happy to take donations ...

Al Merkel’s first year on the Spokane Valley City Council has been expensive. He’s cost the city around $143,000, according to a new report regarding an ethics investigation into his behavior released ...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – The Spokane Valley City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday, to take legal action against Councilmember Al Merkel. The council released their decision by saying they aim to ...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – Spokane Valley Councilmember Al Merkel requested a public hearing to challenge findings from an independent investigation that concluded he violated the City Council’s Social ...

The Spokane Valley City Council voted to sue one of its own members this week in the continuing drama over the actions of City Councilman Al Merkel. The extraordinary measure is aimed at forcing ...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- Spokane Valley is reallocating part of its public safety budget to pay for legal costs in a lawsuit against one of its own city councilmembers. In February, Spokane Valley ...

(The Center Square) – After months of contention, debate and investigations, the Spokane Valley City Council agreed to sue Councilmember Al Merkel on Tuesday to force him to comply with state law. The ...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — For the first time in its history, the City of Spokane Valley is planning to sue one of its own council members. Tuesday city council voted unanimously (6-0) to take legal ...

(The Center Square) – Spokane Valley officials voted unanimously Thursday to censure and remove Councilmember Al Merkel from a committee after a hearing examiner supported findings that he violated ...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Spokane Valley City Council has voted to censure councilmember Al Merkel after the hearing examiner found that he violated the city's social media policy. According to the City ...

Spokane Valley City Council member Al Merkel's issues fulfilling city public records requests have come to a head. On Feb. 4, Spokane Valley City Council unanimously voted 6-0 (Merkel was not allowed ...