Spokane WA

Wildfires burning across Washington and Oregon have left Portland with the worst air quality among major cities around the world, edging out Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The air in both cities is classified as unhealthy, although the quality is improving in the Congolese capital on Wednesday, according

The westbound lanes of I-82 near Yakima have been closed by the Washington State Patrol about seven miles south of Yakima because of a semi-trailer on its side.

In video recorded by Alex Smith and distributed by Storyful, a Spokane homeowner expressed disbelief as he watched his childhood home burn down during a sweeping wildfire outbreak. As of Tuesday morning, the uncontained trio of blazes—the Old Trails Fire, Autumn Lane Fire, and Fairview Fire—has destroyed at least 700..

Tens of thousands of people have evacuated the Spokane area because of three fires that are burning in the area. Jennifer Kuster, owner of the Showbiz Riding School at Pleasant Valley Stables in Mead, is one of those people.

Spokane firefighters are giving an inside look at the devastating wildfires that have burned hundreds of homes and forced tens of thousands of evacuations across eastern Washington.

KUOW’s Kim Malcolm spoke to Spokane Public Radio News Director Doug Nadvornick about the weekend fires that swept through Spokane County.

Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane, Washington, is urging prayers and support for those affected by major wildfires near the diocese and throughout Washington state. Data from the Washington state government as of Aug. 4 showed more than a dozen “large fires” throughout the state with more than 13,500 acres burned since Jul

Jason Dalton looked forward to bringing his children back to his childhood home in Spokane, Washington, where they could enjoy the backyard and swimming pool he loved growing up. But those days are over. On Saturday, Aug. 1, Dalton’s childhood home was among an estimated 700 structures razed to the ground by several wi

More than 10,000 acres have burned across Spokane, destroying approximately 700 structures, as firefighters and first responders deal with three uncontained fires throughout the region. One of the structures lost was the home of a Spokane first-grade teacher, Kelsey Wilder, who joined “The Gee and Ursula Show” to share

After law enforcement arrested 37-year-old Aaron Farinacci on suspicion of setting the Old Trails Fire, the crowing from right-of-center pundits became a full chorus. Former Gov. Jay Inslee, long despised by the right in Washington state, had stoked its fury Sunday when he’d posted on social media that “Climate change