In The News - 7/2/2024
The Spokesman Review
Housing vouchers application period begins later this month
Local libraries helping people sign up
The Spokane Housing Authority will open the waiting list for housing vouchers beginning July 30.
Officially called the Spokane County Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List, the application period will be open until Aug. 5.
During the short time frame, Housing Authority Executive Director Pam Parr said in April that she expects to receive about 10,000 applications.
All interested persons must submit their application online through myportal.spokanehousing.org.
Registration for the portal requires an email address.
SHA is partnering with the Spokane County Library District, Spokane Public Libraries and Liberty Lake Municipal Library to help those who apply. The Authority encourages applicants to visit their local library for internet and computer access during the waiting list opening, according to a release.
For more information, visit spokanehousing.org/waitlist.
If an applicant requires accommodation to fully participate in the application process, an appointment can be made with the Spokane Housing Authority office by calling (509) 252-7100.
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68,000 fentanyl pills seized during DEA drug bust in Spokane
Three Spokane men are facing federal drug charges for thousands of fentanyl pills and other narcotics seized in a home.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, DEA agents were investigating local drug trafficking June 26 and identified a Toyota Corolla as a suspected vehicle used.
Investigators saw two suspects, Jose Roman Lizarrago-Gerardo and Osvaldo Guadalupe Soto-Orduno, in the Corolla carrying a black bag into a home and returning back to the vehicle.
Law enforcement officers later pulled the vehicle over and located several large bundles of cash during a search