Firefighters report 26 private drones flying about Spokane fires, grounding air support
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- Firefighters working on the three major wildfires burning in Spokane County report personal drones are hurting their efforts.
Fake photos of burnt Spokane homes circulating on social media
SPOKANE, Wash. - As many are returning to their burnt and destroyed homes, photos of the damage are spreading across social media, with some fake images circulating among them. Many AI-generated images have ways to tell if they are real, such as layouts of neighborhoods that do not make sense...
LIVE: Spokane, WA fires leave thousands evacuated with zero containment
Three wildfires burning in the Spokane area are forcing more than 60,000 residents from their homes as firefighters push to carve out containment lines. Fueled by strong winds and dry conditions, the blazes have already destroyed at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures. The trio of fires spans the...
National Interagency Fire Center reports 102 new fires nationwide in one day
The National Interagency Fire Center reported 102 new fires nationwide on Sunday, including seven new large fires. There are over 29,200 personnel assigned to incidents nationwide. Fire activity remains concentrated across the Northwest, where firefighters continue responding to numerous incidents threatening communiti
Owner of pets lost after flames: ‘God knows where they are’
Dozens of horses newly housed at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center pawed at the ground Saturday night. They whinnied and called “to each other,” according to a volunteer. They were trying to understand the situation their caretakers — who work as horse trainers for the Pleasant Valley Stables, a prominent stable no
Thick wildfire smoke causes dangerous air quality in the Northwest
Air quality levels reached the very unhealthy category in eastern Washington Monday morning as wildfires in the area coated the Northwest with dangerous smoke. Massive wildfires in eastern Washington and other parts of the region are causing dangerous air quality in much of the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. A
Spokane Fire Live Tracker Maps as Blaze Compared to Palisades Fire
The disaster is beginning to resemble the neighborhood-level devastation seen during Southern California's deadly Palisades fire.
Crews race to contain major wildfires raging across Washington state
CNN News Central’s Sara Sidner and CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam discuss the wildfires burning through thousands of acres and destroying hundreds of homes near Spokane, Washington.
Washington’s own forestry experts warned its forests were becoming tinderboxes months before devastating Spokane...
DNR officials said Eastern Washington forests were “overstocked” after decades of fire suppression as catastrophic wildfires force thousands from their homes and trigger a massive state and federal response. Among the countless images emerging from the devastating Spokane-area wildfires, one has become a powerful symbo
Man With Former Murder Conviction Now Sought for Spokane-Area Stabbing
Spokane-Area Stabbing Suspect is a Convicted Murderer
